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Maxim Kim9ca335a2024-02-21 19:48:37 +01001*builtin.txt* For Vim version 9.1. Last change: 2024 Feb 21
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002
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4 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
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7Builtin functions *builtin-functions*
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Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01009Note: Expression evaluation can be disabled at compile time, the builtin
10functions are not available then. See |+eval| and |no-eval-feature|.
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12For functions grouped by what they are used for see |function-list|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000013
141. Overview |builtin-function-list|
152. Details |builtin-function-details|
163. Feature list |feature-list|
174. Matching a pattern in a String |string-match|
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19==============================================================================
201. Overview *builtin-function-list*
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22Use CTRL-] on the function name to jump to the full explanation.
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24USAGE RESULT DESCRIPTION ~
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26abs({expr}) Float or Number absolute value of {expr}
27acos({expr}) Float arc cosine of {expr}
28add({object}, {item}) List/Blob append {item} to {object}
29and({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise AND
30append({lnum}, {text}) Number append {text} below line {lnum}
31appendbufline({expr}, {lnum}, {text})
32 Number append {text} below line {lnum}
33 in buffer {expr}
34argc([{winid}]) Number number of files in the argument list
35argidx() Number current index in the argument list
36arglistid([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) Number argument list id
37argv({nr} [, {winid}]) String {nr} entry of the argument list
38argv([-1, {winid}]) List the argument list
39asin({expr}) Float arc sine of {expr}
40assert_beeps({cmd}) Number assert {cmd} causes a beep
41assert_equal({exp}, {act} [, {msg}])
42 Number assert {exp} is equal to {act}
43assert_equalfile({fname-one}, {fname-two} [, {msg}])
44 Number assert file contents are equal
45assert_exception({error} [, {msg}])
46 Number assert {error} is in v:exception
47assert_fails({cmd} [, {error} [, {msg} [, {lnum} [, {context}]]]])
48 Number assert {cmd} fails
49assert_false({actual} [, {msg}])
50 Number assert {actual} is false
51assert_inrange({lower}, {upper}, {actual} [, {msg}])
52 Number assert {actual} is inside the range
53assert_match({pat}, {text} [, {msg}])
54 Number assert {pat} matches {text}
55assert_nobeep({cmd}) Number assert {cmd} does not cause a beep
56assert_notequal({exp}, {act} [, {msg}])
57 Number assert {exp} is not equal {act}
58assert_notmatch({pat}, {text} [, {msg}])
59 Number assert {pat} not matches {text}
60assert_report({msg}) Number report a test failure
61assert_true({actual} [, {msg}]) Number assert {actual} is true
62atan({expr}) Float arc tangent of {expr}
63atan2({expr1}, {expr2}) Float arc tangent of {expr1} / {expr2}
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +010064autocmd_add({acmds}) Bool add a list of autocmds and groups
65autocmd_delete({acmds}) Bool delete a list of autocmds and groups
66autocmd_get([{opts}]) List return a list of autocmds
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000067balloon_gettext() String current text in the balloon
68balloon_show({expr}) none show {expr} inside the balloon
69balloon_split({msg}) List split {msg} as used for a balloon
70blob2list({blob}) List convert {blob} into a list of numbers
71browse({save}, {title}, {initdir}, {default})
72 String put up a file requester
73browsedir({title}, {initdir}) String put up a directory requester
74bufadd({name}) Number add a buffer to the buffer list
75bufexists({buf}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {buf} exists
76buflisted({buf}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {buf} is listed
77bufload({buf}) Number load buffer {buf} if not loaded yet
78bufloaded({buf}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {buf} is loaded
79bufname([{buf}]) String Name of the buffer {buf}
80bufnr([{buf} [, {create}]]) Number Number of the buffer {buf}
81bufwinid({buf}) Number window ID of buffer {buf}
82bufwinnr({buf}) Number window number of buffer {buf}
83byte2line({byte}) Number line number at byte count {byte}
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010084byteidx({expr}, {nr} [, {utf16}])
85 Number byte index of {nr}'th char in {expr}
86byteidxcomp({expr}, {nr} [, {utf16}])
87 Number byte index of {nr}'th char in {expr}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000088call({func}, {arglist} [, {dict}])
89 any call {func} with arguments {arglist}
90ceil({expr}) Float round {expr} up
91ch_canread({handle}) Number check if there is something to read
92ch_close({handle}) none close {handle}
93ch_close_in({handle}) none close in part of {handle}
94ch_evalexpr({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
95 any evaluate {expr} on JSON {handle}
96ch_evalraw({handle}, {string} [, {options}])
97 any evaluate {string} on raw {handle}
98ch_getbufnr({handle}, {what}) Number get buffer number for {handle}/{what}
99ch_getjob({channel}) Job get the Job of {channel}
100ch_info({handle}) String info about channel {handle}
101ch_log({msg} [, {handle}]) none write {msg} in the channel log file
102ch_logfile({fname} [, {mode}]) none start logging channel activity
103ch_open({address} [, {options}])
104 Channel open a channel to {address}
105ch_read({handle} [, {options}]) String read from {handle}
106ch_readblob({handle} [, {options}])
107 Blob read Blob from {handle}
108ch_readraw({handle} [, {options}])
109 String read raw from {handle}
110ch_sendexpr({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
111 any send {expr} over JSON {handle}
112ch_sendraw({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
113 any send {expr} over raw {handle}
114ch_setoptions({handle}, {options})
115 none set options for {handle}
116ch_status({handle} [, {options}])
117 String status of channel {handle}
118changenr() Number current change number
119char2nr({expr} [, {utf8}]) Number ASCII/UTF-8 value of first char in {expr}
120charclass({string}) Number character class of {string}
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +0000121charcol({expr} [, {winid}]) Number column number of cursor or mark
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +0100122charidx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc} [, {utf16}]])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000123 Number char index of byte {idx} in {string}
124chdir({dir}) String change current working directory
125cindent({lnum}) Number C indent for line {lnum}
126clearmatches([{win}]) none clear all matches
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +0000127col({expr} [, {winid}]) Number column byte index of cursor or mark
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000128complete({startcol}, {matches}) none set Insert mode completion
129complete_add({expr}) Number add completion match
130complete_check() Number check for key typed during completion
131complete_info([{what}]) Dict get current completion information
132confirm({msg} [, {choices} [, {default} [, {type}]]])
133 Number number of choice picked by user
134copy({expr}) any make a shallow copy of {expr}
135cos({expr}) Float cosine of {expr}
136cosh({expr}) Float hyperbolic cosine of {expr}
137count({comp}, {expr} [, {ic} [, {start}]])
138 Number count how many {expr} are in {comp}
139cscope_connection([{num}, {dbpath} [, {prepend}]])
140 Number checks existence of cscope connection
141cursor({lnum}, {col} [, {off}])
142 Number move cursor to {lnum}, {col}, {off}
143cursor({list}) Number move cursor to position in {list}
144debugbreak({pid}) Number interrupt process being debugged
145deepcopy({expr} [, {noref}]) any make a full copy of {expr}
146delete({fname} [, {flags}]) Number delete the file or directory {fname}
147deletebufline({buf}, {first} [, {last}])
148 Number delete lines from buffer {buf}
149did_filetype() Number |TRUE| if FileType autocmd event used
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +0100150diff({fromlist}, {tolist} [, {options}])
151 List diff two Lists of strings
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000152diff_filler({lnum}) Number diff filler lines about {lnum}
153diff_hlID({lnum}, {col}) Number diff highlighting at {lnum}/{col}
154digraph_get({chars}) String get the |digraph| of {chars}
155digraph_getlist([{listall}]) List get all |digraph|s
156digraph_set({chars}, {digraph}) Boolean register |digraph|
157digraph_setlist({digraphlist}) Boolean register multiple |digraph|s
158echoraw({expr}) none output {expr} as-is
159empty({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is empty
160environ() Dict return environment variables
Sean Dewarb0efa492023-07-08 10:35:19 +0100161err_teapot([{expr}]) none give E418, or E503 if {expr} is |TRUE|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000162escape({string}, {chars}) String escape {chars} in {string} with '\'
163eval({string}) any evaluate {string} into its value
164eventhandler() Number |TRUE| if inside an event handler
165executable({expr}) Number 1 if executable {expr} exists
166execute({command}) String execute {command} and get the output
167exepath({expr}) String full path of the command {expr}
168exists({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} exists
169exists_compiled({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} exists at compile time
170exp({expr}) Float exponential of {expr}
171expand({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list}]])
172 any expand special keywords in {expr}
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +0100173expandcmd({string} [, {options}])
174 String expand {string} like with `:edit`
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000175extend({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}])
176 List/Dict insert items of {expr2} into {expr1}
177extendnew({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}])
178 List/Dict like |extend()| but creates a new
179 List or Dictionary
180feedkeys({string} [, {mode}]) Number add key sequence to typeahead buffer
181filereadable({file}) Number |TRUE| if {file} is a readable file
182filewritable({file}) Number |TRUE| if {file} is a writable file
183filter({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
184 remove items from {expr1} where
185 {expr2} is 0
186finddir({name} [, {path} [, {count}]])
187 String find directory {name} in {path}
188findfile({name} [, {path} [, {count}]])
189 String find file {name} in {path}
190flatten({list} [, {maxdepth}]) List flatten {list} up to {maxdepth} levels
191flattennew({list} [, {maxdepth}])
192 List flatten a copy of {list}
193float2nr({expr}) Number convert Float {expr} to a Number
194floor({expr}) Float round {expr} down
195fmod({expr1}, {expr2}) Float remainder of {expr1} / {expr2}
196fnameescape({fname}) String escape special characters in {fname}
197fnamemodify({fname}, {mods}) String modify file name
198foldclosed({lnum}) Number first line of fold at {lnum} if closed
199foldclosedend({lnum}) Number last line of fold at {lnum} if closed
200foldlevel({lnum}) Number fold level at {lnum}
201foldtext() String line displayed for closed fold
202foldtextresult({lnum}) String text for closed fold at {lnum}
Ernie Raele79e2072024-01-13 11:47:33 +0100203foreach({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
204 for each item in {expr1} call {expr2}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000205foreground() Number bring the Vim window to the foreground
Bram Moolenaaraa534142022-09-15 21:46:02 +0100206fullcommand({name} [, {vim9}]) String get full command from {name}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000207funcref({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
208 Funcref reference to function {name}
209function({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
210 Funcref named reference to function {name}
211garbagecollect([{atexit}]) none free memory, breaking cyclic references
212get({list}, {idx} [, {def}]) any get item {idx} from {list} or {def}
213get({dict}, {key} [, {def}]) any get item {key} from {dict} or {def}
214get({func}, {what}) any get property of funcref/partial {func}
215getbufinfo([{buf}]) List information about buffers
216getbufline({buf}, {lnum} [, {end}])
217 List lines {lnum} to {end} of buffer {buf}
Bram Moolenaarce30ccc2022-11-21 19:57:04 +0000218getbufoneline({buf}, {lnum}) String line {lnum} of buffer {buf}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000219getbufvar({buf}, {varname} [, {def}])
220 any variable {varname} in buffer {buf}
Kota Kato66bb9ae2023-01-17 18:31:56 +0000221getcellwidths() List get character cell width overrides
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000222getchangelist([{buf}]) List list of change list items
223getchar([expr]) Number or String
224 get one character from the user
225getcharmod() Number modifiers for the last typed character
226getcharpos({expr}) List position of cursor, mark, etc.
227getcharsearch() Dict last character search
228getcharstr([expr]) String get one character from the user
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +0100229getcmdcompltype() String return the type of the current
230 command-line completion
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000231getcmdline() String return the current command-line
232getcmdpos() Number return cursor position in command-line
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +0100233getcmdscreenpos() Number return cursor screen position in
234 command-line
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000235getcmdtype() String return current command-line type
236getcmdwintype() String return current command-line window type
237getcompletion({pat}, {type} [, {filtered}])
238 List list of cmdline completion matches
239getcurpos([{winnr}]) List position of the cursor
240getcursorcharpos([{winnr}]) List character position of the cursor
241getcwd([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) String get the current working directory
242getenv({name}) String return environment variable
243getfontname([{name}]) String name of font being used
244getfperm({fname}) String file permissions of file {fname}
245getfsize({fname}) Number size in bytes of file {fname}
246getftime({fname}) Number last modification time of file
247getftype({fname}) String description of type of file {fname}
248getimstatus() Number |TRUE| if the IME status is active
249getjumplist([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
250 List list of jump list items
251getline({lnum}) String line {lnum} of current buffer
252getline({lnum}, {end}) List lines {lnum} to {end} of current buffer
253getloclist({nr}) List list of location list items
254getloclist({nr}, {what}) Dict get specific location list properties
255getmarklist([{buf}]) List list of global/local marks
256getmatches([{win}]) List list of current matches
257getmousepos() Dict last known mouse position
Bram Moolenaar24dc19c2022-11-14 19:49:15 +0000258getmouseshape() String current mouse shape name
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000259getpid() Number process ID of Vim
260getpos({expr}) List position of cursor, mark, etc.
261getqflist() List list of quickfix items
262getqflist({what}) Dict get specific quickfix list properties
263getreg([{regname} [, 1 [, {list}]]])
264 String or List contents of a register
265getreginfo([{regname}]) Dict information about a register
Shougo Matsushita3f905ab2024-02-21 00:02:45 +0100266getregion({pos1}, {pos2}, {type})
267 List get the text from {pos1} to {pos2}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000268getregtype([{regname}]) String type of a register
Yegappan Lakshmanan520f6ef2022-08-25 17:40:40 +0100269getscriptinfo([{opts}]) List list of sourced scripts
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000270gettabinfo([{expr}]) List list of tab pages
271gettabvar({nr}, {varname} [, {def}])
272 any variable {varname} in tab {nr} or {def}
273gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {name} [, {def}])
274 any {name} in {winnr} in tab page {tabnr}
275gettagstack([{nr}]) Dict get the tag stack of window {nr}
276gettext({text}) String lookup translation of {text}
277getwininfo([{winid}]) List list of info about each window
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +0000278getwinpos([{timeout}]) List X and Y coord in pixels of Vim window
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000279getwinposx() Number X coord in pixels of the Vim window
280getwinposy() Number Y coord in pixels of the Vim window
281getwinvar({nr}, {varname} [, {def}])
282 any variable {varname} in window {nr}
283glob({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
284 any expand file wildcards in {expr}
285glob2regpat({expr}) String convert a glob pat into a search pat
286globpath({path}, {expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
287 String do glob({expr}) for all dirs in {path}
288has({feature} [, {check}]) Number |TRUE| if feature {feature} supported
289has_key({dict}, {key}) Number |TRUE| if {dict} has entry {key}
290haslocaldir([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
291 Number |TRUE| if the window executed |:lcd|
292 or |:tcd|
293hasmapto({what} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]])
294 Number |TRUE| if mapping to {what} exists
295histadd({history}, {item}) Number add an item to a history
296histdel({history} [, {item}]) Number remove an item from a history
297histget({history} [, {index}]) String get the item {index} from a history
298histnr({history}) Number highest index of a history
299hlID({name}) Number syntax ID of highlight group {name}
300hlexists({name}) Number |TRUE| if highlight group {name} exists
301hlget([{name} [, {resolve}]]) List get highlight group attributes
302hlset({list}) Number set highlight group attributes
303hostname() String name of the machine Vim is running on
304iconv({expr}, {from}, {to}) String convert encoding of {expr}
305indent({lnum}) Number indent of line {lnum}
306index({object}, {expr} [, {start} [, {ic}]])
307 Number index in {object} where {expr} appears
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +0100308indexof({object}, {expr} [, {opts}]])
309 Number index in {object} where {expr} is true
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000310input({prompt} [, {text} [, {completion}]])
311 String get input from the user
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +0100312inputdialog({prompt} [, {text} [, {cancelreturn}]])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000313 String like input() but in a GUI dialog
314inputlist({textlist}) Number let the user pick from a choice list
315inputrestore() Number restore typeahead
316inputsave() Number save and clear typeahead
317inputsecret({prompt} [, {text}]) String like input() but hiding the text
318insert({object}, {item} [, {idx}]) List insert {item} in {object} [before {idx}]
LemonBoyafe04662023-08-23 21:08:11 +0200319instanceof({object}, {class}) Number |TRUE| if {object} is an instance of {class}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000320interrupt() none interrupt script execution
321invert({expr}) Number bitwise invert
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +0100322isabsolutepath({path}) Number |TRUE| if {path} is an absolute path
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000323isdirectory({directory}) Number |TRUE| if {directory} is a directory
324isinf({expr}) Number determine if {expr} is infinity value
325 (positive or negative)
326islocked({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is locked
327isnan({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is NaN
328items({dict}) List key-value pairs in {dict}
329job_getchannel({job}) Channel get the channel handle for {job}
330job_info([{job}]) Dict get information about {job}
331job_setoptions({job}, {options}) none set options for {job}
332job_start({command} [, {options}])
333 Job start a job
334job_status({job}) String get the status of {job}
335job_stop({job} [, {how}]) Number stop {job}
336join({list} [, {sep}]) String join {list} items into one String
337js_decode({string}) any decode JS style JSON
338js_encode({expr}) String encode JS style JSON
339json_decode({string}) any decode JSON
340json_encode({expr}) String encode JSON
341keys({dict}) List keys in {dict}
zeertzjqcdc83932022-09-12 13:38:41 +0100342keytrans({string}) String translate internal keycodes to a form
343 that can be used by |:map|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000344len({expr}) Number the length of {expr}
345libcall({lib}, {func}, {arg}) String call {func} in library {lib} with {arg}
346libcallnr({lib}, {func}, {arg}) Number idem, but return a Number
347line({expr} [, {winid}]) Number line nr of cursor, last line or mark
348line2byte({lnum}) Number byte count of line {lnum}
349lispindent({lnum}) Number Lisp indent for line {lnum}
350list2blob({list}) Blob turn {list} of numbers into a Blob
351list2str({list} [, {utf8}]) String turn {list} of numbers into a String
352listener_add({callback} [, {buf}])
353 Number add a callback to listen to changes
354listener_flush([{buf}]) none invoke listener callbacks
355listener_remove({id}) none remove a listener callback
356localtime() Number current time
357log({expr}) Float natural logarithm (base e) of {expr}
358log10({expr}) Float logarithm of Float {expr} to base 10
359luaeval({expr} [, {expr}]) any evaluate |Lua| expression
360map({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
361 change each item in {expr1} to {expr2}
362maparg({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr} [, {dict}]]])
363 String or Dict
364 rhs of mapping {name} in mode {mode}
365mapcheck({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]])
366 String check for mappings matching {name}
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +0100367maplist([{abbr}]) List list of all mappings, a dict for each
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000368mapnew({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
369 like |map()| but creates a new List or
370 Dictionary
371mapset({mode}, {abbr}, {dict}) none restore mapping from |maparg()| result
372match({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
373 Number position where {pat} matches in {expr}
374matchadd({group}, {pattern} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
375 Number highlight {pattern} with {group}
376matchaddpos({group}, {pos} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
377 Number highlight positions with {group}
378matcharg({nr}) List arguments of |:match|
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +0100379matchbufline({buf}, {pat}, {lnum}, {end}, [, {dict})
380 List all the {pat} matches in buffer {buf}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000381matchdelete({id} [, {win}]) Number delete match identified by {id}
382matchend({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
383 Number position where {pat} ends in {expr}
384matchfuzzy({list}, {str} [, {dict}])
385 List fuzzy match {str} in {list}
386matchfuzzypos({list}, {str} [, {dict}])
387 List fuzzy match {str} in {list}
388matchlist({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
389 List match and submatches of {pat} in {expr}
390matchstr({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
391 String {count}'th match of {pat} in {expr}
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +0100392matchstrlist({list}, {pat} [, {dict})
393 List all the {pat} matches in {list}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000394matchstrpos({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
395 List {count}'th match of {pat} in {expr}
396max({expr}) Number maximum value of items in {expr}
397menu_info({name} [, {mode}]) Dict get menu item information
398min({expr}) Number minimum value of items in {expr}
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +0000399mkdir({name} [, {flags} [, {prot}]])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000400 Number create directory {name}
401mode([expr]) String current editing mode
402mzeval({expr}) any evaluate |MzScheme| expression
403nextnonblank({lnum}) Number line nr of non-blank line >= {lnum}
404nr2char({expr} [, {utf8}]) String single char with ASCII/UTF-8 value {expr}
405or({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise OR
406pathshorten({expr} [, {len}]) String shorten directory names in a path
407perleval({expr}) any evaluate |Perl| expression
408popup_atcursor({what}, {options}) Number create popup window near the cursor
409popup_beval({what}, {options}) Number create popup window for 'ballooneval'
410popup_clear() none close all popup windows
411popup_close({id} [, {result}]) none close popup window {id}
412popup_create({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window
413popup_dialog({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window used as a dialog
414popup_filter_menu({id}, {key}) Number filter for a menu popup window
415popup_filter_yesno({id}, {key}) Number filter for a dialog popup window
Bram Moolenaarbdc09a12022-10-07 14:31:45 +0100416popup_findecho() Number get window ID of popup for `:echowin`
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000417popup_findinfo() Number get window ID of info popup window
418popup_findpreview() Number get window ID of preview popup window
419popup_getoptions({id}) Dict get options of popup window {id}
420popup_getpos({id}) Dict get position of popup window {id}
421popup_hide({id}) none hide popup menu {id}
422popup_list() List get a list of window IDs of all popups
423popup_locate({row}, {col}) Number get window ID of popup at position
424popup_menu({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window used as a menu
425popup_move({id}, {options}) none set position of popup window {id}
426popup_notification({what}, {options})
427 Number create a notification popup window
428popup_setoptions({id}, {options})
429 none set options for popup window {id}
430popup_settext({id}, {text}) none set the text of popup window {id}
431popup_show({id}) none unhide popup window {id}
432pow({x}, {y}) Float {x} to the power of {y}
433prevnonblank({lnum}) Number line nr of non-blank line <= {lnum}
434printf({fmt}, {expr1}...) String format text
435prompt_getprompt({buf}) String get prompt text
436prompt_setcallback({buf}, {expr}) none set prompt callback function
437prompt_setinterrupt({buf}, {text}) none set prompt interrupt function
438prompt_setprompt({buf}, {text}) none set prompt text
439prop_add({lnum}, {col}, {props}) none add one text property
440prop_add_list({props}, [[{lnum}, {col}, {end-lnum}, {end-col}], ...])
441 none add multiple text properties
442prop_clear({lnum} [, {lnum-end} [, {props}]])
443 none remove all text properties
444prop_find({props} [, {direction}])
445 Dict search for a text property
446prop_list({lnum} [, {props}]) List text properties in {lnum}
447prop_remove({props} [, {lnum} [, {lnum-end}]])
448 Number remove a text property
449prop_type_add({name}, {props}) none define a new property type
450prop_type_change({name}, {props})
451 none change an existing property type
452prop_type_delete({name} [, {props}])
453 none delete a property type
454prop_type_get({name} [, {props}])
455 Dict get property type values
456prop_type_list([{props}]) List get list of property types
457pum_getpos() Dict position and size of pum if visible
458pumvisible() Number whether popup menu is visible
459py3eval({expr}) any evaluate |python3| expression
460pyeval({expr}) any evaluate |Python| expression
461pyxeval({expr}) any evaluate |python_x| expression
462rand([{expr}]) Number get pseudo-random number
463range({expr} [, {max} [, {stride}]])
464 List items from {expr} to {max}
K.Takata11df3ae2022-10-19 14:02:40 +0100465readblob({fname} [, {offset} [, {size}]])
466 Blob read a |Blob| from {fname}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000467readdir({dir} [, {expr} [, {dict}]])
468 List file names in {dir} selected by {expr}
469readdirex({dir} [, {expr} [, {dict}]])
470 List file info in {dir} selected by {expr}
471readfile({fname} [, {type} [, {max}]])
472 List get list of lines from file {fname}
473reduce({object}, {func} [, {initial}])
474 any reduce {object} using {func}
475reg_executing() String get the executing register name
476reg_recording() String get the recording register name
477reltime([{start} [, {end}]]) List get time value
478reltimefloat({time}) Float turn the time value into a Float
479reltimestr({time}) String turn time value into a String
480remote_expr({server}, {string} [, {idvar} [, {timeout}]])
481 String send expression
482remote_foreground({server}) Number bring Vim server to the foreground
483remote_peek({serverid} [, {retvar}])
484 Number check for reply string
485remote_read({serverid} [, {timeout}])
486 String read reply string
487remote_send({server}, {string} [, {idvar}])
488 String send key sequence
489remote_startserver({name}) none become server {name}
490remove({list}, {idx} [, {end}]) any/List
491 remove items {idx}-{end} from {list}
492remove({blob}, {idx} [, {end}]) Number/Blob
493 remove bytes {idx}-{end} from {blob}
494remove({dict}, {key}) any remove entry {key} from {dict}
495rename({from}, {to}) Number rename (move) file from {from} to {to}
Bakudankun375141e2022-09-09 18:46:47 +0100496repeat({expr}, {count}) List/Blob/String
497 repeat {expr} {count} times
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000498resolve({filename}) String get filename a shortcut points to
Yegappan Lakshmanan03ff1c22023-05-06 14:08:21 +0100499reverse({obj}) List/Blob/String
500 reverse {obj}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000501round({expr}) Float round off {expr}
502rubyeval({expr}) any evaluate |Ruby| expression
503screenattr({row}, {col}) Number attribute at screen position
504screenchar({row}, {col}) Number character at screen position
505screenchars({row}, {col}) List List of characters at screen position
506screencol() Number current cursor column
507screenpos({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) Dict screen row and col of a text character
508screenrow() Number current cursor row
509screenstring({row}, {col}) String characters at screen position
510search({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
511 Number search for {pattern}
512searchcount([{options}]) Dict get or update search stats
513searchdecl({name} [, {global} [, {thisblock}]])
514 Number search for variable declaration
515searchpair({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip} [...]]])
516 Number search for other end of start/end pair
517searchpairpos({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip} [...]]])
518 List search for other end of start/end pair
519searchpos({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
520 List search for {pattern}
521server2client({clientid}, {string})
522 Number send reply string
523serverlist() String get a list of available servers
524setbufline({expr}, {lnum}, {text})
525 Number set line {lnum} to {text} in buffer
526 {expr}
527setbufvar({buf}, {varname}, {val})
528 none set {varname} in buffer {buf} to {val}
529setcellwidths({list}) none set character cell width overrides
530setcharpos({expr}, {list}) Number set the {expr} position to {list}
531setcharsearch({dict}) Dict set character search from {dict}
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +0100532setcmdline({str} [, {pos}]) Number set command-line
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000533setcmdpos({pos}) Number set cursor position in command-line
534setcursorcharpos({list}) Number move cursor to position in {list}
535setenv({name}, {val}) none set environment variable
536setfperm({fname}, {mode}) Number set {fname} file permissions to {mode}
537setline({lnum}, {line}) Number set line {lnum} to {line}
538setloclist({nr}, {list} [, {action}])
539 Number modify location list using {list}
540setloclist({nr}, {list}, {action}, {what})
541 Number modify specific location list props
542setmatches({list} [, {win}]) Number restore a list of matches
543setpos({expr}, {list}) Number set the {expr} position to {list}
544setqflist({list} [, {action}]) Number modify quickfix list using {list}
545setqflist({list}, {action}, {what})
546 Number modify specific quickfix list props
547setreg({n}, {v} [, {opt}]) Number set register to value and type
548settabvar({nr}, {varname}, {val}) none set {varname} in tab page {nr} to {val}
549settabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname}, {val})
550 none set {varname} in window {winnr} in tab
551 page {tabnr} to {val}
552settagstack({nr}, {dict} [, {action}])
553 Number modify tag stack using {dict}
554setwinvar({nr}, {varname}, {val}) none set {varname} in window {nr} to {val}
555sha256({string}) String SHA256 checksum of {string}
556shellescape({string} [, {special}])
557 String escape {string} for use as shell
558 command argument
559shiftwidth([{col}]) Number effective value of 'shiftwidth'
560sign_define({name} [, {dict}]) Number define or update a sign
561sign_define({list}) List define or update a list of signs
562sign_getdefined([{name}]) List get a list of defined signs
563sign_getplaced([{buf} [, {dict}]])
564 List get a list of placed signs
565sign_jump({id}, {group}, {buf})
566 Number jump to a sign
567sign_place({id}, {group}, {name}, {buf} [, {dict}])
568 Number place a sign
569sign_placelist({list}) List place a list of signs
570sign_undefine([{name}]) Number undefine a sign
571sign_undefine({list}) List undefine a list of signs
572sign_unplace({group} [, {dict}])
573 Number unplace a sign
574sign_unplacelist({list}) List unplace a list of signs
575simplify({filename}) String simplify filename as much as possible
576sin({expr}) Float sine of {expr}
577sinh({expr}) Float hyperbolic sine of {expr}
578slice({expr}, {start} [, {end}]) String, List or Blob
579 slice of a String, List or Blob
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +0000580sort({list} [, {how} [, {dict}]])
581 List sort {list}, compare with {how}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000582sound_clear() none stop playing all sounds
583sound_playevent({name} [, {callback}])
584 Number play an event sound
585sound_playfile({path} [, {callback}])
586 Number play sound file {path}
587sound_stop({id}) none stop playing sound {id}
588soundfold({word}) String sound-fold {word}
589spellbadword() String badly spelled word at cursor
590spellsuggest({word} [, {max} [, {capital}]])
591 List spelling suggestions
592split({expr} [, {pat} [, {keepempty}]])
593 List make |List| from {pat} separated {expr}
594sqrt({expr}) Float square root of {expr}
595srand([{expr}]) List get seed for |rand()|
596state([{what}]) String current state of Vim
597str2float({expr} [, {quoted}]) Float convert String to Float
598str2list({expr} [, {utf8}]) List convert each character of {expr} to
599 ASCII/UTF-8 value
600str2nr({expr} [, {base} [, {quoted}]])
601 Number convert String to Number
602strcharlen({expr}) Number character length of the String {expr}
603strcharpart({str}, {start} [, {len} [, {skipcc}]])
604 String {len} characters of {str} at
605 character {start}
606strchars({expr} [, {skipcc}]) Number character count of the String {expr}
607strdisplaywidth({expr} [, {col}]) Number display length of the String {expr}
608strftime({format} [, {time}]) String format time with a specified format
609strgetchar({str}, {index}) Number get char {index} from {str}
610stridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}])
611 Number index of {needle} in {haystack}
612string({expr}) String String representation of {expr} value
613strlen({expr}) Number length of the String {expr}
614strpart({str}, {start} [, {len} [, {chars}]])
615 String {len} bytes/chars of {str} at
616 byte {start}
617strptime({format}, {timestring})
618 Number Convert {timestring} to unix timestamp
619strridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}])
620 Number last index of {needle} in {haystack}
621strtrans({expr}) String translate string to make it printable
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +0100622strutf16len({string} [, {countcc}])
623 Number number of UTF-16 code units in {string}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000624strwidth({expr}) Number display cell length of the String {expr}
625submatch({nr} [, {list}]) String or List
626 specific match in ":s" or substitute()
627substitute({expr}, {pat}, {sub}, {flags})
628 String all {pat} in {expr} replaced with {sub}
Bram Moolenaarc216a7a2022-12-05 13:50:55 +0000629swapfilelist() List swap files found in 'directory'
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000630swapinfo({fname}) Dict information about swap file {fname}
631swapname({buf}) String swap file of buffer {buf}
632synID({lnum}, {col}, {trans}) Number syntax ID at {lnum} and {col}
633synIDattr({synID}, {what} [, {mode}])
634 String attribute {what} of syntax ID {synID}
635synIDtrans({synID}) Number translated syntax ID of {synID}
636synconcealed({lnum}, {col}) List info about concealing
637synstack({lnum}, {col}) List stack of syntax IDs at {lnum} and {col}
638system({expr} [, {input}]) String output of shell command/filter {expr}
639systemlist({expr} [, {input}]) List output of shell command/filter {expr}
640tabpagebuflist([{arg}]) List list of buffer numbers in tab page
641tabpagenr([{arg}]) Number number of current or last tab page
642tabpagewinnr({tabarg} [, {arg}]) Number number of current window in tab page
643tagfiles() List tags files used
644taglist({expr} [, {filename}]) List list of tags matching {expr}
645tan({expr}) Float tangent of {expr}
646tanh({expr}) Float hyperbolic tangent of {expr}
647tempname() String name for a temporary file
648term_dumpdiff({filename}, {filename} [, {options}])
649 Number display difference between two dumps
650term_dumpload({filename} [, {options}])
651 Number displaying a screen dump
652term_dumpwrite({buf}, {filename} [, {options}])
653 none dump terminal window contents
654term_getaltscreen({buf}) Number get the alternate screen flag
655term_getansicolors({buf}) List get ANSI palette in GUI color mode
656term_getattr({attr}, {what}) Number get the value of attribute {what}
657term_getcursor({buf}) List get the cursor position of a terminal
658term_getjob({buf}) Job get the job associated with a terminal
659term_getline({buf}, {row}) String get a line of text from a terminal
660term_getscrolled({buf}) Number get the scroll count of a terminal
661term_getsize({buf}) List get the size of a terminal
662term_getstatus({buf}) String get the status of a terminal
663term_gettitle({buf}) String get the title of a terminal
664term_gettty({buf}, [{input}]) String get the tty name of a terminal
665term_list() List get the list of terminal buffers
666term_scrape({buf}, {row}) List get row of a terminal screen
667term_sendkeys({buf}, {keys}) none send keystrokes to a terminal
668term_setansicolors({buf}, {colors})
669 none set ANSI palette in GUI color mode
670term_setapi({buf}, {expr}) none set |terminal-api| function name prefix
671term_setkill({buf}, {how}) none set signal to stop job in terminal
672term_setrestore({buf}, {command}) none set command to restore terminal
673term_setsize({buf}, {rows}, {cols})
674 none set the size of a terminal
675term_start({cmd} [, {options}]) Number open a terminal window and run a job
676term_wait({buf} [, {time}]) Number wait for screen to be updated
677terminalprops() Dict properties of the terminal
678test_alloc_fail({id}, {countdown}, {repeat})
679 none make memory allocation fail
680test_autochdir() none enable 'autochdir' during startup
681test_feedinput({string}) none add key sequence to input buffer
682test_garbagecollect_now() none free memory right now for testing
683test_garbagecollect_soon() none free memory soon for testing
684test_getvalue({string}) any get value of an internal variable
Yegappan Lakshmanan06011e12022-01-30 12:37:29 +0000685test_gui_event({event}, {args}) bool generate a GUI event for testing
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000686test_ignore_error({expr}) none ignore a specific error
Christopher Plewright20b795e2022-12-20 20:01:58 +0000687test_mswin_event({event}, {args})
688 bool generate MS-Windows event for testing
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000689test_null_blob() Blob null value for testing
690test_null_channel() Channel null value for testing
691test_null_dict() Dict null value for testing
692test_null_function() Funcref null value for testing
693test_null_job() Job null value for testing
694test_null_list() List null value for testing
695test_null_partial() Funcref null value for testing
696test_null_string() String null value for testing
697test_option_not_set({name}) none reset flag indicating option was set
698test_override({expr}, {val}) none test with Vim internal overrides
699test_refcount({expr}) Number get the reference count of {expr}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000700test_setmouse({row}, {col}) none set the mouse position for testing
701test_settime({expr}) none set current time for testing
702test_srand_seed([seed]) none set seed for testing srand()
703test_unknown() any unknown value for testing
704test_void() any void value for testing
705timer_info([{id}]) List information about timers
706timer_pause({id}, {pause}) none pause or unpause a timer
707timer_start({time}, {callback} [, {options}])
708 Number create a timer
709timer_stop({timer}) none stop a timer
710timer_stopall() none stop all timers
711tolower({expr}) String the String {expr} switched to lowercase
712toupper({expr}) String the String {expr} switched to uppercase
713tr({src}, {fromstr}, {tostr}) String translate chars of {src} in {fromstr}
714 to chars in {tostr}
715trim({text} [, {mask} [, {dir}]])
716 String trim characters in {mask} from {text}
717trunc({expr}) Float truncate Float {expr}
718type({expr}) Number type of value {expr}
719typename({expr}) String representation of the type of {expr}
720undofile({name}) String undo file name for {name}
Devin J. Pohly5fee1112023-04-23 20:26:59 -0500721undotree([{buf}]) List undo file tree for buffer {buf}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000722uniq({list} [, {func} [, {dict}]])
723 List remove adjacent duplicates from a list
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +0100724utf16idx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc} [, {charidx}]])
725 Number UTF-16 index of byte {idx} in {string}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000726values({dict}) List values in {dict}
zeertzjq825cf812023-08-17 22:55:25 +0200727virtcol({expr} [, {list} [, {winid}])
728 Number or List
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +0100729 screen column of cursor or mark
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +0100730virtcol2col({winid}, {lnum}, {col})
731 Number byte index of a character on screen
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000732visualmode([expr]) String last visual mode used
733wildmenumode() Number whether 'wildmenu' mode is active
734win_execute({id}, {command} [, {silent}])
735 String execute {command} in window {id}
736win_findbuf({bufnr}) List find windows containing {bufnr}
737win_getid([{win} [, {tab}]]) Number get window ID for {win} in {tab}
738win_gettype([{nr}]) String type of window {nr}
739win_gotoid({expr}) Number go to window with ID {expr}
740win_id2tabwin({expr}) List get tab and window nr from window ID
741win_id2win({expr}) Number get window nr from window ID
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +0000742win_move_separator({nr}) Number move window vertical separator
743win_move_statusline({nr}) Number move window status line
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000744win_screenpos({nr}) List get screen position of window {nr}
745win_splitmove({nr}, {target} [, {options}])
746 Number move window {nr} to split of {target}
747winbufnr({nr}) Number buffer number of window {nr}
748wincol() Number window column of the cursor
749windowsversion() String MS-Windows OS version
750winheight({nr}) Number height of window {nr}
751winlayout([{tabnr}]) List layout of windows in tab {tabnr}
752winline() Number window line of the cursor
753winnr([{expr}]) Number number of current window
754winrestcmd() String returns command to restore window sizes
755winrestview({dict}) none restore view of current window
756winsaveview() Dict save view of current window
757winwidth({nr}) Number width of window {nr}
758wordcount() Dict get byte/char/word statistics
759writefile({object}, {fname} [, {flags}])
760 Number write |Blob| or |List| of lines to file
761xor({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise XOR
762
763==============================================================================
7642. Details *builtin-function-details*
765
766Not all functions are here, some have been moved to a help file covering the
767specific functionality.
768
769abs({expr}) *abs()*
770 Return the absolute value of {expr}. When {expr} evaluates to
771 a |Float| abs() returns a |Float|. When {expr} can be
772 converted to a |Number| abs() returns a |Number|. Otherwise
773 abs() gives an error message and returns -1.
774 Examples: >
775 echo abs(1.456)
776< 1.456 >
777 echo abs(-5.456)
778< 5.456 >
779 echo abs(-4)
780< 4
781
782 Can also be used as a |method|: >
783 Compute()->abs()
784
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000785
786acos({expr}) *acos()*
787 Return the arc cosine of {expr} measured in radians, as a
788 |Float| in the range of [0, pi].
789 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100790 [-1, 1]. Otherwise acos() returns "nan".
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000791 Examples: >
792 :echo acos(0)
793< 1.570796 >
794 :echo acos(-0.5)
795< 2.094395
796
797 Can also be used as a |method|: >
798 Compute()->acos()
799
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000800
801add({object}, {expr}) *add()*
802 Append the item {expr} to |List| or |Blob| {object}. Returns
803 the resulting |List| or |Blob|. Examples: >
804 :let alist = add([1, 2, 3], item)
805 :call add(mylist, "woodstock")
806< Note that when {expr} is a |List| it is appended as a single
807 item. Use |extend()| to concatenate |Lists|.
808 When {object} is a |Blob| then {expr} must be a number.
809 Use |insert()| to add an item at another position.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100810 Returns 1 if {object} is not a |List| or a |Blob|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000811
812 Can also be used as a |method|: >
813 mylist->add(val1)->add(val2)
814
815
816and({expr}, {expr}) *and()*
817 Bitwise AND on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
818 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +0100819 Also see `or()` and `xor()`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000820 Example: >
821 :let flag = and(bits, 0x80)
822< Can also be used as a |method|: >
823 :let flag = bits->and(0x80)
824
825
826append({lnum}, {text}) *append()*
827 When {text} is a |List|: Append each item of the |List| as a
828 text line below line {lnum} in the current buffer.
829 Otherwise append {text} as one text line below line {lnum} in
830 the current buffer.
831 Any type of item is accepted and converted to a String.
832 {lnum} can be zero to insert a line before the first one.
833 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
834 Returns 1 for failure ({lnum} out of range or out of memory),
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +0000835 0 for success. When {text} is an empty list zero is returned,
836 no matter the value of {lnum}.
837 In |Vim9| script an invalid argument or negative number
838 results in an error. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000839 :let failed = append(line('$'), "# THE END")
840 :let failed = append(0, ["Chapter 1", "the beginning"])
841
842< Can also be used as a |method| after a List, the base is
843 passed as the second argument: >
844 mylist->append(lnum)
845
846
847appendbufline({buf}, {lnum}, {text}) *appendbufline()*
848 Like |append()| but append the text in buffer {buf}.
849
850 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
851 |bufload()| if needed.
852
853 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|.
854
Bram Moolenaar8b6256f2021-12-28 11:24:49 +0000855 {lnum} is the line number to append below. Note that using
856 |line()| would use the current buffer, not the one appending
857 to. Use "$" to append at the end of the buffer. Other string
858 values are not supported.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000859
860 On success 0 is returned, on failure 1 is returned.
861 In |Vim9| script an error is given for an invalid {lnum}.
862
863 If {buf} is not a valid buffer or {lnum} is not valid, an
864 error message is given. Example: >
865 :let failed = appendbufline(13, 0, "# THE START")
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +0000866< However, when {text} is an empty list then no error is given
867 for an invalid {lnum}, since {lnum} isn't actually used.
868
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000869 Can also be used as a |method| after a List, the base is
870 passed as the second argument: >
871 mylist->appendbufline(buf, lnum)
872
873
874argc([{winid}]) *argc()*
875 The result is the number of files in the argument list. See
876 |arglist|.
877 If {winid} is not supplied, the argument list of the current
878 window is used.
879 If {winid} is -1, the global argument list is used.
880 Otherwise {winid} specifies the window of which the argument
881 list is used: either the window number or the window ID.
882 Returns -1 if the {winid} argument is invalid.
883
884 *argidx()*
885argidx() The result is the current index in the argument list. 0 is
886 the first file. argc() - 1 is the last one. See |arglist|.
887
888 *arglistid()*
889arglistid([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
890 Return the argument list ID. This is a number which
891 identifies the argument list being used. Zero is used for the
892 global argument list. See |arglist|.
893 Returns -1 if the arguments are invalid.
894
895 Without arguments use the current window.
896 With {winnr} only use this window in the current tab page.
897 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
898 page.
899 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
900
901 *argv()*
902argv([{nr} [, {winid}]])
903 The result is the {nr}th file in the argument list. See
904 |arglist|. "argv(0)" is the first one. Example: >
905 :let i = 0
906 :while i < argc()
907 : let f = escape(fnameescape(argv(i)), '.')
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +0000908 : exe 'amenu Arg.' .. f .. ' :e ' .. f .. '<CR>'
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000909 : let i = i + 1
910 :endwhile
911< Without the {nr} argument, or when {nr} is -1, a |List| with
912 the whole |arglist| is returned.
913
914 The {winid} argument specifies the window ID, see |argc()|.
915 For the Vim command line arguments see |v:argv|.
916
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100917 Returns an empty string if {nr}th argument is not present in
918 the argument list. Returns an empty List if the {winid}
919 argument is invalid.
920
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000921asin({expr}) *asin()*
922 Return the arc sine of {expr} measured in radians, as a |Float|
923 in the range of [-pi/2, pi/2].
924 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
925 [-1, 1].
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100926 Returns "nan" if {expr} is outside the range [-1, 1]. Returns
927 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000928 Examples: >
929 :echo asin(0.8)
930< 0.927295 >
931 :echo asin(-0.5)
932< -0.523599
933
934 Can also be used as a |method|: >
935 Compute()->asin()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000936
937
938assert_ functions are documented here: |assert-functions-details|
939
940
941
942atan({expr}) *atan()*
943 Return the principal value of the arc tangent of {expr}, in
944 the range [-pi/2, +pi/2] radians, as a |Float|.
945 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100946 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000947 Examples: >
948 :echo atan(100)
949< 1.560797 >
950 :echo atan(-4.01)
951< -1.326405
952
953 Can also be used as a |method|: >
954 Compute()->atan()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000955
956
957atan2({expr1}, {expr2}) *atan2()*
958 Return the arc tangent of {expr1} / {expr2}, measured in
959 radians, as a |Float| in the range [-pi, pi].
960 {expr1} and {expr2} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100961 Returns 0.0 if {expr1} or {expr2} is not a |Float| or a
962 |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000963 Examples: >
964 :echo atan2(-1, 1)
965< -0.785398 >
966 :echo atan2(1, -1)
967< 2.356194
968
969 Can also be used as a |method|: >
970 Compute()->atan2(1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000971
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +0100972
973autocmd_add({acmds}) *autocmd_add()*
974 Adds a List of autocmds and autocmd groups.
975
976 The {acmds} argument is a List where each item is a Dict with
977 the following optional items:
978 bufnr buffer number to add a buffer-local autocmd.
979 If this item is specified, then the "pattern"
980 item is ignored.
981 cmd Ex command to execute for this autocmd event
982 event autocmd event name. Refer to |autocmd-events|.
Yegappan Lakshmanane0ff3a72022-05-27 18:05:33 +0100983 This can be either a String with a single
984 event name or a List of event names.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +0100985 group autocmd group name. Refer to |autocmd-groups|.
986 If this group doesn't exist then it is
987 created. If not specified or empty, then the
988 default group is used.
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +0100989 nested boolean flag, set to v:true to add a nested
990 autocmd. Refer to |autocmd-nested|.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +0100991 once boolean flag, set to v:true to add an autocmd
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +0100992 which executes only once. Refer to
993 |autocmd-once|.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +0100994 pattern autocmd pattern string. Refer to
995 |autocmd-patterns|. If "bufnr" item is
Yegappan Lakshmanane0ff3a72022-05-27 18:05:33 +0100996 present, then this item is ignored. This can
997 be a String with a single pattern or a List of
998 patterns.
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +0100999 replace boolean flag, set to v:true to remove all the
1000 commands associated with the specified autocmd
1001 event and group and add the {cmd}. This is
1002 useful to avoid adding the same command
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +01001003 multiple times for an autocmd event in a group.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001004
1005 Returns v:true on success and v:false on failure.
1006 Examples: >
1007 " Create a buffer-local autocmd for buffer 5
1008 let acmd = {}
1009 let acmd.group = 'MyGroup'
1010 let acmd.event = 'BufEnter'
1011 let acmd.bufnr = 5
1012 let acmd.cmd = 'call BufEnterFunc()'
1013 call autocmd_add([acmd])
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +00001014<
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001015 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1016 GetAutocmdList()->autocmd_add()
1017<
1018autocmd_delete({acmds}) *autocmd_delete()*
1019 Deletes a List of autocmds and autocmd groups.
1020
1021 The {acmds} argument is a List where each item is a Dict with
1022 the following optional items:
1023 bufnr buffer number to delete a buffer-local autocmd.
1024 If this item is specified, then the "pattern"
1025 item is ignored.
1026 cmd Ex command for this autocmd event
1027 event autocmd event name. Refer to |autocmd-events|.
1028 If '*' then all the autocmd events in this
1029 group are deleted.
1030 group autocmd group name. Refer to |autocmd-groups|.
1031 If not specified or empty, then the default
1032 group is used.
1033 nested set to v:true for a nested autocmd.
1034 Refer to |autocmd-nested|.
1035 once set to v:true for an autocmd which executes
1036 only once. Refer to |autocmd-once|.
1037 pattern autocmd pattern string. Refer to
1038 |autocmd-patterns|. If "bufnr" item is
1039 present, then this item is ignored.
1040
1041 If only {group} is specified in a {acmds} entry and {event},
1042 {pattern} and {cmd} are not specified, then that autocmd group
1043 is deleted.
1044
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001045 Returns |v:true| on success and |v:false| on failure.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001046 Examples: >
1047 " :autocmd! BufLeave *.vim
1048 let acmd = #{event: 'BufLeave', pattern: '*.vim'}
1049 call autocmd_delete([acmd]})
1050 " :autocmd! MyGroup1 BufLeave
1051 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup1', event: 'BufLeave'}
1052 call autocmd_delete([acmd])
1053 " :autocmd! MyGroup2 BufEnter *.c
1054 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup2', event: 'BufEnter',
1055 \ pattern: '*.c'}
1056 " :autocmd! MyGroup2 * *.c
1057 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup2', event: '*',
1058 \ pattern: '*.c'}
1059 call autocmd_delete([acmd])
1060 " :autocmd! MyGroup3
1061 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup3'}
1062 call autocmd_delete([acmd])
1063<
1064 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1065 GetAutocmdList()->autocmd_delete()
1066
1067autocmd_get([{opts}]) *autocmd_get()*
1068 Returns a |List| of autocmds. If {opts} is not supplied, then
1069 returns the autocmds for all the events in all the groups.
1070
1071 The optional {opts} Dict argument supports the following
1072 items:
1073 group Autocmd group name. If specified, returns only
1074 the autocmds defined in this group. If the
1075 specified group doesn't exist, results in an
1076 error message. If set to an empty string,
1077 then the default autocmd group is used.
1078 event Autocmd event name. If specified, returns only
1079 the autocmds defined for this event. If set
1080 to "*", then returns autocmds for all the
1081 events. If the specified event doesn't exist,
1082 results in an error message.
1083 pattern Autocmd pattern. If specified, returns only
1084 the autocmds defined for this pattern.
1085 A combination of the above three times can be supplied in
1086 {opts}.
1087
1088 Each Dict in the returned List contains the following items:
1089 bufnr For buffer-local autocmds, buffer number where
1090 the autocmd is defined.
1091 cmd Command executed for this autocmd.
1092 event Autocmd event name.
1093 group Autocmd group name.
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +01001094 nested Boolean flag, set to v:true for a nested
1095 autocmd. See |autocmd-nested|.
1096 once Boolean flag, set to v:true, if the autocmd
1097 will be executed only once. See |autocmd-once|.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001098 pattern Autocmd pattern. For a buffer-local
1099 autocmd, this will be of the form "<buffer=n>".
1100 If there are multiple commands for an autocmd event in a
1101 group, then separate items are returned for each command.
1102
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001103 Returns an empty List if an autocmd with the specified group
1104 or event or pattern is not found.
1105
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001106 Examples: >
1107 " :autocmd MyGroup
1108 echo autocmd_get(#{group: 'Mygroup'})
1109 " :autocmd G BufUnload
1110 echo autocmd_get(#{group: 'G', event: 'BufUnload'})
1111 " :autocmd G * *.ts
1112 let acmd = #{group: 'G', event: '*', pattern: '*.ts'}
1113 echo autocmd_get(acmd)
1114 " :autocmd Syntax
1115 echo autocmd_get(#{event: 'Syntax'})
1116 " :autocmd G BufEnter *.ts
1117 let acmd = #{group: 'G', event: 'BufEnter',
1118 \ pattern: '*.ts'}
1119 echo autocmd_get(acmd)
1120<
1121 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1122 Getopts()->autocmd_get()
1123<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001124balloon_gettext() *balloon_gettext()*
1125 Return the current text in the balloon. Only for the string,
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001126 not used for the List. Returns an empty string if balloon
1127 is not present.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001128
1129balloon_show({expr}) *balloon_show()*
1130 Show {expr} inside the balloon. For the GUI {expr} is used as
1131 a string. For a terminal {expr} can be a list, which contains
1132 the lines of the balloon. If {expr} is not a list it will be
1133 split with |balloon_split()|.
1134 If {expr} is an empty string any existing balloon is removed.
1135
1136 Example: >
1137 func GetBalloonContent()
1138 " ... initiate getting the content
1139 return ''
1140 endfunc
1141 set balloonexpr=GetBalloonContent()
1142
1143 func BalloonCallback(result)
1144 call balloon_show(a:result)
1145 endfunc
1146< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1147 GetText()->balloon_show()
1148<
1149 The intended use is that fetching the content of the balloon
1150 is initiated from 'balloonexpr'. It will invoke an
1151 asynchronous method, in which a callback invokes
1152 balloon_show(). The 'balloonexpr' itself can return an
Bram Moolenaar069a7d52022-06-27 22:16:08 +01001153 empty string or a placeholder, e.g. "loading...".
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001154
Bram Moolenaar069a7d52022-06-27 22:16:08 +01001155 When showing a balloon is not possible then nothing happens,
1156 no error message is given.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001157 {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval| or
1158 |+balloon_eval_term| feature}
1159
1160balloon_split({msg}) *balloon_split()*
1161 Split String {msg} into lines to be displayed in a balloon.
1162 The splits are made for the current window size and optimize
1163 to show debugger output.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001164 Returns a |List| with the split lines. Returns an empty List
1165 on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001166 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1167 GetText()->balloon_split()->balloon_show()
1168
1169< {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval_term|
1170 feature}
1171
1172blob2list({blob}) *blob2list()*
1173 Return a List containing the number value of each byte in Blob
1174 {blob}. Examples: >
1175 blob2list(0z0102.0304) returns [1, 2, 3, 4]
1176 blob2list(0z) returns []
1177< Returns an empty List on error. |list2blob()| does the
1178 opposite.
1179
1180 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1181 GetBlob()->blob2list()
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01001182<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001183 *browse()*
1184browse({save}, {title}, {initdir}, {default})
1185 Put up a file requester. This only works when "has("browse")"
1186 returns |TRUE| (only in some GUI versions).
1187 The input fields are:
1188 {save} when |TRUE|, select file to write
1189 {title} title for the requester
1190 {initdir} directory to start browsing in
1191 {default} default file name
1192 An empty string is returned when the "Cancel" button is hit,
1193 something went wrong, or browsing is not possible.
1194
1195 *browsedir()*
1196browsedir({title}, {initdir})
1197 Put up a directory requester. This only works when
1198 "has("browse")" returns |TRUE| (only in some GUI versions).
1199 On systems where a directory browser is not supported a file
1200 browser is used. In that case: select a file in the directory
1201 to be used.
1202 The input fields are:
1203 {title} title for the requester
1204 {initdir} directory to start browsing in
1205 When the "Cancel" button is hit, something went wrong, or
1206 browsing is not possible, an empty string is returned.
1207
1208bufadd({name}) *bufadd()*
Bram Moolenaar2eddbac2022-08-25 12:45:21 +01001209 Add a buffer to the buffer list with name {name} (must be a
1210 String).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001211 If a buffer for file {name} already exists, return that buffer
1212 number. Otherwise return the buffer number of the newly
1213 created buffer. When {name} is an empty string then a new
1214 buffer is always created.
1215 The buffer will not have 'buflisted' set and not be loaded
1216 yet. To add some text to the buffer use this: >
1217 let bufnr = bufadd('someName')
1218 call bufload(bufnr)
1219 call setbufline(bufnr, 1, ['some', 'text'])
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001220< Returns 0 on error.
1221 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001222 let bufnr = 'somename'->bufadd()
1223
1224bufexists({buf}) *bufexists()*
1225 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
1226 {buf} exists.
1227 If the {buf} argument is a number, buffer numbers are used.
1228 Number zero is the alternate buffer for the current window.
1229
1230 If the {buf} argument is a string it must match a buffer name
1231 exactly. The name can be:
1232 - Relative to the current directory.
1233 - A full path.
1234 - The name of a buffer with 'buftype' set to "nofile".
1235 - A URL name.
1236 Unlisted buffers will be found.
1237 Note that help files are listed by their short name in the
1238 output of |:buffers|, but bufexists() requires using their
1239 long name to be able to find them.
1240 bufexists() may report a buffer exists, but to use the name
1241 with a |:buffer| command you may need to use |expand()|. Esp
1242 for MS-Windows 8.3 names in the form "c:\DOCUME~1"
1243 Use "bufexists(0)" to test for the existence of an alternate
1244 file name.
1245
1246 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1247 let exists = 'somename'->bufexists()
1248<
1249 Obsolete name: buffer_exists(). *buffer_exists()*
1250
1251buflisted({buf}) *buflisted()*
1252 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
1253 {buf} exists and is listed (has the 'buflisted' option set).
1254 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
1255
1256 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1257 let listed = 'somename'->buflisted()
1258
1259bufload({buf}) *bufload()*
1260 Ensure the buffer {buf} is loaded. When the buffer name
1261 refers to an existing file then the file is read. Otherwise
1262 the buffer will be empty. If the buffer was already loaded
Bram Moolenaar2eddbac2022-08-25 12:45:21 +01001263 then there is no change. If the buffer is not related to a
Daniel Steinbergc2bd2052023-08-09 12:10:59 -04001264 file then no file is read (e.g., when 'buftype' is "nofile").
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001265 If there is an existing swap file for the file of the buffer,
1266 there will be no dialog, the buffer will be loaded anyway.
1267 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
1268
1269 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1270 eval 'somename'->bufload()
1271
1272bufloaded({buf}) *bufloaded()*
1273 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
1274 {buf} exists and is loaded (shown in a window or hidden).
1275 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
1276
1277 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1278 let loaded = 'somename'->bufloaded()
1279
1280bufname([{buf}]) *bufname()*
1281 The result is the name of a buffer. Mostly as it is displayed
1282 by the `:ls` command, but not using special names such as
1283 "[No Name]".
1284 If {buf} is omitted the current buffer is used.
1285 If {buf} is a Number, that buffer number's name is given.
1286 Number zero is the alternate buffer for the current window.
1287 If {buf} is a String, it is used as a |file-pattern| to match
1288 with the buffer names. This is always done like 'magic' is
1289 set and 'cpoptions' is empty. When there is more than one
1290 match an empty string is returned.
1291 "" or "%" can be used for the current buffer, "#" for the
1292 alternate buffer.
1293 A full match is preferred, otherwise a match at the start, end
1294 or middle of the buffer name is accepted. If you only want a
1295 full match then put "^" at the start and "$" at the end of the
1296 pattern.
1297 Listed buffers are found first. If there is a single match
1298 with a listed buffer, that one is returned. Next unlisted
1299 buffers are searched for.
1300 If the {buf} is a String, but you want to use it as a buffer
1301 number, force it to be a Number by adding zero to it: >
1302 :echo bufname("3" + 0)
1303< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1304 echo bufnr->bufname()
1305
1306< If the buffer doesn't exist, or doesn't have a name, an empty
1307 string is returned. >
1308 bufname("#") alternate buffer name
1309 bufname(3) name of buffer 3
1310 bufname("%") name of current buffer
1311 bufname("file2") name of buffer where "file2" matches.
1312< *buffer_name()*
1313 Obsolete name: buffer_name().
1314
1315 *bufnr()*
1316bufnr([{buf} [, {create}]])
1317 The result is the number of a buffer, as it is displayed by
1318 the `:ls` command. For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|
1319 above.
1320
1321 If the buffer doesn't exist, -1 is returned. Or, if the
1322 {create} argument is present and TRUE, a new, unlisted,
1323 buffer is created and its number is returned. Example: >
1324 let newbuf = bufnr('Scratch001', 1)
1325< Using an empty name uses the current buffer. To create a new
1326 buffer with an empty name use |bufadd()|.
1327
1328 bufnr("$") is the last buffer: >
1329 :let last_buffer = bufnr("$")
1330< The result is a Number, which is the highest buffer number
1331 of existing buffers. Note that not all buffers with a smaller
1332 number necessarily exist, because ":bwipeout" may have removed
1333 them. Use bufexists() to test for the existence of a buffer.
1334
1335 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1336 echo bufref->bufnr()
1337<
1338 Obsolete name: buffer_number(). *buffer_number()*
1339 *last_buffer_nr()*
1340 Obsolete name for bufnr("$"): last_buffer_nr().
1341
1342bufwinid({buf}) *bufwinid()*
1343 The result is a Number, which is the |window-ID| of the first
1344 window associated with buffer {buf}. For the use of {buf},
1345 see |bufname()| above. If buffer {buf} doesn't exist or
1346 there is no such window, -1 is returned. Example: >
1347
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001348 echo "A window containing buffer 1 is " .. (bufwinid(1))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001349<
Bram Moolenaar76db9e02022-11-09 21:21:04 +00001350 Only deals with the current tab page. See |win_findbuf()| for
1351 finding more.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001352
1353 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1354 FindBuffer()->bufwinid()
1355
1356bufwinnr({buf}) *bufwinnr()*
1357 Like |bufwinid()| but return the window number instead of the
1358 |window-ID|.
1359 If buffer {buf} doesn't exist or there is no such window, -1
1360 is returned. Example: >
1361
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001362 echo "A window containing buffer 1 is " .. (bufwinnr(1))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001363
1364< The number can be used with |CTRL-W_w| and ":wincmd w"
1365 |:wincmd|.
1366
1367 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1368 FindBuffer()->bufwinnr()
1369
1370byte2line({byte}) *byte2line()*
1371 Return the line number that contains the character at byte
1372 count {byte} in the current buffer. This includes the
1373 end-of-line character, depending on the 'fileformat' option
1374 for the current buffer. The first character has byte count
1375 one.
1376 Also see |line2byte()|, |go| and |:goto|.
1377
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001378 Returns -1 if the {byte} value is invalid.
1379
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001380 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1381 GetOffset()->byte2line()
1382
1383< {not available when compiled without the |+byte_offset|
1384 feature}
1385
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001386byteidx({expr}, {nr} [, {utf16}]) *byteidx()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001387 Return byte index of the {nr}'th character in the String
1388 {expr}. Use zero for the first character, it then returns
1389 zero.
1390 If there are no multibyte characters the returned value is
1391 equal to {nr}.
1392 Composing characters are not counted separately, their byte
1393 length is added to the preceding base character. See
1394 |byteidxcomp()| below for counting composing characters
1395 separately.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001396 When {utf16} is present and TRUE, {nr} is used as the UTF-16
1397 index in the String {expr} instead of as the character index.
1398 The UTF-16 index is the index in the string when it is encoded
1399 with 16-bit words. If the specified UTF-16 index is in the
1400 middle of a character (e.g. in a 4-byte character), then the
1401 byte index of the first byte in the character is returned.
1402 Refer to |string-offset-encoding| for more information.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001403 Example : >
1404 echo matchstr(str, ".", byteidx(str, 3))
1405< will display the fourth character. Another way to do the
1406 same: >
1407 let s = strpart(str, byteidx(str, 3))
1408 echo strpart(s, 0, byteidx(s, 1))
1409< Also see |strgetchar()| and |strcharpart()|.
1410
1411 If there are less than {nr} characters -1 is returned.
1412 If there are exactly {nr} characters the length of the string
1413 in bytes is returned.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001414 See |charidx()| and |utf16idx()| for getting the character and
1415 UTF-16 index respectively from the byte index.
1416 Examples: >
1417 echo byteidx('a😊😊', 2) returns 5
1418 echo byteidx('a😊😊', 2, 1) returns 1
1419 echo byteidx('a😊😊', 3, 1) returns 5
1420<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001421 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1422 GetName()->byteidx(idx)
1423
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001424byteidxcomp({expr}, {nr} [, {utf16}]) *byteidxcomp()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001425 Like byteidx(), except that a composing character is counted
1426 as a separate character. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001427 let s = 'e' .. nr2char(0x301)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001428 echo byteidx(s, 1)
1429 echo byteidxcomp(s, 1)
1430 echo byteidxcomp(s, 2)
1431< The first and third echo result in 3 ('e' plus composing
1432 character is 3 bytes), the second echo results in 1 ('e' is
1433 one byte).
1434 Only works differently from byteidx() when 'encoding' is set
1435 to a Unicode encoding.
1436
1437 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1438 GetName()->byteidxcomp(idx)
1439
1440call({func}, {arglist} [, {dict}]) *call()* *E699*
1441 Call function {func} with the items in |List| {arglist} as
1442 arguments.
1443 {func} can either be a |Funcref| or the name of a function.
1444 a:firstline and a:lastline are set to the cursor line.
1445 Returns the return value of the called function.
1446 {dict} is for functions with the "dict" attribute. It will be
1447 used to set the local variable "self". |Dictionary-function|
1448
1449 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1450 GetFunc()->call([arg, arg], dict)
1451
1452ceil({expr}) *ceil()*
1453 Return the smallest integral value greater than or equal to
1454 {expr} as a |Float| (round up).
1455 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
1456 Examples: >
1457 echo ceil(1.456)
1458< 2.0 >
1459 echo ceil(-5.456)
1460< -5.0 >
1461 echo ceil(4.0)
1462< 4.0
1463
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001464 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
1465
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001466 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1467 Compute()->ceil()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001468
1469
1470ch_ functions are documented here: |channel-functions-details|
1471
1472
1473changenr() *changenr()*
1474 Return the number of the most recent change. This is the same
1475 number as what is displayed with |:undolist| and can be used
1476 with the |:undo| command.
1477 When a change was made it is the number of that change. After
1478 redo it is the number of the redone change. After undo it is
1479 one less than the number of the undone change.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001480 Returns 0 if the undo list is empty.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001481
1482char2nr({string} [, {utf8}]) *char2nr()*
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001483 Return Number value of the first char in {string}.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001484 Examples: >
1485 char2nr(" ") returns 32
1486 char2nr("ABC") returns 65
1487< When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
1488 Example for "utf-8": >
1489 char2nr("á") returns 225
1490 char2nr("á"[0]) returns 195
1491< When {utf8} is TRUE, always treat as UTF-8 characters.
1492 A combining character is a separate character.
1493 |nr2char()| does the opposite.
1494 To turn a string into a list of character numbers: >
1495 let str = "ABC"
1496 let list = map(split(str, '\zs'), {_, val -> char2nr(val)})
1497< Result: [65, 66, 67]
1498
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001499 Returns 0 if {string} is not a |String|.
1500
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001501 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1502 GetChar()->char2nr()
1503
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001504charclass({string}) *charclass()*
1505 Return the character class of the first character in {string}.
1506 The character class is one of:
1507 0 blank
1508 1 punctuation
1509 2 word character
1510 3 emoji
1511 other specific Unicode class
1512 The class is used in patterns and word motions.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001513 Returns 0 if {string} is not a |String|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001514
1515
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +00001516charcol({expr} [, {winid}]) *charcol()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001517 Same as |col()| but returns the character index of the column
1518 position given with {expr} instead of the byte position.
1519
1520 Example:
1521 With the cursor on '세' in line 5 with text "여보세요": >
1522 charcol('.') returns 3
1523 col('.') returns 7
1524
1525< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1526 GetPos()->col()
1527<
1528 *charidx()*
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001529charidx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc} [, {utf16}]])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001530 Return the character index of the byte at {idx} in {string}.
1531 The index of the first character is zero.
1532 If there are no multibyte characters the returned value is
1533 equal to {idx}.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001534
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001535 When {countcc} is omitted or |FALSE|, then composing characters
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001536 are not counted separately, their byte length is added to the
1537 preceding base character.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001538 When {countcc} is |TRUE|, then composing characters are
1539 counted as separate characters.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001540
1541 When {utf16} is present and TRUE, {idx} is used as the UTF-16
1542 index in the String {expr} instead of as the byte index.
1543
Yegappan Lakshmanan577922b2023-06-08 17:09:45 +01001544 Returns -1 if the arguments are invalid or if there are less
1545 than {idx} bytes. If there are exactly {idx} bytes the length
1546 of the string in characters is returned.
1547
1548 An error is given and -1 is returned if the first argument is
1549 not a string, the second argument is not a number or when the
1550 third argument is present and is not zero or one.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001551
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001552 See |byteidx()| and |byteidxcomp()| for getting the byte index
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001553 from the character index and |utf16idx()| for getting the
1554 UTF-16 index from the character index.
1555 Refer to |string-offset-encoding| for more information.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001556 Examples: >
1557 echo charidx('áb́ć', 3) returns 1
1558 echo charidx('áb́ć', 6, 1) returns 4
1559 echo charidx('áb́ć', 16) returns -1
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001560 echo charidx('a😊😊', 4, 0, 1) returns 2
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001561<
1562 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1563 GetName()->charidx(idx)
1564
1565chdir({dir}) *chdir()*
1566 Change the current working directory to {dir}. The scope of
1567 the directory change depends on the directory of the current
1568 window:
1569 - If the current window has a window-local directory
1570 (|:lcd|), then changes the window local directory.
1571 - Otherwise, if the current tabpage has a local
1572 directory (|:tcd|) then changes the tabpage local
1573 directory.
1574 - Otherwise, changes the global directory.
1575 {dir} must be a String.
1576 If successful, returns the previous working directory. Pass
1577 this to another chdir() to restore the directory.
1578 On failure, returns an empty string.
1579
1580 Example: >
1581 let save_dir = chdir(newdir)
1582 if save_dir != ""
1583 " ... do some work
1584 call chdir(save_dir)
1585 endif
1586
1587< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1588 GetDir()->chdir()
1589<
1590cindent({lnum}) *cindent()*
1591 Get the amount of indent for line {lnum} according the C
1592 indenting rules, as with 'cindent'.
1593 The indent is counted in spaces, the value of 'tabstop' is
1594 relevant. {lnum} is used just like in |getline()|.
Bram Moolenaar8e145b82022-05-21 20:17:31 +01001595 When {lnum} is invalid -1 is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001596 See |C-indenting|.
1597
1598 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1599 GetLnum()->cindent()
1600
1601clearmatches([{win}]) *clearmatches()*
1602 Clears all matches previously defined for the current window
1603 by |matchadd()| and the |:match| commands.
1604 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
1605 window ID instead of the current window.
1606
1607 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1608 GetWin()->clearmatches()
1609<
Bram Moolenaar10e8ff92023-06-10 21:40:39 +01001610col({expr} [, {winid}]) *col()*
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +00001611 The result is a Number, which is the byte index of the column
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001612 position given with {expr}. The accepted positions are:
1613 . the cursor position
1614 $ the end of the cursor line (the result is the
1615 number of bytes in the cursor line plus one)
1616 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
1617 returned)
1618 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
1619 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
1620 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
1621 that it's updated right away.
1622 Additionally {expr} can be [lnum, col]: a |List| with the line
1623 and column number. Most useful when the column is "$", to get
1624 the last column of a specific line. When "lnum" or "col" is
1625 out of range then col() returns zero.
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +00001626 With the optional {winid} argument the values are obtained for
1627 that window instead of the current window.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001628 To get the line number use |line()|. To get both use
1629 |getpos()|.
1630 For the screen column position use |virtcol()|. For the
1631 character position use |charcol()|.
1632 Note that only marks in the current file can be used.
1633 Examples: >
1634 col(".") column of cursor
1635 col("$") length of cursor line plus one
1636 col("'t") column of mark t
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001637 col("'" .. markname) column of mark markname
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +00001638< The first column is 1. Returns 0 if {expr} is invalid or when
1639 the window with ID {winid} is not found.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001640 For an uppercase mark the column may actually be in another
1641 buffer.
1642 For the cursor position, when 'virtualedit' is active, the
1643 column is one higher if the cursor is after the end of the
Bram Moolenaar6ebe4f92022-10-28 20:47:54 +01001644 line. Also, when using a <Cmd> mapping the cursor isn't
1645 moved, this can be used to obtain the column in Insert mode: >
Bram Moolenaar76db9e02022-11-09 21:21:04 +00001646 :imap <F2> <Cmd>echowin col(".")<CR>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001647
1648< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1649 GetPos()->col()
1650<
1651
1652complete({startcol}, {matches}) *complete()* *E785*
1653 Set the matches for Insert mode completion.
1654 Can only be used in Insert mode. You need to use a mapping
1655 with CTRL-R = (see |i_CTRL-R|). It does not work after CTRL-O
1656 or with an expression mapping.
1657 {startcol} is the byte offset in the line where the completed
1658 text start. The text up to the cursor is the original text
1659 that will be replaced by the matches. Use col('.') for an
1660 empty string. "col('.') - 1" will replace one character by a
1661 match.
1662 {matches} must be a |List|. Each |List| item is one match.
1663 See |complete-items| for the kind of items that are possible.
1664 "longest" in 'completeopt' is ignored.
1665 Note that the after calling this function you need to avoid
1666 inserting anything that would cause completion to stop.
1667 The match can be selected with CTRL-N and CTRL-P as usual with
1668 Insert mode completion. The popup menu will appear if
1669 specified, see |ins-completion-menu|.
1670 Example: >
1671 inoremap <F5> <C-R>=ListMonths()<CR>
1672
Bram Moolenaar10e8ff92023-06-10 21:40:39 +01001673 func ListMonths()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001674 call complete(col('.'), ['January', 'February', 'March',
1675 \ 'April', 'May', 'June', 'July', 'August', 'September',
1676 \ 'October', 'November', 'December'])
1677 return ''
1678 endfunc
1679< This isn't very useful, but it shows how it works. Note that
1680 an empty string is returned to avoid a zero being inserted.
1681
1682 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
1683 second argument: >
1684 GetMatches()->complete(col('.'))
1685
1686complete_add({expr}) *complete_add()*
1687 Add {expr} to the list of matches. Only to be used by the
1688 function specified with the 'completefunc' option.
1689 Returns 0 for failure (empty string or out of memory),
1690 1 when the match was added, 2 when the match was already in
1691 the list.
1692 See |complete-functions| for an explanation of {expr}. It is
1693 the same as one item in the list that 'omnifunc' would return.
1694
1695 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1696 GetMoreMatches()->complete_add()
1697
1698complete_check() *complete_check()*
1699 Check for a key typed while looking for completion matches.
1700 This is to be used when looking for matches takes some time.
1701 Returns |TRUE| when searching for matches is to be aborted,
1702 zero otherwise.
1703 Only to be used by the function specified with the
1704 'completefunc' option.
1705
1706
1707complete_info([{what}]) *complete_info()*
1708 Returns a |Dictionary| with information about Insert mode
1709 completion. See |ins-completion|.
1710 The items are:
1711 mode Current completion mode name string.
1712 See |complete_info_mode| for the values.
1713 pum_visible |TRUE| if popup menu is visible.
1714 See |pumvisible()|.
1715 items List of completion matches. Each item is a
1716 dictionary containing the entries "word",
1717 "abbr", "menu", "kind", "info" and "user_data".
1718 See |complete-items|.
1719 selected Selected item index. First index is zero.
1720 Index is -1 if no item is selected (showing
1721 typed text only, or the last completion after
1722 no item is selected when using the <Up> or
1723 <Down> keys)
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01001724 inserted Inserted string. [NOT IMPLEMENTED YET]
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001725
1726 *complete_info_mode*
1727 mode values are:
1728 "" Not in completion mode
1729 "keyword" Keyword completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-N|
1730 "ctrl_x" Just pressed CTRL-X |i_CTRL-X|
1731 "scroll" Scrolling with |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-E| or
1732 |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-Y|
1733 "whole_line" Whole lines |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-L|
1734 "files" File names |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-F|
1735 "tags" Tags |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-]|
1736 "path_defines" Definition completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-D|
1737 "path_patterns" Include completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-I|
1738 "dictionary" Dictionary |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-K|
1739 "thesaurus" Thesaurus |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-T|
1740 "cmdline" Vim Command line |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-V|
1741 "function" User defined completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-U|
1742 "omni" Omni completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-O|
1743 "spell" Spelling suggestions |i_CTRL-X_s|
1744 "eval" |complete()| completion
1745 "unknown" Other internal modes
1746
1747 If the optional {what} list argument is supplied, then only
1748 the items listed in {what} are returned. Unsupported items in
1749 {what} are silently ignored.
1750
1751 To get the position and size of the popup menu, see
1752 |pum_getpos()|. It's also available in |v:event| during the
1753 |CompleteChanged| event.
1754
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001755 Returns an empty |Dictionary| on error.
1756
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001757 Examples: >
1758 " Get all items
1759 call complete_info()
1760 " Get only 'mode'
1761 call complete_info(['mode'])
1762 " Get only 'mode' and 'pum_visible'
1763 call complete_info(['mode', 'pum_visible'])
1764
1765< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1766 GetItems()->complete_info()
1767<
1768 *confirm()*
1769confirm({msg} [, {choices} [, {default} [, {type}]]])
1770 confirm() offers the user a dialog, from which a choice can be
1771 made. It returns the number of the choice. For the first
1772 choice this is 1.
1773 Note: confirm() is only supported when compiled with dialog
1774 support, see |+dialog_con| and |+dialog_gui|.
1775
1776 {msg} is displayed in a |dialog| with {choices} as the
1777 alternatives. When {choices} is missing or empty, "&OK" is
1778 used (and translated).
1779 {msg} is a String, use '\n' to include a newline. Only on
1780 some systems the string is wrapped when it doesn't fit.
1781
1782 {choices} is a String, with the individual choices separated
1783 by '\n', e.g. >
1784 confirm("Save changes?", "&Yes\n&No\n&Cancel")
1785< The letter after the '&' is the shortcut key for that choice.
1786 Thus you can type 'c' to select "Cancel". The shortcut does
1787 not need to be the first letter: >
1788 confirm("file has been modified", "&Save\nSave &All")
1789< For the console, the first letter of each choice is used as
1790 the default shortcut key. Case is ignored.
1791
1792 The optional {default} argument is the number of the choice
1793 that is made if the user hits <CR>. Use 1 to make the first
1794 choice the default one. Use 0 to not set a default. If
1795 {default} is omitted, 1 is used.
1796
1797 The optional {type} String argument gives the type of dialog.
1798 This is only used for the icon of the GTK, Mac, Motif and
1799 Win32 GUI. It can be one of these values: "Error",
1800 "Question", "Info", "Warning" or "Generic". Only the first
1801 character is relevant. When {type} is omitted, "Generic" is
1802 used.
1803
1804 If the user aborts the dialog by pressing <Esc>, CTRL-C,
1805 or another valid interrupt key, confirm() returns 0.
1806
1807 An example: >
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001808 let choice = confirm("What do you want?",
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001809 \ "&Apples\n&Oranges\n&Bananas", 2)
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001810 if choice == 0
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001811 echo "make up your mind!"
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001812 elseif choice == 3
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001813 echo "tasteful"
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001814 else
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001815 echo "I prefer bananas myself."
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001816 endif
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001817< In a GUI dialog, buttons are used. The layout of the buttons
1818 depends on the 'v' flag in 'guioptions'. If it is included,
1819 the buttons are always put vertically. Otherwise, confirm()
1820 tries to put the buttons in one horizontal line. If they
1821 don't fit, a vertical layout is used anyway. For some systems
1822 the horizontal layout is always used.
1823
1824 Can also be used as a |method|in: >
1825 BuildMessage()->confirm("&Yes\n&No")
1826<
1827 *copy()*
1828copy({expr}) Make a copy of {expr}. For Numbers and Strings this isn't
1829 different from using {expr} directly.
1830 When {expr} is a |List| a shallow copy is created. This means
1831 that the original |List| can be changed without changing the
1832 copy, and vice versa. But the items are identical, thus
1833 changing an item changes the contents of both |Lists|.
1834 A |Dictionary| is copied in a similar way as a |List|.
1835 Also see |deepcopy()|.
1836 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1837 mylist->copy()
1838
1839cos({expr}) *cos()*
1840 Return the cosine of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|.
1841 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001842 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001843 Examples: >
1844 :echo cos(100)
1845< 0.862319 >
1846 :echo cos(-4.01)
1847< -0.646043
1848
1849 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1850 Compute()->cos()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001851
1852
1853cosh({expr}) *cosh()*
1854 Return the hyperbolic cosine of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
1855 [1, inf].
1856 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001857 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001858 Examples: >
1859 :echo cosh(0.5)
1860< 1.127626 >
1861 :echo cosh(-0.5)
1862< -1.127626
1863
1864 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1865 Compute()->cosh()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001866
1867
Yegappan Lakshmanancd39b692023-10-02 12:50:45 -07001868count({comp}, {expr} [, {ic} [, {start}]]) *count()* *E706*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001869 Return the number of times an item with value {expr} appears
1870 in |String|, |List| or |Dictionary| {comp}.
1871
1872 If {start} is given then start with the item with this index.
1873 {start} can only be used with a |List|.
1874
1875 When {ic} is given and it's |TRUE| then case is ignored.
1876
1877 When {comp} is a string then the number of not overlapping
1878 occurrences of {expr} is returned. Zero is returned when
1879 {expr} is an empty string.
1880
1881 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1882 mylist->count(val)
1883<
1884 *cscope_connection()*
1885cscope_connection([{num} , {dbpath} [, {prepend}]])
1886 Checks for the existence of a |cscope| connection. If no
1887 parameters are specified, then the function returns:
1888 0, if cscope was not available (not compiled in), or
1889 if there are no cscope connections;
1890 1, if there is at least one cscope connection.
1891
1892 If parameters are specified, then the value of {num}
1893 determines how existence of a cscope connection is checked:
1894
1895 {num} Description of existence check
1896 ----- ------------------------------
1897 0 Same as no parameters (e.g., "cscope_connection()").
1898 1 Ignore {prepend}, and use partial string matches for
1899 {dbpath}.
1900 2 Ignore {prepend}, and use exact string matches for
1901 {dbpath}.
1902 3 Use {prepend}, use partial string matches for both
1903 {dbpath} and {prepend}.
1904 4 Use {prepend}, use exact string matches for both
1905 {dbpath} and {prepend}.
1906
1907 Note: All string comparisons are case sensitive!
1908
1909 Examples. Suppose we had the following (from ":cs show"): >
1910
1911 # pid database name prepend path
1912 0 27664 cscope.out /usr/local
1913<
1914 Invocation Return Val ~
1915 ---------- ---------- >
1916 cscope_connection() 1
1917 cscope_connection(1, "out") 1
1918 cscope_connection(2, "out") 0
1919 cscope_connection(3, "out") 0
1920 cscope_connection(3, "out", "local") 1
1921 cscope_connection(4, "out") 0
1922 cscope_connection(4, "out", "local") 0
1923 cscope_connection(4, "cscope.out", "/usr/local") 1
1924<
1925cursor({lnum}, {col} [, {off}]) *cursor()*
1926cursor({list})
1927 Positions the cursor at the column (byte count) {col} in the
1928 line {lnum}. The first column is one.
1929
1930 When there is one argument {list} this is used as a |List|
1931 with two, three or four item:
1932 [{lnum}, {col}]
1933 [{lnum}, {col}, {off}]
1934 [{lnum}, {col}, {off}, {curswant}]
1935 This is like the return value of |getpos()| or |getcurpos()|,
1936 but without the first item.
1937
Bram Moolenaar10e8ff92023-06-10 21:40:39 +01001938 To position the cursor using {col} as the character count, use
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001939 |setcursorcharpos()|.
1940
1941 Does not change the jumplist.
Bram Moolenaar7c6cd442022-10-11 21:54:04 +01001942 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|, except that if {lnum} is
1943 zero, the cursor will stay in the current line.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001944 If {lnum} is greater than the number of lines in the buffer,
1945 the cursor will be positioned at the last line in the buffer.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001946 If {col} is greater than the number of bytes in the line,
1947 the cursor will be positioned at the last character in the
1948 line.
1949 If {col} is zero, the cursor will stay in the current column.
1950 If {curswant} is given it is used to set the preferred column
1951 for vertical movement. Otherwise {col} is used.
1952
1953 When 'virtualedit' is used {off} specifies the offset in
1954 screen columns from the start of the character. E.g., a
1955 position within a <Tab> or after the last character.
1956 Returns 0 when the position could be set, -1 otherwise.
1957
1958 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1959 GetCursorPos()->cursor()
1960
1961debugbreak({pid}) *debugbreak()*
1962 Specifically used to interrupt a program being debugged. It
1963 will cause process {pid} to get a SIGTRAP. Behavior for other
1964 processes is undefined. See |terminal-debugger|.
1965 {only available on MS-Windows}
1966
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001967 Returns |TRUE| if successfully interrupted the program.
1968 Otherwise returns |FALSE|.
1969
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001970 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1971 GetPid()->debugbreak()
1972
1973deepcopy({expr} [, {noref}]) *deepcopy()* *E698*
1974 Make a copy of {expr}. For Numbers and Strings this isn't
1975 different from using {expr} directly.
1976 When {expr} is a |List| a full copy is created. This means
1977 that the original |List| can be changed without changing the
1978 copy, and vice versa. When an item is a |List| or
1979 |Dictionary|, a copy for it is made, recursively. Thus
1980 changing an item in the copy does not change the contents of
1981 the original |List|.
1982 A |Dictionary| is copied in a similar way as a |List|.
1983
1984 When {noref} is omitted or zero a contained |List| or
1985 |Dictionary| is only copied once. All references point to
1986 this single copy. With {noref} set to 1 every occurrence of a
1987 |List| or |Dictionary| results in a new copy. This also means
1988 that a cyclic reference causes deepcopy() to fail.
1989 *E724*
1990 Nesting is possible up to 100 levels. When there is an item
1991 that refers back to a higher level making a deep copy with
1992 {noref} set to 1 will fail.
1993 Also see |copy()|.
1994
1995 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1996 GetObject()->deepcopy()
1997
1998delete({fname} [, {flags}]) *delete()*
1999 Without {flags} or with {flags} empty: Deletes the file by the
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01002000 name {fname}.
2001
2002 This also works when {fname} is a symbolic link. The symbolic
2003 link itself is deleted, not what it points to.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002004
2005 When {flags} is "d": Deletes the directory by the name
2006 {fname}. This fails when directory {fname} is not empty.
2007
2008 When {flags} is "rf": Deletes the directory by the name
2009 {fname} and everything in it, recursively. BE CAREFUL!
2010 Note: on MS-Windows it is not possible to delete a directory
2011 that is being used.
2012
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002013 The result is a Number, which is 0/false if the delete
2014 operation was successful and -1/true when the deletion failed
2015 or partly failed.
2016
2017 Use |remove()| to delete an item from a |List|.
2018 To delete a line from the buffer use |:delete| or
2019 |deletebufline()|.
2020
2021 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2022 GetName()->delete()
2023
2024deletebufline({buf}, {first} [, {last}]) *deletebufline()*
2025 Delete lines {first} to {last} (inclusive) from buffer {buf}.
2026 If {last} is omitted then delete line {first} only.
2027 On success 0 is returned, on failure 1 is returned.
2028
2029 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
2030 |bufload()| if needed.
2031
2032 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
2033
2034 {first} and {last} are used like with |getline()|. Note that
2035 when using |line()| this refers to the current buffer. Use "$"
2036 to refer to the last line in buffer {buf}.
2037
2038 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2039 GetBuffer()->deletebufline(1)
2040<
2041 *did_filetype()*
2042did_filetype() Returns |TRUE| when autocommands are being executed and the
2043 FileType event has been triggered at least once. Can be used
2044 to avoid triggering the FileType event again in the scripts
2045 that detect the file type. |FileType|
2046 Returns |FALSE| when `:setf FALLBACK` was used.
2047 When editing another file, the counter is reset, thus this
2048 really checks if the FileType event has been triggered for the
2049 current buffer. This allows an autocommand that starts
2050 editing another buffer to set 'filetype' and load a syntax
2051 file.
2052
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +01002053diff({fromlist}, {tolist} [, {options}]) *diff()*
2054 Returns a String or a List containing the diff between the
2055 strings in {fromlist} and {tolist}. Uses the Vim internal
2056 diff library to compute the diff.
2057
2058 *E106*
2059 The optional "output" item in {options} specifies the returned
2060 diff format. The following values are supported:
2061 indices Return a List of the starting and ending
2062 indices and a count of the strings in each
2063 diff hunk.
2064 unified Return the unified diff output as a String.
2065 This is the default.
2066
2067 If the "output" item in {options} is "indices", then a List is
2068 returned. Each List item contains a Dict with the following
2069 items for each diff hunk:
2070 from_idx start index in {fromlist} for this diff hunk.
2071 from_count number of strings in {fromlist} that are
2072 added/removed/modified in this diff hunk.
2073 to_idx start index in {tolist} for this diff hunk.
2074 to_count number of strings in {tolist} that are
2075 added/removed/modified in this diff hunk.
2076
2077 The {options} Dict argument also specifies diff options
2078 (similar to 'diffopt') and supports the following items:
Yegappan Lakshmananbe156a32024-02-11 17:08:29 +01002079 algorithm Dict specifying the diff algorithm to
2080 use. Supported boolean items are
2081 "myers", "minimal", "patience" and
2082 "histogram".
Yegappan Lakshmanana0010a12024-02-12 20:21:26 +01002083 context diff context length. Default is 0.
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +01002084 iblank ignore changes where lines are all
2085 blank.
2086 icase ignore changes in case of text.
Yegappan Lakshmananbe156a32024-02-11 17:08:29 +01002087 indent-heuristic use the indent heuristic for the
2088 internal diff library.
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +01002089 iwhite ignore changes in amount of white
2090 space.
2091 iwhiteall ignore all white space changes.
2092 iwhiteeol ignore white space changes at end of
2093 line.
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +01002094 For more information about these options, refer to 'diffopt'.
2095
Yegappan Lakshmanana0010a12024-02-12 20:21:26 +01002096 To compute the unified diff, all the items in {fromlist} are
2097 concatenated into a string using a newline separator and the
2098 same for {tolist}. The unified diff output uses line numbers.
2099
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +01002100 Returns an empty List or String if {fromlist} and {tolist} are
2101 identical.
2102
Yegappan Lakshmanan1af35632024-02-06 11:03:36 +01002103 Examples: >
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +01002104 :echo diff(['abc'], ['xxx'])
2105 @@ -1 +1 @@
2106 -abc
2107 +xxx
2108
2109 :echo diff(['abc'], ['xxx'], {'output': 'indices'})
2110 [{'from_idx': 0, 'from_count': 1, 'to_idx': 0, 'to_count': 1}]
2111 :echo diff(readfile('oldfile'), readfile('newfile'))
2112 :echo diff(getbufline(5, 1, '$'), getbufline(6, 1, '$'))
Yegappan Lakshmanan1af35632024-02-06 11:03:36 +01002113<
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +01002114 For more examples, refer to |diff-func-examples|
2115
2116 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2117 GetFromList->diff(to_list)
2118<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002119diff_filler({lnum}) *diff_filler()*
2120 Returns the number of filler lines above line {lnum}.
2121 These are the lines that were inserted at this point in
2122 another diff'ed window. These filler lines are shown in the
2123 display but don't exist in the buffer.
2124 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2125 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2126 Returns 0 if the current window is not in diff mode.
2127
2128 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2129 GetLnum()->diff_filler()
2130
2131diff_hlID({lnum}, {col}) *diff_hlID()*
2132 Returns the highlight ID for diff mode at line {lnum} column
2133 {col} (byte index). When the current line does not have a
2134 diff change zero is returned.
2135 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2136 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2137 {col} is 1 for the leftmost column, {lnum} is 1 for the first
2138 line.
2139 The highlight ID can be used with |synIDattr()| to obtain
2140 syntax information about the highlighting.
2141
2142 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2143 GetLnum()->diff_hlID(col)
2144<
2145
2146digraph_get({chars}) *digraph_get()* *E1214*
2147 Return the digraph of {chars}. This should be a string with
2148 exactly two characters. If {chars} are not just two
2149 characters, or the digraph of {chars} does not exist, an error
2150 is given and an empty string is returned.
2151
2152 The character will be converted from Unicode to 'encoding'
2153 when needed. This does require the conversion to be
2154 available, it might fail.
2155
2156 Also see |digraph_getlist()|.
2157
2158 Examples: >
2159 " Get a built-in digraph
2160 :echo digraph_get('00') " Returns '∞'
2161
2162 " Get a user-defined digraph
2163 :call digraph_set('aa', 'あ')
2164 :echo digraph_get('aa') " Returns 'あ'
2165<
2166 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2167 GetChars()->digraph_get()
2168<
2169 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2170 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2171 display an error message.
2172
2173
2174digraph_getlist([{listall}]) *digraph_getlist()*
2175 Return a list of digraphs. If the {listall} argument is given
2176 and it is TRUE, return all digraphs, including the default
2177 digraphs. Otherwise, return only user-defined digraphs.
2178
2179 The characters will be converted from Unicode to 'encoding'
2180 when needed. This does require the conservation to be
2181 available, it might fail.
2182
2183 Also see |digraph_get()|.
2184
2185 Examples: >
2186 " Get user-defined digraphs
2187 :echo digraph_getlist()
2188
2189 " Get all the digraphs, including default digraphs
2190 :echo digraph_getlist(1)
2191<
2192 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2193 GetNumber()->digraph_getlist()
2194<
2195 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2196 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2197 display an error message.
2198
2199
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002200digraph_set({chars}, {digraph}) *digraph_set()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002201 Add digraph {chars} to the list. {chars} must be a string
2202 with two characters. {digraph} is a string with one UTF-8
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002203 encoded character. *E1215*
2204 Be careful, composing characters are NOT ignored. This
2205 function is similar to |:digraphs| command, but useful to add
2206 digraphs start with a white space.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002207
2208 The function result is v:true if |digraph| is registered. If
2209 this fails an error message is given and v:false is returned.
2210
2211 If you want to define multiple digraphs at once, you can use
2212 |digraph_setlist()|.
2213
2214 Example: >
2215 call digraph_set(' ', 'あ')
2216<
2217 Can be used as a |method|: >
2218 GetString()->digraph_set('あ')
2219<
2220 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2221 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2222 display an error message.
2223
2224
2225digraph_setlist({digraphlist}) *digraph_setlist()*
2226 Similar to |digraph_set()| but this function can add multiple
2227 digraphs at once. {digraphlist} is a list composed of lists,
2228 where each list contains two strings with {chars} and
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002229 {digraph} as in |digraph_set()|. *E1216*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002230 Example: >
2231 call digraph_setlist([['aa', 'あ'], ['ii', 'い']])
2232<
2233 It is similar to the following: >
2234 for [chars, digraph] in [['aa', 'あ'], ['ii', 'い']]
2235 call digraph_set(chars, digraph)
2236 endfor
2237< Except that the function returns after the first error,
2238 following digraphs will not be added.
2239
2240 Can be used as a |method|: >
2241 GetList()->digraph_setlist()
2242<
2243 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2244 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2245 display an error message.
2246
2247
2248echoraw({string}) *echoraw()*
2249 Output {string} as-is, including unprintable characters.
2250 This can be used to output a terminal code. For example, to
2251 disable modifyOtherKeys: >
2252 call echoraw(&t_TE)
2253< and to enable it again: >
2254 call echoraw(&t_TI)
2255< Use with care, you can mess up the terminal this way.
2256
2257
2258empty({expr}) *empty()*
2259 Return the Number 1 if {expr} is empty, zero otherwise.
2260 - A |List| or |Dictionary| is empty when it does not have any
2261 items.
2262 - A |String| is empty when its length is zero.
2263 - A |Number| and |Float| are empty when their value is zero.
2264 - |v:false|, |v:none| and |v:null| are empty, |v:true| is not.
2265 - A |Job| is empty when it failed to start.
2266 - A |Channel| is empty when it is closed.
2267 - A |Blob| is empty when its length is zero.
2268
2269 For a long |List| this is much faster than comparing the
2270 length with zero.
2271
2272 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2273 mylist->empty()
2274
2275environ() *environ()*
2276 Return all of environment variables as dictionary. You can
2277 check if an environment variable exists like this: >
2278 :echo has_key(environ(), 'HOME')
2279< Note that the variable name may be CamelCase; to ignore case
2280 use this: >
2281 :echo index(keys(environ()), 'HOME', 0, 1) != -1
2282
Bram Moolenaar416bd912023-07-07 23:19:18 +01002283
2284err_teapot([{expr}]) *err_teapot()*
2285 Produce an error with number 418, needed for implementation of
Christian Brabandtee17b6f2023-09-09 11:23:50 +02002286 RFC 2324.
Bram Moolenaar416bd912023-07-07 23:19:18 +01002287 If {expr} is present and it is TRUE error 503 is given,
2288 indicating that coffee is temporarily not available.
2289 If {expr} is present it must be a String.
2290
2291
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002292escape({string}, {chars}) *escape()*
2293 Escape the characters in {chars} that occur in {string} with a
2294 backslash. Example: >
2295 :echo escape('c:\program files\vim', ' \')
2296< results in: >
2297 c:\\program\ files\\vim
2298< Also see |shellescape()| and |fnameescape()|.
2299
2300 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2301 GetText()->escape(' \')
2302<
2303 *eval()*
2304eval({string}) Evaluate {string} and return the result. Especially useful to
2305 turn the result of |string()| back into the original value.
2306 This works for Numbers, Floats, Strings, Blobs and composites
2307 of them. Also works for |Funcref|s that refer to existing
2308 functions.
2309
2310 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2311 argv->join()->eval()
2312
2313eventhandler() *eventhandler()*
2314 Returns 1 when inside an event handler. That is that Vim got
2315 interrupted while waiting for the user to type a character,
2316 e.g., when dropping a file on Vim. This means interactive
2317 commands cannot be used. Otherwise zero is returned.
2318
2319executable({expr}) *executable()*
2320 This function checks if an executable with the name {expr}
2321 exists. {expr} must be the name of the program without any
2322 arguments.
2323 executable() uses the value of $PATH and/or the normal
2324 searchpath for programs. *PATHEXT*
2325 On MS-Windows the ".exe", ".bat", etc. can optionally be
2326 included. Then the extensions in $PATHEXT are tried. Thus if
2327 "foo.exe" does not exist, "foo.exe.bat" can be found. If
2328 $PATHEXT is not set then ".com;.exe;.bat;.cmd" is used. A dot
2329 by itself can be used in $PATHEXT to try using the name
2330 without an extension. When 'shell' looks like a Unix shell,
2331 then the name is also tried without adding an extension.
2332 On MS-Windows it only checks if the file exists and is not a
2333 directory, not if it's really executable.
2334 On MS-Windows an executable in the same directory as Vim is
Yasuhiro Matsumoto05cf63e2022-05-03 11:02:28 +01002335 normally found. Since this directory is added to $PATH it
2336 should also work to execute it |win32-PATH|. This can be
2337 disabled by setting the $NoDefaultCurrentDirectoryInExePath
2338 environment variable. *NoDefaultCurrentDirectoryInExePath*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002339 The result is a Number:
2340 1 exists
2341 0 does not exist
2342 -1 not implemented on this system
2343 |exepath()| can be used to get the full path of an executable.
2344
2345 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2346 GetCommand()->executable()
2347
2348execute({command} [, {silent}]) *execute()*
2349 Execute an Ex command or commands and return the output as a
2350 string.
2351 {command} can be a string or a List. In case of a List the
2352 lines are executed one by one.
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +01002353 This is more or less equivalent to: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002354 redir => var
2355 {command}
2356 redir END
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +01002357< Except that line continuation in {command} is not recognized.
2358
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002359 The optional {silent} argument can have these values:
2360 "" no `:silent` used
2361 "silent" `:silent` used
2362 "silent!" `:silent!` used
2363 The default is "silent". Note that with "silent!", unlike
2364 `:redir`, error messages are dropped. When using an external
2365 command the screen may be messed up, use `system()` instead.
2366 *E930*
2367 It is not possible to use `:redir` anywhere in {command}.
2368
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +01002369 To get a list of lines use `split()` on the result: >
Bram Moolenaar75ab5902022-04-18 15:36:40 +01002370 execute('args')->split("\n")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002371
2372< To execute a command in another window than the current one
2373 use `win_execute()`.
2374
2375 When used recursively the output of the recursive call is not
2376 included in the output of the higher level call.
2377
2378 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2379 GetCommand()->execute()
2380
2381exepath({expr}) *exepath()*
2382 If {expr} is an executable and is either an absolute path, a
2383 relative path or found in $PATH, return the full path.
2384 Note that the current directory is used when {expr} starts
2385 with "./", which may be a problem for Vim: >
2386 echo exepath(v:progpath)
2387< If {expr} cannot be found in $PATH or is not executable then
2388 an empty string is returned.
2389
2390 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2391 GetCommand()->exepath()
2392<
2393 *exists()*
2394exists({expr}) The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if {expr} is defined,
2395 zero otherwise.
2396
2397 Note: In a compiled |:def| function the evaluation is done at
2398 runtime. Use `exists_compiled()` to evaluate the expression
2399 at compile time.
2400
2401 For checking for a supported feature use |has()|.
2402 For checking if a file exists use |filereadable()|.
2403
2404 The {expr} argument is a string, which contains one of these:
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00002405 varname internal variable (see
2406 dict.key |internal-variables|). Also works
2407 list[i] for |curly-braces-names|, |Dictionary|
2408 import.Func entries, |List| items, imported
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00002409 items, etc.
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00002410 Does not work for local variables in a
2411 compiled `:def` function.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00002412 Also works for a function in |Vim9|
2413 script, since it can be used as a
2414 function reference.
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00002415 Beware that evaluating an index may
2416 cause an error message for an invalid
2417 expression. E.g.: >
2418 :let l = [1, 2, 3]
2419 :echo exists("l[5]")
2420< 0 >
2421 :echo exists("l[xx]")
2422< E121: Undefined variable: xx
2423 0
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002424 &option-name Vim option (only checks if it exists,
2425 not if it really works)
2426 +option-name Vim option that works.
2427 $ENVNAME environment variable (could also be
2428 done by comparing with an empty
2429 string)
2430 *funcname built-in function (see |functions|)
2431 or user defined function (see
2432 |user-functions|) that is implemented.
2433 Also works for a variable that is a
2434 Funcref.
2435 ?funcname built-in function that could be
2436 implemented; to be used to check if
2437 "funcname" is valid
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002438 :cmdname Ex command: built-in command, user
2439 command or command modifier |:command|.
2440 Returns:
2441 1 for match with start of a command
2442 2 full match with a command
2443 3 matches several user commands
2444 To check for a supported command
2445 always check the return value to be 2.
2446 :2match The |:2match| command.
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01002447 :3match The |:3match| command (but you
2448 probably should not use it, it is
2449 reserved for internal usage)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002450 #event autocommand defined for this event
2451 #event#pattern autocommand defined for this event and
2452 pattern (the pattern is taken
2453 literally and compared to the
2454 autocommand patterns character by
2455 character)
2456 #group autocommand group exists
2457 #group#event autocommand defined for this group and
2458 event.
2459 #group#event#pattern
2460 autocommand defined for this group,
2461 event and pattern.
2462 ##event autocommand for this event is
2463 supported.
2464
2465 Examples: >
2466 exists("&shortname")
2467 exists("$HOSTNAME")
2468 exists("*strftime")
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00002469 exists("*s:MyFunc") " only for legacy script
2470 exists("*MyFunc")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002471 exists("bufcount")
2472 exists(":Make")
2473 exists("#CursorHold")
2474 exists("#BufReadPre#*.gz")
2475 exists("#filetypeindent")
2476 exists("#filetypeindent#FileType")
2477 exists("#filetypeindent#FileType#*")
2478 exists("##ColorScheme")
2479< There must be no space between the symbol (&/$/*/#) and the
2480 name.
2481 There must be no extra characters after the name, although in
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01002482 a few cases this is ignored. That may become stricter in the
2483 future, thus don't count on it!
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002484 Working example: >
2485 exists(":make")
2486< NOT working example: >
2487 exists(":make install")
2488
2489< Note that the argument must be a string, not the name of the
2490 variable itself. For example: >
2491 exists(bufcount)
2492< This doesn't check for existence of the "bufcount" variable,
2493 but gets the value of "bufcount", and checks if that exists.
2494
2495 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2496 Varname()->exists()
2497<
2498
2499exists_compiled({expr}) *exists_compiled()*
2500 Like `exists()` but evaluated at compile time. This is useful
2501 to skip a block where a function is used that would otherwise
2502 give an error: >
2503 if exists_compiled('*ThatFunction')
2504 ThatFunction('works')
2505 endif
2506< If `exists()` were used then a compilation error would be
2507 given if ThatFunction() is not defined.
2508
2509 {expr} must be a literal string. *E1232*
2510 Can only be used in a |:def| function. *E1233*
2511 This does not work to check for arguments or local variables.
2512
2513
2514exp({expr}) *exp()*
2515 Return the exponential of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
2516 [0, inf].
2517 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002518 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002519 Examples: >
2520 :echo exp(2)
2521< 7.389056 >
2522 :echo exp(-1)
2523< 0.367879
2524
2525 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2526 Compute()->exp()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002527
2528
2529expand({string} [, {nosuf} [, {list}]]) *expand()*
2530 Expand wildcards and the following special keywords in
2531 {string}. 'wildignorecase' applies.
2532
2533 If {list} is given and it is |TRUE|, a List will be returned.
2534 Otherwise the result is a String and when there are several
2535 matches, they are separated by <NL> characters. [Note: in
2536 version 5.0 a space was used, which caused problems when a
2537 file name contains a space]
2538
2539 If the expansion fails, the result is an empty string. A name
2540 for a non-existing file is not included, unless {string} does
2541 not start with '%', '#' or '<', see below.
2542
Christian Brabandtec9c3262024-02-21 20:40:05 +01002543 For a |:terminal| window '%' expands to a '!' followed by
2544 the command or shell that is run |terminal-bufname|
2545
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002546 When {string} starts with '%', '#' or '<', the expansion is
2547 done like for the |cmdline-special| variables with their
2548 associated modifiers. Here is a short overview:
2549
2550 % current file name
2551 # alternate file name
2552 #n alternate file name n
2553 <cfile> file name under the cursor
2554 <afile> autocmd file name
2555 <abuf> autocmd buffer number (as a String!)
2556 <amatch> autocmd matched name
2557 <cexpr> C expression under the cursor
2558 <sfile> sourced script file or function name
2559 <slnum> sourced script line number or function
2560 line number
2561 <sflnum> script file line number, also when in
2562 a function
2563 <SID> "<SNR>123_" where "123" is the
2564 current script ID |<SID>|
Bram Moolenaar75ab5902022-04-18 15:36:40 +01002565 <script> sourced script file, or script file
2566 where the current function was defined
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002567 <stack> call stack
2568 <cword> word under the cursor
2569 <cWORD> WORD under the cursor
2570 <client> the {clientid} of the last received
2571 message |server2client()|
2572 Modifiers:
2573 :p expand to full path
2574 :h head (last path component removed)
2575 :t tail (last path component only)
2576 :r root (one extension removed)
2577 :e extension only
2578
2579 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00002580 :let &tags = expand("%:p:h") .. "/tags"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002581< Note that when expanding a string that starts with '%', '#' or
2582 '<', any following text is ignored. This does NOT work: >
2583 :let doesntwork = expand("%:h.bak")
2584< Use this: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00002585 :let doeswork = expand("%:h") .. ".bak"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002586< Also note that expanding "<cfile>" and others only returns the
2587 referenced file name without further expansion. If "<cfile>"
2588 is "~/.cshrc", you need to do another expand() to have the
2589 "~/" expanded into the path of the home directory: >
2590 :echo expand(expand("<cfile>"))
2591<
2592 There cannot be white space between the variables and the
2593 following modifier. The |fnamemodify()| function can be used
2594 to modify normal file names.
2595
2596 When using '%' or '#', and the current or alternate file name
2597 is not defined, an empty string is used. Using "%:p" in a
2598 buffer with no name, results in the current directory, with a
2599 '/' added.
Bram Moolenaar57544522022-04-12 12:54:11 +01002600 When 'verbose' is set then expanding '%', '#' and <> items
2601 will result in an error message if the argument cannot be
2602 expanded.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002603
2604 When {string} does not start with '%', '#' or '<', it is
2605 expanded like a file name is expanded on the command line.
2606 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' are used, unless the optional
2607 {nosuf} argument is given and it is |TRUE|.
2608 Names for non-existing files are included. The "**" item can
2609 be used to search in a directory tree. For example, to find
2610 all "README" files in the current directory and below: >
2611 :echo expand("**/README")
2612<
2613 expand() can also be used to expand variables and environment
2614 variables that are only known in a shell. But this can be
2615 slow, because a shell may be used to do the expansion. See
2616 |expr-env-expand|.
2617 The expanded variable is still handled like a list of file
2618 names. When an environment variable cannot be expanded, it is
2619 left unchanged. Thus ":echo expand('$FOOBAR')" results in
2620 "$FOOBAR".
2621
2622 See |glob()| for finding existing files. See |system()| for
2623 getting the raw output of an external command.
2624
2625 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2626 Getpattern()->expand()
2627
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002628expandcmd({string} [, {options}]) *expandcmd()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002629 Expand special items in String {string} like what is done for
2630 an Ex command such as `:edit`. This expands special keywords,
2631 like with |expand()|, and environment variables, anywhere in
2632 {string}. "~user" and "~/path" are only expanded at the
2633 start.
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002634
2635 The following items are supported in the {options} Dict
2636 argument:
2637 errmsg If set to TRUE, error messages are displayed
2638 if an error is encountered during expansion.
2639 By default, error messages are not displayed.
2640
Yegappan Lakshmanan5018a832022-04-02 21:12:21 +01002641 Returns the expanded string. If an error is encountered
2642 during expansion, the unmodified {string} is returned.
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002643
Yegappan Lakshmanan5018a832022-04-02 21:12:21 +01002644 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002645 :echo expandcmd('make %<.o')
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002646 make /path/runtime/doc/builtin.o
2647 :echo expandcmd('make %<.o', {'errmsg': v:true})
2648<
Yegappan Lakshmanan5018a832022-04-02 21:12:21 +01002649 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002650 GetCommand()->expandcmd()
2651<
2652extend({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}]) *extend()*
2653 {expr1} and {expr2} must be both |Lists| or both
2654 |Dictionaries|.
2655
2656 If they are |Lists|: Append {expr2} to {expr1}.
2657 If {expr3} is given insert the items of {expr2} before the
2658 item with index {expr3} in {expr1}. When {expr3} is zero
2659 insert before the first item. When {expr3} is equal to
2660 len({expr1}) then {expr2} is appended.
2661 Examples: >
2662 :echo sort(extend(mylist, [7, 5]))
2663 :call extend(mylist, [2, 3], 1)
2664< When {expr1} is the same List as {expr2} then the number of
2665 items copied is equal to the original length of the List.
2666 E.g., when {expr3} is 1 you get N new copies of the first item
2667 (where N is the original length of the List).
2668 Use |add()| to concatenate one item to a list. To concatenate
2669 two lists into a new list use the + operator: >
2670 :let newlist = [1, 2, 3] + [4, 5]
2671<
2672 If they are |Dictionaries|:
2673 Add all entries from {expr2} to {expr1}.
2674 If a key exists in both {expr1} and {expr2} then {expr3} is
2675 used to decide what to do:
2676 {expr3} = "keep": keep the value of {expr1}
2677 {expr3} = "force": use the value of {expr2}
2678 {expr3} = "error": give an error message *E737*
2679 When {expr3} is omitted then "force" is assumed.
2680
2681 {expr1} is changed when {expr2} is not empty. If necessary
2682 make a copy of {expr1} first.
2683 {expr2} remains unchanged.
2684 When {expr1} is locked and {expr2} is not empty the operation
2685 fails.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002686 Returns {expr1}. Returns 0 on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002687
2688 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2689 mylist->extend(otherlist)
2690
2691
2692extendnew({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}]) *extendnew()*
2693 Like |extend()| but instead of adding items to {expr1} a new
2694 List or Dictionary is created and returned. {expr1} remains
Bram Moolenaardd60c362023-02-27 15:49:53 +00002695 unchanged.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002696
2697
2698feedkeys({string} [, {mode}]) *feedkeys()*
2699 Characters in {string} are queued for processing as if they
2700 come from a mapping or were typed by the user.
2701
2702 By default the string is added to the end of the typeahead
2703 buffer, thus if a mapping is still being executed the
2704 characters come after them. Use the 'i' flag to insert before
2705 other characters, they will be executed next, before any
2706 characters from a mapping.
2707
2708 The function does not wait for processing of keys contained in
2709 {string}.
2710
2711 To include special keys into {string}, use double-quotes
2712 and "\..." notation |expr-quote|. For example,
2713 feedkeys("\<CR>") simulates pressing of the <Enter> key. But
2714 feedkeys('\<CR>') pushes 5 characters.
2715 A special code that might be useful is <Ignore>, it exits the
2716 wait for a character without doing anything. *<Ignore>*
2717
2718 {mode} is a String, which can contain these character flags:
2719 'm' Remap keys. This is default. If {mode} is absent,
2720 keys are remapped.
2721 'n' Do not remap keys.
2722 't' Handle keys as if typed; otherwise they are handled as
2723 if coming from a mapping. This matters for undo,
2724 opening folds, etc.
2725 'L' Lowlevel input. Only works for Unix or when using the
2726 GUI. Keys are used as if they were coming from the
2727 terminal. Other flags are not used. *E980*
2728 When a CTRL-C interrupts and 't' is included it sets
2729 the internal "got_int" flag.
2730 'i' Insert the string instead of appending (see above).
2731 'x' Execute commands until typeahead is empty. This is
2732 similar to using ":normal!". You can call feedkeys()
2733 several times without 'x' and then one time with 'x'
2734 (possibly with an empty {string}) to execute all the
2735 typeahead. Note that when Vim ends in Insert mode it
2736 will behave as if <Esc> is typed, to avoid getting
2737 stuck, waiting for a character to be typed before the
2738 script continues.
2739 Note that if you manage to call feedkeys() while
2740 executing commands, thus calling it recursively, then
2741 all typeahead will be consumed by the last call.
Bram Moolenaara9725222022-01-16 13:30:33 +00002742 'c' Remove any script context when executing, so that
2743 legacy script syntax applies, "s:var" does not work,
Bram Moolenaard899e512022-05-07 21:54:03 +01002744 etc. Note that if the string being fed sets a script
Bram Moolenaarce001a32022-04-27 15:25:03 +01002745 context this still applies.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002746 '!' When used with 'x' will not end Insert mode. Can be
2747 used in a test when a timer is set to exit Insert mode
2748 a little later. Useful for testing CursorHoldI.
2749
2750 Return value is always 0.
2751
2752 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2753 GetInput()->feedkeys()
2754
2755filereadable({file}) *filereadable()*
2756 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when a file with the
2757 name {file} exists, and can be read. If {file} doesn't exist,
2758 or is a directory, the result is |FALSE|. {file} is any
2759 expression, which is used as a String.
2760 If you don't care about the file being readable you can use
2761 |glob()|.
2762 {file} is used as-is, you may want to expand wildcards first: >
2763 echo filereadable('~/.vimrc')
2764 0
2765 echo filereadable(expand('~/.vimrc'))
2766 1
2767
2768< Can also be used as a |method|: >
2769 GetName()->filereadable()
2770< *file_readable()*
2771 Obsolete name: file_readable().
2772
2773
2774filewritable({file}) *filewritable()*
2775 The result is a Number, which is 1 when a file with the
2776 name {file} exists, and can be written. If {file} doesn't
2777 exist, or is not writable, the result is 0. If {file} is a
2778 directory, and we can write to it, the result is 2.
2779
2780 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2781 GetName()->filewritable()
2782
2783
2784filter({expr1}, {expr2}) *filter()*
2785 {expr1} must be a |List|, |String|, |Blob| or |Dictionary|.
2786 For each item in {expr1} evaluate {expr2} and when the result
2787 is zero or false remove the item from the |List| or
2788 |Dictionary|. Similarly for each byte in a |Blob| and each
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00002789 character in a |String|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002790
2791 {expr2} must be a |string| or |Funcref|.
2792
2793 If {expr2} is a |string|, inside {expr2} |v:val| has the value
2794 of the current item. For a |Dictionary| |v:key| has the key
2795 of the current item and for a |List| |v:key| has the index of
2796 the current item. For a |Blob| |v:key| has the index of the
2797 current byte. For a |String| |v:key| has the index of the
2798 current character.
2799 Examples: >
2800 call filter(mylist, 'v:val !~ "OLD"')
2801< Removes the items where "OLD" appears. >
2802 call filter(mydict, 'v:key >= 8')
2803< Removes the items with a key below 8. >
2804 call filter(var, 0)
2805< Removes all the items, thus clears the |List| or |Dictionary|.
2806
2807 Note that {expr2} is the result of expression and is then
2808 used as an expression again. Often it is good to use a
2809 |literal-string| to avoid having to double backslashes.
2810
2811 If {expr2} is a |Funcref| it must take two arguments:
2812 1. the key or the index of the current item.
2813 2. the value of the current item.
2814 The function must return |TRUE| if the item should be kept.
2815 Example that keeps the odd items of a list: >
2816 func Odd(idx, val)
2817 return a:idx % 2 == 1
2818 endfunc
2819 call filter(mylist, function('Odd'))
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00002820< It is shorter when using a |lambda|. In |Vim9| syntax: >
2821 call filter(myList, (idx, val) => idx * val <= 42)
2822< In legacy script syntax: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002823 call filter(myList, {idx, val -> idx * val <= 42})
2824< If you do not use "val" you can leave it out: >
2825 call filter(myList, {idx -> idx % 2 == 1})
2826<
2827 In |Vim9| script the result must be true, false, zero or one.
2828 Other values will result in a type error.
2829
2830 For a |List| and a |Dictionary| the operation is done
2831 in-place. If you want it to remain unmodified make a copy
2832 first: >
2833 :let l = filter(copy(mylist), 'v:val =~ "KEEP"')
2834
2835< Returns {expr1}, the |List| or |Dictionary| that was filtered,
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00002836 or a new |Blob| or |String|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002837 When an error is encountered while evaluating {expr2} no
2838 further items in {expr1} are processed.
2839 When {expr2} is a Funcref errors inside a function are ignored,
2840 unless it was defined with the "abort" flag.
2841
2842 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2843 mylist->filter(expr2)
2844
2845finddir({name} [, {path} [, {count}]]) *finddir()*
2846 Find directory {name} in {path}. Supports both downwards and
2847 upwards recursive directory searches. See |file-searching|
2848 for the syntax of {path}.
2849
2850 Returns the path of the first found match. When the found
2851 directory is below the current directory a relative path is
2852 returned. Otherwise a full path is returned.
2853 If {path} is omitted or empty then 'path' is used.
2854
2855 If the optional {count} is given, find {count}'s occurrence of
2856 {name} in {path} instead of the first one.
2857 When {count} is negative return all the matches in a |List|.
2858
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002859 Returns an empty string if the directory is not found.
2860
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002861 This is quite similar to the ex-command `:find`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002862
2863 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2864 GetName()->finddir()
2865
2866findfile({name} [, {path} [, {count}]]) *findfile()*
2867 Just like |finddir()|, but find a file instead of a directory.
2868 Uses 'suffixesadd'.
2869 Example: >
2870 :echo findfile("tags.vim", ".;")
2871< Searches from the directory of the current file upwards until
2872 it finds the file "tags.vim".
2873
2874 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2875 GetName()->findfile()
2876
2877flatten({list} [, {maxdepth}]) *flatten()*
2878 Flatten {list} up to {maxdepth} levels. Without {maxdepth}
2879 the result is a |List| without nesting, as if {maxdepth} is
2880 a very large number.
2881 The {list} is changed in place, use |flattennew()| if you do
2882 not want that.
2883 In Vim9 script flatten() cannot be used, you must always use
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002884 |flattennew()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002885 *E900*
2886 {maxdepth} means how deep in nested lists changes are made.
2887 {list} is not modified when {maxdepth} is 0.
2888 {maxdepth} must be positive number.
2889
2890 If there is an error the number zero is returned.
2891
2892 Example: >
2893 :echo flatten([1, [2, [3, 4]], 5])
2894< [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] >
2895 :echo flatten([1, [2, [3, 4]], 5], 1)
2896< [1, 2, [3, 4], 5]
2897
2898 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2899 mylist->flatten()
2900<
2901flattennew({list} [, {maxdepth}]) *flattennew()*
2902 Like |flatten()| but first make a copy of {list}.
2903
2904
2905float2nr({expr}) *float2nr()*
2906 Convert {expr} to a Number by omitting the part after the
2907 decimal point.
Bram Moolenaar76db9e02022-11-09 21:21:04 +00002908 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002909 Returns 0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002910 When the value of {expr} is out of range for a |Number| the
2911 result is truncated to 0x7fffffff or -0x7fffffff (or when
2912 64-bit Number support is enabled, 0x7fffffffffffffff or
2913 -0x7fffffffffffffff). NaN results in -0x80000000 (or when
2914 64-bit Number support is enabled, -0x8000000000000000).
2915 Examples: >
2916 echo float2nr(3.95)
2917< 3 >
2918 echo float2nr(-23.45)
2919< -23 >
2920 echo float2nr(1.0e100)
2921< 2147483647 (or 9223372036854775807) >
2922 echo float2nr(-1.0e150)
2923< -2147483647 (or -9223372036854775807) >
2924 echo float2nr(1.0e-100)
2925< 0
2926
2927 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2928 Compute()->float2nr()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002929
2930
2931floor({expr}) *floor()*
2932 Return the largest integral value less than or equal to
2933 {expr} as a |Float| (round down).
2934 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002935 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002936 Examples: >
2937 echo floor(1.856)
2938< 1.0 >
2939 echo floor(-5.456)
2940< -6.0 >
2941 echo floor(4.0)
2942< 4.0
2943
2944 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2945 Compute()->floor()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002946
2947
2948fmod({expr1}, {expr2}) *fmod()*
2949 Return the remainder of {expr1} / {expr2}, even if the
2950 division is not representable. Returns {expr1} - i * {expr2}
2951 for some integer i such that if {expr2} is non-zero, the
2952 result has the same sign as {expr1} and magnitude less than
2953 the magnitude of {expr2}. If {expr2} is zero, the value
2954 returned is zero. The value returned is a |Float|.
2955 {expr1} and {expr2} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002956 Returns 0.0 if {expr1} or {expr2} is not a |Float| or a
2957 |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002958 Examples: >
2959 :echo fmod(12.33, 1.22)
2960< 0.13 >
2961 :echo fmod(-12.33, 1.22)
2962< -0.13
2963
2964 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2965 Compute()->fmod(1.22)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002966
2967
2968fnameescape({string}) *fnameescape()*
2969 Escape {string} for use as file name command argument. All
2970 characters that have a special meaning, such as '%' and '|'
2971 are escaped with a backslash.
2972 For most systems the characters escaped are
2973 " \t\n*?[{`$\\%#'\"|!<". For systems where a backslash
2974 appears in a filename, it depends on the value of 'isfname'.
2975 A leading '+' and '>' is also escaped (special after |:edit|
2976 and |:write|). And a "-" by itself (special after |:cd|).
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002977 Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002978 Example: >
2979 :let fname = '+some str%nge|name'
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00002980 :exe "edit " .. fnameescape(fname)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002981< results in executing: >
2982 edit \+some\ str\%nge\|name
2983<
2984 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2985 GetName()->fnameescape()
2986
2987fnamemodify({fname}, {mods}) *fnamemodify()*
2988 Modify file name {fname} according to {mods}. {mods} is a
2989 string of characters like it is used for file names on the
2990 command line. See |filename-modifiers|.
2991 Example: >
2992 :echo fnamemodify("main.c", ":p:h")
2993< results in: >
Bram Moolenaard799daa2022-06-20 11:17:32 +01002994 /home/user/vim/vim/src
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002995< If {mods} is empty or an unsupported modifier is used then
2996 {fname} is returned.
Bram Moolenaar5ed11532022-07-06 13:18:11 +01002997 When {fname} is empty then with {mods} ":h" returns ".", so
2998 that `:cd` can be used with it. This is different from
2999 expand('%:h') without a buffer name, which returns an empty
3000 string.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003001 Note: Environment variables don't work in {fname}, use
3002 |expand()| first then.
3003
3004 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3005 GetName()->fnamemodify(':p:h')
3006
3007foldclosed({lnum}) *foldclosed()*
3008 The result is a Number. If the line {lnum} is in a closed
3009 fold, the result is the number of the first line in that fold.
3010 If the line {lnum} is not in a closed fold, -1 is returned.
3011 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
3012 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
3013
3014 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3015 GetLnum()->foldclosed()
3016
3017foldclosedend({lnum}) *foldclosedend()*
3018 The result is a Number. If the line {lnum} is in a closed
3019 fold, the result is the number of the last line in that fold.
3020 If the line {lnum} is not in a closed fold, -1 is returned.
3021 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
3022 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
3023
3024 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3025 GetLnum()->foldclosedend()
3026
3027foldlevel({lnum}) *foldlevel()*
3028 The result is a Number, which is the foldlevel of line {lnum}
3029 in the current buffer. For nested folds the deepest level is
3030 returned. If there is no fold at line {lnum}, zero is
3031 returned. It doesn't matter if the folds are open or closed.
3032 When used while updating folds (from 'foldexpr') -1 is
3033 returned for lines where folds are still to be updated and the
3034 foldlevel is unknown. As a special case the level of the
3035 previous line is usually available.
3036 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
3037 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
3038
3039 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3040 GetLnum()->foldlevel()
3041<
3042 *foldtext()*
3043foldtext() Returns a String, to be displayed for a closed fold. This is
3044 the default function used for the 'foldtext' option and should
3045 only be called from evaluating 'foldtext'. It uses the
3046 |v:foldstart|, |v:foldend| and |v:folddashes| variables.
3047 The returned string looks like this: >
3048 +-- 45 lines: abcdef
3049< The number of leading dashes depends on the foldlevel. The
3050 "45" is the number of lines in the fold. "abcdef" is the text
3051 in the first non-blank line of the fold. Leading white space,
3052 "//" or "/*" and the text from the 'foldmarker' and
3053 'commentstring' options is removed.
3054 When used to draw the actual foldtext, the rest of the line
3055 will be filled with the fold char from the 'fillchars'
3056 setting.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003057 Returns an empty string when there is no fold.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003058 {not available when compiled without the |+folding| feature}
3059
3060foldtextresult({lnum}) *foldtextresult()*
3061 Returns the text that is displayed for the closed fold at line
3062 {lnum}. Evaluates 'foldtext' in the appropriate context.
3063 When there is no closed fold at {lnum} an empty string is
3064 returned.
3065 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
3066 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
3067 Useful when exporting folded text, e.g., to HTML.
3068 {not available when compiled without the |+folding| feature}
3069
3070
3071 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3072 GetLnum()->foldtextresult()
Ernie Raele79e2072024-01-13 11:47:33 +01003073
3074foreach({expr1}, {expr2}) *foreach()*
3075 {expr1} must be a |List|, |String|, |Blob| or |Dictionary|.
3076 For each item in {expr1} execute {expr2}. {expr1} is not
erraelc92b8be2024-01-14 10:11:07 -08003077 modified; its values may be, as with |:lockvar| 1. |E741|
Ernie Raele79e2072024-01-13 11:47:33 +01003078 See |map()| and |filter()| to modify {expr1}.
3079
3080 {expr2} must be a |string| or |Funcref|.
3081
3082 If {expr2} is a |string|, inside {expr2} |v:val| has the value
3083 of the current item. For a |Dictionary| |v:key| has the key
3084 of the current item and for a |List| |v:key| has the index of
3085 the current item. For a |Blob| |v:key| has the index of the
3086 current byte. For a |String| |v:key| has the index of the
3087 current character.
3088 Examples: >
3089 call foreach(mylist, 'used[v:val] = true')
3090< This records the items that are in the {expr1} list.
3091
3092 Note that {expr2} is the result of expression and is then used
3093 as a command. Often it is good to use a |literal-string| to
3094 avoid having to double backslashes.
3095
3096 If {expr2} is a |Funcref| it must take two arguments:
3097 1. the key or the index of the current item.
3098 2. the value of the current item.
3099 With a legacy script lambda you don't get an error if it only
3100 accepts one argument, but with a Vim9 lambda you get "E1106:
3101 One argument too many", the number of arguments must match.
3102 If the function returns a value, it is ignored.
3103
3104 Returns {expr1} in all cases.
3105 When an error is encountered while executing {expr2} no
3106 further items in {expr1} are processed.
3107 When {expr2} is a Funcref errors inside a function are ignored,
3108 unless it was defined with the "abort" flag.
3109
3110 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3111 mylist->foreach(expr2)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003112<
3113 *foreground()*
3114foreground() Move the Vim window to the foreground. Useful when sent from
3115 a client to a Vim server. |remote_send()|
3116 On Win32 systems this might not work, the OS does not always
3117 allow a window to bring itself to the foreground. Use
3118 |remote_foreground()| instead.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01003119 {only in the Win32, Motif and GTK GUI versions and the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003120 Win32 console version}
3121
Bram Moolenaaraa534142022-09-15 21:46:02 +01003122fullcommand({name} [, {vim9}]) *fullcommand()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003123 Get the full command name from a short abbreviated command
3124 name; see |20.2| for details on command abbreviations.
3125
3126 The string argument {name} may start with a `:` and can
3127 include a [range], these are skipped and not returned.
Bram Moolenaaraa534142022-09-15 21:46:02 +01003128 Returns an empty string if a command doesn't exist, if it's
3129 ambiguous (for user-defined commands) or cannot be shortened
3130 this way. |vim9-no-shorten|
3131
3132 Without the {vim9} argument uses the current script version.
3133 If {vim9} is present and FALSE then legacy script rules are
3134 used. When {vim9} is present and TRUE then Vim9 rules are
3135 used, e.g. "en" is not a short form of "endif".
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003136
3137 For example `fullcommand('s')`, `fullcommand('sub')`,
3138 `fullcommand(':%substitute')` all return "substitute".
3139
3140 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3141 GetName()->fullcommand()
3142<
3143 *funcref()*
3144funcref({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
3145 Just like |function()|, but the returned Funcref will lookup
3146 the function by reference, not by name. This matters when the
3147 function {name} is redefined later.
3148
3149 Unlike |function()|, {name} must be an existing user function.
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00003150 It only works for an autoloaded function if it has already
3151 been loaded (to avoid mistakenly loading the autoload script
3152 when only intending to use the function name, use |function()|
3153 instead). {name} cannot be a builtin function.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003154 Returns 0 on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003155
3156 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3157 GetFuncname()->funcref([arg])
3158<
Dominique Pellee764d1b2023-03-12 21:20:59 +00003159 *function()* *partial* *E700* *E923*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003160function({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
3161 Return a |Funcref| variable that refers to function {name}.
3162 {name} can be the name of a user defined function or an
3163 internal function.
3164
3165 {name} can also be a Funcref or a partial. When it is a
3166 partial the dict stored in it will be used and the {dict}
3167 argument is not allowed. E.g.: >
3168 let FuncWithArg = function(dict.Func, [arg])
3169 let Broken = function(dict.Func, [arg], dict)
3170<
3171 When using the Funcref the function will be found by {name},
3172 also when it was redefined later. Use |funcref()| to keep the
3173 same function.
3174
3175 When {arglist} or {dict} is present this creates a partial.
3176 That means the argument list and/or the dictionary is stored in
3177 the Funcref and will be used when the Funcref is called.
3178
3179 The arguments are passed to the function in front of other
3180 arguments, but after any argument from |method|. Example: >
3181 func Callback(arg1, arg2, name)
3182 ...
3183 let Partial = function('Callback', ['one', 'two'])
3184 ...
3185 call Partial('name')
3186< Invokes the function as with: >
3187 call Callback('one', 'two', 'name')
3188
3189< With a |method|: >
3190 func Callback(one, two, three)
3191 ...
3192 let Partial = function('Callback', ['two'])
3193 ...
3194 eval 'one'->Partial('three')
3195< Invokes the function as with: >
3196 call Callback('one', 'two', 'three')
3197
3198< The function() call can be nested to add more arguments to the
3199 Funcref. The extra arguments are appended to the list of
3200 arguments. Example: >
3201 func Callback(arg1, arg2, name)
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003202 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003203 let Func = function('Callback', ['one'])
3204 let Func2 = function(Func, ['two'])
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003205 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003206 call Func2('name')
3207< Invokes the function as with: >
3208 call Callback('one', 'two', 'name')
3209
3210< The Dictionary is only useful when calling a "dict" function.
3211 In that case the {dict} is passed in as "self". Example: >
3212 function Callback() dict
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003213 echo "called for " .. self.name
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003214 endfunction
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003215 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003216 let context = {"name": "example"}
3217 let Func = function('Callback', context)
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003218 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003219 call Func() " will echo: called for example
3220< The use of function() is not needed when there are no extra
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003221 arguments, these two are equivalent, if Callback() is defined
3222 as context.Callback(): >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003223 let Func = function('Callback', context)
3224 let Func = context.Callback
3225
3226< The argument list and the Dictionary can be combined: >
3227 function Callback(arg1, count) dict
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003228 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003229 let context = {"name": "example"}
3230 let Func = function('Callback', ['one'], context)
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003231 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003232 call Func(500)
3233< Invokes the function as with: >
3234 call context.Callback('one', 500)
3235<
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003236 Returns 0 on error.
3237
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003238 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3239 GetFuncname()->function([arg])
3240
3241
3242garbagecollect([{atexit}]) *garbagecollect()*
3243 Cleanup unused |Lists|, |Dictionaries|, |Channels| and |Jobs|
3244 that have circular references.
3245
3246 There is hardly ever a need to invoke this function, as it is
3247 automatically done when Vim runs out of memory or is waiting
3248 for the user to press a key after 'updatetime'. Items without
3249 circular references are always freed when they become unused.
3250 This is useful if you have deleted a very big |List| and/or
3251 |Dictionary| with circular references in a script that runs
3252 for a long time.
3253
3254 When the optional {atexit} argument is one, garbage
3255 collection will also be done when exiting Vim, if it wasn't
3256 done before. This is useful when checking for memory leaks.
3257
3258 The garbage collection is not done immediately but only when
3259 it's safe to perform. This is when waiting for the user to
3260 type a character. To force garbage collection immediately use
3261 |test_garbagecollect_now()|.
3262
3263get({list}, {idx} [, {default}]) *get()*
3264 Get item {idx} from |List| {list}. When this item is not
3265 available return {default}. Return zero when {default} is
3266 omitted.
3267 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3268 mylist->get(idx)
3269get({blob}, {idx} [, {default}])
3270 Get byte {idx} from |Blob| {blob}. When this byte is not
3271 available return {default}. Return -1 when {default} is
3272 omitted.
3273 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3274 myblob->get(idx)
3275get({dict}, {key} [, {default}])
3276 Get item with key {key} from |Dictionary| {dict}. When this
3277 item is not available return {default}. Return zero when
3278 {default} is omitted. Useful example: >
3279 let val = get(g:, 'var_name', 'default')
3280< This gets the value of g:var_name if it exists, and uses
3281 'default' when it does not exist.
3282 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3283 mydict->get(key)
3284get({func}, {what})
Bram Moolenaar6f4754b2022-01-23 12:07:04 +00003285 Get item {what} from Funcref {func}. Possible values for
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003286 {what} are:
3287 "name" The function name
3288 "func" The function
3289 "dict" The dictionary
3290 "args" The list with arguments
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003291 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003292 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3293 myfunc->get(what)
3294<
3295 *getbufinfo()*
3296getbufinfo([{buf}])
3297getbufinfo([{dict}])
3298 Get information about buffers as a List of Dictionaries.
3299
3300 Without an argument information about all the buffers is
3301 returned.
3302
3303 When the argument is a |Dictionary| only the buffers matching
3304 the specified criteria are returned. The following keys can
3305 be specified in {dict}:
3306 buflisted include only listed buffers.
3307 bufloaded include only loaded buffers.
3308 bufmodified include only modified buffers.
3309
3310 Otherwise, {buf} specifies a particular buffer to return
3311 information for. For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|
3312 above. If the buffer is found the returned List has one item.
3313 Otherwise the result is an empty list.
3314
3315 Each returned List item is a dictionary with the following
3316 entries:
3317 bufnr Buffer number.
3318 changed TRUE if the buffer is modified.
3319 changedtick Number of changes made to the buffer.
Sean Dewar1fb41032023-08-16 17:15:05 +01003320 command TRUE if the buffer belongs to the
3321 command-line window |cmdwin|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003322 hidden TRUE if the buffer is hidden.
3323 lastused Timestamp in seconds, like
3324 |localtime()|, when the buffer was
3325 last used.
3326 {only with the |+viminfo| feature}
3327 listed TRUE if the buffer is listed.
3328 lnum Line number used for the buffer when
3329 opened in the current window.
3330 Only valid if the buffer has been
3331 displayed in the window in the past.
3332 If you want the line number of the
3333 last known cursor position in a given
3334 window, use |line()|: >
3335 :echo line('.', {winid})
3336<
3337 linecount Number of lines in the buffer (only
3338 valid when loaded)
3339 loaded TRUE if the buffer is loaded.
3340 name Full path to the file in the buffer.
3341 signs List of signs placed in the buffer.
3342 Each list item is a dictionary with
3343 the following fields:
3344 id sign identifier
3345 lnum line number
3346 name sign name
3347 variables A reference to the dictionary with
3348 buffer-local variables.
3349 windows List of |window-ID|s that display this
3350 buffer
3351 popups List of popup |window-ID|s that
3352 display this buffer
3353
3354 Examples: >
3355 for buf in getbufinfo()
3356 echo buf.name
3357 endfor
3358 for buf in getbufinfo({'buflisted':1})
3359 if buf.changed
3360 ....
3361 endif
3362 endfor
3363<
3364 To get buffer-local options use: >
3365 getbufvar({bufnr}, '&option_name')
3366<
3367 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3368 GetBufnr()->getbufinfo()
3369<
3370
3371 *getbufline()*
3372getbufline({buf}, {lnum} [, {end}])
3373 Return a |List| with the lines starting from {lnum} to {end}
3374 (inclusive) in the buffer {buf}. If {end} is omitted, a
Bram Moolenaarce30ccc2022-11-21 19:57:04 +00003375 |List| with only the line {lnum} is returned. See
3376 `getbufoneline()` for only getting the line.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003377
3378 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
3379
3380 For {lnum} and {end} "$" can be used for the last line of the
3381 buffer. Otherwise a number must be used.
3382
3383 When {lnum} is smaller than 1 or bigger than the number of
3384 lines in the buffer, an empty |List| is returned.
3385
3386 When {end} is greater than the number of lines in the buffer,
3387 it is treated as {end} is set to the number of lines in the
3388 buffer. When {end} is before {lnum} an empty |List| is
3389 returned.
3390
3391 This function works only for loaded buffers. For unloaded and
3392 non-existing buffers, an empty |List| is returned.
3393
3394 Example: >
3395 :let lines = getbufline(bufnr("myfile"), 1, "$")
3396
3397< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3398 GetBufnr()->getbufline(lnum)
Bram Moolenaarce30ccc2022-11-21 19:57:04 +00003399<
3400 *getbufoneline()*
3401getbufoneline({buf}, {lnum})
3402 Just like `getbufline()` but only get one line and return it
3403 as a string.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003404
3405getbufvar({buf}, {varname} [, {def}]) *getbufvar()*
3406 The result is the value of option or local buffer variable
3407 {varname} in buffer {buf}. Note that the name without "b:"
3408 must be used.
3409 The {varname} argument is a string.
3410 When {varname} is empty returns a |Dictionary| with all the
3411 buffer-local variables.
3412 When {varname} is equal to "&" returns a |Dictionary| with all
3413 the buffer-local options.
3414 Otherwise, when {varname} starts with "&" returns the value of
3415 a buffer-local option.
3416 This also works for a global or buffer-local option, but it
3417 doesn't work for a global variable, window-local variable or
3418 window-local option.
3419 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
3420 When the buffer or variable doesn't exist {def} or an empty
3421 string is returned, there is no error message.
3422 Examples: >
3423 :let bufmodified = getbufvar(1, "&mod")
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003424 :echo "todo myvar = " .. getbufvar("todo", "myvar")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003425
3426< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3427 GetBufnr()->getbufvar(varname)
3428<
Kota Kato66bb9ae2023-01-17 18:31:56 +00003429getcellwidths() *getcellwidths()*
3430 Returns a |List| of cell widths of character ranges overridden
3431 by |setcellwidths()|. The format is equal to the argument of
3432 |setcellwidths()|. If no character ranges have their cell
3433 widths overridden, an empty List is returned.
3434
3435
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003436getchangelist([{buf}]) *getchangelist()*
3437 Returns the |changelist| for the buffer {buf}. For the use
3438 of {buf}, see |bufname()| above. If buffer {buf} doesn't
3439 exist, an empty list is returned.
3440
3441 The returned list contains two entries: a list with the change
3442 locations and the current position in the list. Each
3443 entry in the change list is a dictionary with the following
3444 entries:
3445 col column number
3446 coladd column offset for 'virtualedit'
3447 lnum line number
3448 If buffer {buf} is the current buffer, then the current
3449 position refers to the position in the list. For other
3450 buffers, it is set to the length of the list.
3451
3452 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3453 GetBufnr()->getchangelist()
3454
3455getchar([expr]) *getchar()*
3456 Get a single character from the user or input stream.
3457 If [expr] is omitted, wait until a character is available.
3458 If [expr] is 0, only get a character when one is available.
3459 Return zero otherwise.
3460 If [expr] is 1, only check if a character is available, it is
3461 not consumed. Return zero if no character available.
3462 If you prefer always getting a string use |getcharstr()|.
3463
3464 Without [expr] and when [expr] is 0 a whole character or
3465 special key is returned. If it is a single character, the
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01003466 result is a Number. Use |nr2char()| to convert it to a String.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003467 Otherwise a String is returned with the encoded character.
3468 For a special key it's a String with a sequence of bytes
3469 starting with 0x80 (decimal: 128). This is the same value as
3470 the String "\<Key>", e.g., "\<Left>". The returned value is
3471 also a String when a modifier (shift, control, alt) was used
3472 that is not included in the character.
3473
3474 When [expr] is 0 and Esc is typed, there will be a short delay
3475 while Vim waits to see if this is the start of an escape
3476 sequence.
3477
3478 When [expr] is 1 only the first byte is returned. For a
3479 one-byte character it is the character itself as a number.
3480 Use nr2char() to convert it to a String.
3481
3482 Use getcharmod() to obtain any additional modifiers.
3483
3484 When the user clicks a mouse button, the mouse event will be
3485 returned. The position can then be found in |v:mouse_col|,
3486 |v:mouse_lnum|, |v:mouse_winid| and |v:mouse_win|.
3487 |getmousepos()| can also be used. Mouse move events will be
3488 ignored.
3489 This example positions the mouse as it would normally happen: >
3490 let c = getchar()
3491 if c == "\<LeftMouse>" && v:mouse_win > 0
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003492 exe v:mouse_win .. "wincmd w"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003493 exe v:mouse_lnum
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003494 exe "normal " .. v:mouse_col .. "|"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003495 endif
3496<
3497 When using bracketed paste only the first character is
3498 returned, the rest of the pasted text is dropped.
3499 |xterm-bracketed-paste|.
3500
3501 There is no prompt, you will somehow have to make clear to the
3502 user that a character has to be typed. The screen is not
3503 redrawn, e.g. when resizing the window. When using a popup
3504 window it should work better with a |popup-filter|.
3505
3506 There is no mapping for the character.
3507 Key codes are replaced, thus when the user presses the <Del>
3508 key you get the code for the <Del> key, not the raw character
3509 sequence. Examples: >
3510 getchar() == "\<Del>"
3511 getchar() == "\<S-Left>"
3512< This example redefines "f" to ignore case: >
3513 :nmap f :call FindChar()<CR>
3514 :function FindChar()
3515 : let c = nr2char(getchar())
3516 : while col('.') < col('$') - 1
3517 : normal l
3518 : if getline('.')[col('.') - 1] ==? c
3519 : break
3520 : endif
3521 : endwhile
3522 :endfunction
3523<
3524 You may also receive synthetic characters, such as
3525 |<CursorHold>|. Often you will want to ignore this and get
3526 another character: >
3527 :function GetKey()
3528 : let c = getchar()
3529 : while c == "\<CursorHold>"
3530 : let c = getchar()
3531 : endwhile
3532 : return c
3533 :endfunction
3534
3535getcharmod() *getcharmod()*
3536 The result is a Number which is the state of the modifiers for
3537 the last obtained character with getchar() or in another way.
3538 These values are added together:
3539 2 shift
3540 4 control
3541 8 alt (meta)
3542 16 meta (when it's different from ALT)
3543 32 mouse double click
3544 64 mouse triple click
3545 96 mouse quadruple click (== 32 + 64)
Casey Tucker92e90a12024-01-25 22:44:00 +01003546 128 command (Mac) or super (GTK)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003547 Only the modifiers that have not been included in the
3548 character itself are obtained. Thus Shift-a results in "A"
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003549 without a modifier. Returns 0 if no modifiers are used.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003550
3551 *getcharpos()*
3552getcharpos({expr})
3553 Get the position for String {expr}. Same as |getpos()| but the
3554 column number in the returned List is a character index
3555 instead of a byte index.
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00003556 If |getpos()| returns a very large column number, equal to
3557 |v:maxcol|, then getcharpos() will return the character index
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003558 of the last character.
3559
3560 Example:
3561 With the cursor on '세' in line 5 with text "여보세요": >
3562 getcharpos('.') returns [0, 5, 3, 0]
3563 getpos('.') returns [0, 5, 7, 0]
3564<
3565 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3566 GetMark()->getcharpos()
3567
3568getcharsearch() *getcharsearch()*
3569 Return the current character search information as a {dict}
3570 with the following entries:
3571
3572 char character previously used for a character
3573 search (|t|, |f|, |T|, or |F|); empty string
3574 if no character search has been performed
3575 forward direction of character search; 1 for forward,
3576 0 for backward
3577 until type of character search; 1 for a |t| or |T|
3578 character search, 0 for an |f| or |F|
3579 character search
3580
3581 This can be useful to always have |;| and |,| search
3582 forward/backward regardless of the direction of the previous
3583 character search: >
3584 :nnoremap <expr> ; getcharsearch().forward ? ';' : ','
3585 :nnoremap <expr> , getcharsearch().forward ? ',' : ';'
3586< Also see |setcharsearch()|.
3587
3588
3589getcharstr([expr]) *getcharstr()*
3590 Get a single character from the user or input stream as a
3591 string.
3592 If [expr] is omitted, wait until a character is available.
3593 If [expr] is 0 or false, only get a character when one is
3594 available. Return an empty string otherwise.
3595 If [expr] is 1 or true, only check if a character is
3596 available, it is not consumed. Return an empty string
3597 if no character is available.
3598 Otherwise this works like |getchar()|, except that a number
3599 result is converted to a string.
3600
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01003601getcmdcompltype() *getcmdcompltype()*
3602 Return the type of the current command-line completion.
3603 Only works when the command line is being edited, thus
3604 requires use of |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=|.
Bram Moolenaar921bde82022-05-09 19:50:35 +01003605 See |:command-completion| for the return string.
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01003606 Also see |getcmdtype()|, |setcmdpos()|, |getcmdline()| and
3607 |setcmdline()|.
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01003608 Returns an empty string when completion is not defined.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003609
3610getcmdline() *getcmdline()*
3611 Return the current command-line. Only works when the command
3612 line is being edited, thus requires use of |c_CTRL-\_e| or
3613 |c_CTRL-R_=|.
3614 Example: >
3615 :cmap <F7> <C-\>eescape(getcmdline(), ' \')<CR>
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01003616< Also see |getcmdtype()|, |getcmdpos()|, |setcmdpos()| and
3617 |setcmdline()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003618 Returns an empty string when entering a password or using
3619 |inputsecret()|.
3620
3621getcmdpos() *getcmdpos()*
3622 Return the position of the cursor in the command line as a
3623 byte count. The first column is 1.
3624 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
3625 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
3626 Returns 0 otherwise.
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01003627 Also see |getcmdtype()|, |setcmdpos()|, |getcmdline()| and
3628 |setcmdline()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003629
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01003630getcmdscreenpos() *getcmdscreenpos()*
3631 Return the screen position of the cursor in the command line
3632 as a byte count. The first column is 1.
3633 Instead of |getcmdpos()|, it adds the prompt position.
3634 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
3635 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
3636 Returns 0 otherwise.
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01003637 Also see |getcmdpos()|, |setcmdpos()|, |getcmdline()| and
3638 |setcmdline()|.
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01003639
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003640getcmdtype() *getcmdtype()*
3641 Return the current command-line type. Possible return values
3642 are:
3643 : normal Ex command
3644 > debug mode command |debug-mode|
3645 / forward search command
3646 ? backward search command
3647 @ |input()| command
3648 - |:insert| or |:append| command
3649 = |i_CTRL-R_=|
3650 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
3651 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
3652 Returns an empty string otherwise.
3653 Also see |getcmdpos()|, |setcmdpos()| and |getcmdline()|.
3654
3655getcmdwintype() *getcmdwintype()*
3656 Return the current |command-line-window| type. Possible return
3657 values are the same as |getcmdtype()|. Returns an empty string
3658 when not in the command-line window.
3659
3660getcompletion({pat}, {type} [, {filtered}]) *getcompletion()*
3661 Return a list of command-line completion matches. The String
3662 {type} argument specifies what for. The following completion
3663 types are supported:
3664
3665 arglist file names in argument list
3666 augroup autocmd groups
3667 buffer buffer names
Bram Moolenaar6e2e2cc2022-03-14 19:24:46 +00003668 behave |:behave| suboptions
3669 breakpoint |:breakadd| and |:breakdel| suboptions
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003670 color color schemes
3671 command Ex command
3672 cmdline |cmdline-completion| result
3673 compiler compilers
3674 cscope |:cscope| suboptions
Shougo Matsushita92997dd2023-08-20 20:55:55 +02003675 custom,{func} custom completion, defined via {func}
3676 customlist,{func} custom completion, defined via {func}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003677 diff_buffer |:diffget| and |:diffput| completion
3678 dir directory names
3679 environment environment variable names
3680 event autocommand events
3681 expression Vim expression
3682 file file and directory names
3683 file_in_path file and directory names in |'path'|
3684 filetype filetype names |'filetype'|
3685 function function name
3686 help help subjects
3687 highlight highlight groups
Bram Moolenaar6e2e2cc2022-03-14 19:24:46 +00003688 history |:history| suboptions
Doug Kearns81642d92024-01-04 22:37:44 +01003689 keymap keyboard mappings
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003690 locale locale names (as output of locale -a)
3691 mapclear buffer argument
3692 mapping mapping name
3693 menu menus
3694 messages |:messages| suboptions
3695 option options
3696 packadd optional package |pack-add| names
zeertzjq5c8771b2023-01-24 12:34:03 +00003697 runtime |:runtime| completion
Yegappan Lakshmanan454ce672022-03-24 11:22:13 +00003698 scriptnames sourced script names |:scriptnames|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003699 shellcmd Shell command
3700 sign |:sign| suboptions
3701 syntax syntax file names |'syntax'|
3702 syntime |:syntime| suboptions
3703 tag tags
3704 tag_listfiles tags, file names
3705 user user names
3706 var user variables
3707
3708 If {pat} is an empty string, then all the matches are
3709 returned. Otherwise only items matching {pat} are returned.
3710 See |wildcards| for the use of special characters in {pat}.
3711
3712 If the optional {filtered} flag is set to 1, then 'wildignore'
3713 is applied to filter the results. Otherwise all the matches
3714 are returned. The 'wildignorecase' option always applies.
3715
Yegappan Lakshmanane7dd0fa2022-03-22 16:06:31 +00003716 If the 'wildoptions' option contains 'fuzzy', then fuzzy
3717 matching is used to get the completion matches. Otherwise
Yegappan Lakshmanan454ce672022-03-24 11:22:13 +00003718 regular expression matching is used. Thus this function
3719 follows the user preference, what happens on the command line.
3720 If you do not want this you can make 'wildoptions' empty
3721 before calling getcompletion() and restore it afterwards.
Yegappan Lakshmanane7dd0fa2022-03-22 16:06:31 +00003722
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003723 If {type} is "cmdline", then the |cmdline-completion| result is
3724 returned. For example, to complete the possible values after
3725 a ":call" command: >
3726 echo getcompletion('call ', 'cmdline')
3727<
3728 If there are no matches, an empty list is returned. An
3729 invalid value for {type} produces an error.
3730
3731 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3732 GetPattern()->getcompletion('color')
3733<
3734 *getcurpos()*
3735getcurpos([{winid}])
3736 Get the position of the cursor. This is like getpos('.'), but
3737 includes an extra "curswant" item in the list:
3738 [0, lnum, col, off, curswant] ~
3739 The "curswant" number is the preferred column when moving the
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00003740 cursor vertically. After |$| command it will be a very large
3741 number equal to |v:maxcol|. Also see |getcursorcharpos()| and
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003742 |getpos()|.
3743 The first "bufnum" item is always zero. The byte position of
3744 the cursor is returned in 'col'. To get the character
3745 position, use |getcursorcharpos()|.
3746
3747 The optional {winid} argument can specify the window. It can
3748 be the window number or the |window-ID|. The last known
3749 cursor position is returned, this may be invalid for the
3750 current value of the buffer if it is not the current window.
3751 If {winid} is invalid a list with zeroes is returned.
3752
3753 This can be used to save and restore the cursor position: >
3754 let save_cursor = getcurpos()
3755 MoveTheCursorAround
3756 call setpos('.', save_cursor)
3757< Note that this only works within the window. See
3758 |winrestview()| for restoring more state.
3759
3760 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3761 GetWinid()->getcurpos()
3762<
3763 *getcursorcharpos()*
3764getcursorcharpos([{winid}])
3765 Same as |getcurpos()| but the column number in the returned
3766 List is a character index instead of a byte index.
3767
3768 Example:
3769 With the cursor on '보' in line 3 with text "여보세요": >
3770 getcursorcharpos() returns [0, 3, 2, 0, 3]
3771 getcurpos() returns [0, 3, 4, 0, 3]
3772<
3773 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3774 GetWinid()->getcursorcharpos()
3775
3776< *getcwd()*
3777getcwd([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
3778 The result is a String, which is the name of the current
3779 working directory. 'autochdir' is ignored.
3780
3781 With {winnr} return the local current directory of this window
3782 in the current tab page. {winnr} can be the window number or
3783 the |window-ID|.
3784 If {winnr} is -1 return the name of the global working
3785 directory. See also |haslocaldir()|.
3786
3787 With {winnr} and {tabnr} return the local current directory of
3788 the window in the specified tab page. If {winnr} is -1 return
3789 the working directory of the tabpage.
3790 If {winnr} is zero use the current window, if {tabnr} is zero
3791 use the current tabpage.
3792 Without any arguments, return the actual working directory of
3793 the current window.
3794 Return an empty string if the arguments are invalid.
3795
3796 Examples: >
3797 " Get the working directory of the current window
3798 :echo getcwd()
3799 :echo getcwd(0)
3800 :echo getcwd(0, 0)
3801 " Get the working directory of window 3 in tabpage 2
3802 :echo getcwd(3, 2)
3803 " Get the global working directory
3804 :echo getcwd(-1)
3805 " Get the working directory of tabpage 3
3806 :echo getcwd(-1, 3)
3807 " Get the working directory of current tabpage
3808 :echo getcwd(-1, 0)
3809
3810< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3811 GetWinnr()->getcwd()
3812
3813getenv({name}) *getenv()*
3814 Return the value of environment variable {name}. The {name}
3815 argument is a string, without a leading '$'. Example: >
3816 myHome = getenv('HOME')
3817
3818< When the variable does not exist |v:null| is returned. That
3819 is different from a variable set to an empty string, although
3820 some systems interpret the empty value as the variable being
3821 deleted. See also |expr-env|.
3822
3823 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3824 GetVarname()->getenv()
3825
3826getfontname([{name}]) *getfontname()*
3827 Without an argument returns the name of the normal font being
3828 used. Like what is used for the Normal highlight group
3829 |hl-Normal|.
3830 With an argument a check is done whether String {name} is a
3831 valid font name. If not then an empty string is returned.
3832 Otherwise the actual font name is returned, or {name} if the
3833 GUI does not support obtaining the real name.
3834 Only works when the GUI is running, thus not in your vimrc or
3835 gvimrc file. Use the |GUIEnter| autocommand to use this
3836 function just after the GUI has started.
3837 Note that the GTK GUI accepts any font name, thus checking for
3838 a valid name does not work.
3839
3840getfperm({fname}) *getfperm()*
3841 The result is a String, which is the read, write, and execute
3842 permissions of the given file {fname}.
3843 If {fname} does not exist or its directory cannot be read, an
3844 empty string is returned.
3845 The result is of the form "rwxrwxrwx", where each group of
3846 "rwx" flags represent, in turn, the permissions of the owner
3847 of the file, the group the file belongs to, and other users.
3848 If a user does not have a given permission the flag for this
3849 is replaced with the string "-". Examples: >
3850 :echo getfperm("/etc/passwd")
3851 :echo getfperm(expand("~/.vimrc"))
3852< This will hopefully (from a security point of view) display
3853 the string "rw-r--r--" or even "rw-------".
3854
3855 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3856 GetFilename()->getfperm()
3857<
3858 For setting permissions use |setfperm()|.
3859
3860getfsize({fname}) *getfsize()*
3861 The result is a Number, which is the size in bytes of the
3862 given file {fname}.
3863 If {fname} is a directory, 0 is returned.
3864 If the file {fname} can't be found, -1 is returned.
3865 If the size of {fname} is too big to fit in a Number then -2
3866 is returned.
3867
3868 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3869 GetFilename()->getfsize()
3870
3871getftime({fname}) *getftime()*
3872 The result is a Number, which is the last modification time of
3873 the given file {fname}. The value is measured as seconds
3874 since 1st Jan 1970, and may be passed to strftime(). See also
3875 |localtime()| and |strftime()|.
3876 If the file {fname} can't be found -1 is returned.
3877
3878 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3879 GetFilename()->getftime()
3880
3881getftype({fname}) *getftype()*
3882 The result is a String, which is a description of the kind of
3883 file of the given file {fname}.
3884 If {fname} does not exist an empty string is returned.
3885 Here is a table over different kinds of files and their
3886 results:
3887 Normal file "file"
3888 Directory "dir"
3889 Symbolic link "link"
3890 Block device "bdev"
3891 Character device "cdev"
3892 Socket "socket"
3893 FIFO "fifo"
3894 All other "other"
3895 Example: >
3896 getftype("/home")
3897< Note that a type such as "link" will only be returned on
3898 systems that support it. On some systems only "dir" and
3899 "file" are returned. On MS-Windows a symbolic link to a
3900 directory returns "dir" instead of "link".
3901
3902 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3903 GetFilename()->getftype()
3904
3905getimstatus() *getimstatus()*
3906 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when the IME status is
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003907 active and |FALSE| otherwise.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003908 See 'imstatusfunc'.
3909
3910getjumplist([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) *getjumplist()*
3911 Returns the |jumplist| for the specified window.
3912
3913 Without arguments use the current window.
3914 With {winnr} only use this window in the current tab page.
3915 {winnr} can also be a |window-ID|.
3916 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003917 page. If {winnr} or {tabnr} is invalid, an empty list is
3918 returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003919
3920 The returned list contains two entries: a list with the jump
3921 locations and the last used jump position number in the list.
3922 Each entry in the jump location list is a dictionary with
3923 the following entries:
3924 bufnr buffer number
3925 col column number
3926 coladd column offset for 'virtualedit'
3927 filename filename if available
3928 lnum line number
3929
3930 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3931 GetWinnr()->getjumplist()
3932
3933< *getline()*
3934getline({lnum} [, {end}])
3935 Without {end} the result is a String, which is line {lnum}
3936 from the current buffer. Example: >
3937 getline(1)
3938< When {lnum} is a String that doesn't start with a
3939 digit, |line()| is called to translate the String into a Number.
3940 To get the line under the cursor: >
3941 getline(".")
3942< When {lnum} is a number smaller than 1 or bigger than the
3943 number of lines in the buffer, an empty string is returned.
3944
3945 When {end} is given the result is a |List| where each item is
3946 a line from the current buffer in the range {lnum} to {end},
3947 including line {end}.
3948 {end} is used in the same way as {lnum}.
3949 Non-existing lines are silently omitted.
3950 When {end} is before {lnum} an empty |List| is returned.
3951 Example: >
3952 :let start = line('.')
3953 :let end = search("^$") - 1
3954 :let lines = getline(start, end)
3955
3956< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3957 ComputeLnum()->getline()
3958
Bram Moolenaarce30ccc2022-11-21 19:57:04 +00003959< To get lines from another buffer see |getbufline()| and
3960 |getbufoneline()|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003961
3962getloclist({nr} [, {what}]) *getloclist()*
3963 Returns a |List| with all the entries in the location list for
3964 window {nr}. {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
3965 When {nr} is zero the current window is used.
3966
3967 For a location list window, the displayed location list is
3968 returned. For an invalid window number {nr}, an empty list is
3969 returned. Otherwise, same as |getqflist()|.
3970
3971 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
3972 returns the items listed in {what} as a dictionary. Refer to
3973 |getqflist()| for the supported items in {what}.
3974
3975 In addition to the items supported by |getqflist()| in {what},
3976 the following item is supported by |getloclist()|:
3977
3978 filewinid id of the window used to display files
3979 from the location list. This field is
3980 applicable only when called from a
3981 location list window. See
3982 |location-list-file-window| for more
3983 details.
3984
3985 Returns a |Dictionary| with default values if there is no
3986 location list for the window {nr}.
3987 Returns an empty Dictionary if window {nr} does not exist.
3988
3989 Examples (See also |getqflist-examples|): >
3990 :echo getloclist(3, {'all': 0})
3991 :echo getloclist(5, {'filewinid': 0})
3992
3993
3994getmarklist([{buf}]) *getmarklist()*
3995 Without the {buf} argument returns a |List| with information
3996 about all the global marks. |mark|
3997
3998 If the optional {buf} argument is specified, returns the
3999 local marks defined in buffer {buf}. For the use of {buf},
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01004000 see |bufname()|. If {buf} is invalid, an empty list is
4001 returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004002
4003 Each item in the returned List is a |Dict| with the following:
4004 mark name of the mark prefixed by "'"
4005 pos a |List| with the position of the mark:
4006 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
4007 Refer to |getpos()| for more information.
4008 file file name
4009
4010 Refer to |getpos()| for getting information about a specific
4011 mark.
4012
4013 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4014 GetBufnr()->getmarklist()
4015
4016getmatches([{win}]) *getmatches()*
4017 Returns a |List| with all matches previously defined for the
4018 current window by |matchadd()| and the |:match| commands.
4019 |getmatches()| is useful in combination with |setmatches()|,
4020 as |setmatches()| can restore a list of matches saved by
4021 |getmatches()|.
4022 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01004023 window ID instead of the current window. If {win} is invalid,
4024 an empty list is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004025 Example: >
4026 :echo getmatches()
4027< [{'group': 'MyGroup1', 'pattern': 'TODO',
4028 'priority': 10, 'id': 1}, {'group': 'MyGroup2',
4029 'pattern': 'FIXME', 'priority': 10, 'id': 2}] >
4030 :let m = getmatches()
4031 :call clearmatches()
4032 :echo getmatches()
4033< [] >
4034 :call setmatches(m)
4035 :echo getmatches()
4036< [{'group': 'MyGroup1', 'pattern': 'TODO',
4037 'priority': 10, 'id': 1}, {'group': 'MyGroup2',
4038 'pattern': 'FIXME', 'priority': 10, 'id': 2}] >
4039 :unlet m
4040<
4041getmousepos() *getmousepos()*
4042 Returns a |Dictionary| with the last known position of the
4043 mouse. This can be used in a mapping for a mouse click or in
4044 a filter of a popup window. The items are:
4045 screenrow screen row
4046 screencol screen column
4047 winid Window ID of the click
4048 winrow row inside "winid"
4049 wincol column inside "winid"
4050 line text line inside "winid"
4051 column text column inside "winid"
zeertzjqf5a94d52023-10-15 10:03:30 +02004052 coladd offset (in screen columns) from the
4053 start of the clicked char
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004054 All numbers are 1-based.
4055
4056 If not over a window, e.g. when in the command line, then only
4057 "screenrow" and "screencol" are valid, the others are zero.
4058
4059 When on the status line below a window or the vertical
4060 separator right of a window, the "line" and "column" values
4061 are zero.
4062
4063 When the position is after the text then "column" is the
4064 length of the text in bytes plus one.
4065
4066 If the mouse is over a popup window then that window is used.
4067
4068 When using |getchar()| the Vim variables |v:mouse_lnum|,
4069 |v:mouse_col| and |v:mouse_winid| also provide these values.
4070
Bram Moolenaar24dc19c2022-11-14 19:49:15 +00004071getmouseshape() *getmouseshape()*
4072 Returns the name of the currently showing mouse pointer.
4073 When the |+mouseshape| feature is not supported or the shape
4074 is unknown an empty string is returned.
4075 This function is mainly intended for testing.
4076
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004077 *getpid()*
4078getpid() Return a Number which is the process ID of the Vim process.
4079 On Unix and MS-Windows this is a unique number, until Vim
4080 exits.
4081
4082 *getpos()*
4083getpos({expr}) Get the position for String {expr}. For possible values of
4084 {expr} see |line()|. For getting the cursor position see
4085 |getcurpos()|.
4086 The result is a |List| with four numbers:
4087 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
4088 "bufnum" is zero, unless a mark like '0 or 'A is used, then it
4089 is the buffer number of the mark.
4090 "lnum" and "col" are the position in the buffer. The first
4091 column is 1.
4092 The "off" number is zero, unless 'virtualedit' is used. Then
4093 it is the offset in screen columns from the start of the
4094 character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the last
4095 character.
4096 Note that for '< and '> Visual mode matters: when it is "V"
4097 (visual line mode) the column of '< is zero and the column of
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00004098 '> is a large number equal to |v:maxcol|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004099 The column number in the returned List is the byte position
4100 within the line. To get the character position in the line,
4101 use |getcharpos()|.
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00004102 A very large column number equal to |v:maxcol| can be returned,
4103 in which case it means "after the end of the line".
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01004104 If {expr} is invalid, returns a list with all zeros.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004105 This can be used to save and restore the position of a mark: >
4106 let save_a_mark = getpos("'a")
4107 ...
4108 call setpos("'a", save_a_mark)
4109< Also see |getcharpos()|, |getcurpos()| and |setpos()|.
4110
4111 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4112 GetMark()->getpos()
4113
4114getqflist([{what}]) *getqflist()*
4115 Returns a |List| with all the current quickfix errors. Each
4116 list item is a dictionary with these entries:
4117 bufnr number of buffer that has the file name, use
4118 bufname() to get the name
4119 module module name
4120 lnum line number in the buffer (first line is 1)
4121 end_lnum
4122 end of line number if the item is multiline
4123 col column number (first column is 1)
4124 end_col end of column number if the item has range
4125 vcol |TRUE|: "col" is visual column
4126 |FALSE|: "col" is byte index
4127 nr error number
4128 pattern search pattern used to locate the error
4129 text description of the error
4130 type type of the error, 'E', '1', etc.
4131 valid |TRUE|: recognized error message
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09004132 user_data
4133 custom data associated with the item, can be
Tom Praschanca6ac992023-08-11 23:26:12 +02004134 any type.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004135
4136 When there is no error list or it's empty, an empty list is
4137 returned. Quickfix list entries with a non-existing buffer
4138 number are returned with "bufnr" set to zero (Note: some
4139 functions accept buffer number zero for the alternate buffer,
4140 you may need to explicitly check for zero).
4141
4142 Useful application: Find pattern matches in multiple files and
4143 do something with them: >
4144 :vimgrep /theword/jg *.c
4145 :for d in getqflist()
4146 : echo bufname(d.bufnr) ':' d.lnum '=' d.text
4147 :endfor
4148<
4149 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
4150 returns only the items listed in {what} as a dictionary. The
4151 following string items are supported in {what}:
4152 changedtick get the total number of changes made
4153 to the list |quickfix-changedtick|
4154 context get the |quickfix-context|
4155 efm errorformat to use when parsing "lines". If
4156 not present, then the 'errorformat' option
4157 value is used.
4158 id get information for the quickfix list with
4159 |quickfix-ID|; zero means the id for the
4160 current list or the list specified by "nr"
4161 idx get information for the quickfix entry at this
4162 index in the list specified by 'id' or 'nr'.
4163 If set to zero, then uses the current entry.
4164 See |quickfix-index|
4165 items quickfix list entries
4166 lines parse a list of lines using 'efm' and return
4167 the resulting entries. Only a |List| type is
4168 accepted. The current quickfix list is not
4169 modified. See |quickfix-parse|.
4170 nr get information for this quickfix list; zero
4171 means the current quickfix list and "$" means
4172 the last quickfix list
4173 qfbufnr number of the buffer displayed in the quickfix
4174 window. Returns 0 if the quickfix buffer is
4175 not present. See |quickfix-buffer|.
4176 size number of entries in the quickfix list
4177 title get the list title |quickfix-title|
4178 winid get the quickfix |window-ID|
4179 all all of the above quickfix properties
4180 Non-string items in {what} are ignored. To get the value of a
4181 particular item, set it to zero.
4182 If "nr" is not present then the current quickfix list is used.
4183 If both "nr" and a non-zero "id" are specified, then the list
4184 specified by "id" is used.
4185 To get the number of lists in the quickfix stack, set "nr" to
4186 "$" in {what}. The "nr" value in the returned dictionary
4187 contains the quickfix stack size.
4188 When "lines" is specified, all the other items except "efm"
4189 are ignored. The returned dictionary contains the entry
4190 "items" with the list of entries.
4191
4192 The returned dictionary contains the following entries:
4193 changedtick total number of changes made to the
4194 list |quickfix-changedtick|
4195 context quickfix list context. See |quickfix-context|
4196 If not present, set to "".
4197 id quickfix list ID |quickfix-ID|. If not
4198 present, set to 0.
4199 idx index of the quickfix entry in the list. If not
4200 present, set to 0.
4201 items quickfix list entries. If not present, set to
4202 an empty list.
4203 nr quickfix list number. If not present, set to 0
4204 qfbufnr number of the buffer displayed in the quickfix
4205 window. If not present, set to 0.
4206 size number of entries in the quickfix list. If not
4207 present, set to 0.
4208 title quickfix list title text. If not present, set
4209 to "".
4210 winid quickfix |window-ID|. If not present, set to 0
4211
4212 Examples (See also |getqflist-examples|): >
4213 :echo getqflist({'all': 1})
4214 :echo getqflist({'nr': 2, 'title': 1})
4215 :echo getqflist({'lines' : ["F1:10:L10"]})
4216<
4217getreg([{regname} [, 1 [, {list}]]]) *getreg()*
4218 The result is a String, which is the contents of register
4219 {regname}. Example: >
4220 :let cliptext = getreg('*')
4221< When register {regname} was not set the result is an empty
4222 string.
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00004223 The {regname} argument must be a string. *E1162*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004224
4225 getreg('=') returns the last evaluated value of the expression
4226 register. (For use in maps.)
4227 getreg('=', 1) returns the expression itself, so that it can
4228 be restored with |setreg()|. For other registers the extra
4229 argument is ignored, thus you can always give it.
4230
4231 If {list} is present and |TRUE|, the result type is changed
4232 to |List|. Each list item is one text line. Use it if you care
4233 about zero bytes possibly present inside register: without
4234 third argument both NLs and zero bytes are represented as NLs
4235 (see |NL-used-for-Nul|).
4236 When the register was not set an empty list is returned.
4237
4238 If {regname} is "", the unnamed register '"' is used.
4239 If {regname} is not specified, |v:register| is used.
4240 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
4241
4242 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4243 GetRegname()->getreg()
4244
4245getreginfo([{regname}]) *getreginfo()*
4246 Returns detailed information about register {regname} as a
4247 Dictionary with the following entries:
4248 regcontents List of lines contained in register
4249 {regname}, like
4250 |getreg|({regname}, 1, 1).
4251 regtype the type of register {regname}, as in
4252 |getregtype()|.
4253 isunnamed Boolean flag, v:true if this register
4254 is currently pointed to by the unnamed
4255 register.
4256 points_to for the unnamed register, gives the
4257 single letter name of the register
4258 currently pointed to (see |quotequote|).
4259 For example, after deleting a line
4260 with `dd`, this field will be "1",
4261 which is the register that got the
4262 deleted text.
4263
4264 The {regname} argument is a string. If {regname} is invalid
4265 or not set, an empty Dictionary will be returned.
4266 If {regname} is "" or "@", the unnamed register '"' is used.
4267 If {regname} is not specified, |v:register| is used.
4268 The returned Dictionary can be passed to |setreg()|.
4269 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
4270
4271 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4272 GetRegname()->getreginfo()
4273
Shougo Matsushita3f905ab2024-02-21 00:02:45 +01004274getregion({pos1}, {pos2}, {type}) *getregion()*
4275 Returns the list of strings from {pos1} to {pos2} as if it's
4276 selected in visual mode of {type}.
4277 For possible values of {pos1} and {pos2} see |line()|.
4278 {type} is the selection type:
4279 "v" for |characterwise| mode
4280 "V" for |linewise| mode
4281 "<CTRL-V>" for |blockwise-visual| mode
4282 You can get the last selection type by |visualmode()|.
4283 If Visual mode is active, use |mode()| to get the Visual mode
4284 (e.g., in a |:vmap|).
4285 This function uses the line and column number from the
4286 specified position.
4287 It is useful to get text starting and ending in different
4288 columns, such as |characterwise-visual| selection.
4289
4290 Note that:
4291 - Order of {pos1} and {pos2} doesn't matter, it will always
4292 return content from the upper left position to the lower
4293 right position.
4294 - If 'virtualedit' is enabled and selection is past the end of
4295 line, resulting lines are filled with blanks.
4296 - If the selection starts or ends in the middle of a multibyte
4297 character, it is not included but its selected part is
4298 substituted with spaces.
4299 - If {pos1} or {pos2} equals "v" (see |line()|) and it is not in
4300 |visual-mode|, an empty list is returned.
4301 - If {pos1}, {pos2} or {type} is an invalid string, an empty
4302 list is returned.
4303
4304 Examples: >
4305 :xnoremap <CR>
Maxim Kim9ca335a2024-02-21 19:48:37 +01004306 \ <Cmd>echow getregion('v', '.', mode())<CR>
Shougo Matsushita3f905ab2024-02-21 00:02:45 +01004307<
4308 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Maxim Kim9ca335a2024-02-21 19:48:37 +01004309 '.'->getregion("'a", 'v')
Shougo Matsushita3f905ab2024-02-21 00:02:45 +01004310<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004311getregtype([{regname}]) *getregtype()*
4312 The result is a String, which is type of register {regname}.
4313 The value will be one of:
4314 "v" for |characterwise| text
4315 "V" for |linewise| text
4316 "<CTRL-V>{width}" for |blockwise-visual| text
4317 "" for an empty or unknown register
4318 <CTRL-V> is one character with value 0x16.
4319 The {regname} argument is a string. If {regname} is "", the
4320 unnamed register '"' is used. If {regname} is not specified,
4321 |v:register| is used.
4322 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
4323
4324 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4325 GetRegname()->getregtype()
4326
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +01004327getscriptinfo([{opts}]) *getscriptinfo()*
Yegappan Lakshmananf768c3d2022-08-22 13:15:13 +01004328 Returns a |List| with information about all the sourced Vim
Bram Moolenaar753885b2022-08-24 16:30:36 +01004329 scripts in the order they were sourced, like what
4330 `:scriptnames` shows.
Yegappan Lakshmananf768c3d2022-08-22 13:15:13 +01004331
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004332 The optional Dict argument {opts} supports the following
4333 optional items:
4334 name Script name match pattern. If specified,
4335 and "sid" is not specified, information about
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +01004336 scripts with a name that match the pattern
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004337 "name" are returned.
4338 sid Script ID |<SID>|. If specified, only
4339 information about the script with ID "sid" is
4340 returned and "name" is ignored.
4341
Yegappan Lakshmananf768c3d2022-08-22 13:15:13 +01004342 Each item in the returned List is a |Dict| with the following
4343 items:
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004344 autoload Set to TRUE for a script that was used with
Bram Moolenaar753885b2022-08-24 16:30:36 +01004345 `import autoload` but was not actually sourced
4346 yet (see |import-autoload|).
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004347 functions List of script-local function names defined in
4348 the script. Present only when a particular
4349 script is specified using the "sid" item in
4350 {opts}.
4351 name Vim script file name.
4352 sid Script ID |<SID>|.
4353 sourced Script ID of the actually sourced script that
Bram Moolenaarfd999452022-08-24 18:30:14 +01004354 this script name links to, if any, otherwise
4355 zero
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004356 variables A dictionary with the script-local variables.
Bram Moolenaarf1dcd142022-12-31 15:30:45 +00004357 Present only when a particular script is
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004358 specified using the "sid" item in {opts}.
4359 Note that this is a copy, the value of
4360 script-local variables cannot be changed using
4361 this dictionary.
h_east59858792023-10-25 22:47:05 +09004362 version Vim script version (|scriptversion|)
Yegappan Lakshmanan520f6ef2022-08-25 17:40:40 +01004363
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004364 Examples: >
4365 :echo getscriptinfo({'name': 'myscript'})
4366 :echo getscriptinfo({'sid': 15}).variables
4367<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004368gettabinfo([{tabnr}]) *gettabinfo()*
4369 If {tabnr} is not specified, then information about all the
4370 tab pages is returned as a |List|. Each List item is a
4371 |Dictionary|. Otherwise, {tabnr} specifies the tab page
4372 number and information about that one is returned. If the tab
4373 page does not exist an empty List is returned.
4374
4375 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with the following entries:
4376 tabnr tab page number.
4377 variables a reference to the dictionary with
4378 tabpage-local variables
4379 windows List of |window-ID|s in the tab page.
4380
4381 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4382 GetTabnr()->gettabinfo()
4383
4384gettabvar({tabnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *gettabvar()*
4385 Get the value of a tab-local variable {varname} in tab page
4386 {tabnr}. |t:var|
4387 Tabs are numbered starting with one.
4388 The {varname} argument is a string. When {varname} is empty a
4389 dictionary with all tab-local variables is returned.
4390 Note that the name without "t:" must be used.
4391 When the tab or variable doesn't exist {def} or an empty
4392 string is returned, there is no error message.
4393
4394 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4395 GetTabnr()->gettabvar(varname)
4396
4397gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *gettabwinvar()*
4398 Get the value of window-local variable {varname} in window
4399 {winnr} in tab page {tabnr}.
4400 The {varname} argument is a string. When {varname} is empty a
4401 dictionary with all window-local variables is returned.
4402 When {varname} is equal to "&" get the values of all
4403 window-local options in a |Dictionary|.
4404 Otherwise, when {varname} starts with "&" get the value of a
4405 window-local option.
4406 Note that {varname} must be the name without "w:".
4407 Tabs are numbered starting with one. For the current tabpage
4408 use |getwinvar()|.
4409 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
4410 When {winnr} is zero the current window is used.
4411 This also works for a global option, buffer-local option and
4412 window-local option, but it doesn't work for a global variable
4413 or buffer-local variable.
4414 When the tab, window or variable doesn't exist {def} or an
4415 empty string is returned, there is no error message.
4416 Examples: >
4417 :let list_is_on = gettabwinvar(1, 2, '&list')
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004418 :echo "myvar = " .. gettabwinvar(3, 1, 'myvar')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004419<
4420 To obtain all window-local variables use: >
4421 gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, '&')
4422
4423< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4424 GetTabnr()->gettabwinvar(winnr, varname)
4425
4426gettagstack([{winnr}]) *gettagstack()*
4427 The result is a Dict, which is the tag stack of window {winnr}.
4428 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
4429 When {winnr} is not specified, the current window is used.
4430 When window {winnr} doesn't exist, an empty Dict is returned.
4431
4432 The returned dictionary contains the following entries:
4433 curidx Current index in the stack. When at
4434 top of the stack, set to (length + 1).
4435 Index of bottom of the stack is 1.
4436 items List of items in the stack. Each item
4437 is a dictionary containing the
4438 entries described below.
4439 length Number of entries in the stack.
4440
4441 Each item in the stack is a dictionary with the following
4442 entries:
4443 bufnr buffer number of the current jump
4444 from cursor position before the tag jump.
4445 See |getpos()| for the format of the
4446 returned list.
4447 matchnr current matching tag number. Used when
4448 multiple matching tags are found for a
4449 name.
4450 tagname name of the tag
4451
4452 See |tagstack| for more information about the tag stack.
4453
4454 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4455 GetWinnr()->gettagstack()
4456
4457
4458gettext({text}) *gettext()*
4459 Translate String {text} if possible.
4460 This is mainly for use in the distributed Vim scripts. When
4461 generating message translations the {text} is extracted by
4462 xgettext, the translator can add the translated message in the
4463 .po file and Vim will lookup the translation when gettext() is
4464 called.
4465 For {text} double quoted strings are preferred, because
4466 xgettext does not understand escaping in single quoted
4467 strings.
4468
4469
4470getwininfo([{winid}]) *getwininfo()*
4471 Returns information about windows as a |List| with Dictionaries.
4472
4473 If {winid} is given Information about the window with that ID
4474 is returned, as a |List| with one item. If the window does not
4475 exist the result is an empty list.
4476
4477 Without {winid} information about all the windows in all the
4478 tab pages is returned.
4479
4480 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with the following entries:
4481 botline last complete displayed buffer line
4482 bufnr number of buffer in the window
4483 height window height (excluding winbar)
4484 loclist 1 if showing a location list
4485 {only with the +quickfix feature}
4486 quickfix 1 if quickfix or location list window
4487 {only with the +quickfix feature}
4488 terminal 1 if a terminal window
4489 {only with the +terminal feature}
4490 tabnr tab page number
4491 topline first displayed buffer line
4492 variables a reference to the dictionary with
4493 window-local variables
4494 width window width
4495 winbar 1 if the window has a toolbar, 0
4496 otherwise
4497 wincol leftmost screen column of the window;
4498 "col" from |win_screenpos()|
4499 textoff number of columns occupied by any
4500 'foldcolumn', 'signcolumn' and line
4501 number in front of the text
4502 winid |window-ID|
4503 winnr window number
4504 winrow topmost screen line of the window;
4505 "row" from |win_screenpos()|
4506
4507 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4508 GetWinnr()->getwininfo()
4509
4510getwinpos([{timeout}]) *getwinpos()*
4511 The result is a |List| with two numbers, the result of
4512 |getwinposx()| and |getwinposy()| combined:
4513 [x-pos, y-pos]
4514 {timeout} can be used to specify how long to wait in msec for
4515 a response from the terminal. When omitted 100 msec is used.
4516 Use a longer time for a remote terminal.
4517 When using a value less than 10 and no response is received
4518 within that time, a previously reported position is returned,
4519 if available. This can be used to poll for the position and
4520 do some work in the meantime: >
4521 while 1
4522 let res = getwinpos(1)
4523 if res[0] >= 0
4524 break
4525 endif
4526 " Do some work here
4527 endwhile
4528<
4529
4530 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4531 GetTimeout()->getwinpos()
4532<
4533 *getwinposx()*
4534getwinposx() The result is a Number, which is the X coordinate in pixels of
4535 the left hand side of the GUI Vim window. Also works for an
4536 xterm (uses a timeout of 100 msec).
lilydjwg6e0a18f2024-01-29 20:54:28 +01004537 The result will be -1 if the information is not available
4538 (e.g. on the Wayland backend).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004539 The value can be used with `:winpos`.
4540
4541 *getwinposy()*
4542getwinposy() The result is a Number, which is the Y coordinate in pixels of
4543 the top of the GUI Vim window. Also works for an xterm (uses
4544 a timeout of 100 msec).
lilydjwg6e0a18f2024-01-29 20:54:28 +01004545 The result will be -1 if the information is not available
4546 (e.g. on the Wayland backend).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004547 The value can be used with `:winpos`.
4548
4549getwinvar({winnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *getwinvar()*
4550 Like |gettabwinvar()| for the current tabpage.
4551 Examples: >
4552 :let list_is_on = getwinvar(2, '&list')
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004553 :echo "myvar = " .. getwinvar(1, 'myvar')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004554
4555< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4556 GetWinnr()->getwinvar(varname)
4557<
4558glob({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]]) *glob()*
4559 Expand the file wildcards in {expr}. See |wildcards| for the
4560 use of special characters.
4561
4562 Unless the optional {nosuf} argument is given and is |TRUE|,
4563 the 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' options apply: Names matching
4564 one of the patterns in 'wildignore' will be skipped and
4565 'suffixes' affect the ordering of matches.
4566 'wildignorecase' always applies.
4567
4568 When {list} is present and it is |TRUE| the result is a |List|
4569 with all matching files. The advantage of using a List is,
4570 you also get filenames containing newlines correctly.
4571 Otherwise the result is a String and when there are several
4572 matches, they are separated by <NL> characters.
4573
4574 If the expansion fails, the result is an empty String or List.
4575
4576 You can also use |readdir()| if you need to do complicated
4577 things, such as limiting the number of matches.
4578
4579 A name for a non-existing file is not included. A symbolic
4580 link is only included if it points to an existing file.
4581 However, when the {alllinks} argument is present and it is
4582 |TRUE| then all symbolic links are included.
4583
4584 For most systems backticks can be used to get files names from
4585 any external command. Example: >
4586 :let tagfiles = glob("`find . -name tags -print`")
4587 :let &tags = substitute(tagfiles, "\n", ",", "g")
4588< The result of the program inside the backticks should be one
4589 item per line. Spaces inside an item are allowed.
4590
4591 See |expand()| for expanding special Vim variables. See
4592 |system()| for getting the raw output of an external command.
4593
4594 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4595 GetExpr()->glob()
4596
4597glob2regpat({string}) *glob2regpat()*
4598 Convert a file pattern, as used by glob(), into a search
4599 pattern. The result can be used to match with a string that
4600 is a file name. E.g. >
4601 if filename =~ glob2regpat('Make*.mak')
4602< This is equivalent to: >
4603 if filename =~ '^Make.*\.mak$'
4604< When {string} is an empty string the result is "^$", match an
4605 empty string.
4606 Note that the result depends on the system. On MS-Windows
4607 a backslash usually means a path separator.
4608
4609 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4610 GetExpr()->glob2regpat()
4611< *globpath()*
4612globpath({path}, {expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
4613 Perform glob() for String {expr} on all directories in {path}
4614 and concatenate the results. Example: >
4615 :echo globpath(&rtp, "syntax/c.vim")
4616<
4617 {path} is a comma-separated list of directory names. Each
4618 directory name is prepended to {expr} and expanded like with
4619 |glob()|. A path separator is inserted when needed.
4620 To add a comma inside a directory name escape it with a
4621 backslash. Note that on MS-Windows a directory may have a
4622 trailing backslash, remove it if you put a comma after it.
4623 If the expansion fails for one of the directories, there is no
4624 error message.
4625
4626 Unless the optional {nosuf} argument is given and is |TRUE|,
4627 the 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' options apply: Names matching
4628 one of the patterns in 'wildignore' will be skipped and
4629 'suffixes' affect the ordering of matches.
4630
4631 When {list} is present and it is |TRUE| the result is a |List|
4632 with all matching files. The advantage of using a List is, you
4633 also get filenames containing newlines correctly. Otherwise
4634 the result is a String and when there are several matches,
4635 they are separated by <NL> characters. Example: >
4636 :echo globpath(&rtp, "syntax/c.vim", 0, 1)
4637<
4638 {alllinks} is used as with |glob()|.
4639
4640 The "**" item can be used to search in a directory tree.
4641 For example, to find all "README.txt" files in the directories
4642 in 'runtimepath' and below: >
4643 :echo globpath(&rtp, "**/README.txt")
4644< Upwards search and limiting the depth of "**" is not
4645 supported, thus using 'path' will not always work properly.
4646
4647 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
4648 second argument: >
4649 GetExpr()->globpath(&rtp)
4650<
4651 *has()*
4652has({feature} [, {check}])
4653 When {check} is omitted or is zero: The result is a Number,
4654 which is 1 if the feature {feature} is supported, zero
4655 otherwise. The {feature} argument is a string, case is
4656 ignored. See |feature-list| below.
4657
4658 When {check} is present and not zero: The result is a Number,
4659 which is 1 if the feature {feature} could ever be supported,
4660 zero otherwise. This is useful to check for a typo in
4661 {feature} and to detect dead code. Keep in mind that an older
4662 Vim version will not know about a feature added later and
4663 features that have been abandoned will not be known by the
4664 current Vim version.
4665
4666 Also see |exists()| and |exists_compiled()|.
4667
4668 Note that to skip code that has a syntax error when the
4669 feature is not available, Vim may skip the rest of the line
4670 and miss a following `endif`. Therefore put the `endif` on a
4671 separate line: >
4672 if has('feature')
4673 let x = this->breaks->without->the->feature
4674 endif
4675< If the `endif` would be moved to the second line as "| endif" it
4676 would not be found.
4677
4678
4679has_key({dict}, {key}) *has_key()*
4680 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if |Dictionary| {dict}
Bram Moolenaare8008642022-08-19 17:15:35 +01004681 has an entry with key {key}. FALSE otherwise.
4682 The {key} argument is a string. In |Vim9| script a number is
4683 also accepted (and converted to a string) but no other types.
4684 In legacy script the usual automatic conversion to string is
4685 done.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004686
4687 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4688 mydict->has_key(key)
4689
4690haslocaldir([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) *haslocaldir()*
4691 The result is a Number:
4692 1 when the window has set a local directory via |:lcd|
4693 2 when the tab-page has set a local directory via |:tcd|
4694 0 otherwise.
4695
4696 Without arguments use the current window.
4697 With {winnr} use this window in the current tab page.
4698 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
4699 page.
4700 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
4701 If {winnr} is -1 it is ignored and only the tabpage is used.
4702 Return 0 if the arguments are invalid.
4703 Examples: >
4704 if haslocaldir() == 1
4705 " window local directory case
4706 elseif haslocaldir() == 2
4707 " tab-local directory case
4708 else
4709 " global directory case
4710 endif
4711
4712 " current window
4713 :echo haslocaldir()
4714 :echo haslocaldir(0)
4715 :echo haslocaldir(0, 0)
4716 " window n in current tab page
4717 :echo haslocaldir(n)
4718 :echo haslocaldir(n, 0)
4719 " window n in tab page m
4720 :echo haslocaldir(n, m)
4721 " tab page m
4722 :echo haslocaldir(-1, m)
4723<
4724 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4725 GetWinnr()->haslocaldir()
4726
4727hasmapto({what} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]]) *hasmapto()*
4728 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if there is a mapping
4729 that contains {what} in somewhere in the rhs (what it is
4730 mapped to) and this mapping exists in one of the modes
4731 indicated by {mode}.
4732 The arguments {what} and {mode} are strings.
4733 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
4734 instead of mappings. Don't forget to specify Insert and/or
4735 Command-line mode.
4736 Both the global mappings and the mappings local to the current
4737 buffer are checked for a match.
4738 If no matching mapping is found FALSE is returned.
4739 The following characters are recognized in {mode}:
4740 n Normal mode
4741 v Visual and Select mode
4742 x Visual mode
4743 s Select mode
4744 o Operator-pending mode
4745 i Insert mode
4746 l Language-Argument ("r", "f", "t", etc.)
4747 c Command-line mode
4748 When {mode} is omitted, "nvo" is used.
4749
4750 This function is useful to check if a mapping already exists
4751 to a function in a Vim script. Example: >
4752 :if !hasmapto('\ABCdoit')
4753 : map <Leader>d \ABCdoit
4754 :endif
4755< This installs the mapping to "\ABCdoit" only if there isn't
4756 already a mapping to "\ABCdoit".
4757
4758 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4759 GetRHS()->hasmapto()
4760
4761histadd({history}, {item}) *histadd()*
4762 Add the String {item} to the history {history} which can be
4763 one of: *hist-names*
4764 "cmd" or ":" command line history
4765 "search" or "/" search pattern history
4766 "expr" or "=" typed expression history
4767 "input" or "@" input line history
4768 "debug" or ">" debug command history
4769 empty the current or last used history
4770 The {history} string does not need to be the whole name, one
4771 character is sufficient.
4772 If {item} does already exist in the history, it will be
4773 shifted to become the newest entry.
4774 The result is a Number: TRUE if the operation was successful,
4775 otherwise FALSE is returned.
4776
4777 Example: >
4778 :call histadd("input", strftime("%Y %b %d"))
4779 :let date=input("Enter date: ")
4780< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
4781
4782 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
4783 second argument: >
4784 GetHistory()->histadd('search')
4785
4786histdel({history} [, {item}]) *histdel()*
4787 Clear {history}, i.e. delete all its entries. See |hist-names|
4788 for the possible values of {history}.
4789
4790 If the parameter {item} evaluates to a String, it is used as a
4791 regular expression. All entries matching that expression will
4792 be removed from the history (if there are any).
4793 Upper/lowercase must match, unless "\c" is used |/\c|.
4794 If {item} evaluates to a Number, it will be interpreted as
4795 an index, see |:history-indexing|. The respective entry will
4796 be removed if it exists.
4797
4798 The result is TRUE for a successful operation, otherwise FALSE
4799 is returned.
4800
4801 Examples:
4802 Clear expression register history: >
4803 :call histdel("expr")
4804<
4805 Remove all entries starting with "*" from the search history: >
4806 :call histdel("/", '^\*')
4807<
4808 The following three are equivalent: >
4809 :call histdel("search", histnr("search"))
4810 :call histdel("search", -1)
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004811 :call histdel("search", '^' .. histget("search", -1) .. '$')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004812<
4813 To delete the last search pattern and use the last-but-one for
4814 the "n" command and 'hlsearch': >
4815 :call histdel("search", -1)
4816 :let @/ = histget("search", -1)
4817<
4818 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4819 GetHistory()->histdel()
4820
4821histget({history} [, {index}]) *histget()*
4822 The result is a String, the entry with Number {index} from
4823 {history}. See |hist-names| for the possible values of
4824 {history}, and |:history-indexing| for {index}. If there is
4825 no such entry, an empty String is returned. When {index} is
4826 omitted, the most recent item from the history is used.
4827
4828 Examples:
4829 Redo the second last search from history. >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004830 :execute '/' .. histget("search", -2)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004831
4832< Define an Ex command ":H {num}" that supports re-execution of
4833 the {num}th entry from the output of |:history|. >
4834 :command -nargs=1 H execute histget("cmd", 0+<args>)
4835<
4836 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4837 GetHistory()->histget()
4838
4839histnr({history}) *histnr()*
4840 The result is the Number of the current entry in {history}.
4841 See |hist-names| for the possible values of {history}.
4842 If an error occurred, -1 is returned.
4843
4844 Example: >
4845 :let inp_index = histnr("expr")
4846
4847< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4848 GetHistory()->histnr()
4849<
4850hlexists({name}) *hlexists()*
4851 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if a highlight group
4852 called {name} exists. This is when the group has been
4853 defined in some way. Not necessarily when highlighting has
4854 been defined for it, it may also have been used for a syntax
4855 item.
4856 *highlight_exists()*
4857 Obsolete name: highlight_exists().
4858
4859 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4860 GetName()->hlexists()
4861<
4862hlget([{name} [, {resolve}]]) *hlget()*
4863 Returns a List of all the highlight group attributes. If the
4864 optional {name} is specified, then returns a List with only
4865 the attributes of the specified highlight group. Returns an
4866 empty List if the highlight group {name} is not present.
4867
4868 If the optional {resolve} argument is set to v:true and the
4869 highlight group {name} is linked to another group, then the
4870 link is resolved recursively and the attributes of the
4871 resolved highlight group are returned.
4872
4873 Each entry in the returned List is a Dictionary with the
4874 following items:
4875 cleared boolean flag, set to v:true if the highlight
4876 group attributes are cleared or not yet
4877 specified. See |highlight-clear|.
4878 cterm cterm attributes. See |highlight-cterm|.
4879 ctermbg cterm background color.
4880 See |highlight-ctermbg|.
4881 ctermfg cterm foreground color.
4882 See |highlight-ctermfg|.
4883 ctermul cterm underline color. See |highlight-ctermul|.
4884 default boolean flag, set to v:true if the highlight
4885 group link is a default link. See
4886 |highlight-default|.
4887 font highlight group font. See |highlight-font|.
4888 gui gui attributes. See |highlight-gui|.
4889 guibg gui background color. See |highlight-guibg|.
4890 guifg gui foreground color. See |highlight-guifg|.
4891 guisp gui special color. See |highlight-guisp|.
4892 id highlight group ID.
4893 linksto linked highlight group name.
4894 See |:highlight-link|.
4895 name highlight group name. See |group-name|.
4896 start start terminal keycode. See |highlight-start|.
4897 stop stop terminal keycode. See |highlight-stop|.
4898 term term attributes. See |highlight-term|.
4899
4900 The 'term', 'cterm' and 'gui' items in the above Dictionary
4901 have a dictionary value with the following optional boolean
4902 items: 'bold', 'standout', 'underline', 'undercurl', 'italic',
4903 'reverse', 'inverse' and 'strikethrough'.
4904
4905 Example(s): >
4906 :echo hlget()
4907 :echo hlget('ModeMsg')
4908 :echo hlget('Number', v:true)
4909<
4910 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4911 GetName()->hlget()
4912<
4913hlset({list}) *hlset()*
4914 Creates or modifies the attributes of a List of highlight
4915 groups. Each item in {list} is a dictionary containing the
4916 attributes of a highlight group. See |hlget()| for the list of
4917 supported items in this dictionary.
4918
4919 In addition to the items described in |hlget()|, the following
4920 additional items are supported in the dictionary:
4921
4922 force boolean flag to force the creation of
4923 a link for an existing highlight group
4924 with attributes.
4925
4926 The highlight group is identified using the 'name' item and
4927 the 'id' item (if supplied) is ignored. If a highlight group
4928 with a specified name doesn't exist, then it is created.
4929 Otherwise the attributes of an existing highlight group are
4930 modified.
4931
4932 If an empty dictionary value is used for the 'term' or 'cterm'
4933 or 'gui' entries, then the corresponding attributes are
4934 cleared. If the 'cleared' item is set to v:true, then all the
4935 attributes of the highlight group are cleared.
4936
4937 The 'linksto' item can be used to link a highlight group to
4938 another highlight group. See |:highlight-link|.
4939
4940 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
4941
4942 Example(s): >
4943 " add bold attribute to the Visual highlight group
4944 :call hlset([#{name: 'Visual',
4945 \ term: #{reverse: 1 , bold: 1}}])
4946 :call hlset([#{name: 'Type', guifg: 'DarkGreen'}])
4947 :let l = hlget()
4948 :call hlset(l)
4949 " clear the Search highlight group
4950 :call hlset([#{name: 'Search', cleared: v:true}])
4951 " clear the 'term' attributes for a highlight group
4952 :call hlset([#{name: 'Title', term: {}}])
4953 " create the MyHlg group linking it to DiffAdd
4954 :call hlset([#{name: 'MyHlg', linksto: 'DiffAdd'}])
4955 " remove the MyHlg group link
4956 :call hlset([#{name: 'MyHlg', linksto: 'NONE'}])
4957 " clear the attributes and a link
4958 :call hlset([#{name: 'MyHlg', cleared: v:true,
4959 \ linksto: 'NONE'}])
4960<
4961 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4962 GetAttrList()->hlset()
4963<
4964 *hlID()*
4965hlID({name}) The result is a Number, which is the ID of the highlight group
4966 with name {name}. When the highlight group doesn't exist,
4967 zero is returned.
4968 This can be used to retrieve information about the highlight
4969 group. For example, to get the background color of the
4970 "Comment" group: >
4971 :echo synIDattr(synIDtrans(hlID("Comment")), "bg")
4972< *highlightID()*
4973 Obsolete name: highlightID().
4974
4975 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4976 GetName()->hlID()
4977
4978hostname() *hostname()*
4979 The result is a String, which is the name of the machine on
4980 which Vim is currently running. Machine names greater than
4981 256 characters long are truncated.
4982
4983iconv({string}, {from}, {to}) *iconv()*
4984 The result is a String, which is the text {string} converted
4985 from encoding {from} to encoding {to}.
4986 When the conversion completely fails an empty string is
4987 returned. When some characters could not be converted they
4988 are replaced with "?".
4989 The encoding names are whatever the iconv() library function
4990 can accept, see ":!man 3 iconv".
4991 Most conversions require Vim to be compiled with the |+iconv|
4992 feature. Otherwise only UTF-8 to latin1 conversion and back
4993 can be done.
4994 This can be used to display messages with special characters,
4995 no matter what 'encoding' is set to. Write the message in
4996 UTF-8 and use: >
4997 echo iconv(utf8_str, "utf-8", &enc)
4998< Note that Vim uses UTF-8 for all Unicode encodings, conversion
4999 from/to UCS-2 is automatically changed to use UTF-8. You
5000 cannot use UCS-2 in a string anyway, because of the NUL bytes.
5001
5002 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5003 GetText()->iconv('latin1', 'utf-8')
5004<
5005 *indent()*
5006indent({lnum}) The result is a Number, which is indent of line {lnum} in the
5007 current buffer. The indent is counted in spaces, the value
5008 of 'tabstop' is relevant. {lnum} is used just like in
5009 |getline()|.
5010 When {lnum} is invalid -1 is returned. In |Vim9| script an
5011 error is given.
5012
5013 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5014 GetLnum()->indent()
5015
5016index({object}, {expr} [, {start} [, {ic}]]) *index()*
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005017 Find {expr} in {object} and return its index. See
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01005018 |indexof()| for using a lambda to select the item.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005019
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005020 If {object} is a |List| return the lowest index where the item
5021 has a value equal to {expr}. There is no automatic
5022 conversion, so the String "4" is different from the Number 4.
5023 And the number 4 is different from the Float 4.0. The value
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005024 of 'ignorecase' is not used here, case matters as indicated by
5025 the {ic} argument.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005026
5027 If {object} is |Blob| return the lowest index where the byte
5028 value is equal to {expr}.
5029
5030 If {start} is given then start looking at the item with index
5031 {start} (may be negative for an item relative to the end).
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005032
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005033 When {ic} is given and it is |TRUE|, ignore case. Otherwise
5034 case must match.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005035
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005036 -1 is returned when {expr} is not found in {object}.
5037 Example: >
5038 :let idx = index(words, "the")
5039 :if index(numbers, 123) >= 0
5040
5041< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5042 GetObject()->index(what)
5043
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01005044indexof({object}, {expr} [, {opts}]) *indexof()*
5045 Returns the index of an item in {object} where {expr} is
5046 v:true. {object} must be a |List| or a |Blob|.
5047
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005048 If {object} is a |List|, evaluate {expr} for each item in the
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01005049 List until the expression is v:true and return the index of
5050 this item.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005051
5052 If {object} is a |Blob| evaluate {expr} for each byte in the
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01005053 Blob until the expression is v:true and return the index of
5054 this byte.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005055
5056 {expr} must be a |string| or |Funcref|.
5057
5058 If {expr} is a |string|: If {object} is a |List|, inside
5059 {expr} |v:key| has the index of the current List item and
5060 |v:val| has the value of the item. If {object} is a |Blob|,
5061 inside {expr} |v:key| has the index of the current byte and
5062 |v:val| has the byte value.
5063
5064 If {expr} is a |Funcref| it must take two arguments:
5065 1. the key or the index of the current item.
5066 2. the value of the current item.
5067 The function must return |TRUE| if the item is found and the
5068 search should stop.
5069
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01005070 The optional argument {opts} is a Dict and supports the
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005071 following items:
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01005072 startidx start evaluating {expr} at the item with this
5073 index; may be negative for an item relative to
5074 the end
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005075 Returns -1 when {expr} evaluates to v:false for all the items.
5076 Example: >
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01005077 :let l = [#{n: 10}, #{n: 20}, #{n: 30}]
5078 :echo indexof(l, "v:val.n == 20")
5079 :echo indexof(l, {i, v -> v.n == 30})
5080 :echo indexof(l, "v:val.n == 20", #{startidx: 1})
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005081
5082< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5083 mylist->indexof(expr)
5084
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005085input({prompt} [, {text} [, {completion}]]) *input()*
5086 The result is a String, which is whatever the user typed on
5087 the command-line. The {prompt} argument is either a prompt
5088 string, or a blank string (for no prompt). A '\n' can be used
5089 in the prompt to start a new line.
5090 The highlighting set with |:echohl| is used for the prompt.
5091 The input is entered just like a command-line, with the same
5092 editing commands and mappings. There is a separate history
5093 for lines typed for input().
5094 Example: >
5095 :if input("Coffee or beer? ") == "beer"
5096 : echo "Cheers!"
5097 :endif
5098<
5099 If the optional {text} argument is present and not empty, this
5100 is used for the default reply, as if the user typed this.
5101 Example: >
5102 :let color = input("Color? ", "white")
5103
5104< The optional {completion} argument specifies the type of
5105 completion supported for the input. Without it completion is
5106 not performed. The supported completion types are the same as
5107 that can be supplied to a user-defined command using the
5108 "-complete=" argument. Refer to |:command-completion| for
5109 more information. Example: >
5110 let fname = input("File: ", "", "file")
5111<
5112 NOTE: This function must not be used in a startup file, for
5113 the versions that only run in GUI mode (e.g., the Win32 GUI).
5114 Note: When input() is called from within a mapping it will
5115 consume remaining characters from that mapping, because a
5116 mapping is handled like the characters were typed.
5117 Use |inputsave()| before input() and |inputrestore()|
5118 after input() to avoid that. Another solution is to avoid
5119 that further characters follow in the mapping, e.g., by using
5120 |:execute| or |:normal|.
5121
5122 Example with a mapping: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005123 :nmap \x :call GetFoo()<CR>:exe "/" .. Foo<CR>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005124 :function GetFoo()
5125 : call inputsave()
5126 : let g:Foo = input("enter search pattern: ")
5127 : call inputrestore()
5128 :endfunction
5129
5130< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5131 GetPrompt()->input()
5132
5133inputdialog({prompt} [, {text} [, {cancelreturn}]]) *inputdialog()*
5134 Like |input()|, but when the GUI is running and text dialogs
5135 are supported, a dialog window pops up to input the text.
5136 Example: >
5137 :let n = inputdialog("value for shiftwidth", shiftwidth())
5138 :if n != ""
5139 : let &sw = n
5140 :endif
5141< When the dialog is cancelled {cancelreturn} is returned. When
5142 omitted an empty string is returned.
5143 Hitting <Enter> works like pressing the OK button. Hitting
5144 <Esc> works like pressing the Cancel button.
5145 NOTE: Command-line completion is not supported.
5146
5147 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5148 GetPrompt()->inputdialog()
5149
5150inputlist({textlist}) *inputlist()*
5151 {textlist} must be a |List| of strings. This |List| is
5152 displayed, one string per line. The user will be prompted to
5153 enter a number, which is returned.
5154 The user can also select an item by clicking on it with the
5155 mouse, if the mouse is enabled in the command line ('mouse' is
5156 "a" or includes "c"). For the first string 0 is returned.
5157 When clicking above the first item a negative number is
5158 returned. When clicking on the prompt one more than the
5159 length of {textlist} is returned.
5160 Make sure {textlist} has less than 'lines' entries, otherwise
5161 it won't work. It's a good idea to put the entry number at
5162 the start of the string. And put a prompt in the first item.
5163 Example: >
5164 let color = inputlist(['Select color:', '1. red',
5165 \ '2. green', '3. blue'])
5166
5167< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5168 GetChoices()->inputlist()
5169
5170inputrestore() *inputrestore()*
5171 Restore typeahead that was saved with a previous |inputsave()|.
5172 Should be called the same number of times inputsave() is
5173 called. Calling it more often is harmless though.
5174 Returns TRUE when there is nothing to restore, FALSE otherwise.
5175
5176inputsave() *inputsave()*
5177 Preserve typeahead (also from mappings) and clear it, so that
5178 a following prompt gets input from the user. Should be
5179 followed by a matching inputrestore() after the prompt. Can
5180 be used several times, in which case there must be just as
5181 many inputrestore() calls.
5182 Returns TRUE when out of memory, FALSE otherwise.
5183
5184inputsecret({prompt} [, {text}]) *inputsecret()*
5185 This function acts much like the |input()| function with but
5186 two exceptions:
5187 a) the user's response will be displayed as a sequence of
5188 asterisks ("*") thereby keeping the entry secret, and
5189 b) the user's response will not be recorded on the input
5190 |history| stack.
5191 The result is a String, which is whatever the user actually
5192 typed on the command-line in response to the issued prompt.
5193 NOTE: Command-line completion is not supported.
5194
5195 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5196 GetPrompt()->inputsecret()
5197
5198insert({object}, {item} [, {idx}]) *insert()*
5199 When {object} is a |List| or a |Blob| insert {item} at the start
5200 of it.
5201
5202 If {idx} is specified insert {item} before the item with index
5203 {idx}. If {idx} is zero it goes before the first item, just
5204 like omitting {idx}. A negative {idx} is also possible, see
5205 |list-index|. -1 inserts just before the last item.
5206
5207 Returns the resulting |List| or |Blob|. Examples: >
5208 :let mylist = insert([2, 3, 5], 1)
5209 :call insert(mylist, 4, -1)
5210 :call insert(mylist, 6, len(mylist))
5211< The last example can be done simpler with |add()|.
5212 Note that when {item} is a |List| it is inserted as a single
5213 item. Use |extend()| to concatenate |Lists|.
5214
5215 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5216 mylist->insert(item)
Yegappan Lakshmanancd39b692023-10-02 12:50:45 -07005217<
5218 *instanceof()* *E614* *E616* *E693*
5219instanceof({object}, {class})
5220 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when the {object}
Ernie Rael2025af12023-12-12 16:58:00 +01005221 argument is a direct or indirect instance of a |Class|,
5222 |Interface|, or class |:type| alias specified by {class}.
5223 If {class} is varargs, the function returns |TRUE| when
Yegappan Lakshmanancd39b692023-10-02 12:50:45 -07005224 {object} is an instance of any of the specified classes.
LemonBoyafe04662023-08-23 21:08:11 +02005225 Example: >
Ernie Rael2025af12023-12-12 16:58:00 +01005226 instanceof(animal, Dog, Cat)
LemonBoyafe04662023-08-23 21:08:11 +02005227
5228< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5229 myobj->instanceof(mytype)
5230
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005231interrupt() *interrupt()*
5232 Interrupt script execution. It works more or less like the
5233 user typing CTRL-C, most commands won't execute and control
5234 returns to the user. This is useful to abort execution
5235 from lower down, e.g. in an autocommand. Example: >
5236 :function s:check_typoname(file)
5237 : if fnamemodify(a:file, ':t') == '['
5238 : echomsg 'Maybe typo'
5239 : call interrupt()
5240 : endif
5241 :endfunction
5242 :au BufWritePre * call s:check_typoname(expand('<amatch>'))
5243
5244invert({expr}) *invert()*
5245 Bitwise invert. The argument is converted to a number. A
5246 List, Dict or Float argument causes an error. Example: >
5247 :let bits = invert(bits)
5248< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5249 :let bits = bits->invert()
5250
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01005251isabsolutepath({path}) *isabsolutepath()*
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +01005252 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when {path} is an
5253 absolute path.
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01005254 On Unix, a path is considered absolute when it starts with '/'.
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +01005255 On MS-Windows, it is considered absolute when it starts with an
5256 optional drive prefix and is followed by a '\' or '/'. UNC paths
5257 are always absolute.
5258 Example: >
5259 echo isabsolutepath('/usr/share/') " 1
5260 echo isabsolutepath('./foobar') " 0
5261 echo isabsolutepath('C:\Windows') " 1
5262 echo isabsolutepath('foobar') " 0
5263 echo isabsolutepath('\\remote\file') " 1
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01005264<
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +01005265 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5266 GetName()->isabsolutepath()
5267
5268
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005269isdirectory({directory}) *isdirectory()*
5270 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when a directory
5271 with the name {directory} exists. If {directory} doesn't
5272 exist, or isn't a directory, the result is |FALSE|. {directory}
5273 is any expression, which is used as a String.
5274
5275 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5276 GetName()->isdirectory()
5277
5278isinf({expr}) *isinf()*
5279 Return 1 if {expr} is a positive infinity, or -1 a negative
5280 infinity, otherwise 0. >
5281 :echo isinf(1.0 / 0.0)
5282< 1 >
5283 :echo isinf(-1.0 / 0.0)
5284< -1
5285
5286 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5287 Compute()->isinf()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005288
5289islocked({expr}) *islocked()* *E786*
5290 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when {expr} is the
5291 name of a locked variable.
5292 The string argument {expr} must be the name of a variable,
5293 |List| item or |Dictionary| entry, not the variable itself!
5294 Example: >
5295 :let alist = [0, ['a', 'b'], 2, 3]
5296 :lockvar 1 alist
5297 :echo islocked('alist') " 1
5298 :echo islocked('alist[1]') " 0
5299
Bram Moolenaar9da17d72022-02-09 21:50:44 +00005300< When {expr} is a variable that does not exist -1 is returned.
5301 If {expr} uses a range, list or dict index that is out of
5302 range or does not exist you get an error message. Use
5303 |exists()| to check for existence.
5304 In Vim9 script it does not work for local function variables.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005305
5306 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5307 GetName()->islocked()
5308
5309isnan({expr}) *isnan()*
5310 Return |TRUE| if {expr} is a float with value NaN. >
5311 echo isnan(0.0 / 0.0)
5312< 1
5313
5314 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5315 Compute()->isnan()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005316
5317items({dict}) *items()*
5318 Return a |List| with all the key-value pairs of {dict}. Each
5319 |List| item is a list with two items: the key of a {dict}
5320 entry and the value of this entry. The |List| is in arbitrary
5321 order. Also see |keys()| and |values()|.
5322 Example: >
5323 for [key, value] in items(mydict)
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005324 echo key .. ': ' .. value
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005325 endfor
Yegappan Lakshmanan49cdd622023-12-24 11:01:23 +01005326<
5327 A List or a String argument is also supported. In these
5328 cases, items() returns a List with the index and the value at
5329 the index.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005330
Yegappan Lakshmanan49cdd622023-12-24 11:01:23 +01005331 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005332 mydict->items()
5333
5334job_ functions are documented here: |job-functions-details|
5335
5336
5337join({list} [, {sep}]) *join()*
5338 Join the items in {list} together into one String.
5339 When {sep} is specified it is put in between the items. If
5340 {sep} is omitted a single space is used.
5341 Note that {sep} is not added at the end. You might want to
5342 add it there too: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005343 let lines = join(mylist, "\n") .. "\n"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005344< String items are used as-is. |Lists| and |Dictionaries| are
5345 converted into a string like with |string()|.
5346 The opposite function is |split()|.
5347
5348 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5349 mylist->join()
5350
5351js_decode({string}) *js_decode()*
5352 This is similar to |json_decode()| with these differences:
5353 - Object key names do not have to be in quotes.
5354 - Strings can be in single quotes.
5355 - Empty items in an array (between two commas) are allowed and
5356 result in v:none items.
5357
5358 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5359 ReadObject()->js_decode()
5360
5361js_encode({expr}) *js_encode()*
5362 This is similar to |json_encode()| with these differences:
5363 - Object key names are not in quotes.
5364 - v:none items in an array result in an empty item between
5365 commas.
5366 For example, the Vim object:
5367 [1,v:none,{"one":1},v:none] ~
5368 Will be encoded as:
5369 [1,,{one:1},,] ~
5370 While json_encode() would produce:
5371 [1,null,{"one":1},null] ~
5372 This encoding is valid for JavaScript. It is more efficient
5373 than JSON, especially when using an array with optional items.
5374
5375 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5376 GetObject()->js_encode()
5377
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00005378json_decode({string}) *json_decode()* *E491*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005379 This parses a JSON formatted string and returns the equivalent
5380 in Vim values. See |json_encode()| for the relation between
5381 JSON and Vim values.
5382 The decoding is permissive:
5383 - A trailing comma in an array and object is ignored, e.g.
5384 "[1, 2, ]" is the same as "[1, 2]".
5385 - Integer keys are accepted in objects, e.g. {1:2} is the
5386 same as {"1":2}.
5387 - More floating point numbers are recognized, e.g. "1." for
5388 "1.0", or "001.2" for "1.2". Special floating point values
5389 "Infinity", "-Infinity" and "NaN" (capitalization ignored)
5390 are accepted.
5391 - Leading zeroes in integer numbers are ignored, e.g. "012"
5392 for "12" or "-012" for "-12".
5393 - Capitalization is ignored in literal names null, true or
5394 false, e.g. "NULL" for "null", "True" for "true".
5395 - Control characters U+0000 through U+001F which are not
5396 escaped in strings are accepted, e.g. " " (tab
5397 character in string) for "\t".
5398 - An empty JSON expression or made of only spaces is accepted
5399 and results in v:none.
5400 - Backslash in an invalid 2-character sequence escape is
5401 ignored, e.g. "\a" is decoded as "a".
5402 - A correct surrogate pair in JSON strings should normally be
5403 a 12 character sequence such as "\uD834\uDD1E", but
5404 json_decode() silently accepts truncated surrogate pairs
5405 such as "\uD834" or "\uD834\u"
5406 *E938*
5407 A duplicate key in an object, valid in rfc7159, is not
5408 accepted by json_decode() as the result must be a valid Vim
5409 type, e.g. this fails: {"a":"b", "a":"c"}
5410
5411 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5412 ReadObject()->json_decode()
5413
5414json_encode({expr}) *json_encode()*
5415 Encode {expr} as JSON and return this as a string.
5416 The encoding is specified in:
5417 https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7159.html
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00005418 Vim values are converted as follows: *E1161*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005419 |Number| decimal number
5420 |Float| floating point number
5421 Float nan "NaN"
5422 Float inf "Infinity"
5423 Float -inf "-Infinity"
5424 |String| in double quotes (possibly null)
5425 |Funcref| not possible, error
5426 |List| as an array (possibly null); when
5427 used recursively: []
5428 |Dict| as an object (possibly null); when
5429 used recursively: {}
5430 |Blob| as an array of the individual bytes
5431 v:false "false"
5432 v:true "true"
5433 v:none "null"
5434 v:null "null"
5435 Note that NaN and Infinity are passed on as values. This is
5436 missing in the JSON standard, but several implementations do
5437 allow it. If not then you will get an error.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01005438 If a string contains an illegal character then the replacement
5439 character 0xfffd is used.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005440
5441 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5442 GetObject()->json_encode()
5443
5444keys({dict}) *keys()*
5445 Return a |List| with all the keys of {dict}. The |List| is in
5446 arbitrary order. Also see |items()| and |values()|.
5447
5448 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5449 mydict->keys()
5450
zeertzjqcdc83932022-09-12 13:38:41 +01005451keytrans({string}) *keytrans()*
5452 Turn the internal byte representation of keys into a form that
5453 can be used for |:map|. E.g. >
5454 :let xx = "\<C-Home>"
5455 :echo keytrans(xx)
5456< <C-Home>
5457
5458 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5459 "\<C-Home>"->keytrans()
5460
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005461< *len()* *E701*
5462len({expr}) The result is a Number, which is the length of the argument.
5463 When {expr} is a String or a Number the length in bytes is
5464 used, as with |strlen()|.
5465 When {expr} is a |List| the number of items in the |List| is
5466 returned.
5467 When {expr} is a |Blob| the number of bytes is returned.
5468 When {expr} is a |Dictionary| the number of entries in the
5469 |Dictionary| is returned.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005470 Otherwise an error is given and returns zero.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005471
5472 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5473 mylist->len()
5474
5475< *libcall()* *E364* *E368*
5476libcall({libname}, {funcname}, {argument})
5477 Call function {funcname} in the run-time library {libname}
5478 with single argument {argument}.
5479 This is useful to call functions in a library that you
5480 especially made to be used with Vim. Since only one argument
5481 is possible, calling standard library functions is rather
5482 limited.
5483 The result is the String returned by the function. If the
5484 function returns NULL, this will appear as an empty string ""
5485 to Vim.
5486 If the function returns a number, use libcallnr()!
5487 If {argument} is a number, it is passed to the function as an
5488 int; if {argument} is a string, it is passed as a
5489 null-terminated string.
5490 This function will fail in |restricted-mode|.
5491
5492 libcall() allows you to write your own 'plug-in' extensions to
5493 Vim without having to recompile the program. It is NOT a
5494 means to call system functions! If you try to do so Vim will
5495 very probably crash.
5496
5497 For Win32, the functions you write must be placed in a DLL
5498 and use the normal C calling convention (NOT Pascal which is
5499 used in Windows System DLLs). The function must take exactly
5500 one parameter, either a character pointer or a long integer,
5501 and must return a character pointer or NULL. The character
5502 pointer returned must point to memory that will remain valid
5503 after the function has returned (e.g. in static data in the
5504 DLL). If it points to allocated memory, that memory will
5505 leak away. Using a static buffer in the function should work,
5506 it's then freed when the DLL is unloaded.
5507
5508 WARNING: If the function returns a non-valid pointer, Vim may
5509 crash! This also happens if the function returns a number,
5510 because Vim thinks it's a pointer.
5511 For Win32 systems, {libname} should be the filename of the DLL
5512 without the ".DLL" suffix. A full path is only required if
5513 the DLL is not in the usual places.
5514 For Unix: When compiling your own plugins, remember that the
5515 object code must be compiled as position-independent ('PIC').
5516 {only in Win32 and some Unix versions, when the |+libcall|
5517 feature is present}
5518 Examples: >
5519 :echo libcall("libc.so", "getenv", "HOME")
5520
5521< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
5522 third argument: >
5523 GetValue()->libcall("libc.so", "getenv")
5524<
5525 *libcallnr()*
5526libcallnr({libname}, {funcname}, {argument})
5527 Just like |libcall()|, but used for a function that returns an
5528 int instead of a string.
5529 {only in Win32 on some Unix versions, when the |+libcall|
5530 feature is present}
5531 Examples: >
5532 :echo libcallnr("/usr/lib/libc.so", "getpid", "")
5533 :call libcallnr("libc.so", "printf", "Hello World!\n")
5534 :call libcallnr("libc.so", "sleep", 10)
5535<
5536 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
5537 third argument: >
5538 GetValue()->libcallnr("libc.so", "printf")
5539<
5540
5541line({expr} [, {winid}]) *line()*
5542 The result is a Number, which is the line number of the file
5543 position given with {expr}. The {expr} argument is a string.
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00005544 The accepted positions are: *E1209*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005545 . the cursor position
5546 $ the last line in the current buffer
5547 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
5548 returned)
5549 w0 first line visible in current window (one if the
5550 display isn't updated, e.g. in silent Ex mode)
5551 w$ last line visible in current window (this is one
5552 less than "w0" if no lines are visible)
5553 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
5554 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
5555 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
5556 that it's updated right away.
5557 Note that a mark in another file can be used. The line number
5558 then applies to another buffer.
5559 To get the column number use |col()|. To get both use
5560 |getpos()|.
5561 With the optional {winid} argument the values are obtained for
5562 that window instead of the current window.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005563 Returns 0 for invalid values of {expr} and {winid}.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005564 Examples: >
5565 line(".") line number of the cursor
5566 line(".", winid) idem, in window "winid"
5567 line("'t") line number of mark t
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005568 line("'" .. marker) line number of mark marker
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005569<
5570 To jump to the last known position when opening a file see
5571 |last-position-jump|.
5572
5573 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5574 GetValue()->line()
5575
5576line2byte({lnum}) *line2byte()*
5577 Return the byte count from the start of the buffer for line
5578 {lnum}. This includes the end-of-line character, depending on
5579 the 'fileformat' option for the current buffer. The first
5580 line returns 1. 'encoding' matters, 'fileencoding' is ignored.
5581 This can also be used to get the byte count for the line just
5582 below the last line: >
5583 line2byte(line("$") + 1)
5584< This is the buffer size plus one. If 'fileencoding' is empty
5585 it is the file size plus one. {lnum} is used like with
5586 |getline()|. When {lnum} is invalid, or the |+byte_offset|
5587 feature has been disabled at compile time, -1 is returned.
5588 Also see |byte2line()|, |go| and |:goto|.
5589
5590 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5591 GetLnum()->line2byte()
5592
5593lispindent({lnum}) *lispindent()*
5594 Get the amount of indent for line {lnum} according the lisp
5595 indenting rules, as with 'lisp'.
5596 The indent is counted in spaces, the value of 'tabstop' is
5597 relevant. {lnum} is used just like in |getline()|.
Bram Moolenaar8e145b82022-05-21 20:17:31 +01005598 When {lnum} is invalid -1 is returned. In |Vim9| script an
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005599 error is given.
5600
5601 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5602 GetLnum()->lispindent()
5603
5604list2blob({list}) *list2blob()*
5605 Return a Blob concatenating all the number values in {list}.
5606 Examples: >
5607 list2blob([1, 2, 3, 4]) returns 0z01020304
5608 list2blob([]) returns 0z
5609< Returns an empty Blob on error. If one of the numbers is
5610 negative or more than 255 error *E1239* is given.
5611
5612 |blob2list()| does the opposite.
5613
5614 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5615 GetList()->list2blob()
5616
5617list2str({list} [, {utf8}]) *list2str()*
5618 Convert each number in {list} to a character string can
5619 concatenate them all. Examples: >
5620 list2str([32]) returns " "
5621 list2str([65, 66, 67]) returns "ABC"
5622< The same can be done (slowly) with: >
5623 join(map(list, {nr, val -> nr2char(val)}), '')
5624< |str2list()| does the opposite.
5625
5626 When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
5627 When {utf8} is TRUE, always return UTF-8 characters.
5628 With UTF-8 composing characters work as expected: >
5629 list2str([97, 769]) returns "á"
5630<
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005631 Returns an empty string on error.
5632
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005633 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5634 GetList()->list2str()
5635
5636listener_add({callback} [, {buf}]) *listener_add()*
5637 Add a callback function that will be invoked when changes have
5638 been made to buffer {buf}.
5639 {buf} refers to a buffer name or number. For the accepted
5640 values, see |bufname()|. When {buf} is omitted the current
5641 buffer is used.
5642 Returns a unique ID that can be passed to |listener_remove()|.
5643
5644 The {callback} is invoked with five arguments:
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005645 bufnr the buffer that was changed
5646 start first changed line number
5647 end first line number below the change
5648 added number of lines added, negative if lines were
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005649 deleted
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005650 changes a List of items with details about the changes
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005651
5652 Example: >
5653 func Listener(bufnr, start, end, added, changes)
5654 echo 'lines ' .. a:start .. ' until ' .. a:end .. ' changed'
5655 endfunc
5656 call listener_add('Listener', bufnr)
5657
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005658< The List cannot be changed. Each item in "changes" is a
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005659 dictionary with these entries:
5660 lnum the first line number of the change
5661 end the first line below the change
5662 added number of lines added; negative if lines were
5663 deleted
5664 col first column in "lnum" that was affected by
5665 the change; one if unknown or the whole line
5666 was affected; this is a byte index, first
5667 character has a value of one.
Bram Moolenaar3c053a12022-10-16 13:11:12 +01005668 When lines are inserted (not when a line is split, e.g. by
5669 typing CR in Insert mode) the values are:
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005670 lnum line above which the new line is added
5671 end equal to "lnum"
5672 added number of lines inserted
5673 col 1
5674 When lines are deleted the values are:
5675 lnum the first deleted line
5676 end the line below the first deleted line, before
5677 the deletion was done
5678 added negative, number of lines deleted
5679 col 1
5680 When lines are changed:
5681 lnum the first changed line
5682 end the line below the last changed line
5683 added 0
5684 col first column with a change or 1
5685
5686 The entries are in the order the changes were made, thus the
5687 most recent change is at the end. The line numbers are valid
5688 when the callback is invoked, but later changes may make them
5689 invalid, thus keeping a copy for later might not work.
5690
5691 The {callback} is invoked just before the screen is updated,
5692 when |listener_flush()| is called or when a change is being
5693 made that changes the line count in a way it causes a line
5694 number in the list of changes to become invalid.
5695
5696 The {callback} is invoked with the text locked, see
5697 |textlock|. If you do need to make changes to the buffer, use
5698 a timer to do this later |timer_start()|.
5699
5700 The {callback} is not invoked when the buffer is first loaded.
5701 Use the |BufReadPost| autocmd event to handle the initial text
5702 of a buffer.
5703 The {callback} is also not invoked when the buffer is
5704 unloaded, use the |BufUnload| autocmd event for that.
5705
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005706 Returns zero if {callback} or {buf} is invalid.
5707
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005708 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
5709 second argument: >
5710 GetBuffer()->listener_add(callback)
5711
5712listener_flush([{buf}]) *listener_flush()*
5713 Invoke listener callbacks for buffer {buf}. If there are no
5714 pending changes then no callbacks are invoked.
5715
5716 {buf} refers to a buffer name or number. For the accepted
5717 values, see |bufname()|. When {buf} is omitted the current
5718 buffer is used.
5719
5720 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5721 GetBuffer()->listener_flush()
5722
5723listener_remove({id}) *listener_remove()*
5724 Remove a listener previously added with listener_add().
5725 Returns FALSE when {id} could not be found, TRUE when {id} was
5726 removed.
5727
5728 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5729 GetListenerId()->listener_remove()
5730
5731localtime() *localtime()*
5732 Return the current time, measured as seconds since 1st Jan
5733 1970. See also |strftime()|, |strptime()| and |getftime()|.
5734
5735
5736log({expr}) *log()*
5737 Return the natural logarithm (base e) of {expr} as a |Float|.
5738 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
5739 (0, inf].
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005740 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005741 Examples: >
5742 :echo log(10)
5743< 2.302585 >
5744 :echo log(exp(5))
5745< 5.0
5746
5747 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5748 Compute()->log()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005749
5750
5751log10({expr}) *log10()*
5752 Return the logarithm of Float {expr} to base 10 as a |Float|.
5753 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005754 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005755 Examples: >
5756 :echo log10(1000)
5757< 3.0 >
5758 :echo log10(0.01)
5759< -2.0
5760
5761 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5762 Compute()->log10()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005763
5764luaeval({expr} [, {expr}]) *luaeval()*
5765 Evaluate Lua expression {expr} and return its result converted
5766 to Vim data structures. Second {expr} may hold additional
5767 argument accessible as _A inside first {expr}.
5768 Strings are returned as they are.
5769 Boolean objects are converted to numbers.
Bram Moolenaar73e28dc2022-09-17 21:08:33 +01005770 Numbers are converted to |Float| values.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005771 Dictionaries and lists obtained by vim.eval() are returned
5772 as-is.
5773 Other objects are returned as zero without any errors.
5774 See |lua-luaeval| for more details.
5775 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
5776 to {expr}.
5777
5778 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5779 GetExpr()->luaeval()
5780
5781< {only available when compiled with the |+lua| feature}
5782
5783map({expr1}, {expr2}) *map()*
5784 {expr1} must be a |List|, |String|, |Blob| or |Dictionary|.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005785 When {expr1} is a |List| or |Dictionary|, replace each
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005786 item in {expr1} with the result of evaluating {expr2}.
5787 For a |Blob| each byte is replaced.
5788 For a |String|, each character, including composing
5789 characters, is replaced.
5790 If the item type changes you may want to use |mapnew()| to
5791 create a new List or Dictionary. This is required when using
5792 Vim9 script.
5793
5794 {expr2} must be a |String| or |Funcref|.
5795
5796 If {expr2} is a |String|, inside {expr2} |v:val| has the value
5797 of the current item. For a |Dictionary| |v:key| has the key
5798 of the current item and for a |List| |v:key| has the index of
5799 the current item. For a |Blob| |v:key| has the index of the
5800 current byte. For a |String| |v:key| has the index of the
5801 current character.
5802 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005803 :call map(mylist, '"> " .. v:val .. " <"')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005804< This puts "> " before and " <" after each item in "mylist".
5805
5806 Note that {expr2} is the result of an expression and is then
5807 used as an expression again. Often it is good to use a
5808 |literal-string| to avoid having to double backslashes. You
5809 still have to double ' quotes
5810
5811 If {expr2} is a |Funcref| it is called with two arguments:
5812 1. The key or the index of the current item.
5813 2. the value of the current item.
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00005814 With a legacy script lambda you don't get an error if it only
5815 accepts one argument, but with a Vim9 lambda you get "E1106:
5816 One argument too many", the number of arguments must match.
5817
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005818 The function must return the new value of the item. Example
5819 that changes each value by "key-value": >
5820 func KeyValue(key, val)
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005821 return a:key .. '-' .. a:val
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005822 endfunc
5823 call map(myDict, function('KeyValue'))
5824< It is shorter when using a |lambda|: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005825 call map(myDict, {key, val -> key .. '-' .. val})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005826< If you do not use "val" you can leave it out: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005827 call map(myDict, {key -> 'item: ' .. key})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005828< If you do not use "key" you can use a short name: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005829 call map(myDict, {_, val -> 'item: ' .. val})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005830<
5831 The operation is done in-place for a |List| and |Dictionary|.
5832 If you want it to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005833 :let tlist = map(copy(mylist), ' v:val .. "\t"')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005834
5835< Returns {expr1}, the |List| or |Dictionary| that was filtered,
5836 or a new |Blob| or |String|.
5837 When an error is encountered while evaluating {expr2} no
5838 further items in {expr1} are processed.
5839 When {expr2} is a Funcref errors inside a function are ignored,
5840 unless it was defined with the "abort" flag.
5841
5842 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5843 mylist->map(expr2)
5844
5845
5846maparg({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr} [, {dict}]]]) *maparg()*
5847 When {dict} is omitted or zero: Return the rhs of mapping
5848 {name} in mode {mode}. The returned String has special
5849 characters translated like in the output of the ":map" command
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +01005850 listing. When {dict} is TRUE a dictionary is returned, see
5851 below. To get a list of all mappings see |maplist()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005852
5853 When there is no mapping for {name}, an empty String is
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005854 returned if {dict} is FALSE, otherwise returns an empty Dict.
5855 When the mapping for {name} is empty, then "<Nop>" is
5856 returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005857
5858 The {name} can have special key names, like in the ":map"
5859 command.
5860
5861 {mode} can be one of these strings:
5862 "n" Normal
5863 "v" Visual (including Select)
5864 "o" Operator-pending
5865 "i" Insert
5866 "c" Cmd-line
5867 "s" Select
5868 "x" Visual
5869 "l" langmap |language-mapping|
5870 "t" Terminal-Job
5871 "" Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
5872 When {mode} is omitted, the modes for "" are used.
5873
5874 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
5875 instead of mappings.
5876
5877 When {dict} is there and it is |TRUE| return a dictionary
5878 containing all the information of the mapping with the
Ernie Rael659c2402022-04-24 18:40:28 +01005879 following items: *mapping-dict*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005880 "lhs" The {lhs} of the mapping as it would be typed
5881 "lhsraw" The {lhs} of the mapping as raw bytes
5882 "lhsrawalt" The {lhs} of the mapping as raw bytes, alternate
5883 form, only present when it differs from "lhsraw"
5884 "rhs" The {rhs} of the mapping as typed.
5885 "silent" 1 for a |:map-silent| mapping, else 0.
5886 "noremap" 1 if the {rhs} of the mapping is not remappable.
5887 "script" 1 if mapping was defined with <script>.
5888 "expr" 1 for an expression mapping (|:map-<expr>|).
5889 "buffer" 1 for a buffer local mapping (|:map-local|).
5890 "mode" Modes for which the mapping is defined. In
5891 addition to the modes mentioned above, these
5892 characters will be used:
5893 " " Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
5894 "!" Insert and Commandline mode
5895 (|mapmode-ic|)
5896 "sid" The script local ID, used for <sid> mappings
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +01005897 (|<SID>|). Negative for special contexts.
Bram Moolenaara9528b32022-01-18 20:51:35 +00005898 "scriptversion" The version of the script. 999999 for
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01005899 |Vim9| script.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005900 "lnum" The line number in "sid", zero if unknown.
5901 "nowait" Do not wait for other, longer mappings.
5902 (|:map-<nowait>|).
Bram Moolenaar921bde82022-05-09 19:50:35 +01005903 "abbr" True if this is an abbreviation |abbreviations|.
Ernie Raeld8f5f762022-05-10 17:50:39 +01005904 "mode_bits" Vim's internal binary representation of "mode".
5905 |mapset()| ignores this; only "mode" is used.
5906 See |maplist()| for usage examples. The values
5907 are from src/vim.h and may change in the future.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005908
5909 The dictionary can be used to restore a mapping with
5910 |mapset()|.
5911
5912 The mappings local to the current buffer are checked first,
5913 then the global mappings.
5914 This function can be used to map a key even when it's already
5915 mapped, and have it do the original mapping too. Sketch: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005916 exe 'nnoremap <Tab> ==' .. maparg('<Tab>', 'n')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005917
5918< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5919 GetKey()->maparg('n')
5920
5921mapcheck({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]]) *mapcheck()*
5922 Check if there is a mapping that matches with {name} in mode
5923 {mode}. See |maparg()| for {mode} and special names in
5924 {name}.
5925 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
5926 instead of mappings.
5927 A match happens with a mapping that starts with {name} and
5928 with a mapping which is equal to the start of {name}.
5929
5930 matches mapping "a" "ab" "abc" ~
5931 mapcheck("a") yes yes yes
5932 mapcheck("abc") yes yes yes
5933 mapcheck("ax") yes no no
5934 mapcheck("b") no no no
5935
5936 The difference with maparg() is that mapcheck() finds a
5937 mapping that matches with {name}, while maparg() only finds a
5938 mapping for {name} exactly.
5939 When there is no mapping that starts with {name}, an empty
5940 String is returned. If there is one, the RHS of that mapping
5941 is returned. If there are several mappings that start with
5942 {name}, the RHS of one of them is returned. This will be
5943 "<Nop>" if the RHS is empty.
5944 The mappings local to the current buffer are checked first,
5945 then the global mappings.
5946 This function can be used to check if a mapping can be added
5947 without being ambiguous. Example: >
5948 :if mapcheck("_vv") == ""
5949 : map _vv :set guifont=7x13<CR>
5950 :endif
5951< This avoids adding the "_vv" mapping when there already is a
5952 mapping for "_v" or for "_vvv".
5953
5954 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5955 GetKey()->mapcheck('n')
5956
5957
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +01005958maplist([{abbr}]) *maplist()*
5959 Returns a |List| of all mappings. Each List item is a |Dict|,
5960 the same as what is returned by |maparg()|, see
5961 |mapping-dict|. When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use
5962 abbreviations instead of mappings.
5963
5964 Example to show all mappings with 'MultiMatch' in rhs: >
5965 vim9script
5966 echo maplist()->filter(
5967 (_, m) => match(m.rhs, 'MultiMatch') >= 0)
Ernie Raeld8f5f762022-05-10 17:50:39 +01005968< It can be tricky to find mappings for particular |:map-modes|.
5969 |mapping-dict|'s "mode_bits" can simplify this. For example,
5970 the mode_bits for Normal, Insert or Command-line modes are
5971 0x19. To find all the mappings available in those modes you
5972 can do: >
5973 vim9script
5974 var saved_maps = []
5975 for m in maplist()
5976 if and(m.mode_bits, 0x19) != 0
5977 saved_maps->add(m)
5978 endif
5979 endfor
5980 echo saved_maps->mapnew((_, m) => m.lhs)
5981< The values of the mode_bits are defined in Vim's src/vim.h
5982 file and they can be discovered at runtime using
5983 |:map-commands| and "maplist()". Example: >
5984 vim9script
5985 omap xyzzy <Nop>
5986 var op_bit = maplist()->filter(
5987 (_, m) => m.lhs == 'xyzzy')[0].mode_bits
5988 ounmap xyzzy
5989 echo printf("Operator-pending mode bit: 0x%x", op_bit)
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +01005990
5991
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005992mapnew({expr1}, {expr2}) *mapnew()*
5993 Like |map()| but instead of replacing items in {expr1} a new
5994 List or Dictionary is created and returned. {expr1} remains
5995 unchanged. Items can still be changed by {expr2}, if you
5996 don't want that use |deepcopy()| first.
5997
5998
5999mapset({mode}, {abbr}, {dict}) *mapset()*
Ernie Rael51d04d12022-05-04 15:40:22 +01006000mapset({dict})
6001 Restore a mapping from a dictionary, possibly returned by
6002 |maparg()| or |maplist()|. A buffer mapping, when dict.buffer
6003 is true, is set on the current buffer; it is up to the caller
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01006004 to ensure that the intended buffer is the current buffer. This
Ernie Rael51d04d12022-05-04 15:40:22 +01006005 feature allows copying mappings from one buffer to another.
6006 The dict.mode value may restore a single mapping that covers
6007 more than one mode, like with mode values of '!', ' ', 'nox',
6008 or 'v'. *E1276*
6009
6010 In the first form, {mode} and {abbr} should be the same as
6011 for the call to |maparg()|. *E460*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006012 {mode} is used to define the mode in which the mapping is set,
6013 not the "mode" entry in {dict}.
6014 Example for saving and restoring a mapping: >
6015 let save_map = maparg('K', 'n', 0, 1)
6016 nnoremap K somethingelse
6017 ...
6018 call mapset('n', 0, save_map)
6019< Note that if you are going to replace a map in several modes,
Ernie Rael51d04d12022-05-04 15:40:22 +01006020 e.g. with `:map!`, you need to save/restore the mapping for
6021 all of them, when they might differ.
6022
6023 In the second form, with {dict} as the only argument, mode
6024 and abbr are taken from the dict.
6025 Example: >
6026 vim9script
6027 var save_maps = maplist()->filter(
6028 (_, m) => m.lhs == 'K')
6029 nnoremap K somethingelse
6030 cnoremap K somethingelse2
6031 # ...
6032 unmap K
6033 for d in save_maps
6034 mapset(d)
6035 endfor
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006036
6037
6038match({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *match()*
6039 When {expr} is a |List| then this returns the index of the
6040 first item where {pat} matches. Each item is used as a
6041 String, |Lists| and |Dictionaries| are used as echoed.
6042
6043 Otherwise, {expr} is used as a String. The result is a
6044 Number, which gives the index (byte offset) in {expr} where
6045 {pat} matches.
6046
6047 A match at the first character or |List| item returns zero.
6048 If there is no match -1 is returned.
6049
6050 For getting submatches see |matchlist()|.
6051 Example: >
6052 :echo match("testing", "ing") " results in 4
6053 :echo match([1, 'x'], '\a') " results in 1
6054< See |string-match| for how {pat} is used.
6055 *strpbrk()*
6056 Vim doesn't have a strpbrk() function. But you can do: >
6057 :let sepidx = match(line, '[.,;: \t]')
6058< *strcasestr()*
6059 Vim doesn't have a strcasestr() function. But you can add
6060 "\c" to the pattern to ignore case: >
6061 :let idx = match(haystack, '\cneedle')
6062<
6063 If {start} is given, the search starts from byte index
6064 {start} in a String or item {start} in a |List|.
6065 The result, however, is still the index counted from the
6066 first character/item. Example: >
6067 :echo match("testing", "ing", 2)
6068< result is again "4". >
6069 :echo match("testing", "ing", 4)
6070< result is again "4". >
6071 :echo match("testing", "t", 2)
6072< result is "3".
6073 For a String, if {start} > 0 then it is like the string starts
6074 {start} bytes later, thus "^" will match at {start}. Except
6075 when {count} is given, then it's like matches before the
6076 {start} byte are ignored (this is a bit complicated to keep it
6077 backwards compatible).
6078 For a String, if {start} < 0, it will be set to 0. For a list
6079 the index is counted from the end.
6080 If {start} is out of range ({start} > strlen({expr}) for a
6081 String or {start} > len({expr}) for a |List|) -1 is returned.
6082
6083 When {count} is given use the {count}'th match. When a match
6084 is found in a String the search for the next one starts one
6085 character further. Thus this example results in 1: >
6086 echo match("testing", "..", 0, 2)
6087< In a |List| the search continues in the next item.
6088 Note that when {count} is added the way {start} works changes,
6089 see above.
6090
6091 See |pattern| for the patterns that are accepted.
6092 The 'ignorecase' option is used to set the ignore-caseness of
6093 the pattern. 'smartcase' is NOT used. The matching is always
6094 done like 'magic' is set and 'cpoptions' is empty.
6095 Note that a match at the start is preferred, thus when the
6096 pattern is using "*" (any number of matches) it tends to find
6097 zero matches at the start instead of a number of matches
6098 further down in the text.
6099
6100 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6101 GetText()->match('word')
6102 GetList()->match('word')
6103<
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00006104 *matchadd()* *E290* *E798* *E799* *E801* *E957*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006105matchadd({group}, {pattern} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
6106 Defines a pattern to be highlighted in the current window (a
6107 "match"). It will be highlighted with {group}. Returns an
6108 identification number (ID), which can be used to delete the
6109 match using |matchdelete()|. The ID is bound to the window.
6110 Matching is case sensitive and magic, unless case sensitivity
6111 or magicness are explicitly overridden in {pattern}. The
6112 'magic', 'smartcase' and 'ignorecase' options are not used.
6113 The "Conceal" value is special, it causes the match to be
6114 concealed.
6115
6116 The optional {priority} argument assigns a priority to the
6117 match. A match with a high priority will have its
6118 highlighting overrule that of a match with a lower priority.
6119 A priority is specified as an integer (negative numbers are no
6120 exception). If the {priority} argument is not specified, the
6121 default priority is 10. The priority of 'hlsearch' is zero,
6122 hence all matches with a priority greater than zero will
6123 overrule it. Syntax highlighting (see 'syntax') is a separate
6124 mechanism, and regardless of the chosen priority a match will
6125 always overrule syntax highlighting.
6126
6127 The optional {id} argument allows the request for a specific
6128 match ID. If a specified ID is already taken, an error
6129 message will appear and the match will not be added. An ID
6130 is specified as a positive integer (zero excluded). IDs 1, 2
6131 and 3 are reserved for |:match|, |:2match| and |:3match|,
Bram Moolenaar2ecbe532022-07-29 21:36:21 +01006132 respectively. 3 is reserved for use by the |matchparen|
6133 plugin.
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01006134 If the {id} argument is not specified or -1, |matchadd()|
Bram Moolenaar9f573a82022-09-29 13:50:08 +01006135 automatically chooses a free ID, which is at least 1000.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006136
6137 The optional {dict} argument allows for further custom
6138 values. Currently this is used to specify a match specific
6139 conceal character that will be shown for |hl-Conceal|
6140 highlighted matches. The dict can have the following members:
6141
6142 conceal Special character to show instead of the
6143 match (only for |hl-Conceal| highlighted
6144 matches, see |:syn-cchar|)
6145 window Instead of the current window use the
6146 window with this number or window ID.
6147
6148 The number of matches is not limited, as it is the case with
6149 the |:match| commands.
6150
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006151 Returns -1 on error.
6152
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006153 Example: >
6154 :highlight MyGroup ctermbg=green guibg=green
6155 :let m = matchadd("MyGroup", "TODO")
6156< Deletion of the pattern: >
6157 :call matchdelete(m)
6158
6159< A list of matches defined by |matchadd()| and |:match| are
6160 available from |getmatches()|. All matches can be deleted in
6161 one operation by |clearmatches()|.
6162
6163 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6164 GetGroup()->matchadd('TODO')
6165<
6166 *matchaddpos()*
6167matchaddpos({group}, {pos} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
6168 Same as |matchadd()|, but requires a list of positions {pos}
6169 instead of a pattern. This command is faster than |matchadd()|
6170 because it does not require to handle regular expressions and
6171 sets buffer line boundaries to redraw screen. It is supposed
6172 to be used when fast match additions and deletions are
6173 required, for example to highlight matching parentheses.
6174
6175 {pos} is a list of positions. Each position can be one of
6176 these:
6177 - A number. This whole line will be highlighted. The first
6178 line has number 1.
6179 - A list with one number, e.g., [23]. The whole line with this
6180 number will be highlighted.
6181 - A list with two numbers, e.g., [23, 11]. The first number is
6182 the line number, the second one is the column number (first
6183 column is 1, the value must correspond to the byte index as
6184 |col()| would return). The character at this position will
6185 be highlighted.
6186 - A list with three numbers, e.g., [23, 11, 3]. As above, but
6187 the third number gives the length of the highlight in bytes.
6188
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006189 Returns -1 on error.
6190
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006191 Example: >
6192 :highlight MyGroup ctermbg=green guibg=green
6193 :let m = matchaddpos("MyGroup", [[23, 24], 34])
6194< Deletion of the pattern: >
6195 :call matchdelete(m)
6196
6197< Matches added by |matchaddpos()| are returned by
6198 |getmatches()|.
6199
6200 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6201 GetGroup()->matchaddpos([23, 11])
6202
6203matcharg({nr}) *matcharg()*
6204 Selects the {nr} match item, as set with a |:match|,
6205 |:2match| or |:3match| command.
6206 Return a |List| with two elements:
6207 The name of the highlight group used
6208 The pattern used.
6209 When {nr} is not 1, 2 or 3 returns an empty |List|.
6210 When there is no match item set returns ['', ''].
6211 This is useful to save and restore a |:match|.
6212 Highlighting matches using the |:match| commands are limited
6213 to three matches. |matchadd()| does not have this limitation.
6214
6215 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6216 GetMatch()->matcharg()
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01006217<
6218 *matchbufline()*
6219matchbufline({buf}, {pat}, {lnum}, {end}, [, {dict}])
6220 Returns the |List| of matches in lines from {lnum} to {end} in
6221 buffer {buf} where {pat} matches.
6222
6223 {lnum} and {end} can either be a line number or the string "$"
6224 to refer to the last line in {buf}.
6225
6226 The {dict} argument supports following items:
6227 submatches include submatch information (|/\(|)
6228
6229 For each match, a |Dict| with the following items is returned:
6230 byteidx starting byte index of the match
Yegappan Lakshmananeb3475d2024-01-15 11:08:25 -08006231 lnum line number where there is a match
6232 text matched string
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01006233 Note that there can be multiple matches in a single line.
6234
6235 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
6236 |bufload()| if needed.
6237
6238 When {buf} is not a valid buffer, the buffer is not loaded or
6239 {lnum} or {end} is not valid then an error is given and an
6240 empty |List| is returned.
6241
6242 Examples: >
Yegappan Lakshmananeb3475d2024-01-15 11:08:25 -08006243 " Assuming line 3 in buffer 5 contains "a"
6244 :echo matchbufline(5, '\<\k\+\>', 3, 3)
6245 [{'lnum': 3, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'a'}]
6246 " Assuming line 4 in buffer 10 contains "tik tok"
6247 :echo matchbufline(10, '\<\k\+\>', 1, 4)
6248 [{'lnum': 4, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'tik'}, {'lnum': 4, 'byteidx': 4, 'text': 'tok'}]
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01006249<
6250 If {submatch} is present and is v:true, then submatches like
Yegappan Lakshmananeb3475d2024-01-15 11:08:25 -08006251 "\1", "\2", etc. are also returned. Example: >
6252 " Assuming line 2 in buffer 2 contains "acd"
6253 :echo matchbufline(2, '\(a\)\?\(b\)\?\(c\)\?\(.*\)', 2, 2
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01006254 \ {'submatches': v:true})
Yegappan Lakshmananeb3475d2024-01-15 11:08:25 -08006255 [{'lnum': 2, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'acd', 'submatches': ['a', '', 'c', 'd', '', '', '', '', '']}]
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01006256< The "submatches" List always contains 9 items. If a submatch
6257 is not found, then an empty string is returned for that
6258 submatch.
6259
6260 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6261 GetBuffer()->matchbufline('mypat', 1, '$')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006262
6263matchdelete({id} [, {win}) *matchdelete()* *E802* *E803*
6264 Deletes a match with ID {id} previously defined by |matchadd()|
6265 or one of the |:match| commands. Returns 0 if successful,
6266 otherwise -1. See example for |matchadd()|. All matches can
6267 be deleted in one operation by |clearmatches()|.
6268 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
6269 window ID instead of the current window.
6270
6271 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6272 GetMatch()->matchdelete()
6273
6274matchend({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchend()*
6275 Same as |match()|, but return the index of first character
6276 after the match. Example: >
6277 :echo matchend("testing", "ing")
6278< results in "7".
6279 *strspn()* *strcspn()*
6280 Vim doesn't have a strspn() or strcspn() function, but you can
6281 do it with matchend(): >
6282 :let span = matchend(line, '[a-zA-Z]')
6283 :let span = matchend(line, '[^a-zA-Z]')
6284< Except that -1 is returned when there are no matches.
6285
6286 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
6287 :echo matchend("testing", "ing", 2)
6288< results in "7". >
6289 :echo matchend("testing", "ing", 5)
6290< result is "-1".
6291 When {expr} is a |List| the result is equal to |match()|.
6292
6293 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6294 GetText()->matchend('word')
6295
6296
6297matchfuzzy({list}, {str} [, {dict}]) *matchfuzzy()*
6298 If {list} is a list of strings, then returns a |List| with all
6299 the strings in {list} that fuzzy match {str}. The strings in
6300 the returned list are sorted based on the matching score.
6301
6302 The optional {dict} argument always supports the following
6303 items:
zeertzjq9af2bc02022-05-11 14:15:37 +01006304 matchseq When this item is present return only matches
6305 that contain the characters in {str} in the
6306 given sequence.
Kazuyuki Miyagi47f1a552022-06-17 18:30:03 +01006307 limit Maximum number of matches in {list} to be
6308 returned. Zero means no limit.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006309
6310 If {list} is a list of dictionaries, then the optional {dict}
6311 argument supports the following additional items:
Yasuhiro Matsumoto9029a6e2022-04-16 12:35:35 +01006312 key Key of the item which is fuzzy matched against
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006313 {str}. The value of this item should be a
6314 string.
6315 text_cb |Funcref| that will be called for every item
6316 in {list} to get the text for fuzzy matching.
6317 This should accept a dictionary item as the
6318 argument and return the text for that item to
6319 use for fuzzy matching.
6320
6321 {str} is treated as a literal string and regular expression
6322 matching is NOT supported. The maximum supported {str} length
6323 is 256.
6324
6325 When {str} has multiple words each separated by white space,
6326 then the list of strings that have all the words is returned.
6327
6328 If there are no matching strings or there is an error, then an
6329 empty list is returned. If length of {str} is greater than
6330 256, then returns an empty list.
6331
Yasuhiro Matsumoto9029a6e2022-04-16 12:35:35 +01006332 When {limit} is given, matchfuzzy() will find up to this
6333 number of matches in {list} and return them in sorted order.
6334
Bram Moolenaar1588bc82022-03-08 21:35:07 +00006335 Refer to |fuzzy-matching| for more information about fuzzy
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006336 matching strings.
6337
6338 Example: >
6339 :echo matchfuzzy(["clay", "crow"], "cay")
6340< results in ["clay"]. >
6341 :echo getbufinfo()->map({_, v -> v.name})->matchfuzzy("ndl")
6342< results in a list of buffer names fuzzy matching "ndl". >
6343 :echo getbufinfo()->matchfuzzy("ndl", {'key' : 'name'})
6344< results in a list of buffer information dicts with buffer
6345 names fuzzy matching "ndl". >
6346 :echo getbufinfo()->matchfuzzy("spl",
6347 \ {'text_cb' : {v -> v.name}})
6348< results in a list of buffer information dicts with buffer
6349 names fuzzy matching "spl". >
6350 :echo v:oldfiles->matchfuzzy("test")
6351< results in a list of file names fuzzy matching "test". >
6352 :let l = readfile("buffer.c")->matchfuzzy("str")
6353< results in a list of lines in "buffer.c" fuzzy matching "str". >
6354 :echo ['one two', 'two one']->matchfuzzy('two one')
6355< results in ['two one', 'one two']. >
6356 :echo ['one two', 'two one']->matchfuzzy('two one',
6357 \ {'matchseq': 1})
6358< results in ['two one'].
6359
6360matchfuzzypos({list}, {str} [, {dict}]) *matchfuzzypos()*
6361 Same as |matchfuzzy()|, but returns the list of matched
6362 strings, the list of character positions where characters
6363 in {str} matches and a list of matching scores. You can
6364 use |byteidx()| to convert a character position to a byte
6365 position.
6366
6367 If {str} matches multiple times in a string, then only the
6368 positions for the best match is returned.
6369
6370 If there are no matching strings or there is an error, then a
6371 list with three empty list items is returned.
6372
6373 Example: >
6374 :echo matchfuzzypos(['testing'], 'tsg')
6375< results in [['testing'], [[0, 2, 6]], [99]] >
6376 :echo matchfuzzypos(['clay', 'lacy'], 'la')
6377< results in [['lacy', 'clay'], [[0, 1], [1, 2]], [153, 133]] >
6378 :echo [{'text': 'hello', 'id' : 10}]->matchfuzzypos('ll', {'key' : 'text'})
6379< results in [[{'id': 10, 'text': 'hello'}], [[2, 3]], [127]]
6380
6381matchlist({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchlist()*
6382 Same as |match()|, but return a |List|. The first item in the
6383 list is the matched string, same as what matchstr() would
6384 return. Following items are submatches, like "\1", "\2", etc.
6385 in |:substitute|. When an optional submatch didn't match an
6386 empty string is used. Example: >
6387 echo matchlist('acd', '\(a\)\?\(b\)\?\(c\)\?\(.*\)')
6388< Results in: ['acd', 'a', '', 'c', 'd', '', '', '', '', '']
6389 When there is no match an empty list is returned.
6390
6391 You can pass in a List, but that is not very useful.
6392
6393 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6394 GetText()->matchlist('word')
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01006395<
6396 *matchstrlist()*
6397matchstrlist({list}, {pat} [, {dict}])
6398 Returns the |List| of matches in {list} where {pat} matches.
6399 {list} is a |List| of strings. {pat} is matched against each
6400 string in {list}.
6401
6402 The {dict} argument supports following items:
6403 submatches include submatch information (|/\(|)
6404
6405 For each match, a |Dict| with the following items is returned:
6406 byteidx starting byte index of the match.
6407 idx index in {list} of the match.
6408 text matched string
6409 submatches a List of submatches. Present only if
6410 "submatches" is set to v:true in {dict}.
6411
6412 Example: >
Yegappan Lakshmananeb3475d2024-01-15 11:08:25 -08006413 :echo matchstrlist(['tik tok'], '\<\k\+\>')
6414 [{'idx': 0, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'tik'}, {'idx': 0, 'byteidx': 4, 'text': 'tok'}]
6415 :echo matchstrlist(['a', 'b'], '\<\k\+\>')
6416 [{'idx': 0, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'a'}, {'idx': 1, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'b'}]
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01006417<
6418 If "submatches" is present and is v:true, then submatches like
6419 "\1", "\2", etc. are also returned. Example: >
6420 :echo matchstrlist(['acd'], '\(a\)\?\(b\)\?\(c\)\?\(.*\)',
6421 \ #{submatches: v:true})
6422 [{'idx': 0, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'acd', 'submatches': ['a', '', 'c', 'd', '', '', '', '', '']}]
6423< The "submatches" List always contains 9 items. If a submatch
6424 is not found, then an empty string is returned for that
6425 submatch.
6426
6427 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6428 GetListOfStrings()->matchstrlist('mypat')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006429
6430matchstr({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchstr()*
6431 Same as |match()|, but return the matched string. Example: >
6432 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing")
6433< results in "ing".
6434 When there is no match "" is returned.
6435 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
6436 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing", 2)
6437< results in "ing". >
6438 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing", 5)
6439< result is "".
6440 When {expr} is a |List| then the matching item is returned.
6441 The type isn't changed, it's not necessarily a String.
6442
6443 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6444 GetText()->matchstr('word')
6445
6446matchstrpos({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchstrpos()*
6447 Same as |matchstr()|, but return the matched string, the start
6448 position and the end position of the match. Example: >
6449 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing")
6450< results in ["ing", 4, 7].
6451 When there is no match ["", -1, -1] is returned.
6452 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
6453 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing", 2)
6454< results in ["ing", 4, 7]. >
6455 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing", 5)
6456< result is ["", -1, -1].
6457 When {expr} is a |List| then the matching item, the index
6458 of first item where {pat} matches, the start position and the
6459 end position of the match are returned. >
6460 :echo matchstrpos([1, '__x'], '\a')
6461< result is ["x", 1, 2, 3].
6462 The type isn't changed, it's not necessarily a String.
6463
6464 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6465 GetText()->matchstrpos('word')
6466<
6467
6468 *max()*
6469max({expr}) Return the maximum value of all items in {expr}. Example: >
6470 echo max([apples, pears, oranges])
6471
6472< {expr} can be a |List| or a |Dictionary|. For a Dictionary,
6473 it returns the maximum of all values in the Dictionary.
6474 If {expr} is neither a List nor a Dictionary, or one of the
6475 items in {expr} cannot be used as a Number this results in
6476 an error. An empty |List| or |Dictionary| results in zero.
6477
6478 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6479 mylist->max()
6480
6481
6482menu_info({name} [, {mode}]) *menu_info()*
6483 Return information about the specified menu {name} in
6484 mode {mode}. The menu name should be specified without the
6485 shortcut character ('&'). If {name} is "", then the top-level
6486 menu names are returned.
6487
6488 {mode} can be one of these strings:
6489 "n" Normal
6490 "v" Visual (including Select)
6491 "o" Operator-pending
6492 "i" Insert
6493 "c" Cmd-line
6494 "s" Select
6495 "x" Visual
6496 "t" Terminal-Job
6497 "" Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
6498 "!" Insert and Cmd-line
6499 When {mode} is omitted, the modes for "" are used.
6500
6501 Returns a |Dictionary| containing the following items:
6502 accel menu item accelerator text |menu-text|
6503 display display name (name without '&')
6504 enabled v:true if this menu item is enabled
6505 Refer to |:menu-enable|
6506 icon name of the icon file (for toolbar)
6507 |toolbar-icon|
6508 iconidx index of a built-in icon
6509 modes modes for which the menu is defined. In
6510 addition to the modes mentioned above, these
6511 characters will be used:
6512 " " Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
6513 name menu item name.
6514 noremenu v:true if the {rhs} of the menu item is not
6515 remappable else v:false.
6516 priority menu order priority |menu-priority|
6517 rhs right-hand-side of the menu item. The returned
6518 string has special characters translated like
6519 in the output of the ":menu" command listing.
6520 When the {rhs} of a menu item is empty, then
6521 "<Nop>" is returned.
6522 script v:true if script-local remapping of {rhs} is
6523 allowed else v:false. See |:menu-script|.
6524 shortcut shortcut key (character after '&' in
6525 the menu name) |menu-shortcut|
6526 silent v:true if the menu item is created
6527 with <silent> argument |:menu-silent|
6528 submenus |List| containing the names of
6529 all the submenus. Present only if the menu
6530 item has submenus.
6531
6532 Returns an empty dictionary if the menu item is not found.
6533
6534 Examples: >
6535 :echo menu_info('Edit.Cut')
6536 :echo menu_info('File.Save', 'n')
6537
6538 " Display the entire menu hierarchy in a buffer
6539 func ShowMenu(name, pfx)
6540 let m = menu_info(a:name)
6541 call append(line('$'), a:pfx .. m.display)
6542 for child in m->get('submenus', [])
6543 call ShowMenu(a:name .. '.' .. escape(child, '.'),
6544 \ a:pfx .. ' ')
6545 endfor
6546 endfunc
6547 new
6548 for topmenu in menu_info('').submenus
6549 call ShowMenu(topmenu, '')
6550 endfor
6551<
6552 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6553 GetMenuName()->menu_info('v')
6554
6555
6556< *min()*
6557min({expr}) Return the minimum value of all items in {expr}. Example: >
6558 echo min([apples, pears, oranges])
6559
6560< {expr} can be a |List| or a |Dictionary|. For a Dictionary,
6561 it returns the minimum of all values in the Dictionary.
6562 If {expr} is neither a List nor a Dictionary, or one of the
6563 items in {expr} cannot be used as a Number this results in
6564 an error. An empty |List| or |Dictionary| results in zero.
6565
6566 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6567 mylist->min()
6568
6569< *mkdir()* *E739*
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00006570mkdir({name} [, {flags} [, {prot}]])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006571 Create directory {name}.
6572
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00006573 When {flags} is present it must be a string. An empty string
6574 has no effect.
Bram Moolenaar6f14da12022-09-07 21:30:44 +01006575
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00006576 If {flags} contains "p" then intermediate directories are
6577 created as necessary.
6578
6579 If {flags} contains "D" then {name} is deleted at the end of
Bram Moolenaar6f14da12022-09-07 21:30:44 +01006580 the current function, as with: >
6581 defer delete({name}, 'd')
6582<
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00006583 If {flags} contains "R" then {name} is deleted recursively at
Bram Moolenaar6f14da12022-09-07 21:30:44 +01006584 the end of the current function, as with: >
6585 defer delete({name}, 'rf')
6586< Note that when {name} has more than one part and "p" is used
6587 some directories may already exist. Only the first one that
6588 is created and what it contains is scheduled to be deleted.
6589 E.g. when using: >
6590 call mkdir('subdir/tmp/autoload', 'pR')
6591< and "subdir" already exists then "subdir/tmp" will be
6592 scheduled for deletion, like with: >
6593 defer delete('subdir/tmp', 'rf')
6594< Note that if scheduling the defer fails the directory is not
6595 deleted. This should only happen when out of memory.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006596
6597 If {prot} is given it is used to set the protection bits of
6598 the new directory. The default is 0o755 (rwxr-xr-x: r/w for
6599 the user, readable for others). Use 0o700 to make it
6600 unreadable for others. This is only used for the last part of
6601 {name}. Thus if you create /tmp/foo/bar then /tmp/foo will be
6602 created with 0o755.
6603 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006604 :call mkdir($HOME .. "/tmp/foo/bar", "p", 0o700)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006605
6606< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
6607
6608 There is no error if the directory already exists and the "p"
6609 flag is passed (since patch 8.0.1708). However, without the
6610 "p" option the call will fail.
6611
6612 The function result is a Number, which is TRUE if the call was
6613 successful or FALSE if the directory creation failed or partly
6614 failed.
6615
6616 Not available on all systems. To check use: >
6617 :if exists("*mkdir")
6618
6619< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6620 GetName()->mkdir()
6621<
6622 *mode()*
6623mode([expr]) Return a string that indicates the current mode.
6624 If [expr] is supplied and it evaluates to a non-zero Number or
6625 a non-empty String (|non-zero-arg|), then the full mode is
6626 returned, otherwise only the first letter is returned.
6627 Also see |state()|.
6628
6629 n Normal
6630 no Operator-pending
6631 nov Operator-pending (forced characterwise |o_v|)
6632 noV Operator-pending (forced linewise |o_V|)
6633 noCTRL-V Operator-pending (forced blockwise |o_CTRL-V|);
6634 CTRL-V is one character
6635 niI Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Insert-mode|
6636 niR Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Replace-mode|
6637 niV Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Virtual-Replace-mode|
6638 nt Terminal-Normal (insert goes to Terminal-Job mode)
6639 v Visual by character
6640 vs Visual by character using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
6641 V Visual by line
6642 Vs Visual by line using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
6643 CTRL-V Visual blockwise
6644 CTRL-Vs Visual blockwise using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
6645 s Select by character
6646 S Select by line
6647 CTRL-S Select blockwise
6648 i Insert
6649 ic Insert mode completion |compl-generic|
6650 ix Insert mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
6651 R Replace |R|
6652 Rc Replace mode completion |compl-generic|
6653 Rx Replace mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
6654 Rv Virtual Replace |gR|
6655 Rvc Virtual Replace mode completion |compl-generic|
6656 Rvx Virtual Replace mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
6657 c Command-line editing
h-east71ebf3b2023-09-03 17:12:55 +02006658 ct Command-line editing via Terminal-Job mode
zeertzjqfcaeb3d2023-11-28 20:46:29 +01006659 cr Command-line editing overstrike mode |c_<Insert>|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006660 cv Vim Ex mode |gQ|
zeertzjqfcaeb3d2023-11-28 20:46:29 +01006661 cvr Vim Ex mode while in overstrike mode |c_<Insert>|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006662 ce Normal Ex mode |Q|
6663 r Hit-enter prompt
6664 rm The -- more -- prompt
6665 r? A |:confirm| query of some sort
6666 ! Shell or external command is executing
6667 t Terminal-Job mode: keys go to the job
6668
6669 This is useful in the 'statusline' option or when used
6670 with |remote_expr()| In most other places it always returns
6671 "c" or "n".
6672 Note that in the future more modes and more specific modes may
6673 be added. It's better not to compare the whole string but only
6674 the leading character(s).
6675 Also see |visualmode()|.
6676
6677 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6678 DoFull()->mode()
6679
6680mzeval({expr}) *mzeval()*
6681 Evaluate MzScheme expression {expr} and return its result
6682 converted to Vim data structures.
6683 Numbers and strings are returned as they are.
6684 Pairs (including lists and improper lists) and vectors are
6685 returned as Vim |Lists|.
6686 Hash tables are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type with keys
6687 converted to strings.
6688 All other types are converted to string with display function.
6689 Examples: >
6690 :mz (define l (list 1 2 3))
6691 :mz (define h (make-hash)) (hash-set! h "list" l)
6692 :echo mzeval("l")
6693 :echo mzeval("h")
6694<
6695 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
6696 to {expr}.
6697
6698 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6699 GetExpr()->mzeval()
6700<
6701 {only available when compiled with the |+mzscheme| feature}
6702
6703nextnonblank({lnum}) *nextnonblank()*
6704 Return the line number of the first line at or below {lnum}
6705 that is not blank. Example: >
6706 if getline(nextnonblank(1)) =~ "Java"
6707< When {lnum} is invalid or there is no non-blank line at or
6708 below it, zero is returned.
6709 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
6710 See also |prevnonblank()|.
6711
6712 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6713 GetLnum()->nextnonblank()
6714
6715nr2char({expr} [, {utf8}]) *nr2char()*
6716 Return a string with a single character, which has the number
6717 value {expr}. Examples: >
6718 nr2char(64) returns "@"
6719 nr2char(32) returns " "
6720< When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
6721 Example for "utf-8": >
6722 nr2char(300) returns I with bow character
6723< When {utf8} is TRUE, always return UTF-8 characters.
6724 Note that a NUL character in the file is specified with
6725 nr2char(10), because NULs are represented with newline
6726 characters. nr2char(0) is a real NUL and terminates the
6727 string, thus results in an empty string.
6728 To turn a list of character numbers into a string: >
6729 let list = [65, 66, 67]
6730 let str = join(map(list, {_, val -> nr2char(val)}), '')
6731< Result: "ABC"
6732
6733 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6734 GetNumber()->nr2char()
6735
6736or({expr}, {expr}) *or()*
6737 Bitwise OR on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
6738 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +01006739 Also see `and()` and `xor()`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006740 Example: >
6741 :let bits = or(bits, 0x80)
6742< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6743 :let bits = bits->or(0x80)
6744
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +01006745< Rationale: The reason this is a function and not using the "|"
6746 character like many languages, is that Vi has always used "|"
6747 to separate commands. In many places it would not be clear if
6748 "|" is an operator or a command separator.
6749
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006750
6751pathshorten({path} [, {len}]) *pathshorten()*
6752 Shorten directory names in the path {path} and return the
6753 result. The tail, the file name, is kept as-is. The other
6754 components in the path are reduced to {len} letters in length.
6755 If {len} is omitted or smaller than 1 then 1 is used (single
6756 letters). Leading '~' and '.' characters are kept. Examples: >
6757 :echo pathshorten('~/.vim/autoload/myfile.vim')
6758< ~/.v/a/myfile.vim ~
6759>
6760 :echo pathshorten('~/.vim/autoload/myfile.vim', 2)
6761< ~/.vi/au/myfile.vim ~
6762 It doesn't matter if the path exists or not.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006763 Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006764
6765 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6766 GetDirectories()->pathshorten()
6767
6768perleval({expr}) *perleval()*
6769 Evaluate Perl expression {expr} in scalar context and return
6770 its result converted to Vim data structures. If value can't be
6771 converted, it is returned as a string Perl representation.
6772 Note: If you want an array or hash, {expr} must return a
6773 reference to it.
6774 Example: >
6775 :echo perleval('[1 .. 4]')
6776< [1, 2, 3, 4]
6777
6778 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
6779 to {expr}.
6780
6781 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6782 GetExpr()->perleval()
6783
6784< {only available when compiled with the |+perl| feature}
6785
6786
6787popup_ functions are documented here: |popup-functions|
6788
6789
6790pow({x}, {y}) *pow()*
6791 Return the power of {x} to the exponent {y} as a |Float|.
6792 {x} and {y} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006793 Returns 0.0 if {x} or {y} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006794 Examples: >
6795 :echo pow(3, 3)
6796< 27.0 >
6797 :echo pow(2, 16)
6798< 65536.0 >
6799 :echo pow(32, 0.20)
6800< 2.0
6801
6802 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6803 Compute()->pow(3)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006804
6805prevnonblank({lnum}) *prevnonblank()*
6806 Return the line number of the first line at or above {lnum}
6807 that is not blank. Example: >
6808 let ind = indent(prevnonblank(v:lnum - 1))
6809< When {lnum} is invalid or there is no non-blank line at or
6810 above it, zero is returned.
6811 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
6812 Also see |nextnonblank()|.
6813
6814 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6815 GetLnum()->prevnonblank()
6816
6817printf({fmt}, {expr1} ...) *printf()*
6818 Return a String with {fmt}, where "%" items are replaced by
6819 the formatted form of their respective arguments. Example: >
6820 printf("%4d: E%d %.30s", lnum, errno, msg)
6821< May result in:
6822 " 99: E42 asdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfas" ~
6823
6824 When used as a |method| the base is passed as the second
6825 argument: >
6826 Compute()->printf("result: %d")
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01006827<
6828 You can use `call()` to pass the items as a list.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006829
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01006830 Often used items are:
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006831 %s string
6832 %6S string right-aligned in 6 display cells
6833 %6s string right-aligned in 6 bytes
6834 %.9s string truncated to 9 bytes
6835 %c single byte
6836 %d decimal number
6837 %5d decimal number padded with spaces to 5 characters
6838 %x hex number
6839 %04x hex number padded with zeros to at least 4 characters
6840 %X hex number using upper case letters
6841 %o octal number
6842 %08b binary number padded with zeros to at least 8 chars
6843 %f floating point number as 12.23, inf, -inf or nan
6844 %F floating point number as 12.23, INF, -INF or NAN
6845 %e floating point number as 1.23e3, inf, -inf or nan
6846 %E floating point number as 1.23E3, INF, -INF or NAN
6847 %g floating point number, as %f or %e depending on value
6848 %G floating point number, as %F or %E depending on value
6849 %% the % character itself
6850
6851 Conversion specifications start with '%' and end with the
6852 conversion type. All other characters are copied unchanged to
6853 the result.
6854
6855 The "%" starts a conversion specification. The following
6856 arguments appear in sequence:
6857
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02006858 % [pos-argument] [flags] [field-width] [.precision] type
6859
6860 pos-argument
6861 At most one positional argument specifier. These
6862 take the form {n$}, where n is >= 1.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006863
6864 flags
6865 Zero or more of the following flags:
6866
6867 # The value should be converted to an "alternate
6868 form". For c, d, and s conversions, this option
6869 has no effect. For o conversions, the precision
6870 of the number is increased to force the first
6871 character of the output string to a zero (except
6872 if a zero value is printed with an explicit
6873 precision of zero).
6874 For b and B conversions, a non-zero result has
6875 the string "0b" (or "0B" for B conversions)
6876 prepended to it.
6877 For x and X conversions, a non-zero result has
6878 the string "0x" (or "0X" for X conversions)
6879 prepended to it.
6880
6881 0 (zero) Zero padding. For all conversions the converted
6882 value is padded on the left with zeros rather
6883 than blanks. If a precision is given with a
6884 numeric conversion (d, b, B, o, x, and X), the 0
6885 flag is ignored.
6886
6887 - A negative field width flag; the converted value
6888 is to be left adjusted on the field boundary.
6889 The converted value is padded on the right with
6890 blanks, rather than on the left with blanks or
6891 zeros. A - overrides a 0 if both are given.
6892
6893 ' ' (space) A blank should be left before a positive
6894 number produced by a signed conversion (d).
6895
6896 + A sign must always be placed before a number
6897 produced by a signed conversion. A + overrides
6898 a space if both are used.
6899
6900 field-width
6901 An optional decimal digit string specifying a minimum
6902 field width. If the converted value has fewer bytes
6903 than the field width, it will be padded with spaces on
6904 the left (or right, if the left-adjustment flag has
6905 been given) to fill out the field width. For the S
6906 conversion the count is in cells.
6907
6908 .precision
6909 An optional precision, in the form of a period '.'
6910 followed by an optional digit string. If the digit
6911 string is omitted, the precision is taken as zero.
6912 This gives the minimum number of digits to appear for
6913 d, o, x, and X conversions, the maximum number of
6914 bytes to be printed from a string for s conversions,
6915 or the maximum number of cells to be printed from a
6916 string for S conversions.
6917 For floating point it is the number of digits after
6918 the decimal point.
6919
6920 type
6921 A character that specifies the type of conversion to
6922 be applied, see below.
6923
6924 A field width or precision, or both, may be indicated by an
6925 asterisk '*' instead of a digit string. In this case, a
6926 Number argument supplies the field width or precision. A
6927 negative field width is treated as a left adjustment flag
6928 followed by a positive field width; a negative precision is
6929 treated as though it were missing. Example: >
6930 :echo printf("%d: %.*s", nr, width, line)
6931< This limits the length of the text used from "line" to
6932 "width" bytes.
6933
Dominique Pellé17dca3c2023-12-14 20:36:32 +01006934 If the argument to be formatted is specified using a
6935 positional argument specifier, and a '*' is used to indicate
6936 that a number argument is to be used to specify the width or
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02006937 precision, the argument(s) to be used must also be specified
6938 using a {n$} positional argument specifier. See |printf-$|.
6939
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006940 The conversion specifiers and their meanings are:
6941
6942 *printf-d* *printf-b* *printf-B* *printf-o*
6943 *printf-x* *printf-X*
6944 dbBoxX The Number argument is converted to signed decimal
6945 (d), unsigned binary (b and B), unsigned octal (o), or
6946 unsigned hexadecimal (x and X) notation. The letters
6947 "abcdef" are used for x conversions; the letters
6948 "ABCDEF" are used for X conversions.
6949 The precision, if any, gives the minimum number of
6950 digits that must appear; if the converted value
6951 requires fewer digits, it is padded on the left with
6952 zeros.
6953 In no case does a non-existent or small field width
6954 cause truncation of a numeric field; if the result of
6955 a conversion is wider than the field width, the field
6956 is expanded to contain the conversion result.
6957 The 'h' modifier indicates the argument is 16 bits.
Christ van Willegenaa90d4f2023-09-03 17:22:37 +02006958 The 'l' modifier indicates the argument is a long
6959 integer. The size will be 32 bits or 64 bits
6960 depending on your platform.
6961 The "ll" modifier indicates the argument is 64 bits.
6962 The b and B conversion specifiers never take a width
6963 modifier and always assume their argument is a 64 bit
6964 integer.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006965 Generally, these modifiers are not useful. They are
6966 ignored when type is known from the argument.
6967
6968 i alias for d
6969 D alias for ld
6970 U alias for lu
6971 O alias for lo
6972
6973 *printf-c*
6974 c The Number argument is converted to a byte, and the
6975 resulting character is written.
6976
6977 *printf-s*
6978 s The text of the String argument is used. If a
6979 precision is specified, no more bytes than the number
6980 specified are used.
6981 If the argument is not a String type, it is
6982 automatically converted to text with the same format
6983 as ":echo".
6984 *printf-S*
6985 S The text of the String argument is used. If a
6986 precision is specified, no more display cells than the
6987 number specified are used.
6988
6989 *printf-f* *E807*
6990 f F The Float argument is converted into a string of the
6991 form 123.456. The precision specifies the number of
6992 digits after the decimal point. When the precision is
6993 zero the decimal point is omitted. When the precision
6994 is not specified 6 is used. A really big number
6995 (out of range or dividing by zero) results in "inf"
6996 or "-inf" with %f (INF or -INF with %F).
6997 "0.0 / 0.0" results in "nan" with %f (NAN with %F).
6998 Example: >
6999 echo printf("%.2f", 12.115)
7000< 12.12
7001 Note that roundoff depends on the system libraries.
7002 Use |round()| when in doubt.
7003
7004 *printf-e* *printf-E*
7005 e E The Float argument is converted into a string of the
7006 form 1.234e+03 or 1.234E+03 when using 'E'. The
7007 precision specifies the number of digits after the
7008 decimal point, like with 'f'.
7009
7010 *printf-g* *printf-G*
7011 g G The Float argument is converted like with 'f' if the
7012 value is between 0.001 (inclusive) and 10000000.0
7013 (exclusive). Otherwise 'e' is used for 'g' and 'E'
7014 for 'G'. When no precision is specified superfluous
7015 zeroes and '+' signs are removed, except for the zero
7016 immediately after the decimal point. Thus 10000000.0
7017 results in 1.0e7.
7018
7019 *printf-%*
7020 % A '%' is written. No argument is converted. The
7021 complete conversion specification is "%%".
7022
7023 When a Number argument is expected a String argument is also
7024 accepted and automatically converted.
7025 When a Float or String argument is expected a Number argument
7026 is also accepted and automatically converted.
7027 Any other argument type results in an error message.
7028
7029 *E766* *E767*
7030 The number of {exprN} arguments must exactly match the number
7031 of "%" items. If there are not sufficient or too many
7032 arguments an error is given. Up to 18 arguments can be used.
7033
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007034 *printf-$*
7035 In certain languages, error and informative messages are
7036 more readable when the order of words is different from the
Christian Brabandtee17b6f2023-09-09 11:23:50 +02007037 corresponding message in English. To accommodate translations
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007038 having a different word order, positional arguments may be
7039 used to indicate this. For instance: >
7040
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007041 #, c-format
7042 msgid "%s returning %s"
7043 msgstr "waarde %2$s komt terug van %1$s"
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007044<
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007045 In this example, the sentence has its 2 string arguments
7046 reversed in the output. >
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007047
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007048 echo printf(
7049 "In The Netherlands, vim's creator's name is: %1$s %2$s",
7050 "Bram", "Moolenaar")
7051< In The Netherlands, vim's creator's name is: Bram Moolenaar >
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007052
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007053 echo printf(
7054 "In Belgium, vim's creator's name is: %2$s %1$s",
7055 "Bram", "Moolenaar")
7056< In Belgium, vim's creator's name is: Moolenaar Bram
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007057
7058 Width (and precision) can be specified using the '*' specifier.
7059 In this case, you must specify the field width position in the
7060 argument list. >
7061
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007062 echo printf("%1$*2$.*3$d", 1, 2, 3)
7063< 001 >
7064 echo printf("%2$*3$.*1$d", 1, 2, 3)
7065< 2 >
7066 echo printf("%3$*1$.*2$d", 1, 2, 3)
7067< 03 >
7068 echo printf("%1$*2$.*3$g", 1.4142, 2, 3)
7069< 1.414
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007070
7071 You can mix specifying the width and/or precision directly
7072 and via positional arguments: >
7073
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007074 echo printf("%1$4.*2$f", 1.4142135, 6)
7075< 1.414214 >
7076 echo printf("%1$*2$.4f", 1.4142135, 6)
7077< 1.4142 >
7078 echo printf("%1$*2$.*3$f", 1.4142135, 6, 2)
7079< 1.41
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007080
Yegappan Lakshmanan413f8392023-09-28 22:46:37 +02007081 *E1500*
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007082 You cannot mix positional and non-positional arguments: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007083 echo printf("%s%1$s", "One", "Two")
7084< E1500: Cannot mix positional and non-positional arguments:
7085 %s%1$s
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007086
Yegappan Lakshmanan413f8392023-09-28 22:46:37 +02007087 *E1501*
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007088 You cannot skip a positional argument in a format string: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007089 echo printf("%3$s%1$s", "One", "Two", "Three")
7090< E1501: format argument 2 unused in $-style format:
7091 %3$s%1$s
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007092
Yegappan Lakshmanan413f8392023-09-28 22:46:37 +02007093 *E1502*
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007094 You can re-use a [field-width] (or [precision]) argument: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007095 echo printf("%1$d at width %2$d is: %01$*2$d", 1, 2)
7096< 1 at width 2 is: 01
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007097
7098 However, you can't use it as a different type: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007099 echo printf("%1$d at width %2$ld is: %01$*2$d", 1, 2)
7100< E1502: Positional argument 2 used as field width reused as
7101 different type: long int/int
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007102
Yegappan Lakshmanan413f8392023-09-28 22:46:37 +02007103 *E1503*
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007104 When a positional argument is used, but not the correct number
7105 or arguments is given, an error is raised: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007106 echo printf("%1$d at width %2$d is: %01$*2$.*3$d", 1, 2)
7107< E1503: Positional argument 3 out of bounds: %1$d at width
7108 %2$d is: %01$*2$.*3$d
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007109
7110 Only the first error is reported: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007111 echo printf("%01$*2$.*3$d %4$d", 1, 2)
7112< E1503: Positional argument 3 out of bounds: %01$*2$.*3$d
7113 %4$d
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007114
Yegappan Lakshmanan413f8392023-09-28 22:46:37 +02007115 *E1504*
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007116 A positional argument can be used more than once: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007117 echo printf("%1$s %2$s %1$s", "One", "Two")
7118< One Two One
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007119
7120 However, you can't use a different type the second time: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007121 echo printf("%1$s %2$s %1$d", "One", "Two")
7122< E1504: Positional argument 1 type used inconsistently:
7123 int/string
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007124
Yegappan Lakshmanan413f8392023-09-28 22:46:37 +02007125 *E1505*
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007126 Various other errors that lead to a format string being
7127 wrongly formatted lead to: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007128 echo printf("%1$d at width %2$d is: %01$*2$.3$d", 1, 2)
7129< E1505: Invalid format specifier: %1$d at width %2$d is:
7130 %01$*2$.3$d
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007131
Christ van Willegenea746f92023-10-05 20:48:36 +02007132 *E1507*
zeertzjq27e12c72023-10-07 01:34:04 +08007133 This internal error indicates that the logic to parse a
7134 positional format argument ran into a problem that couldn't be
7135 otherwise reported. Please file a bug against Vim if you run
7136 into this, copying the exact format string and parameters that
7137 were used.
Christ van Willegenea746f92023-10-05 20:48:36 +02007138
7139
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007140prompt_getprompt({buf}) *prompt_getprompt()*
7141 Returns the effective prompt text for buffer {buf}. {buf} can
7142 be a buffer name or number. See |prompt-buffer|.
7143
7144 If the buffer doesn't exist or isn't a prompt buffer, an empty
7145 string is returned.
7146
7147 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7148 GetBuffer()->prompt_getprompt()
7149
7150< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
7151
7152
7153prompt_setcallback({buf}, {expr}) *prompt_setcallback()*
7154 Set prompt callback for buffer {buf} to {expr}. When {expr}
7155 is an empty string the callback is removed. This has only
7156 effect if {buf} has 'buftype' set to "prompt".
7157
7158 The callback is invoked when pressing Enter. The current
7159 buffer will always be the prompt buffer. A new line for a
7160 prompt is added before invoking the callback, thus the prompt
7161 for which the callback was invoked will be in the last but one
7162 line.
7163 If the callback wants to add text to the buffer, it must
7164 insert it above the last line, since that is where the current
7165 prompt is. This can also be done asynchronously.
7166 The callback is invoked with one argument, which is the text
7167 that was entered at the prompt. This can be an empty string
7168 if the user only typed Enter.
7169 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007170 func s:TextEntered(text)
7171 if a:text == 'exit' || a:text == 'quit'
7172 stopinsert
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +01007173 " Reset 'modified' to allow the buffer to be closed.
7174 " We assume there is nothing useful to be saved.
7175 set nomodified
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007176 close
7177 else
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +01007178 " Do something useful with "a:text". In this example
7179 " we just repeat it.
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007180 call append(line('$') - 1, 'Entered: "' .. a:text .. '"')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007181 endif
7182 endfunc
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +01007183 call prompt_setcallback(bufnr(), function('s:TextEntered'))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007184
7185< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7186 GetBuffer()->prompt_setcallback(callback)
7187
7188< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
7189
7190prompt_setinterrupt({buf}, {expr}) *prompt_setinterrupt()*
7191 Set a callback for buffer {buf} to {expr}. When {expr} is an
7192 empty string the callback is removed. This has only effect if
7193 {buf} has 'buftype' set to "prompt".
7194
7195 This callback will be invoked when pressing CTRL-C in Insert
7196 mode. Without setting a callback Vim will exit Insert mode,
7197 as in any buffer.
7198
7199 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7200 GetBuffer()->prompt_setinterrupt(callback)
7201
7202< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
7203
7204prompt_setprompt({buf}, {text}) *prompt_setprompt()*
7205 Set prompt for buffer {buf} to {text}. You most likely want
7206 {text} to end in a space.
7207 The result is only visible if {buf} has 'buftype' set to
7208 "prompt". Example: >
7209 call prompt_setprompt(bufnr(), 'command: ')
7210<
7211 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7212 GetBuffer()->prompt_setprompt('command: ')
7213
7214< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
7215
7216prop_ functions are documented here: |text-prop-functions|
7217
7218pum_getpos() *pum_getpos()*
7219 If the popup menu (see |ins-completion-menu|) is not visible,
7220 returns an empty |Dictionary|, otherwise, returns a
7221 |Dictionary| with the following keys:
7222 height nr of items visible
7223 width screen cells
7224 row top screen row (0 first row)
7225 col leftmost screen column (0 first col)
7226 size total nr of items
7227 scrollbar |TRUE| if scrollbar is visible
7228
7229 The values are the same as in |v:event| during
7230 |CompleteChanged|.
7231
7232pumvisible() *pumvisible()*
7233 Returns non-zero when the popup menu is visible, zero
7234 otherwise. See |ins-completion-menu|.
7235 This can be used to avoid some things that would remove the
7236 popup menu.
7237
7238py3eval({expr}) *py3eval()*
7239 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
7240 converted to Vim data structures.
7241 Numbers and strings are returned as they are (strings are
7242 copied though, Unicode strings are additionally converted to
7243 'encoding').
7244 Lists are represented as Vim |List| type.
7245 Dictionaries are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type with
7246 keys converted to strings.
7247 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
7248 to {expr}.
7249
7250 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7251 GetExpr()->py3eval()
7252
7253< {only available when compiled with the |+python3| feature}
7254
7255 *E858* *E859*
7256pyeval({expr}) *pyeval()*
7257 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
7258 converted to Vim data structures.
7259 Numbers and strings are returned as they are (strings are
7260 copied though).
7261 Lists are represented as Vim |List| type.
7262 Dictionaries are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type,
7263 non-string keys result in error.
7264 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
7265 to {expr}.
7266
7267 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7268 GetExpr()->pyeval()
7269
7270< {only available when compiled with the |+python| feature}
7271
7272pyxeval({expr}) *pyxeval()*
7273 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
7274 converted to Vim data structures.
7275 Uses Python 2 or 3, see |python_x| and 'pyxversion'.
7276 See also: |pyeval()|, |py3eval()|
7277
7278 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7279 GetExpr()->pyxeval()
7280
7281< {only available when compiled with the |+python| or the
7282 |+python3| feature}
7283
7284rand([{expr}]) *rand()* *random*
7285 Return a pseudo-random Number generated with an xoshiro128**
7286 algorithm using seed {expr}. The returned number is 32 bits,
7287 also on 64 bits systems, for consistency.
7288 {expr} can be initialized by |srand()| and will be updated by
7289 rand(). If {expr} is omitted, an internal seed value is used
7290 and updated.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007291 Returns -1 if {expr} is invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007292
7293 Examples: >
7294 :echo rand()
7295 :let seed = srand()
7296 :echo rand(seed)
7297 :echo rand(seed) % 16 " random number 0 - 15
7298<
7299
7300 *E726* *E727*
7301range({expr} [, {max} [, {stride}]]) *range()*
7302 Returns a |List| with Numbers:
7303 - If only {expr} is specified: [0, 1, ..., {expr} - 1]
7304 - If {max} is specified: [{expr}, {expr} + 1, ..., {max}]
7305 - If {stride} is specified: [{expr}, {expr} + {stride}, ...,
7306 {max}] (increasing {expr} with {stride} each time, not
7307 producing a value past {max}).
7308 When the maximum is one before the start the result is an
7309 empty list. When the maximum is more than one before the
7310 start this is an error.
7311 Examples: >
7312 range(4) " [0, 1, 2, 3]
7313 range(2, 4) " [2, 3, 4]
7314 range(2, 9, 3) " [2, 5, 8]
7315 range(2, -2, -1) " [2, 1, 0, -1, -2]
7316 range(0) " []
7317 range(2, 0) " error!
7318<
7319 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7320 GetExpr()->range()
7321<
7322
K.Takata11df3ae2022-10-19 14:02:40 +01007323readblob({fname} [, {offset} [, {size}]]) *readblob()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007324 Read file {fname} in binary mode and return a |Blob|.
K.Takata11df3ae2022-10-19 14:02:40 +01007325 If {offset} is specified, read the file from the specified
7326 offset. If it is a negative value, it is used as an offset
7327 from the end of the file. E.g., to read the last 12 bytes: >
7328 readblob('file.bin', -12)
7329< If {size} is specified, only the specified size will be read.
7330 E.g. to read the first 100 bytes of a file: >
7331 readblob('file.bin', 0, 100)
7332< If {size} is -1 or omitted, the whole data starting from
7333 {offset} will be read.
K.Takata43625762022-10-20 13:28:51 +01007334 This can be also used to read the data from a character device
7335 on Unix when {size} is explicitly set. Only if the device
7336 supports seeking {offset} can be used. Otherwise it should be
7337 zero. E.g. to read 10 bytes from a serial console: >
7338 readblob('/dev/ttyS0', 0, 10)
7339< When the file can't be opened an error message is given and
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007340 the result is an empty |Blob|.
Bram Moolenaar5b2a3d72022-10-21 11:25:30 +01007341 When the offset is beyond the end of the file the result is an
7342 empty blob.
7343 When trying to read more bytes than are available the result
7344 is truncated.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007345 Also see |readfile()| and |writefile()|.
7346
7347
7348readdir({directory} [, {expr} [, {dict}]]) *readdir()*
7349 Return a list with file and directory names in {directory}.
7350 You can also use |glob()| if you don't need to do complicated
7351 things, such as limiting the number of matches.
7352 The list will be sorted (case sensitive), see the {dict}
7353 argument below for changing the sort order.
7354
7355 When {expr} is omitted all entries are included.
7356 When {expr} is given, it is evaluated to check what to do:
7357 If {expr} results in -1 then no further entries will
7358 be handled.
7359 If {expr} results in 0 then this entry will not be
7360 added to the list.
7361 If {expr} results in 1 then this entry will be added
7362 to the list.
7363 The entries "." and ".." are always excluded.
7364 Each time {expr} is evaluated |v:val| is set to the entry name.
7365 When {expr} is a function the name is passed as the argument.
7366 For example, to get a list of files ending in ".txt": >
7367 readdir(dirname, {n -> n =~ '.txt$'})
7368< To skip hidden and backup files: >
7369 readdir(dirname, {n -> n !~ '^\.\|\~$'})
Bram Moolenaar6f4754b2022-01-23 12:07:04 +00007370< *E857*
7371 The optional {dict} argument allows for further custom
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007372 values. Currently this is used to specify if and how sorting
7373 should be performed. The dict can have the following members:
7374
7375 sort How to sort the result returned from the system.
7376 Valid values are:
7377 "none" do not sort (fastest method)
7378 "case" sort case sensitive (byte value of
7379 each character, technically, using
7380 strcmp()) (default)
7381 "icase" sort case insensitive (technically
7382 using strcasecmp())
7383 "collate" sort using the collation order
7384 of the "POSIX" or "C" |locale|
7385 (technically using strcoll())
7386 Other values are silently ignored.
7387
7388 For example, to get a list of all files in the current
7389 directory without sorting the individual entries: >
7390 readdir('.', '1', #{sort: 'none'})
7391< If you want to get a directory tree: >
7392 function! s:tree(dir)
7393 return {a:dir : map(readdir(a:dir),
7394 \ {_, x -> isdirectory(x) ?
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007395 \ {x : s:tree(a:dir .. '/' .. x)} : x})}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007396 endfunction
7397 echo s:tree(".")
7398<
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007399 Returns an empty List on error.
7400
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007401 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7402 GetDirName()->readdir()
7403<
7404readdirex({directory} [, {expr} [, {dict}]]) *readdirex()*
7405 Extended version of |readdir()|.
7406 Return a list of Dictionaries with file and directory
7407 information in {directory}.
7408 This is useful if you want to get the attributes of file and
7409 directory at the same time as getting a list of a directory.
7410 This is much faster than calling |readdir()| then calling
7411 |getfperm()|, |getfsize()|, |getftime()| and |getftype()| for
7412 each file and directory especially on MS-Windows.
7413 The list will by default be sorted by name (case sensitive),
7414 the sorting can be changed by using the optional {dict}
7415 argument, see |readdir()|.
7416
7417 The Dictionary for file and directory information has the
7418 following items:
7419 group Group name of the entry. (Only on Unix)
7420 name Name of the entry.
7421 perm Permissions of the entry. See |getfperm()|.
7422 size Size of the entry. See |getfsize()|.
7423 time Timestamp of the entry. See |getftime()|.
7424 type Type of the entry.
7425 On Unix, almost same as |getftype()| except:
7426 Symlink to a dir "linkd"
7427 Other symlink "link"
7428 On MS-Windows:
7429 Normal file "file"
7430 Directory "dir"
7431 Junction "junction"
7432 Symlink to a dir "linkd"
7433 Other symlink "link"
7434 Other reparse point "reparse"
7435 user User name of the entry's owner. (Only on Unix)
7436 On Unix, if the entry is a symlink, the Dictionary includes
7437 the information of the target (except the "type" item).
7438 On MS-Windows, it includes the information of the symlink
7439 itself because of performance reasons.
7440
7441 When {expr} is omitted all entries are included.
7442 When {expr} is given, it is evaluated to check what to do:
7443 If {expr} results in -1 then no further entries will
7444 be handled.
7445 If {expr} results in 0 then this entry will not be
7446 added to the list.
7447 If {expr} results in 1 then this entry will be added
7448 to the list.
7449 The entries "." and ".." are always excluded.
7450 Each time {expr} is evaluated |v:val| is set to a |Dictionary|
7451 of the entry.
7452 When {expr} is a function the entry is passed as the argument.
7453 For example, to get a list of files ending in ".txt": >
7454 readdirex(dirname, {e -> e.name =~ '.txt$'})
7455<
7456 For example, to get a list of all files in the current
7457 directory without sorting the individual entries: >
7458 readdirex(dirname, '1', #{sort: 'none'})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007459<
7460 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7461 GetDirName()->readdirex()
7462<
7463
7464 *readfile()*
7465readfile({fname} [, {type} [, {max}]])
7466 Read file {fname} and return a |List|, each line of the file
7467 as an item. Lines are broken at NL characters. Macintosh
7468 files separated with CR will result in a single long line
7469 (unless a NL appears somewhere).
7470 All NUL characters are replaced with a NL character.
7471 When {type} contains "b" binary mode is used:
7472 - When the last line ends in a NL an extra empty list item is
7473 added.
7474 - No CR characters are removed.
7475 Otherwise:
7476 - CR characters that appear before a NL are removed.
7477 - Whether the last line ends in a NL or not does not matter.
7478 - When 'encoding' is Unicode any UTF-8 byte order mark is
7479 removed from the text.
7480 When {max} is given this specifies the maximum number of lines
7481 to be read. Useful if you only want to check the first ten
7482 lines of a file: >
7483 :for line in readfile(fname, '', 10)
7484 : if line =~ 'Date' | echo line | endif
7485 :endfor
7486< When {max} is negative -{max} lines from the end of the file
7487 are returned, or as many as there are.
7488 When {max} is zero the result is an empty list.
7489 Note that without {max} the whole file is read into memory.
7490 Also note that there is no recognition of encoding. Read a
7491 file into a buffer if you need to.
7492 Deprecated (use |readblob()| instead): When {type} contains
7493 "B" a |Blob| is returned with the binary data of the file
7494 unmodified.
7495 When the file can't be opened an error message is given and
7496 the result is an empty list.
7497 Also see |writefile()|.
7498
7499 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7500 GetFileName()->readfile()
7501
7502reduce({object}, {func} [, {initial}]) *reduce()* *E998*
7503 {func} is called for every item in {object}, which can be a
7504 |String|, |List| or a |Blob|. {func} is called with two
7505 arguments: the result so far and current item. After
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00007506 processing all items the result is returned. *E1132*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007507
7508 {initial} is the initial result. When omitted, the first item
7509 in {object} is used and {func} is first called for the second
7510 item. If {initial} is not given and {object} is empty no
7511 result can be computed, an E998 error is given.
7512
7513 Examples: >
7514 echo reduce([1, 3, 5], { acc, val -> acc + val })
7515 echo reduce(['x', 'y'], { acc, val -> acc .. val }, 'a')
7516 echo reduce(0z1122, { acc, val -> 2 * acc + val })
7517 echo reduce('xyz', { acc, val -> acc .. ',' .. val })
7518<
7519 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7520 echo mylist->reduce({ acc, val -> acc + val }, 0)
7521
7522
7523reg_executing() *reg_executing()*
7524 Returns the single letter name of the register being executed.
7525 Returns an empty string when no register is being executed.
7526 See |@|.
7527
7528reg_recording() *reg_recording()*
7529 Returns the single letter name of the register being recorded.
7530 Returns an empty string when not recording. See |q|.
7531
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007532reltime()
7533reltime({start})
7534reltime({start}, {end}) *reltime()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007535 Return an item that represents a time value. The item is a
7536 list with items that depend on the system. In Vim 9 script
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +01007537 the type list<any> can be used.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007538 The item can be passed to |reltimestr()| to convert it to a
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007539 string or |reltimefloat()| to convert to a Float. For
7540 example, to see the time spent in function Work(): >
7541 var startTime = reltime()
7542 Work()
7543 echo startTime->reltime()->reltimestr()
7544<
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01007545 Without an argument reltime() returns the current time (the
Lifepillar963fd7d2024-01-05 17:44:57 +01007546 representation is system-dependent, it cannot be used as the
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01007547 wall-clock time, see |localtime()| for that).
Lifepillar963fd7d2024-01-05 17:44:57 +01007548 With one argument it returns the time passed since the time
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007549 specified in the argument.
7550 With two arguments it returns the time passed between {start}
7551 and {end}.
7552
7553 The {start} and {end} arguments must be values returned by
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007554 reltime(). If there is an error an empty List is returned in
7555 legacy script, in Vim9 script an error is given.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007556
7557 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7558 GetStart()->reltime()
7559<
7560 {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
7561
7562reltimefloat({time}) *reltimefloat()*
7563 Return a Float that represents the time value of {time}.
7564 Example: >
7565 let start = reltime()
7566 call MyFunction()
7567 let seconds = reltimefloat(reltime(start))
7568< See the note of reltimestr() about overhead.
7569 Also see |profiling|.
7570 If there is an error 0.0 is returned in legacy script, in Vim9
7571 script an error is given.
7572
7573 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7574 reltime(start)->reltimefloat()
7575
7576< {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
7577
7578reltimestr({time}) *reltimestr()*
7579 Return a String that represents the time value of {time}.
7580 This is the number of seconds, a dot and the number of
7581 microseconds. Example: >
7582 let start = reltime()
7583 call MyFunction()
7584 echo reltimestr(reltime(start))
7585< Note that overhead for the commands will be added to the time.
Ernie Rael076de792023-03-16 21:43:15 +00007586 The accuracy depends on the system. Use reltimefloat() for the
7587 greatest accuracy which is nanoseconds on some systems.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007588 Leading spaces are used to make the string align nicely. You
7589 can use split() to remove it. >
7590 echo split(reltimestr(reltime(start)))[0]
7591< Also see |profiling|.
7592 If there is an error an empty string is returned in legacy
7593 script, in Vim9 script an error is given.
7594
7595 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7596 reltime(start)->reltimestr()
7597
7598< {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
7599
7600 *remote_expr()* *E449*
7601remote_expr({server}, {string} [, {idvar} [, {timeout}]])
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007602 Send the {string} to {server}. The {server} argument is a
7603 string, also see |{server}|.
7604
7605 The string is sent as an expression and the result is returned
7606 after evaluation. The result must be a String or a |List|. A
7607 |List| is turned into a String by joining the items with a
7608 line break in between (not at the end), like with join(expr,
7609 "\n").
7610
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007611 If {idvar} is present and not empty, it is taken as the name
7612 of a variable and a {serverid} for later use with
7613 |remote_read()| is stored there.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007614
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007615 If {timeout} is given the read times out after this many
7616 seconds. Otherwise a timeout of 600 seconds is used.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007617
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007618 See also |clientserver| |RemoteReply|.
7619 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7620 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7621 Note: Any errors will cause a local error message to be issued
7622 and the result will be the empty string.
7623
7624 Variables will be evaluated in the global namespace,
7625 independent of a function currently being active. Except
7626 when in debug mode, then local function variables and
7627 arguments can be evaluated.
7628
7629 Examples: >
7630 :echo remote_expr("gvim", "2+2")
7631 :echo remote_expr("gvim1", "b:current_syntax")
7632<
7633 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7634 ServerName()->remote_expr(expr)
7635
7636remote_foreground({server}) *remote_foreground()*
7637 Move the Vim server with the name {server} to the foreground.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007638 The {server} argument is a string, also see |{server}|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007639 This works like: >
7640 remote_expr({server}, "foreground()")
7641< Except that on Win32 systems the client does the work, to work
7642 around the problem that the OS doesn't always allow the server
7643 to bring itself to the foreground.
7644 Note: This does not restore the window if it was minimized,
7645 like foreground() does.
7646 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7647
7648 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7649 ServerName()->remote_foreground()
7650
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01007651< {only in the Win32, Motif and GTK GUI versions and the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007652 Win32 console version}
7653
7654
7655remote_peek({serverid} [, {retvar}]) *remote_peek()*
7656 Returns a positive number if there are available strings
7657 from {serverid}. Copies any reply string into the variable
7658 {retvar} if specified. {retvar} must be a string with the
7659 name of a variable.
7660 Returns zero if none are available.
7661 Returns -1 if something is wrong.
7662 See also |clientserver|.
7663 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7664 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7665 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007666 :let repl = ""
7667 :echo "PEEK: " .. remote_peek(id, "repl") .. ": " .. repl
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007668
7669< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7670 ServerId()->remote_peek()
7671
7672remote_read({serverid}, [{timeout}]) *remote_read()*
7673 Return the oldest available reply from {serverid} and consume
7674 it. Unless a {timeout} in seconds is given, it blocks until a
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007675 reply is available. Returns an empty string, if a reply is
7676 not available or on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007677 See also |clientserver|.
7678 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7679 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7680 Example: >
7681 :echo remote_read(id)
7682
7683< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7684 ServerId()->remote_read()
7685<
7686 *remote_send()* *E241*
7687remote_send({server}, {string} [, {idvar}])
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007688 Send the {string} to {server}. The {server} argument is a
7689 string, also see |{server}|.
7690
7691 The string is sent as input keys and the function returns
7692 immediately. At the Vim server the keys are not mapped
7693 |:map|.
7694
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007695 If {idvar} is present, it is taken as the name of a variable
7696 and a {serverid} for later use with remote_read() is stored
7697 there.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007698
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007699 See also |clientserver| |RemoteReply|.
7700 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7701 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7702
7703 Note: Any errors will be reported in the server and may mess
7704 up the display.
7705 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007706 :echo remote_send("gvim", ":DropAndReply " .. file, "serverid") ..
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007707 \ remote_read(serverid)
7708
7709 :autocmd NONE RemoteReply *
7710 \ echo remote_read(expand("<amatch>"))
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007711 :echo remote_send("gvim", ":sleep 10 | echo " ..
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007712 \ 'server2client(expand("<client>"), "HELLO")<CR>')
7713<
7714 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7715 ServerName()->remote_send(keys)
7716<
7717 *remote_startserver()* *E941* *E942*
7718remote_startserver({name})
h-east17b69512023-05-01 22:36:56 +01007719 Become the server {name}. {name} must be a non-empty string.
7720 This fails if already running as a server, when |v:servername|
7721 is not empty.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007722
7723 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7724 ServerName()->remote_startserver()
7725
7726< {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7727
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007728remove({list}, {idx})
7729remove({list}, {idx}, {end}) *remove()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007730 Without {end}: Remove the item at {idx} from |List| {list} and
7731 return the item.
7732 With {end}: Remove items from {idx} to {end} (inclusive) and
7733 return a |List| with these items. When {idx} points to the same
7734 item as {end} a list with one item is returned. When {end}
7735 points to an item before {idx} this is an error.
7736 See |list-index| for possible values of {idx} and {end}.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007737 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007738 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007739 :echo "last item: " .. remove(mylist, -1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007740 :call remove(mylist, 0, 9)
7741<
7742 Use |delete()| to remove a file.
7743
7744 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7745 mylist->remove(idx)
7746
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007747remove({blob}, {idx})
7748remove({blob}, {idx}, {end})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007749 Without {end}: Remove the byte at {idx} from |Blob| {blob} and
7750 return the byte.
7751 With {end}: Remove bytes from {idx} to {end} (inclusive) and
7752 return a |Blob| with these bytes. When {idx} points to the same
7753 byte as {end} a |Blob| with one byte is returned. When {end}
7754 points to a byte before {idx} this is an error.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007755 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007756 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007757 :echo "last byte: " .. remove(myblob, -1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007758 :call remove(mylist, 0, 9)
7759
7760remove({dict}, {key})
7761 Remove the entry from {dict} with key {key} and return it.
7762 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007763 :echo "removed " .. remove(dict, "one")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007764< If there is no {key} in {dict} this is an error.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007765 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007766
7767rename({from}, {to}) *rename()*
7768 Rename the file by the name {from} to the name {to}. This
7769 should also work to move files across file systems. The
7770 result is a Number, which is 0 if the file was renamed
7771 successfully, and non-zero when the renaming failed.
7772 NOTE: If {to} exists it is overwritten without warning.
7773 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7774
7775 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7776 GetOldName()->rename(newname)
7777
7778repeat({expr}, {count}) *repeat()*
7779 Repeat {expr} {count} times and return the concatenated
7780 result. Example: >
7781 :let separator = repeat('-', 80)
7782< When {count} is zero or negative the result is empty.
Bakudankun375141e2022-09-09 18:46:47 +01007783 When {expr} is a |List| or a |Blob| the result is {expr}
7784 concatenated {count} times. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007785 :let longlist = repeat(['a', 'b'], 3)
7786< Results in ['a', 'b', 'a', 'b', 'a', 'b'].
7787
7788 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7789 mylist->repeat(count)
7790
7791resolve({filename}) *resolve()* *E655*
7792 On MS-Windows, when {filename} is a shortcut (a .lnk file),
7793 returns the path the shortcut points to in a simplified form.
7794 When {filename} is a symbolic link or junction point, return
7795 the full path to the target. If the target of junction is
7796 removed, return {filename}.
7797 On Unix, repeat resolving symbolic links in all path
7798 components of {filename} and return the simplified result.
7799 To cope with link cycles, resolving of symbolic links is
7800 stopped after 100 iterations.
7801 On other systems, return the simplified {filename}.
7802 The simplification step is done as by |simplify()|.
7803 resolve() keeps a leading path component specifying the
7804 current directory (provided the result is still a relative
7805 path name) and also keeps a trailing path separator.
7806
7807 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7808 GetName()->resolve()
7809
7810reverse({object}) *reverse()*
Yegappan Lakshmanan03ff1c22023-05-06 14:08:21 +01007811 Reverse the order of items in {object}. {object} can be a
7812 |List|, a |Blob| or a |String|. For a List and a Blob the
7813 items are reversed in-place and {object} is returned.
7814 For a String a new String is returned.
7815 Returns zero if {object} is not a List, Blob or a String.
7816 If you want a List or Blob to remain unmodified make a copy
7817 first: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007818 :let revlist = reverse(copy(mylist))
7819< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7820 mylist->reverse()
7821
7822round({expr}) *round()*
7823 Round off {expr} to the nearest integral value and return it
7824 as a |Float|. If {expr} lies halfway between two integral
7825 values, then use the larger one (away from zero).
7826 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007827 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007828 Examples: >
7829 echo round(0.456)
7830< 0.0 >
7831 echo round(4.5)
7832< 5.0 >
7833 echo round(-4.5)
7834< -5.0
7835
7836 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7837 Compute()->round()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007838
7839rubyeval({expr}) *rubyeval()*
7840 Evaluate Ruby expression {expr} and return its result
7841 converted to Vim data structures.
7842 Numbers, floats and strings are returned as they are (strings
7843 are copied though).
7844 Arrays are represented as Vim |List| type.
7845 Hashes are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type.
7846 Other objects are represented as strings resulted from their
7847 "Object#to_s" method.
7848 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
7849 to {expr}.
7850
7851 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7852 GetRubyExpr()->rubyeval()
7853
7854< {only available when compiled with the |+ruby| feature}
7855
7856screenattr({row}, {col}) *screenattr()*
7857 Like |screenchar()|, but return the attribute. This is a rather
7858 arbitrary number that can only be used to compare to the
7859 attribute at other positions.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007860 Returns -1 when row or col is out of range.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007861
7862 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7863 GetRow()->screenattr(col)
7864
7865screenchar({row}, {col}) *screenchar()*
7866 The result is a Number, which is the character at position
7867 [row, col] on the screen. This works for every possible
7868 screen position, also status lines, window separators and the
7869 command line. The top left position is row one, column one
7870 The character excludes composing characters. For double-byte
7871 encodings it may only be the first byte.
7872 This is mainly to be used for testing.
7873 Returns -1 when row or col is out of range.
7874
7875 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7876 GetRow()->screenchar(col)
7877
7878screenchars({row}, {col}) *screenchars()*
7879 The result is a |List| of Numbers. The first number is the same
7880 as what |screenchar()| returns. Further numbers are
7881 composing characters on top of the base character.
7882 This is mainly to be used for testing.
7883 Returns an empty List when row or col is out of range.
7884
7885 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7886 GetRow()->screenchars(col)
7887
7888screencol() *screencol()*
7889 The result is a Number, which is the current screen column of
7890 the cursor. The leftmost column has number 1.
7891 This function is mainly used for testing.
7892
7893 Note: Always returns the current screen column, thus if used
7894 in a command (e.g. ":echo screencol()") it will return the
7895 column inside the command line, which is 1 when the command is
7896 executed. To get the cursor position in the file use one of
7897 the following mappings: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007898 nnoremap <expr> GG ":echom " .. screencol() .. "\n"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007899 nnoremap <silent> GG :echom screencol()<CR>
7900 nnoremap GG <Cmd>echom screencol()<CR>
7901<
7902screenpos({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) *screenpos()*
7903 The result is a Dict with the screen position of the text
7904 character in window {winid} at buffer line {lnum} and column
7905 {col}. {col} is a one-based byte index.
7906 The Dict has these members:
7907 row screen row
7908 col first screen column
7909 endcol last screen column
7910 curscol cursor screen column
7911 If the specified position is not visible, all values are zero.
7912 The "endcol" value differs from "col" when the character
7913 occupies more than one screen cell. E.g. for a Tab "col" can
7914 be 1 and "endcol" can be 8.
7915 The "curscol" value is where the cursor would be placed. For
7916 a Tab it would be the same as "endcol", while for a double
7917 width character it would be the same as "col".
7918 The |conceal| feature is ignored here, the column numbers are
7919 as if 'conceallevel' is zero. You can set the cursor to the
7920 right position and use |screencol()| to get the value with
7921 |conceal| taken into account.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007922 If the position is in a closed fold the screen position of the
7923 first character is returned, {col} is not used.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007924 Returns an empty Dict if {winid} is invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007925
7926 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7927 GetWinid()->screenpos(lnum, col)
7928
7929screenrow() *screenrow()*
7930 The result is a Number, which is the current screen row of the
7931 cursor. The top line has number one.
7932 This function is mainly used for testing.
7933 Alternatively you can use |winline()|.
7934
7935 Note: Same restrictions as with |screencol()|.
7936
7937screenstring({row}, {col}) *screenstring()*
7938 The result is a String that contains the base character and
7939 any composing characters at position [row, col] on the screen.
7940 This is like |screenchars()| but returning a String with the
7941 characters.
7942 This is mainly to be used for testing.
7943 Returns an empty String when row or col is out of range.
7944
7945 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7946 GetRow()->screenstring(col)
7947<
7948 *search()*
7949search({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
7950 Search for regexp pattern {pattern}. The search starts at the
7951 cursor position (you can use |cursor()| to set it).
7952
7953 When a match has been found its line number is returned.
7954 If there is no match a 0 is returned and the cursor doesn't
7955 move. No error message is given.
7956
7957 {flags} is a String, which can contain these character flags:
7958 'b' search Backward instead of forward
7959 'c' accept a match at the Cursor position
7960 'e' move to the End of the match
7961 'n' do Not move the cursor
7962 'p' return number of matching sub-Pattern (see below)
7963 's' Set the ' mark at the previous location of the cursor
7964 'w' Wrap around the end of the file
7965 'W' don't Wrap around the end of the file
7966 'z' start searching at the cursor column instead of zero
7967 If neither 'w' or 'W' is given, the 'wrapscan' option applies.
7968
7969 If the 's' flag is supplied, the ' mark is set, only if the
7970 cursor is moved. The 's' flag cannot be combined with the 'n'
7971 flag.
7972
7973 'ignorecase', 'smartcase' and 'magic' are used.
7974
7975 When the 'z' flag is not given, forward searching always
7976 starts in column zero and then matches before the cursor are
7977 skipped. When the 'c' flag is present in 'cpo' the next
7978 search starts after the match. Without the 'c' flag the next
Bram Moolenaarfd999452022-08-24 18:30:14 +01007979 search starts one column after the start of the match. This
7980 matters for overlapping matches. See |cpo-c|. You can also
7981 insert "\ze" to change where the match ends, see |/\ze|.
7982
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007983 When searching backwards and the 'z' flag is given then the
7984 search starts in column zero, thus no match in the current
7985 line will be found (unless wrapping around the end of the
7986 file).
7987
7988 When the {stopline} argument is given then the search stops
7989 after searching this line. This is useful to restrict the
7990 search to a range of lines. Examples: >
7991 let match = search('(', 'b', line("w0"))
7992 let end = search('END', '', line("w$"))
7993< When {stopline} is used and it is not zero this also implies
7994 that the search does not wrap around the end of the file.
7995 A zero value is equal to not giving the argument.
Bram Moolenaar2ecbe532022-07-29 21:36:21 +01007996 *E1285* *E1286* *E1287* *E1288* *E1289*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007997 When the {timeout} argument is given the search stops when
7998 more than this many milliseconds have passed. Thus when
7999 {timeout} is 500 the search stops after half a second.
8000 The value must not be negative. A zero value is like not
8001 giving the argument.
8002 {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
8003
8004 If the {skip} expression is given it is evaluated with the
8005 cursor positioned on the start of a match. If it evaluates to
8006 non-zero this match is skipped. This can be used, for
8007 example, to skip a match in a comment or a string.
8008 {skip} can be a string, which is evaluated as an expression, a
8009 function reference or a lambda.
8010 When {skip} is omitted or empty, every match is accepted.
8011 When evaluating {skip} causes an error the search is aborted
8012 and -1 returned.
8013 *search()-sub-match*
8014 With the 'p' flag the returned value is one more than the
8015 first sub-match in \(\). One if none of them matched but the
8016 whole pattern did match.
8017 To get the column number too use |searchpos()|.
8018
8019 The cursor will be positioned at the match, unless the 'n'
8020 flag is used.
8021
8022 Example (goes over all files in the argument list): >
8023 :let n = 1
8024 :while n <= argc() " loop over all files in arglist
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008025 : exe "argument " .. n
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008026 : " start at the last char in the file and wrap for the
8027 : " first search to find match at start of file
8028 : normal G$
8029 : let flags = "w"
8030 : while search("foo", flags) > 0
8031 : s/foo/bar/g
8032 : let flags = "W"
8033 : endwhile
8034 : update " write the file if modified
8035 : let n = n + 1
8036 :endwhile
8037<
8038 Example for using some flags: >
8039 :echo search('\<if\|\(else\)\|\(endif\)', 'ncpe')
8040< This will search for the keywords "if", "else", and "endif"
8041 under or after the cursor. Because of the 'p' flag, it
8042 returns 1, 2, or 3 depending on which keyword is found, or 0
8043 if the search fails. With the cursor on the first word of the
8044 line:
8045 if (foo == 0) | let foo = foo + 1 | endif ~
8046 the function returns 1. Without the 'c' flag, the function
8047 finds the "endif" and returns 3. The same thing happens
8048 without the 'e' flag if the cursor is on the "f" of "if".
8049 The 'n' flag tells the function not to move the cursor.
8050
8051 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8052 GetPattern()->search()
8053
8054searchcount([{options}]) *searchcount()*
8055 Get or update the last search count, like what is displayed
8056 without the "S" flag in 'shortmess'. This works even if
8057 'shortmess' does contain the "S" flag.
8058
8059 This returns a |Dictionary|. The dictionary is empty if the
8060 previous pattern was not set and "pattern" was not specified.
8061
8062 key type meaning ~
8063 current |Number| current position of match;
8064 0 if the cursor position is
8065 before the first match
8066 exact_match |Boolean| 1 if "current" is matched on
8067 "pos", otherwise 0
8068 total |Number| total count of matches found
8069 incomplete |Number| 0: search was fully completed
8070 1: recomputing was timed out
8071 2: max count exceeded
8072
8073 For {options} see further down.
8074
8075 To get the last search count when |n| or |N| was pressed, call
8076 this function with `recompute: 0` . This sometimes returns
8077 wrong information because |n| and |N|'s maximum count is 99.
8078 If it exceeded 99 the result must be max count + 1 (100). If
8079 you want to get correct information, specify `recompute: 1`: >
8080
8081 " result == maxcount + 1 (100) when many matches
8082 let result = searchcount(#{recompute: 0})
8083
8084 " Below returns correct result (recompute defaults
8085 " to 1)
8086 let result = searchcount()
8087<
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01008088 The function is useful to add the count to 'statusline': >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008089 function! LastSearchCount() abort
8090 let result = searchcount(#{recompute: 0})
8091 if empty(result)
8092 return ''
8093 endif
8094 if result.incomplete ==# 1 " timed out
8095 return printf(' /%s [?/??]', @/)
8096 elseif result.incomplete ==# 2 " max count exceeded
8097 if result.total > result.maxcount &&
8098 \ result.current > result.maxcount
8099 return printf(' /%s [>%d/>%d]', @/,
8100 \ result.current, result.total)
8101 elseif result.total > result.maxcount
8102 return printf(' /%s [%d/>%d]', @/,
8103 \ result.current, result.total)
8104 endif
8105 endif
8106 return printf(' /%s [%d/%d]', @/,
8107 \ result.current, result.total)
8108 endfunction
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008109 let &statusline ..= '%{LastSearchCount()}'
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008110
8111 " Or if you want to show the count only when
8112 " 'hlsearch' was on
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008113 " let &statusline ..=
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008114 " \ '%{v:hlsearch ? LastSearchCount() : ""}'
8115<
8116 You can also update the search count, which can be useful in a
8117 |CursorMoved| or |CursorMovedI| autocommand: >
8118
8119 autocmd CursorMoved,CursorMovedI *
8120 \ let s:searchcount_timer = timer_start(
8121 \ 200, function('s:update_searchcount'))
8122 function! s:update_searchcount(timer) abort
8123 if a:timer ==# s:searchcount_timer
8124 call searchcount(#{
8125 \ recompute: 1, maxcount: 0, timeout: 100})
8126 redrawstatus
8127 endif
8128 endfunction
8129<
8130 This can also be used to count matched texts with specified
8131 pattern in the current buffer using "pattern": >
8132
8133 " Count '\<foo\>' in this buffer
8134 " (Note that it also updates search count)
8135 let result = searchcount(#{pattern: '\<foo\>'})
8136
8137 " To restore old search count by old pattern,
8138 " search again
8139 call searchcount()
8140<
8141 {options} must be a |Dictionary|. It can contain:
8142 key type meaning ~
8143 recompute |Boolean| if |TRUE|, recompute the count
8144 like |n| or |N| was executed.
8145 otherwise returns the last
8146 computed result (when |n| or
8147 |N| was used when "S" is not
8148 in 'shortmess', or this
8149 function was called).
8150 (default: |TRUE|)
8151 pattern |String| recompute if this was given
8152 and different with |@/|.
8153 this works as same as the
8154 below command is executed
8155 before calling this function >
8156 let @/ = pattern
8157< (default: |@/|)
8158 timeout |Number| 0 or negative number is no
8159 timeout. timeout milliseconds
8160 for recomputing the result
8161 (default: 0)
8162 maxcount |Number| 0 or negative number is no
8163 limit. max count of matched
8164 text while recomputing the
8165 result. if search exceeded
8166 total count, "total" value
8167 becomes `maxcount + 1`
8168 (default: 99)
8169 pos |List| `[lnum, col, off]` value
8170 when recomputing the result.
8171 this changes "current" result
8172 value. see |cursor()|,
8173 |getpos()|
8174 (default: cursor's position)
8175
8176 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8177 GetSearchOpts()->searchcount()
8178<
8179searchdecl({name} [, {global} [, {thisblock}]]) *searchdecl()*
8180 Search for the declaration of {name}.
8181
8182 With a non-zero {global} argument it works like |gD|, find
8183 first match in the file. Otherwise it works like |gd|, find
8184 first match in the function.
8185
8186 With a non-zero {thisblock} argument matches in a {} block
8187 that ends before the cursor position are ignored. Avoids
8188 finding variable declarations only valid in another scope.
8189
8190 Moves the cursor to the found match.
8191 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
8192 Example: >
8193 if searchdecl('myvar') == 0
8194 echo getline('.')
8195 endif
8196<
8197 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8198 GetName()->searchdecl()
8199<
8200 *searchpair()*
8201searchpair({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip}
8202 [, {stopline} [, {timeout}]]]])
8203 Search for the match of a nested start-end pair. This can be
8204 used to find the "endif" that matches an "if", while other
8205 if/endif pairs in between are ignored.
8206 The search starts at the cursor. The default is to search
8207 forward, include 'b' in {flags} to search backward.
8208 If a match is found, the cursor is positioned at it and the
8209 line number is returned. If no match is found 0 or -1 is
8210 returned and the cursor doesn't move. No error message is
8211 given.
8212
8213 {start}, {middle} and {end} are patterns, see |pattern|. They
8214 must not contain \( \) pairs. Use of \%( \) is allowed. When
8215 {middle} is not empty, it is found when searching from either
8216 direction, but only when not in a nested start-end pair. A
8217 typical use is: >
8218 searchpair('\<if\>', '\<else\>', '\<endif\>')
8219< By leaving {middle} empty the "else" is skipped.
8220
8221 {flags} 'b', 'c', 'n', 's', 'w' and 'W' are used like with
8222 |search()|. Additionally:
8223 'r' Repeat until no more matches found; will find the
8224 outer pair. Implies the 'W' flag.
8225 'm' Return number of matches instead of line number with
8226 the match; will be > 1 when 'r' is used.
8227 Note: it's nearly always a good idea to use the 'W' flag, to
8228 avoid wrapping around the end of the file.
8229
8230 When a match for {start}, {middle} or {end} is found, the
8231 {skip} expression is evaluated with the cursor positioned on
8232 the start of the match. It should return non-zero if this
8233 match is to be skipped. E.g., because it is inside a comment
8234 or a string.
8235 When {skip} is omitted or empty, every match is accepted.
8236 When evaluating {skip} causes an error the search is aborted
8237 and -1 returned.
8238 {skip} can be a string, a lambda, a funcref or a partial.
8239 Anything else makes the function fail.
8240 In a `:def` function when the {skip} argument is a string
8241 constant it is compiled into instructions.
8242
8243 For {stopline} and {timeout} see |search()|.
8244
8245 The value of 'ignorecase' is used. 'magic' is ignored, the
8246 patterns are used like it's on.
8247
8248 The search starts exactly at the cursor. A match with
8249 {start}, {middle} or {end} at the next character, in the
8250 direction of searching, is the first one found. Example: >
8251 if 1
8252 if 2
8253 endif 2
8254 endif 1
8255< When starting at the "if 2", with the cursor on the "i", and
8256 searching forwards, the "endif 2" is found. When starting on
8257 the character just before the "if 2", the "endif 1" will be
8258 found. That's because the "if 2" will be found first, and
8259 then this is considered to be a nested if/endif from "if 2" to
8260 "endif 2".
8261 When searching backwards and {end} is more than one character,
8262 it may be useful to put "\zs" at the end of the pattern, so
8263 that when the cursor is inside a match with the end it finds
8264 the matching start.
8265
8266 Example, to find the "endif" command in a Vim script: >
8267
8268 :echo searchpair('\<if\>', '\<el\%[seif]\>', '\<en\%[dif]\>', 'W',
8269 \ 'getline(".") =~ "^\\s*\""')
8270
8271< The cursor must be at or after the "if" for which a match is
8272 to be found. Note that single-quote strings are used to avoid
8273 having to double the backslashes. The skip expression only
8274 catches comments at the start of a line, not after a command.
8275 Also, a word "en" or "if" halfway a line is considered a
8276 match.
8277 Another example, to search for the matching "{" of a "}": >
8278
8279 :echo searchpair('{', '', '}', 'bW')
8280
8281< This works when the cursor is at or before the "}" for which a
8282 match is to be found. To reject matches that syntax
8283 highlighting recognized as strings: >
8284
8285 :echo searchpair('{', '', '}', 'bW',
8286 \ 'synIDattr(synID(line("."), col("."), 0), "name") =~? "string"')
8287<
8288 *searchpairpos()*
8289searchpairpos({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip}
8290 [, {stopline} [, {timeout}]]]])
8291 Same as |searchpair()|, but returns a |List| with the line and
8292 column position of the match. The first element of the |List|
8293 is the line number and the second element is the byte index of
8294 the column position of the match. If no match is found,
8295 returns [0, 0]. >
8296
8297 :let [lnum,col] = searchpairpos('{', '', '}', 'n')
8298<
8299 See |match-parens| for a bigger and more useful example.
8300
8301 *searchpos()*
8302searchpos({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
8303 Same as |search()|, but returns a |List| with the line and
8304 column position of the match. The first element of the |List|
8305 is the line number and the second element is the byte index of
8306 the column position of the match. If no match is found,
8307 returns [0, 0].
8308 Example: >
8309 :let [lnum, col] = searchpos('mypattern', 'n')
8310
8311< When the 'p' flag is given then there is an extra item with
8312 the sub-pattern match number |search()-sub-match|. Example: >
8313 :let [lnum, col, submatch] = searchpos('\(\l\)\|\(\u\)', 'np')
8314< In this example "submatch" is 2 when a lowercase letter is
8315 found |/\l|, 3 when an uppercase letter is found |/\u|.
8316
8317 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8318 GetPattern()->searchpos()
8319
8320server2client({clientid}, {string}) *server2client()*
8321 Send a reply string to {clientid}. The most recent {clientid}
8322 that sent a string can be retrieved with expand("<client>").
8323 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
8324 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
8325 Note:
8326 This id has to be stored before the next command can be
8327 received. I.e. before returning from the received command and
8328 before calling any commands that waits for input.
8329 See also |clientserver|.
8330 Example: >
8331 :echo server2client(expand("<client>"), "HELLO")
8332
8333< Can also be used as a |method|: >
8334 GetClientId()->server2client(string)
8335<
8336serverlist() *serverlist()*
8337 Return a list of available server names, one per line.
8338 When there are no servers or the information is not available
8339 an empty string is returned. See also |clientserver|.
8340 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
8341 Example: >
8342 :echo serverlist()
8343<
8344setbufline({buf}, {lnum}, {text}) *setbufline()*
8345 Set line {lnum} to {text} in buffer {buf}. This works like
8346 |setline()| for the specified buffer.
8347
8348 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
8349 |bufload()| if needed.
8350
8351 To insert lines use |appendbufline()|.
8352 Any text properties in {lnum} are cleared.
8353
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +00008354 {text} can be a string to set one line, or a List of strings
8355 to set multiple lines. If the List extends below the last
8356 line then those lines are added. If the List is empty then
8357 nothing is changed and zero is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008358
8359 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
8360
8361 {lnum} is used like with |setline()|.
8362 Use "$" to refer to the last line in buffer {buf}.
8363 When {lnum} is just below the last line the {text} will be
8364 added below the last line.
8365
8366 When {buf} is not a valid buffer, the buffer is not loaded or
8367 {lnum} is not valid then 1 is returned. In |Vim9| script an
8368 error is given.
8369 On success 0 is returned.
8370
8371 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8372 third argument: >
8373 GetText()->setbufline(buf, lnum)
8374
8375setbufvar({buf}, {varname}, {val}) *setbufvar()*
8376 Set option or local variable {varname} in buffer {buf} to
8377 {val}.
8378 This also works for a global or local window option, but it
8379 doesn't work for a global or local window variable.
8380 For a local window option the global value is unchanged.
8381 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
8382 The {varname} argument is a string.
8383 Note that the variable name without "b:" must be used.
8384 Examples: >
8385 :call setbufvar(1, "&mod", 1)
8386 :call setbufvar("todo", "myvar", "foobar")
8387< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8388
8389 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8390 third argument: >
8391 GetValue()->setbufvar(buf, varname)
8392
8393
8394setcellwidths({list}) *setcellwidths()*
8395 Specify overrides for cell widths of character ranges. This
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00008396 tells Vim how wide characters are when displayed in the
8397 terminal, counted in screen cells. The values override
8398 'ambiwidth'. Example: >
8399 call setcellwidths([
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00008400 \ [0x111, 0x111, 1],
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00008401 \ [0x2194, 0x2199, 2],
8402 \ ])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008403
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00008404< The {list} argument is a List of Lists with each three
8405 numbers: [{low}, {high}, {width}]. *E1109* *E1110*
8406 {low} and {high} can be the same, in which case this refers to
8407 one character. Otherwise it is the range of characters from
8408 {low} to {high} (inclusive). *E1111* *E1114*
K.Takata71933232023-01-20 16:00:55 +00008409 Only characters with value 0x80 and higher can be used.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008410
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00008411 {width} must be either 1 or 2, indicating the character width
8412 in screen cells. *E1112*
8413 An error is given if the argument is invalid, also when a
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00008414 range overlaps with another. *E1113*
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00008415
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008416 If the new value causes 'fillchars' or 'listchars' to become
8417 invalid it is rejected and an error is given.
8418
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00008419 To clear the overrides pass an empty {list}: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008420 setcellwidths([]);
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00008421
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008422< You can use the script $VIMRUNTIME/tools/emoji_list.vim to see
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00008423 the effect for known emoji characters. Move the cursor
8424 through the text to check if the cell widths of your terminal
8425 match with what Vim knows about each emoji. If it doesn't
8426 look right you need to adjust the {list} argument.
8427
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008428
8429setcharpos({expr}, {list}) *setcharpos()*
8430 Same as |setpos()| but uses the specified column number as the
8431 character index instead of the byte index in the line.
8432
8433 Example:
8434 With the text "여보세요" in line 8: >
8435 call setcharpos('.', [0, 8, 4, 0])
8436< positions the cursor on the fourth character '요'. >
8437 call setpos('.', [0, 8, 4, 0])
8438< positions the cursor on the second character '보'.
8439
8440 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8441 GetPosition()->setcharpos('.')
8442
8443setcharsearch({dict}) *setcharsearch()*
8444 Set the current character search information to {dict},
8445 which contains one or more of the following entries:
8446
8447 char character which will be used for a subsequent
8448 |,| or |;| command; an empty string clears the
8449 character search
8450 forward direction of character search; 1 for forward,
8451 0 for backward
8452 until type of character search; 1 for a |t| or |T|
8453 character search, 0 for an |f| or |F|
8454 character search
8455
8456 This can be useful to save/restore a user's character search
8457 from a script: >
8458 :let prevsearch = getcharsearch()
8459 :" Perform a command which clobbers user's search
8460 :call setcharsearch(prevsearch)
8461< Also see |getcharsearch()|.
8462
8463 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8464 SavedSearch()->setcharsearch()
8465
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01008466setcmdline({str} [, {pos}]) *setcmdline()*
8467 Set the command line to {str} and set the cursor position to
8468 {pos}.
8469 If {pos} is omitted, the cursor is positioned after the text.
8470 Returns 0 when successful, 1 when not editing the command
8471 line.
8472
8473 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8474 GetText()->setcmdline()
8475
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008476setcmdpos({pos}) *setcmdpos()*
8477 Set the cursor position in the command line to byte position
8478 {pos}. The first position is 1.
8479 Use |getcmdpos()| to obtain the current position.
8480 Only works while editing the command line, thus you must use
8481 |c_CTRL-\_e|, |c_CTRL-R_=| or |c_CTRL-R_CTRL-R| with '='. For
8482 |c_CTRL-\_e| and |c_CTRL-R_CTRL-R| with '=' the position is
8483 set after the command line is set to the expression. For
8484 |c_CTRL-R_=| it is set after evaluating the expression but
8485 before inserting the resulting text.
8486 When the number is too big the cursor is put at the end of the
8487 line. A number smaller than one has undefined results.
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01008488 Returns 0 when successful, 1 when not editing the command
8489 line.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008490
8491 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8492 GetPos()->setcmdpos()
8493
8494setcursorcharpos({lnum}, {col} [, {off}]) *setcursorcharpos()*
8495setcursorcharpos({list})
8496 Same as |cursor()| but uses the specified column number as the
8497 character index instead of the byte index in the line.
8498
8499 Example:
8500 With the text "여보세요" in line 4: >
8501 call setcursorcharpos(4, 3)
8502< positions the cursor on the third character '세'. >
8503 call cursor(4, 3)
8504< positions the cursor on the first character '여'.
8505
8506 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8507 GetCursorPos()->setcursorcharpos()
8508
8509
8510setenv({name}, {val}) *setenv()*
8511 Set environment variable {name} to {val}. Example: >
8512 call setenv('HOME', '/home/myhome')
8513
8514< When {val} is |v:null| the environment variable is deleted.
8515 See also |expr-env|.
8516
8517 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8518 second argument: >
8519 GetPath()->setenv('PATH')
8520
8521setfperm({fname}, {mode}) *setfperm()* *chmod*
8522 Set the file permissions for {fname} to {mode}.
8523 {mode} must be a string with 9 characters. It is of the form
8524 "rwxrwxrwx", where each group of "rwx" flags represent, in
8525 turn, the permissions of the owner of the file, the group the
8526 file belongs to, and other users. A '-' character means the
8527 permission is off, any other character means on. Multi-byte
8528 characters are not supported.
8529
8530 For example "rw-r-----" means read-write for the user,
8531 readable by the group, not accessible by others. "xx-x-----"
8532 would do the same thing.
8533
8534 Returns non-zero for success, zero for failure.
8535
8536 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8537 GetFilename()->setfperm(mode)
8538<
8539 To read permissions see |getfperm()|.
8540
8541
8542setline({lnum}, {text}) *setline()*
8543 Set line {lnum} of the current buffer to {text}. To insert
8544 lines use |append()|. To set lines in another buffer use
8545 |setbufline()|. Any text properties in {lnum} are cleared.
8546
8547 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
8548 When {lnum} is just below the last line the {text} will be
8549 added below the last line.
8550 {text} can be any type or a List of any type, each item is
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +00008551 converted to a String. When {text} is an empty List then
8552 nothing is changed and FALSE is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008553
8554 If this succeeds, FALSE is returned. If this fails (most likely
8555 because {lnum} is invalid) TRUE is returned.
8556 In |Vim9| script an error is given if {lnum} is invalid.
8557
8558 Example: >
8559 :call setline(5, strftime("%c"))
8560
8561< When {text} is a |List| then line {lnum} and following lines
8562 will be set to the items in the list. Example: >
8563 :call setline(5, ['aaa', 'bbb', 'ccc'])
8564< This is equivalent to: >
8565 :for [n, l] in [[5, 'aaa'], [6, 'bbb'], [7, 'ccc']]
8566 : call setline(n, l)
8567 :endfor
8568
8569< Note: The '[ and '] marks are not set.
8570
8571 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8572 second argument: >
8573 GetText()->setline(lnum)
8574
8575setloclist({nr}, {list} [, {action} [, {what}]]) *setloclist()*
8576 Create or replace or add to the location list for window {nr}.
8577 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
8578 When {nr} is zero the current window is used.
8579
8580 For a location list window, the displayed location list is
8581 modified. For an invalid window number {nr}, -1 is returned.
8582 Otherwise, same as |setqflist()|.
8583 Also see |location-list|.
8584
8585 For {action} see |setqflist-action|.
8586
8587 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
8588 only the items listed in {what} are set. Refer to |setqflist()|
8589 for the list of supported keys in {what}.
8590
8591 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8592 second argument: >
8593 GetLoclist()->setloclist(winnr)
8594
8595setmatches({list} [, {win}]) *setmatches()*
8596 Restores a list of matches saved by |getmatches()| for the
8597 current window. Returns 0 if successful, otherwise -1. All
8598 current matches are cleared before the list is restored. See
8599 example for |getmatches()|.
8600 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
8601 window ID instead of the current window.
8602
8603 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8604 GetMatches()->setmatches()
8605<
8606 *setpos()*
8607setpos({expr}, {list})
8608 Set the position for String {expr}. Possible values:
8609 . the cursor
8610 'x mark x
8611
8612 {list} must be a |List| with four or five numbers:
8613 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
8614 [bufnum, lnum, col, off, curswant]
8615
8616 "bufnum" is the buffer number. Zero can be used for the
8617 current buffer. When setting an uppercase mark "bufnum" is
8618 used for the mark position. For other marks it specifies the
8619 buffer to set the mark in. You can use the |bufnr()| function
8620 to turn a file name into a buffer number.
8621 For setting the cursor and the ' mark "bufnum" is ignored,
8622 since these are associated with a window, not a buffer.
8623 Does not change the jumplist.
8624
8625 "lnum" and "col" are the position in the buffer. The first
8626 column is 1. Use a zero "lnum" to delete a mark. If "col" is
8627 smaller than 1 then 1 is used. To use the character count
8628 instead of the byte count, use |setcharpos()|.
8629
8630 The "off" number is only used when 'virtualedit' is set. Then
8631 it is the offset in screen columns from the start of the
8632 character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the last
8633 character.
8634
8635 The "curswant" number is only used when setting the cursor
8636 position. It sets the preferred column for when moving the
8637 cursor vertically. When the "curswant" number is missing the
8638 preferred column is not set. When it is present and setting a
8639 mark position it is not used.
8640
8641 Note that for '< and '> changing the line number may result in
8642 the marks to be effectively be swapped, so that '< is always
8643 before '>.
8644
8645 Returns 0 when the position could be set, -1 otherwise.
8646 An error message is given if {expr} is invalid.
8647
8648 Also see |setcharpos()|, |getpos()| and |getcurpos()|.
8649
8650 This does not restore the preferred column for moving
8651 vertically; if you set the cursor position with this, |j| and
8652 |k| motions will jump to previous columns! Use |cursor()| to
8653 also set the preferred column. Also see the "curswant" key in
8654 |winrestview()|.
8655
8656 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8657 GetPosition()->setpos('.')
8658
8659setqflist({list} [, {action} [, {what}]]) *setqflist()*
8660 Create or replace or add to the quickfix list.
8661
8662 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
8663 only the items listed in {what} are set. The first {list}
8664 argument is ignored. See below for the supported items in
8665 {what}.
8666 *setqflist-what*
8667 When {what} is not present, the items in {list} are used. Each
8668 item must be a dictionary. Non-dictionary items in {list} are
8669 ignored. Each dictionary item can contain the following
8670 entries:
8671
8672 bufnr buffer number; must be the number of a valid
8673 buffer
8674 filename name of a file; only used when "bufnr" is not
8675 present or it is invalid.
8676 module name of a module; if given it will be used in
8677 quickfix error window instead of the filename.
8678 lnum line number in the file
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00008679 end_lnum end of lines, if the item spans multiple lines
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008680 pattern search pattern used to locate the error
8681 col column number
8682 vcol when non-zero: "col" is visual column
8683 when zero: "col" is byte index
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00008684 end_col end column, if the item spans multiple columns
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008685 nr error number
8686 text description of the error
8687 type single-character error type, 'E', 'W', etc.
8688 valid recognized error message
Tom Praschanca6ac992023-08-11 23:26:12 +02008689 user_data custom data associated with the item, can be
8690 any type.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008691
8692 The "col", "vcol", "nr", "type" and "text" entries are
8693 optional. Either "lnum" or "pattern" entry can be used to
8694 locate a matching error line.
8695 If the "filename" and "bufnr" entries are not present or
8696 neither the "lnum" or "pattern" entries are present, then the
8697 item will not be handled as an error line.
8698 If both "pattern" and "lnum" are present then "pattern" will
8699 be used.
8700 If the "valid" entry is not supplied, then the valid flag is
8701 set when "bufnr" is a valid buffer or "filename" exists.
8702 If you supply an empty {list}, the quickfix list will be
8703 cleared.
8704 Note that the list is not exactly the same as what
8705 |getqflist()| returns.
8706
8707 {action} values: *setqflist-action* *E927*
8708 'a' The items from {list} are added to the existing
8709 quickfix list. If there is no existing list, then a
8710 new list is created.
8711
8712 'r' The items from the current quickfix list are replaced
8713 with the items from {list}. This can also be used to
8714 clear the list: >
8715 :call setqflist([], 'r')
8716<
8717 'f' All the quickfix lists in the quickfix stack are
8718 freed.
8719
8720 If {action} is not present or is set to ' ', then a new list
8721 is created. The new quickfix list is added after the current
8722 quickfix list in the stack and all the following lists are
8723 freed. To add a new quickfix list at the end of the stack,
8724 set "nr" in {what} to "$".
8725
8726 The following items can be specified in dictionary {what}:
8727 context quickfix list context. See |quickfix-context|
8728 efm errorformat to use when parsing text from
8729 "lines". If this is not present, then the
8730 'errorformat' option value is used.
8731 See |quickfix-parse|
8732 id quickfix list identifier |quickfix-ID|
8733 idx index of the current entry in the quickfix
8734 list specified by 'id' or 'nr'. If set to '$',
8735 then the last entry in the list is set as the
8736 current entry. See |quickfix-index|
8737 items list of quickfix entries. Same as the {list}
8738 argument.
8739 lines use 'errorformat' to parse a list of lines and
8740 add the resulting entries to the quickfix list
8741 {nr} or {id}. Only a |List| value is supported.
8742 See |quickfix-parse|
8743 nr list number in the quickfix stack; zero
8744 means the current quickfix list and "$" means
8745 the last quickfix list.
8746 quickfixtextfunc
8747 function to get the text to display in the
8748 quickfix window. The value can be the name of
8749 a function or a funcref or a lambda. Refer to
8750 |quickfix-window-function| for an explanation
8751 of how to write the function and an example.
8752 title quickfix list title text. See |quickfix-title|
8753 Unsupported keys in {what} are ignored.
8754 If the "nr" item is not present, then the current quickfix list
8755 is modified. When creating a new quickfix list, "nr" can be
8756 set to a value one greater than the quickfix stack size.
8757 When modifying a quickfix list, to guarantee that the correct
8758 list is modified, "id" should be used instead of "nr" to
8759 specify the list.
8760
8761 Examples (See also |setqflist-examples|): >
8762 :call setqflist([], 'r', {'title': 'My search'})
8763 :call setqflist([], 'r', {'nr': 2, 'title': 'Errors'})
8764 :call setqflist([], 'a', {'id':qfid, 'lines':["F1:10:L10"]})
8765<
8766 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
8767
8768 This function can be used to create a quickfix list
8769 independent of the 'errorformat' setting. Use a command like
8770 `:cc 1` to jump to the first position.
8771
8772 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8773 second argument: >
8774 GetErrorlist()->setqflist()
8775<
8776 *setreg()*
8777setreg({regname}, {value} [, {options}])
8778 Set the register {regname} to {value}.
8779 If {regname} is "" or "@", the unnamed register '"' is used.
8780 The {regname} argument is a string. In |Vim9-script|
8781 {regname} must be one character.
8782
8783 {value} may be any value returned by |getreg()| or
8784 |getreginfo()|, including a |List| or |Dict|.
8785 If {options} contains "a" or {regname} is upper case,
8786 then the value is appended.
8787
8788 {options} can also contain a register type specification:
8789 "c" or "v" |characterwise| mode
8790 "l" or "V" |linewise| mode
8791 "b" or "<CTRL-V>" |blockwise-visual| mode
8792 If a number immediately follows "b" or "<CTRL-V>" then this is
8793 used as the width of the selection - if it is not specified
8794 then the width of the block is set to the number of characters
8795 in the longest line (counting a <Tab> as 1 character).
8796
8797 If {options} contains no register settings, then the default
8798 is to use character mode unless {value} ends in a <NL> for
8799 string {value} and linewise mode for list {value}. Blockwise
8800 mode is never selected automatically.
8801 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
8802
8803 *E883*
8804 Note: you may not use |List| containing more than one item to
8805 set search and expression registers. Lists containing no
8806 items act like empty strings.
8807
8808 Examples: >
8809 :call setreg(v:register, @*)
8810 :call setreg('*', @%, 'ac')
8811 :call setreg('a', "1\n2\n3", 'b5')
8812 :call setreg('"', { 'points_to': 'a'})
8813
8814< This example shows using the functions to save and restore a
8815 register: >
8816 :let var_a = getreginfo()
8817 :call setreg('a', var_a)
8818< or: >
8819 :let var_a = getreg('a', 1, 1)
8820 :let var_amode = getregtype('a')
8821 ....
8822 :call setreg('a', var_a, var_amode)
8823< Note: you may not reliably restore register value
8824 without using the third argument to |getreg()| as without it
8825 newlines are represented as newlines AND Nul bytes are
8826 represented as newlines as well, see |NL-used-for-Nul|.
8827
8828 You can also change the type of a register by appending
8829 nothing: >
8830 :call setreg('a', '', 'al')
8831
8832< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8833 second argument: >
8834 GetText()->setreg('a')
8835
8836settabvar({tabnr}, {varname}, {val}) *settabvar()*
8837 Set tab-local variable {varname} to {val} in tab page {tabnr}.
8838 |t:var|
8839 The {varname} argument is a string.
8840 Note that autocommands are blocked, side effects may not be
8841 triggered, e.g. when setting 'filetype'.
8842 Note that the variable name without "t:" must be used.
8843 Tabs are numbered starting with one.
8844 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8845
8846 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8847 third argument: >
8848 GetValue()->settabvar(tab, name)
8849
8850settabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname}, {val}) *settabwinvar()*
8851 Set option or local variable {varname} in window {winnr} to
8852 {val}.
8853 Tabs are numbered starting with one. For the current tabpage
8854 use |setwinvar()|.
8855 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
8856 When {winnr} is zero the current window is used.
8857 Note that autocommands are blocked, side effects may not be
8858 triggered, e.g. when setting 'filetype' or 'syntax'.
8859 This also works for a global or local buffer option, but it
8860 doesn't work for a global or local buffer variable.
8861 For a local buffer option the global value is unchanged.
8862 Note that the variable name without "w:" must be used.
8863 Examples: >
8864 :call settabwinvar(1, 1, "&list", 0)
8865 :call settabwinvar(3, 2, "myvar", "foobar")
8866< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8867
8868 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8869 fourth argument: >
8870 GetValue()->settabwinvar(tab, winnr, name)
8871
8872settagstack({nr}, {dict} [, {action}]) *settagstack()*
8873 Modify the tag stack of the window {nr} using {dict}.
8874 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
8875
8876 For a list of supported items in {dict}, refer to
8877 |gettagstack()|. "curidx" takes effect before changing the tag
8878 stack.
8879 *E962*
8880 How the tag stack is modified depends on the {action}
8881 argument:
8882 - If {action} is not present or is set to 'r', then the tag
8883 stack is replaced.
8884 - If {action} is set to 'a', then new entries from {dict} are
8885 pushed (added) onto the tag stack.
8886 - If {action} is set to 't', then all the entries from the
8887 current entry in the tag stack or "curidx" in {dict} are
8888 removed and then new entries are pushed to the stack.
8889
8890 The current index is set to one after the length of the tag
8891 stack after the modification.
8892
8893 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
8894
8895 Examples (for more examples see |tagstack-examples|):
8896 Empty the tag stack of window 3: >
8897 call settagstack(3, {'items' : []})
8898
8899< Save and restore the tag stack: >
8900 let stack = gettagstack(1003)
8901 " do something else
8902 call settagstack(1003, stack)
8903 unlet stack
8904<
8905 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8906 second argument: >
8907 GetStack()->settagstack(winnr)
8908
8909setwinvar({winnr}, {varname}, {val}) *setwinvar()*
8910 Like |settabwinvar()| for the current tab page.
8911 Examples: >
8912 :call setwinvar(1, "&list", 0)
8913 :call setwinvar(2, "myvar", "foobar")
8914
8915< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8916 third argument: >
8917 GetValue()->setwinvar(winnr, name)
8918
8919sha256({string}) *sha256()*
8920 Returns a String with 64 hex characters, which is the SHA256
8921 checksum of {string}.
8922
8923 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8924 GetText()->sha256()
8925
8926< {only available when compiled with the |+cryptv| feature}
8927
8928shellescape({string} [, {special}]) *shellescape()*
8929 Escape {string} for use as a shell command argument.
8930 When the 'shell' contains powershell (MS-Windows) or pwsh
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00008931 (MS-Windows, Linux, and macOS) then it will enclose {string}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008932 in single quotes and will double up all internal single
8933 quotes.
8934 On MS-Windows, when 'shellslash' is not set, it will enclose
8935 {string} in double quotes and double all double quotes within
8936 {string}.
8937 Otherwise it will enclose {string} in single quotes and
8938 replace all "'" with "'\''".
8939
8940 When the {special} argument is present and it's a non-zero
8941 Number or a non-empty String (|non-zero-arg|), then special
8942 items such as "!", "%", "#" and "<cword>" will be preceded by
8943 a backslash. This backslash will be removed again by the |:!|
8944 command.
8945
8946 The "!" character will be escaped (again with a |non-zero-arg|
8947 {special}) when 'shell' contains "csh" in the tail. That is
8948 because for csh and tcsh "!" is used for history replacement
8949 even when inside single quotes.
8950
8951 With a |non-zero-arg| {special} the <NL> character is also
8952 escaped. When 'shell' containing "csh" in the tail it's
8953 escaped a second time.
8954
8955 The "\" character will be escaped when 'shell' contains "fish"
8956 in the tail. That is because for fish "\" is used as an escape
8957 character inside single quotes.
8958
8959 Example of use with a |:!| command: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008960 :exe '!dir ' .. shellescape(expand('<cfile>'), 1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008961< This results in a directory listing for the file under the
8962 cursor. Example of use with |system()|: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008963 :call system("chmod +w -- " .. shellescape(expand("%")))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008964< See also |::S|.
8965
8966 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8967 GetCommand()->shellescape()
8968
8969shiftwidth([{col}]) *shiftwidth()*
8970 Returns the effective value of 'shiftwidth'. This is the
8971 'shiftwidth' value unless it is zero, in which case it is the
8972 'tabstop' value. This function was introduced with patch
8973 7.3.694 in 2012, everybody should have it by now (however it
8974 did not allow for the optional {col} argument until 8.1.542).
8975
8976 When there is one argument {col} this is used as column number
8977 for which to return the 'shiftwidth' value. This matters for the
8978 'vartabstop' feature. If the 'vartabstop' setting is enabled and
8979 no {col} argument is given, column 1 will be assumed.
8980
8981 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8982 GetColumn()->shiftwidth()
8983
8984sign_ functions are documented here: |sign-functions-details|
8985
8986
8987simplify({filename}) *simplify()*
8988 Simplify the file name as much as possible without changing
8989 the meaning. Shortcuts (on MS-Windows) or symbolic links (on
8990 Unix) are not resolved. If the first path component in
8991 {filename} designates the current directory, this will be
8992 valid for the result as well. A trailing path separator is
8993 not removed either. On Unix "//path" is unchanged, but
8994 "///path" is simplified to "/path" (this follows the Posix
8995 standard).
8996 Example: >
8997 simplify("./dir/.././/file/") == "./file/"
8998< Note: The combination "dir/.." is only removed if "dir" is
8999 a searchable directory or does not exist. On Unix, it is also
9000 removed when "dir" is a symbolic link within the same
9001 directory. In order to resolve all the involved symbolic
9002 links before simplifying the path name, use |resolve()|.
9003
9004 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9005 GetName()->simplify()
9006
9007sin({expr}) *sin()*
9008 Return the sine of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|.
9009 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01009010 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009011 Examples: >
9012 :echo sin(100)
9013< -0.506366 >
9014 :echo sin(-4.01)
9015< 0.763301
9016
9017 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9018 Compute()->sin()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009019
9020
9021sinh({expr}) *sinh()*
9022 Return the hyperbolic sine of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
9023 [-inf, inf].
9024 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01009025 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009026 Examples: >
9027 :echo sinh(0.5)
9028< 0.521095 >
9029 :echo sinh(-0.9)
9030< -1.026517
9031
9032 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9033 Compute()->sinh()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009034
9035
9036slice({expr}, {start} [, {end}]) *slice()*
9037 Similar to using a |slice| "expr[start : end]", but "end" is
9038 used exclusive. And for a string the indexes are used as
9039 character indexes instead of byte indexes, like in
9040 |vim9script|. Also, composing characters are not counted.
9041 When {end} is omitted the slice continues to the last item.
9042 When {end} is -1 the last item is omitted.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01009043 Returns an empty value if {start} or {end} are invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009044
9045 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9046 GetList()->slice(offset)
9047
9048
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00009049sort({list} [, {how} [, {dict}]]) *sort()* *E702*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009050 Sort the items in {list} in-place. Returns {list}.
9051
9052 If you want a list to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
9053 :let sortedlist = sort(copy(mylist))
9054
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01009055< When {how} is omitted or is a string, then sort() uses the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009056 string representation of each item to sort on. Numbers sort
9057 after Strings, |Lists| after Numbers. For sorting text in the
9058 current buffer use |:sort|.
9059
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00009060 When {how} is given and it is 'i' then case is ignored.
9061 In legacy script, for backwards compatibility, the value one
9062 can be used to ignore case. Zero means to not ignore case.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009063
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00009064 When {how} is given and it is 'l' then the current collation
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009065 locale is used for ordering. Implementation details: strcoll()
9066 is used to compare strings. See |:language| check or set the
9067 collation locale. |v:collate| can also be used to check the
9068 current locale. Sorting using the locale typically ignores
9069 case. Example: >
9070 " ö is sorted similarly to o with English locale.
9071 :language collate en_US.UTF8
9072 :echo sort(['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'], 'l')
9073< ['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'] ~
9074>
9075 " ö is sorted after z with Swedish locale.
9076 :language collate sv_SE.UTF8
9077 :echo sort(['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'], 'l')
9078< ['n', 'o', 'O', 'p', 'z', 'ö'] ~
9079 This does not work properly on Mac.
9080
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00009081 When {how} is given and it is 'n' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009082 sorted numerical (Implementation detail: this uses the
Bram Moolenaarbe19d782023-03-09 22:06:49 +00009083 strtod() function to parse numbers. Strings, Lists, Dicts and
9084 Funcrefs will be considered as being 0). Note that this won't
9085 sort a list of strings with numbers!
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009086
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00009087 When {how} is given and it is 'N' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009088 sorted numerical. This is like 'n' but a string containing
9089 digits will be used as the number they represent.
9090
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00009091 When {how} is given and it is 'f' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009092 sorted numerical. All values must be a Number or a Float.
9093
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00009094 When {how} is a |Funcref| or a function name, this function
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009095 is called to compare items. The function is invoked with two
9096 items as argument and must return zero if they are equal, 1 or
9097 bigger if the first one sorts after the second one, -1 or
9098 smaller if the first one sorts before the second one.
9099
9100 {dict} is for functions with the "dict" attribute. It will be
9101 used to set the local variable "self". |Dictionary-function|
9102
9103 The sort is stable, items which compare equal (as number or as
9104 string) will keep their relative position. E.g., when sorting
9105 on numbers, text strings will sort next to each other, in the
9106 same order as they were originally.
9107
9108 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9109 mylist->sort()
9110
9111< Also see |uniq()|.
9112
9113 Example: >
9114 func MyCompare(i1, i2)
9115 return a:i1 == a:i2 ? 0 : a:i1 > a:i2 ? 1 : -1
9116 endfunc
9117 eval mylist->sort("MyCompare")
9118< A shorter compare version for this specific simple case, which
9119 ignores overflow: >
9120 func MyCompare(i1, i2)
9121 return a:i1 - a:i2
9122 endfunc
9123< For a simple expression you can use a lambda: >
9124 eval mylist->sort({i1, i2 -> i1 - i2})
9125<
9126sound_clear() *sound_clear()*
9127 Stop playing all sounds.
9128
9129 On some Linux systems you may need the libcanberra-pulse
9130 package, otherwise sound may not stop.
9131
9132 {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
9133
9134 *sound_playevent()*
9135sound_playevent({name} [, {callback}])
9136 Play a sound identified by {name}. Which event names are
9137 supported depends on the system. Often the XDG sound names
9138 are used. On Ubuntu they may be found in
9139 /usr/share/sounds/freedesktop/stereo. Example: >
9140 call sound_playevent('bell')
9141< On MS-Windows, {name} can be SystemAsterisk, SystemDefault,
9142 SystemExclamation, SystemExit, SystemHand, SystemQuestion,
9143 SystemStart, SystemWelcome, etc.
Yee Cheng Chin4314e4f2022-10-08 13:50:05 +01009144 On macOS, {name} refers to files located in
9145 /System/Library/Sounds (e.g. "Tink"). It will also work for
9146 custom installed sounds in folders like ~/Library/Sounds.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009147
9148 When {callback} is specified it is invoked when the sound is
9149 finished. The first argument is the sound ID, the second
9150 argument is the status:
9151 0 sound was played to the end
9152 1 sound was interrupted
9153 2 error occurred after sound started
9154 Example: >
9155 func Callback(id, status)
9156 echomsg "sound " .. a:id .. " finished with " .. a:status
9157 endfunc
9158 call sound_playevent('bell', 'Callback')
9159
9160< MS-Windows: {callback} doesn't work for this function.
9161
9162 Returns the sound ID, which can be passed to `sound_stop()`.
9163 Returns zero if the sound could not be played.
9164
9165 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9166 GetSoundName()->sound_playevent()
9167
9168< {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
9169
9170 *sound_playfile()*
9171sound_playfile({path} [, {callback}])
9172 Like `sound_playevent()` but play sound file {path}. {path}
9173 must be a full path. On Ubuntu you may find files to play
9174 with this command: >
9175 :!find /usr/share/sounds -type f | grep -v index.theme
9176
9177< Can also be used as a |method|: >
9178 GetSoundPath()->sound_playfile()
9179
Bram Moolenaar1588bc82022-03-08 21:35:07 +00009180< {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009181
9182
9183sound_stop({id}) *sound_stop()*
9184 Stop playing sound {id}. {id} must be previously returned by
9185 `sound_playevent()` or `sound_playfile()`.
9186
9187 On some Linux systems you may need the libcanberra-pulse
9188 package, otherwise sound may not stop.
9189
9190 On MS-Windows, this does not work for event sound started by
9191 `sound_playevent()`. To stop event sounds, use `sound_clear()`.
9192
9193 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9194 soundid->sound_stop()
9195
9196< {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
9197
9198 *soundfold()*
9199soundfold({word})
9200 Return the sound-folded equivalent of {word}. Uses the first
9201 language in 'spelllang' for the current window that supports
9202 soundfolding. 'spell' must be set. When no sound folding is
9203 possible the {word} is returned unmodified.
9204 This can be used for making spelling suggestions. Note that
9205 the method can be quite slow.
9206
9207 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9208 GetWord()->soundfold()
9209<
9210 *spellbadword()*
9211spellbadword([{sentence}])
9212 Without argument: The result is the badly spelled word under
9213 or after the cursor. The cursor is moved to the start of the
9214 bad word. When no bad word is found in the cursor line the
9215 result is an empty string and the cursor doesn't move.
9216
9217 With argument: The result is the first word in {sentence} that
9218 is badly spelled. If there are no spelling mistakes the
9219 result is an empty string.
9220
9221 The return value is a list with two items:
9222 - The badly spelled word or an empty string.
9223 - The type of the spelling error:
9224 "bad" spelling mistake
9225 "rare" rare word
9226 "local" word only valid in another region
9227 "caps" word should start with Capital
9228 Example: >
9229 echo spellbadword("the quik brown fox")
9230< ['quik', 'bad'] ~
9231
9232 The spelling information for the current window and the value
9233 of 'spelllang' are used.
9234
9235 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9236 GetText()->spellbadword()
9237<
9238 *spellsuggest()*
9239spellsuggest({word} [, {max} [, {capital}]])
9240 Return a |List| with spelling suggestions to replace {word}.
9241 When {max} is given up to this number of suggestions are
9242 returned. Otherwise up to 25 suggestions are returned.
9243
9244 When the {capital} argument is given and it's non-zero only
9245 suggestions with a leading capital will be given. Use this
9246 after a match with 'spellcapcheck'.
9247
9248 {word} can be a badly spelled word followed by other text.
9249 This allows for joining two words that were split. The
9250 suggestions also include the following text, thus you can
9251 replace a line.
9252
9253 {word} may also be a good word. Similar words will then be
9254 returned. {word} itself is not included in the suggestions,
9255 although it may appear capitalized.
9256
9257 The spelling information for the current window is used. The
9258 values of 'spelllang' and 'spellsuggest' are used.
9259
9260 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9261 GetWord()->spellsuggest()
9262
9263split({string} [, {pattern} [, {keepempty}]]) *split()*
9264 Make a |List| out of {string}. When {pattern} is omitted or
9265 empty each white-separated sequence of characters becomes an
9266 item.
9267 Otherwise the string is split where {pattern} matches,
9268 removing the matched characters. 'ignorecase' is not used
9269 here, add \c to ignore case. |/\c|
9270 When the first or last item is empty it is omitted, unless the
9271 {keepempty} argument is given and it's non-zero.
9272 Other empty items are kept when {pattern} matches at least one
9273 character or when {keepempty} is non-zero.
9274 Example: >
9275 :let words = split(getline('.'), '\W\+')
9276< To split a string in individual characters: >
9277 :for c in split(mystring, '\zs')
9278< If you want to keep the separator you can also use '\zs' at
9279 the end of the pattern: >
9280 :echo split('abc:def:ghi', ':\zs')
9281< ['abc:', 'def:', 'ghi'] ~
9282 Splitting a table where the first element can be empty: >
9283 :let items = split(line, ':', 1)
9284< The opposite function is |join()|.
9285
9286 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9287 GetString()->split()
9288
9289sqrt({expr}) *sqrt()*
9290 Return the non-negative square root of Float {expr} as a
9291 |Float|.
9292 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|. When {expr}
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01009293 is negative the result is NaN (Not a Number). Returns 0.0 if
9294 {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009295 Examples: >
9296 :echo sqrt(100)
9297< 10.0 >
9298 :echo sqrt(-4.01)
9299< nan
9300 "nan" may be different, it depends on system libraries.
9301
9302 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9303 Compute()->sqrt()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009304
9305
9306srand([{expr}]) *srand()*
9307 Initialize seed used by |rand()|:
9308 - If {expr} is not given, seed values are initialized by
9309 reading from /dev/urandom, if possible, or using time(NULL)
9310 a.k.a. epoch time otherwise; this only has second accuracy.
9311 - If {expr} is given it must be a Number. It is used to
9312 initialize the seed values. This is useful for testing or
9313 when a predictable sequence is intended.
9314
9315 Examples: >
9316 :let seed = srand()
9317 :let seed = srand(userinput)
9318 :echo rand(seed)
9319
9320state([{what}]) *state()*
9321 Return a string which contains characters indicating the
9322 current state. Mostly useful in callbacks that want to do
9323 work that may not always be safe. Roughly this works like:
9324 - callback uses state() to check if work is safe to do.
9325 Yes: then do it right away.
9326 No: add to work queue and add a |SafeState| and/or
9327 |SafeStateAgain| autocommand (|SafeState| triggers at
9328 toplevel, |SafeStateAgain| triggers after handling
9329 messages and callbacks).
9330 - When SafeState or SafeStateAgain is triggered and executes
9331 your autocommand, check with `state()` if the work can be
9332 done now, and if yes remove it from the queue and execute.
9333 Remove the autocommand if the queue is now empty.
9334 Also see |mode()|.
9335
9336 When {what} is given only characters in this string will be
9337 added. E.g, this checks if the screen has scrolled: >
9338 if state('s') == ''
9339 " screen has not scrolled
9340<
9341 These characters indicate the state, generally indicating that
9342 something is busy:
9343 m halfway a mapping, :normal command, feedkeys() or
9344 stuffed command
9345 o operator pending, e.g. after |d|
9346 a Insert mode autocomplete active
9347 x executing an autocommand
9348 w blocked on waiting, e.g. ch_evalexpr(), ch_read() and
9349 ch_readraw() when reading json
9350 S not triggering SafeState or SafeStateAgain, e.g. after
9351 |f| or a count
9352 c callback invoked, including timer (repeats for
9353 recursiveness up to "ccc")
9354 s screen has scrolled for messages
9355
9356str2float({string} [, {quoted}]) *str2float()*
9357 Convert String {string} to a Float. This mostly works the
9358 same as when using a floating point number in an expression,
9359 see |floating-point-format|. But it's a bit more permissive.
9360 E.g., "1e40" is accepted, while in an expression you need to
9361 write "1.0e40". The hexadecimal form "0x123" is also
9362 accepted, but not others, like binary or octal.
9363 When {quoted} is present and non-zero then embedded single
9364 quotes before the dot are ignored, thus "1'000.0" is a
9365 thousand.
9366 Text after the number is silently ignored.
9367 The decimal point is always '.', no matter what the locale is
9368 set to. A comma ends the number: "12,345.67" is converted to
9369 12.0. You can strip out thousands separators with
9370 |substitute()|: >
9371 let f = str2float(substitute(text, ',', '', 'g'))
9372<
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01009373 Returns 0.0 if the conversion fails.
9374
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009375 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9376 let f = text->substitute(',', '', 'g')->str2float()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009377
9378str2list({string} [, {utf8}]) *str2list()*
9379 Return a list containing the number values which represent
9380 each character in String {string}. Examples: >
9381 str2list(" ") returns [32]
9382 str2list("ABC") returns [65, 66, 67]
9383< |list2str()| does the opposite.
9384
9385 When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
9386 When {utf8} is TRUE, always treat the String as UTF-8
9387 characters. With UTF-8 composing characters are handled
9388 properly: >
9389 str2list("á") returns [97, 769]
9390
9391< Can also be used as a |method|: >
9392 GetString()->str2list()
9393
9394
9395str2nr({string} [, {base} [, {quoted}]]) *str2nr()*
9396 Convert string {string} to a number.
9397 {base} is the conversion base, it can be 2, 8, 10 or 16.
9398 When {quoted} is present and non-zero then embedded single
9399 quotes are ignored, thus "1'000'000" is a million.
9400
9401 When {base} is omitted base 10 is used. This also means that
9402 a leading zero doesn't cause octal conversion to be used, as
9403 with the default String to Number conversion. Example: >
9404 let nr = str2nr('0123')
9405<
9406 When {base} is 16 a leading "0x" or "0X" is ignored. With a
9407 different base the result will be zero. Similarly, when
9408 {base} is 8 a leading "0", "0o" or "0O" is ignored, and when
9409 {base} is 2 a leading "0b" or "0B" is ignored.
9410 Text after the number is silently ignored.
9411
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01009412 Returns 0 if {string} is empty or on error.
9413
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009414 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9415 GetText()->str2nr()
9416
9417
9418strcharlen({string}) *strcharlen()*
9419 The result is a Number, which is the number of characters
9420 in String {string}. Composing characters are ignored.
9421 |strchars()| can count the number of characters, counting
9422 composing characters separately.
9423
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01009424 Returns 0 if {string} is empty or on error.
9425
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009426 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
9427
9428 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9429 GetText()->strcharlen()
9430
9431
9432strcharpart({src}, {start} [, {len} [, {skipcc}]]) *strcharpart()*
9433 Like |strpart()| but using character index and length instead
9434 of byte index and length.
9435 When {skipcc} is omitted or zero, composing characters are
9436 counted separately.
9437 When {skipcc} set to 1, Composing characters are ignored,
9438 similar to |slice()|.
9439 When a character index is used where a character does not
9440 exist it is omitted and counted as one character. For
9441 example: >
9442 strcharpart('abc', -1, 2)
9443< results in 'a'.
9444
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009445 Returns an empty string on error.
9446
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009447 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9448 GetText()->strcharpart(5)
9449
9450
9451strchars({string} [, {skipcc}]) *strchars()*
9452 The result is a Number, which is the number of characters
9453 in String {string}.
9454 When {skipcc} is omitted or zero, composing characters are
9455 counted separately.
9456 When {skipcc} set to 1, Composing characters are ignored.
9457 |strcharlen()| always does this.
9458
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009459 Returns zero on error.
9460
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009461 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
9462
9463 {skipcc} is only available after 7.4.755. For backward
9464 compatibility, you can define a wrapper function: >
9465 if has("patch-7.4.755")
9466 function s:strchars(str, skipcc)
9467 return strchars(a:str, a:skipcc)
9468 endfunction
9469 else
9470 function s:strchars(str, skipcc)
9471 if a:skipcc
9472 return strlen(substitute(a:str, ".", "x", "g"))
9473 else
9474 return strchars(a:str)
9475 endif
9476 endfunction
9477 endif
9478<
9479 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9480 GetText()->strchars()
9481
9482strdisplaywidth({string} [, {col}]) *strdisplaywidth()*
9483 The result is a Number, which is the number of display cells
9484 String {string} occupies on the screen when it starts at {col}
9485 (first column is zero). When {col} is omitted zero is used.
9486 Otherwise it is the screen column where to start. This
9487 matters for Tab characters.
9488 The option settings of the current window are used. This
9489 matters for anything that's displayed differently, such as
9490 'tabstop' and 'display'.
9491 When {string} contains characters with East Asian Width Class
9492 Ambiguous, this function's return value depends on 'ambiwidth'.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009493 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009494 Also see |strlen()|, |strwidth()| and |strchars()|.
9495
9496 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9497 GetText()->strdisplaywidth()
9498
9499strftime({format} [, {time}]) *strftime()*
9500 The result is a String, which is a formatted date and time, as
9501 specified by the {format} string. The given {time} is used,
9502 or the current time if no time is given. The accepted
9503 {format} depends on your system, thus this is not portable!
9504 See the manual page of the C function strftime() for the
9505 format. The maximum length of the result is 80 characters.
9506 See also |localtime()|, |getftime()| and |strptime()|.
9507 The language can be changed with the |:language| command.
9508 Examples: >
9509 :echo strftime("%c") Sun Apr 27 11:49:23 1997
9510 :echo strftime("%Y %b %d %X") 1997 Apr 27 11:53:25
9511 :echo strftime("%y%m%d %T") 970427 11:53:55
9512 :echo strftime("%H:%M") 11:55
9513 :echo strftime("%c", getftime("file.c"))
9514 Show mod time of file.c.
9515< Not available on all systems. To check use: >
9516 :if exists("*strftime")
9517
9518< Can also be used as a |method|: >
9519 GetFormat()->strftime()
9520
9521strgetchar({str}, {index}) *strgetchar()*
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01009522 Get a Number corresponding to the character at {index} in
9523 {str}. This uses a zero-based character index, not a byte
9524 index. Composing characters are considered separate
9525 characters here. Use |nr2char()| to convert the Number to a
9526 String.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009527 Returns -1 if {index} is invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009528 Also see |strcharpart()| and |strchars()|.
9529
9530 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9531 GetText()->strgetchar(5)
9532
9533stridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}]) *stridx()*
9534 The result is a Number, which gives the byte index in
9535 {haystack} of the first occurrence of the String {needle}.
9536 If {start} is specified, the search starts at index {start}.
9537 This can be used to find a second match: >
9538 :let colon1 = stridx(line, ":")
9539 :let colon2 = stridx(line, ":", colon1 + 1)
9540< The search is done case-sensitive.
9541 For pattern searches use |match()|.
9542 -1 is returned if the {needle} does not occur in {haystack}.
9543 See also |strridx()|.
9544 Examples: >
9545 :echo stridx("An Example", "Example") 3
9546 :echo stridx("Starting point", "Start") 0
9547 :echo stridx("Starting point", "start") -1
9548< *strstr()* *strchr()*
9549 stridx() works similar to the C function strstr(). When used
9550 with a single character it works similar to strchr().
9551
9552 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9553 GetHaystack()->stridx(needle)
9554<
9555 *string()*
9556string({expr}) Return {expr} converted to a String. If {expr} is a Number,
9557 Float, String, Blob or a composition of them, then the result
9558 can be parsed back with |eval()|.
9559 {expr} type result ~
9560 String 'string' (single quotes are doubled)
9561 Number 123
9562 Float 123.123456 or 1.123456e8
9563 Funcref function('name')
9564 Blob 0z00112233.44556677.8899
9565 List [item, item]
9566 Dictionary {key: value, key: value}
Bram Moolenaarf1dcd142022-12-31 15:30:45 +00009567 Class class SomeName
9568 Object object of SomeName {lnum: 1, col: 3}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009569
9570 When a |List| or |Dictionary| has a recursive reference it is
9571 replaced by "[...]" or "{...}". Using eval() on the result
9572 will then fail.
9573
9574 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9575 mylist->string()
9576
9577< Also see |strtrans()|.
9578
9579
9580strlen({string}) *strlen()*
9581 The result is a Number, which is the length of the String
9582 {string} in bytes.
9583 If the argument is a Number it is first converted to a String.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009584 For other types an error is given and zero is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009585 If you want to count the number of multibyte characters use
9586 |strchars()|.
9587 Also see |len()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
9588
9589 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9590 GetString()->strlen()
9591
9592strpart({src}, {start} [, {len} [, {chars}]]) *strpart()*
9593 The result is a String, which is part of {src}, starting from
9594 byte {start}, with the byte length {len}.
9595 When {chars} is present and TRUE then {len} is the number of
9596 characters positions (composing characters are not counted
9597 separately, thus "1" means one base character and any
9598 following composing characters).
9599 To count {start} as characters instead of bytes use
9600 |strcharpart()|.
9601
9602 When bytes are selected which do not exist, this doesn't
9603 result in an error, the bytes are simply omitted.
9604 If {len} is missing, the copy continues from {start} till the
9605 end of the {src}. >
9606 strpart("abcdefg", 3, 2) == "de"
9607 strpart("abcdefg", -2, 4) == "ab"
9608 strpart("abcdefg", 5, 4) == "fg"
9609 strpart("abcdefg", 3) == "defg"
9610
9611< Note: To get the first character, {start} must be 0. For
9612 example, to get the character under the cursor: >
9613 strpart(getline("."), col(".") - 1, 1, v:true)
9614<
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009615 Returns an empty string on error.
9616
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009617 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9618 GetText()->strpart(5)
9619
9620strptime({format}, {timestring}) *strptime()*
9621 The result is a Number, which is a unix timestamp representing
9622 the date and time in {timestring}, which is expected to match
9623 the format specified in {format}.
9624
9625 The accepted {format} depends on your system, thus this is not
9626 portable! See the manual page of the C function strptime()
9627 for the format. Especially avoid "%c". The value of $TZ also
9628 matters.
9629
9630 If the {timestring} cannot be parsed with {format} zero is
9631 returned. If you do not know the format of {timestring} you
9632 can try different {format} values until you get a non-zero
9633 result.
9634
9635 See also |strftime()|.
9636 Examples: >
9637 :echo strptime("%Y %b %d %X", "1997 Apr 27 11:49:23")
9638< 862156163 >
9639 :echo strftime("%c", strptime("%y%m%d %T", "970427 11:53:55"))
9640< Sun Apr 27 11:53:55 1997 >
9641 :echo strftime("%c", strptime("%Y%m%d%H%M%S", "19970427115355") + 3600)
9642< Sun Apr 27 12:53:55 1997
9643
9644 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9645 GetFormat()->strptime(timestring)
9646<
9647 Not available on all systems. To check use: >
9648 :if exists("*strptime")
9649
9650strridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}]) *strridx()*
9651 The result is a Number, which gives the byte index in
9652 {haystack} of the last occurrence of the String {needle}.
9653 When {start} is specified, matches beyond this index are
9654 ignored. This can be used to find a match before a previous
9655 match: >
9656 :let lastcomma = strridx(line, ",")
9657 :let comma2 = strridx(line, ",", lastcomma - 1)
9658< The search is done case-sensitive.
9659 For pattern searches use |match()|.
9660 -1 is returned if the {needle} does not occur in {haystack}.
9661 If the {needle} is empty the length of {haystack} is returned.
9662 See also |stridx()|. Examples: >
9663 :echo strridx("an angry armadillo", "an") 3
9664< *strrchr()*
9665 When used with a single character it works similar to the C
9666 function strrchr().
9667
9668 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9669 GetHaystack()->strridx(needle)
9670
9671strtrans({string}) *strtrans()*
9672 The result is a String, which is {string} with all unprintable
9673 characters translated into printable characters |'isprint'|.
9674 Like they are shown in a window. Example: >
9675 echo strtrans(@a)
9676< This displays a newline in register a as "^@" instead of
9677 starting a new line.
9678
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009679 Returns an empty string on error.
9680
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009681 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9682 GetString()->strtrans()
9683
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01009684strutf16len({string} [, {countcc}]) *strutf16len()*
9685 The result is a Number, which is the number of UTF-16 code
9686 units in String {string} (after converting it to UTF-16).
9687
9688 When {countcc} is TRUE, composing characters are counted
9689 separately.
9690 When {countcc} is omitted or FALSE, composing characters are
9691 ignored.
9692
9693 Returns zero on error.
9694
9695 Also see |strlen()| and |strcharlen()|.
9696 Examples: >
9697 echo strutf16len('a') returns 1
9698 echo strutf16len('©') returns 1
9699 echo strutf16len('😊') returns 2
9700 echo strutf16len('ą́') returns 1
9701 echo strutf16len('ą́', v:true) returns 3
a5ob7r790f9a82023-09-25 06:05:47 +09009702<
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01009703 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9704 GetText()->strutf16len()
9705<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009706strwidth({string}) *strwidth()*
9707 The result is a Number, which is the number of display cells
9708 String {string} occupies. A Tab character is counted as one
9709 cell, alternatively use |strdisplaywidth()|.
9710 When {string} contains characters with East Asian Width Class
9711 Ambiguous, this function's return value depends on 'ambiwidth'.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009712 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009713 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strchars()|.
9714
9715 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9716 GetString()->strwidth()
9717
9718submatch({nr} [, {list}]) *submatch()* *E935*
9719 Only for an expression in a |:substitute| command or
9720 substitute() function.
9721 Returns the {nr}'th submatch of the matched text. When {nr}
9722 is 0 the whole matched text is returned.
9723 Note that a NL in the string can stand for a line break of a
9724 multi-line match or a NUL character in the text.
9725 Also see |sub-replace-expression|.
9726
9727 If {list} is present and non-zero then submatch() returns
9728 a list of strings, similar to |getline()| with two arguments.
9729 NL characters in the text represent NUL characters in the
9730 text.
9731 Only returns more than one item for |:substitute|, inside
9732 |substitute()| this list will always contain one or zero
9733 items, since there are no real line breaks.
9734
9735 When substitute() is used recursively only the submatches in
9736 the current (deepest) call can be obtained.
9737
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009738 Returns an empty string or list on error.
9739
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009740 Examples: >
9741 :s/\d\+/\=submatch(0) + 1/
9742 :echo substitute(text, '\d\+', '\=submatch(0) + 1', '')
9743< This finds the first number in the line and adds one to it.
9744 A line break is included as a newline character.
9745
9746 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9747 GetNr()->submatch()
9748
9749substitute({string}, {pat}, {sub}, {flags}) *substitute()*
9750 The result is a String, which is a copy of {string}, in which
9751 the first match of {pat} is replaced with {sub}.
9752 When {flags} is "g", all matches of {pat} in {string} are
9753 replaced. Otherwise {flags} should be "".
9754
9755 This works like the ":substitute" command (without any flags).
9756 But the matching with {pat} is always done like the 'magic'
9757 option is set and 'cpoptions' is empty (to make scripts
9758 portable). 'ignorecase' is still relevant, use |/\c| or |/\C|
9759 if you want to ignore or match case and ignore 'ignorecase'.
9760 'smartcase' is not used. See |string-match| for how {pat} is
9761 used.
9762
9763 A "~" in {sub} is not replaced with the previous {sub}.
9764 Note that some codes in {sub} have a special meaning
9765 |sub-replace-special|. For example, to replace something with
9766 "\n" (two characters), use "\\\\n" or '\\n'.
9767
9768 When {pat} does not match in {string}, {string} is returned
9769 unmodified.
9770
9771 Example: >
9772 :let &path = substitute(&path, ",\\=[^,]*$", "", "")
9773< This removes the last component of the 'path' option. >
9774 :echo substitute("testing", ".*", "\\U\\0", "")
9775< results in "TESTING".
9776
9777 When {sub} starts with "\=", the remainder is interpreted as
9778 an expression. See |sub-replace-expression|. Example: >
9779 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)',
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009780 \ '\=nr2char("0x" .. submatch(1))', 'g')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009781
9782< When {sub} is a Funcref that function is called, with one
9783 optional argument. Example: >
9784 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)', SubNr, 'g')
9785< The optional argument is a list which contains the whole
9786 matched string and up to nine submatches, like what
9787 |submatch()| returns. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009788 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)', {m -> '0x' .. m[1]}, 'g')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009789
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009790< Returns an empty string on error.
9791
9792 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009793 GetString()->substitute(pat, sub, flags)
9794
Bram Moolenaarc216a7a2022-12-05 13:50:55 +00009795swapfilelist() *swapfilelist()*
9796 Returns a list of swap file names, like what "vim -r" shows.
9797 See the |-r| command argument. The 'directory' option is used
9798 for the directories to inspect. If you only want to get a
9799 list of swap files in the current directory then temporarily
9800 set 'directory' to a dot: >
9801 let save_dir = &directory
9802 let &directory = '.'
9803 let swapfiles = swapfilelist()
9804 let &directory = save_dir
9805
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009806swapinfo({fname}) *swapinfo()*
9807 The result is a dictionary, which holds information about the
9808 swapfile {fname}. The available fields are:
9809 version Vim version
9810 user user name
9811 host host name
9812 fname original file name
9813 pid PID of the Vim process that created the swap
9814 file
9815 mtime last modification time in seconds
9816 inode Optional: INODE number of the file
9817 dirty 1 if file was modified, 0 if not
9818 Note that "user" and "host" are truncated to at most 39 bytes.
9819 In case of failure an "error" item is added with the reason:
9820 Cannot open file: file not found or in accessible
9821 Cannot read file: cannot read first block
9822 Not a swap file: does not contain correct block ID
9823 Magic number mismatch: Info in first block is invalid
9824
9825 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9826 GetFilename()->swapinfo()
9827
9828swapname({buf}) *swapname()*
9829 The result is the swap file path of the buffer {expr}.
9830 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
9831 If buffer {buf} is the current buffer, the result is equal to
9832 |:swapname| (unless there is no swap file).
9833 If buffer {buf} has no swap file, returns an empty string.
9834
9835 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9836 GetBufname()->swapname()
9837
9838synID({lnum}, {col}, {trans}) *synID()*
9839 The result is a Number, which is the syntax ID at the position
9840 {lnum} and {col} in the current window.
9841 The syntax ID can be used with |synIDattr()| and
9842 |synIDtrans()| to obtain syntax information about text.
9843
9844 {col} is 1 for the leftmost column, {lnum} is 1 for the first
9845 line. 'synmaxcol' applies, in a longer line zero is returned.
9846 Note that when the position is after the last character,
9847 that's where the cursor can be in Insert mode, synID() returns
9848 zero. {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
9849
9850 When {trans} is |TRUE|, transparent items are reduced to the
9851 item that they reveal. This is useful when wanting to know
9852 the effective color. When {trans} is |FALSE|, the transparent
9853 item is returned. This is useful when wanting to know which
9854 syntax item is effective (e.g. inside parens).
9855 Warning: This function can be very slow. Best speed is
9856 obtained by going through the file in forward direction.
9857
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009858 Returns zero on error.
9859
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009860 Example (echoes the name of the syntax item under the cursor): >
9861 :echo synIDattr(synID(line("."), col("."), 1), "name")
9862<
9863
9864synIDattr({synID}, {what} [, {mode}]) *synIDattr()*
9865 The result is a String, which is the {what} attribute of
9866 syntax ID {synID}. This can be used to obtain information
9867 about a syntax item.
9868 {mode} can be "gui", "cterm" or "term", to get the attributes
9869 for that mode. When {mode} is omitted, or an invalid value is
9870 used, the attributes for the currently active highlighting are
9871 used (GUI, cterm or term).
9872 Use synIDtrans() to follow linked highlight groups.
9873 {what} result
9874 "name" the name of the syntax item
9875 "fg" foreground color (GUI: color name used to set
9876 the color, cterm: color number as a string,
9877 term: empty string)
9878 "bg" background color (as with "fg")
9879 "font" font name (only available in the GUI)
9880 |highlight-font|
9881 "sp" special color for the GUI (as with "fg")
9882 |highlight-guisp|
9883 "ul" underline color for cterm: number as a string
9884 "fg#" like "fg", but for the GUI and the GUI is
9885 running the name in "#RRGGBB" form
9886 "bg#" like "fg#" for "bg"
9887 "sp#" like "fg#" for "sp"
9888 "bold" "1" if bold
9889 "italic" "1" if italic
9890 "reverse" "1" if reverse
9891 "inverse" "1" if inverse (= reverse)
9892 "standout" "1" if standout
9893 "underline" "1" if underlined
9894 "undercurl" "1" if undercurled
9895 "strike" "1" if strikethrough
Bram Moolenaarde786322022-07-30 14:56:17 +01009896 "nocombine" "1" if nocombine
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009897
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009898 Returns an empty string on error.
9899
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009900 Example (echoes the color of the syntax item under the
9901 cursor): >
9902 :echo synIDattr(synIDtrans(synID(line("."), col("."), 1)), "fg")
9903<
9904 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9905 :echo synID(line("."), col("."), 1)->synIDtrans()->synIDattr("fg")
9906
9907
9908synIDtrans({synID}) *synIDtrans()*
9909 The result is a Number, which is the translated syntax ID of
9910 {synID}. This is the syntax group ID of what is being used to
9911 highlight the character. Highlight links given with
9912 ":highlight link" are followed.
9913
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009914 Returns zero on error.
9915
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009916 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9917 :echo synID(line("."), col("."), 1)->synIDtrans()->synIDattr("fg")
9918
9919synconcealed({lnum}, {col}) *synconcealed()*
9920 The result is a |List| with currently three items:
9921 1. The first item in the list is 0 if the character at the
9922 position {lnum} and {col} is not part of a concealable
9923 region, 1 if it is. {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
9924 2. The second item in the list is a string. If the first item
9925 is 1, the second item contains the text which will be
9926 displayed in place of the concealed text, depending on the
9927 current setting of 'conceallevel' and 'listchars'.
9928 3. The third and final item in the list is a number
9929 representing the specific syntax region matched in the
9930 line. When the character is not concealed the value is
9931 zero. This allows detection of the beginning of a new
9932 concealable region if there are two consecutive regions
9933 with the same replacement character. For an example, if
9934 the text is "123456" and both "23" and "45" are concealed
9935 and replaced by the character "X", then:
9936 call returns ~
9937 synconcealed(lnum, 1) [0, '', 0]
9938 synconcealed(lnum, 2) [1, 'X', 1]
9939 synconcealed(lnum, 3) [1, 'X', 1]
9940 synconcealed(lnum, 4) [1, 'X', 2]
9941 synconcealed(lnum, 5) [1, 'X', 2]
9942 synconcealed(lnum, 6) [0, '', 0]
9943
9944
9945synstack({lnum}, {col}) *synstack()*
9946 Return a |List|, which is the stack of syntax items at the
9947 position {lnum} and {col} in the current window. {lnum} is
9948 used like with |getline()|. Each item in the List is an ID
9949 like what |synID()| returns.
9950 The first item in the List is the outer region, following are
9951 items contained in that one. The last one is what |synID()|
9952 returns, unless not the whole item is highlighted or it is a
9953 transparent item.
9954 This function is useful for debugging a syntax file.
9955 Example that shows the syntax stack under the cursor: >
9956 for id in synstack(line("."), col("."))
9957 echo synIDattr(id, "name")
9958 endfor
9959< When the position specified with {lnum} and {col} is invalid
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009960 an empty List is returned. The position just after the last
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009961 character in a line and the first column in an empty line are
9962 valid positions.
9963
9964system({expr} [, {input}]) *system()* *E677*
9965 Get the output of the shell command {expr} as a |String|. See
9966 |systemlist()| to get the output as a |List|.
9967
9968 When {input} is given and is a |String| this string is written
9969 to a file and passed as stdin to the command. The string is
9970 written as-is, you need to take care of using the correct line
9971 separators yourself.
9972 If {input} is given and is a |List| it is written to the file
9973 in a way |writefile()| does with {binary} set to "b" (i.e.
9974 with a newline between each list item with newlines inside
9975 list items converted to NULs).
9976 When {input} is given and is a number that is a valid id for
9977 an existing buffer then the content of the buffer is written
9978 to the file line by line, each line terminated by a NL and
9979 NULs characters where the text has a NL.
9980
9981 Pipes are not used, the 'shelltemp' option is not used.
9982
9983 When prepended by |:silent| the terminal will not be set to
9984 cooked mode. This is meant to be used for commands that do
9985 not need the user to type. It avoids stray characters showing
9986 up on the screen which require |CTRL-L| to remove. >
9987 :silent let f = system('ls *.vim')
9988<
9989 Note: Use |shellescape()| or |::S| with |expand()| or
9990 |fnamemodify()| to escape special characters in a command
9991 argument. Newlines in {expr} may cause the command to fail.
9992 The characters in 'shellquote' and 'shellxquote' may also
9993 cause trouble.
9994 This is not to be used for interactive commands.
9995
9996 The result is a String. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009997 :let files = system('ls ' .. shellescape(expand('%:h')))
9998 :let files = system('ls ' .. expand('%:h:S'))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009999
10000< To make the result more system-independent, the shell output
10001 is filtered to replace <CR> with <NL> for Macintosh, and
10002 <CR><NL> with <NL> for DOS-like systems.
10003 To avoid the string being truncated at a NUL, all NUL
10004 characters are replaced with SOH (0x01).
10005
10006 The command executed is constructed using several options:
10007 'shell' 'shellcmdflag' 'shellxquote' {expr} 'shellredir' {tmp} 'shellxquote'
10008 ({tmp} is an automatically generated file name).
10009 For Unix, braces are put around {expr} to allow for
10010 concatenated commands.
10011
10012 The command will be executed in "cooked" mode, so that a
10013 CTRL-C will interrupt the command (on Unix at least).
10014
10015 The resulting error code can be found in |v:shell_error|.
10016 This function will fail in |restricted-mode|.
10017
10018 Note that any wrong value in the options mentioned above may
10019 make the function fail. It has also been reported to fail
10020 when using a security agent application.
10021 Unlike ":!cmd" there is no automatic check for changed files.
10022 Use |:checktime| to force a check.
10023
10024 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10025 :echo GetCmd()->system()
10026
10027
10028systemlist({expr} [, {input}]) *systemlist()*
10029 Same as |system()|, but returns a |List| with lines (parts of
10030 output separated by NL) with NULs transformed into NLs. Output
10031 is the same as |readfile()| will output with {binary} argument
10032 set to "b", except that there is no extra empty item when the
10033 result ends in a NL.
10034 Note that on MS-Windows you may get trailing CR characters.
10035
10036 To see the difference between "echo hello" and "echo -n hello"
10037 use |system()| and |split()|: >
10038 echo system('echo hello')->split('\n', 1)
10039<
10040 Returns an empty string on error.
10041
10042 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10043 :echo GetCmd()->systemlist()
10044
10045
10046tabpagebuflist([{arg}]) *tabpagebuflist()*
10047 The result is a |List|, where each item is the number of the
10048 buffer associated with each window in the current tab page.
10049 {arg} specifies the number of the tab page to be used. When
10050 omitted the current tab page is used.
10051 When {arg} is invalid the number zero is returned.
10052 To get a list of all buffers in all tabs use this: >
10053 let buflist = []
10054 for i in range(tabpagenr('$'))
10055 call extend(buflist, tabpagebuflist(i + 1))
10056 endfor
10057< Note that a buffer may appear in more than one window.
10058
10059 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10060 GetTabpage()->tabpagebuflist()
10061
10062tabpagenr([{arg}]) *tabpagenr()*
10063 The result is a Number, which is the number of the current
10064 tab page. The first tab page has number 1.
10065
10066 The optional argument {arg} supports the following values:
10067 $ the number of the last tab page (the tab page
10068 count).
10069 # the number of the last accessed tab page
10070 (where |g<Tab>| goes to). if there is no
10071 previous tab page 0 is returned.
10072 The number can be used with the |:tab| command.
10073
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010074 Returns zero on error.
10075
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010076
10077tabpagewinnr({tabarg} [, {arg}]) *tabpagewinnr()*
10078 Like |winnr()| but for tab page {tabarg}.
10079 {tabarg} specifies the number of tab page to be used.
10080 {arg} is used like with |winnr()|:
10081 - When omitted the current window number is returned. This is
10082 the window which will be used when going to this tab page.
10083 - When "$" the number of windows is returned.
10084 - When "#" the previous window nr is returned.
10085 Useful examples: >
10086 tabpagewinnr(1) " current window of tab page 1
10087 tabpagewinnr(4, '$') " number of windows in tab page 4
10088< When {tabarg} is invalid zero is returned.
10089
10090 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10091 GetTabpage()->tabpagewinnr()
10092<
10093 *tagfiles()*
10094tagfiles() Returns a |List| with the file names used to search for tags
10095 for the current buffer. This is the 'tags' option expanded.
10096
10097
10098taglist({expr} [, {filename}]) *taglist()*
10099 Returns a |List| of tags matching the regular expression {expr}.
10100
10101 If {filename} is passed it is used to prioritize the results
10102 in the same way that |:tselect| does. See |tag-priority|.
10103 {filename} should be the full path of the file.
10104
10105 Each list item is a dictionary with at least the following
10106 entries:
10107 name Name of the tag.
10108 filename Name of the file where the tag is
10109 defined. It is either relative to the
10110 current directory or a full path.
10111 cmd Ex command used to locate the tag in
10112 the file.
10113 kind Type of the tag. The value for this
10114 entry depends on the language specific
10115 kind values. Only available when
10116 using a tags file generated by
Bram Moolenaar47c532e2022-03-19 15:18:53 +000010117 Universal/Exuberant ctags or hdrtag.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010118 static A file specific tag. Refer to
10119 |static-tag| for more information.
10120 More entries may be present, depending on the content of the
10121 tags file: access, implementation, inherits and signature.
10122 Refer to the ctags documentation for information about these
10123 fields. For C code the fields "struct", "class" and "enum"
10124 may appear, they give the name of the entity the tag is
10125 contained in.
10126
10127 The ex-command "cmd" can be either an ex search pattern, a
10128 line number or a line number followed by a byte number.
10129
10130 If there are no matching tags, then an empty list is returned.
10131
10132 To get an exact tag match, the anchors '^' and '$' should be
10133 used in {expr}. This also make the function work faster.
10134 Refer to |tag-regexp| for more information about the tag
10135 search regular expression pattern.
10136
10137 Refer to |'tags'| for information about how the tags file is
10138 located by Vim. Refer to |tags-file-format| for the format of
10139 the tags file generated by the different ctags tools.
10140
10141 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10142 GetTagpattern()->taglist()
10143
10144tan({expr}) *tan()*
10145 Return the tangent of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|
10146 in the range [-inf, inf].
10147 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010148 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010149 Examples: >
10150 :echo tan(10)
10151< 0.648361 >
10152 :echo tan(-4.01)
10153< -1.181502
10154
10155 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10156 Compute()->tan()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010157
10158
10159tanh({expr}) *tanh()*
10160 Return the hyperbolic tangent of {expr} as a |Float| in the
10161 range [-1, 1].
10162 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010163 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010164 Examples: >
10165 :echo tanh(0.5)
10166< 0.462117 >
10167 :echo tanh(-1)
10168< -0.761594
10169
10170 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10171 Compute()->tanh()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010172
10173
10174tempname() *tempname()* *temp-file-name*
10175 The result is a String, which is the name of a file that
10176 doesn't exist. It can be used for a temporary file. The name
10177 is different for at least 26 consecutive calls. Example: >
10178 :let tmpfile = tempname()
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000010179 :exe "redir > " .. tmpfile
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010180< For Unix, the file will be in a private directory |tempfile|.
10181 For MS-Windows forward slashes are used when the 'shellslash'
10182 option is set, or when 'shellcmdflag' starts with '-' and
10183 'shell' does not contain powershell or pwsh.
10184
10185
10186term_ functions are documented here: |terminal-function-details|
10187
10188
10189terminalprops() *terminalprops()*
10190 Returns a |Dictionary| with properties of the terminal that Vim
10191 detected from the response to |t_RV| request. See
10192 |v:termresponse| for the response itself. If |v:termresponse|
10193 is empty most values here will be 'u' for unknown.
10194 cursor_style whether sending |t_RS| works **
10195 cursor_blink_mode whether sending |t_RC| works **
10196 underline_rgb whether |t_8u| works **
10197 mouse mouse type supported
Bram Moolenaar4bc85f22022-10-21 14:17:24 +010010198 kitty whether Kitty terminal was detected
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010199
10200 ** value 'u' for unknown, 'y' for yes, 'n' for no
10201
10202 If the |+termresponse| feature is missing then the result is
10203 an empty dictionary.
10204
10205 If "cursor_style" is 'y' then |t_RS| will be sent to request the
10206 current cursor style.
10207 If "cursor_blink_mode" is 'y' then |t_RC| will be sent to
10208 request the cursor blink status.
10209 "cursor_style" and "cursor_blink_mode" are also set if |t_u7|
10210 is not empty, Vim will detect the working of sending |t_RS|
10211 and |t_RC| on startup.
10212
10213 When "underline_rgb" is not 'y', then |t_8u| will be made empty.
10214 This avoids sending it to xterm, which would clear the colors.
10215
10216 For "mouse" the value 'u' is unknown
10217
10218 Also see:
10219 - 'ambiwidth' - detected by using |t_u7|.
10220 - |v:termstyleresp| and |v:termblinkresp| for the response to
10221 |t_RS| and |t_RC|.
10222
10223
10224test_ functions are documented here: |test-functions-details|
10225
10226
10227 *timer_info()*
10228timer_info([{id}])
10229 Return a list with information about timers.
10230 When {id} is given only information about this timer is
10231 returned. When timer {id} does not exist an empty list is
10232 returned.
10233 When {id} is omitted information about all timers is returned.
10234
10235 For each timer the information is stored in a |Dictionary| with
10236 these items:
10237 "id" the timer ID
10238 "time" time the timer was started with
10239 "remaining" time until the timer fires
10240 "repeat" number of times the timer will still fire;
10241 -1 means forever
10242 "callback" the callback
10243 "paused" 1 if the timer is paused, 0 otherwise
10244
10245 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10246 GetTimer()->timer_info()
10247
10248< {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
10249
10250timer_pause({timer}, {paused}) *timer_pause()*
10251 Pause or unpause a timer. A paused timer does not invoke its
10252 callback when its time expires. Unpausing a timer may cause
10253 the callback to be invoked almost immediately if enough time
10254 has passed.
10255
10256 Pausing a timer is useful to avoid the callback to be called
10257 for a short time.
10258
10259 If {paused} evaluates to a non-zero Number or a non-empty
10260 String, then the timer is paused, otherwise it is unpaused.
10261 See |non-zero-arg|.
10262
10263 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10264 GetTimer()->timer_pause(1)
10265
10266< {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
10267
10268 *timer_start()* *timer* *timers*
10269timer_start({time}, {callback} [, {options}])
10270 Create a timer and return the timer ID.
10271
10272 {time} is the waiting time in milliseconds. This is the
10273 minimum time before invoking the callback. When the system is
10274 busy or Vim is not waiting for input the time will be longer.
Bram Moolenaardd60c362023-02-27 15:49:53 +000010275 Zero can be used to execute the callback when Vim is back in
10276 the main loop.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010277
10278 {callback} is the function to call. It can be the name of a
10279 function or a |Funcref|. It is called with one argument, which
10280 is the timer ID. The callback is only invoked when Vim is
10281 waiting for input.
10282 If you want to show a message look at |popup_notification()|
10283 to avoid interfering with what the user is doing.
10284
10285 {options} is a dictionary. Supported entries:
10286 "repeat" Number of times to repeat calling the
10287 callback. -1 means forever. When not present
10288 the callback will be called once.
10289 If the timer causes an error three times in a
10290 row the repeat is cancelled. This avoids that
10291 Vim becomes unusable because of all the error
10292 messages.
10293
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010294 Returns -1 on error.
10295
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010296 Example: >
10297 func MyHandler(timer)
10298 echo 'Handler called'
10299 endfunc
10300 let timer = timer_start(500, 'MyHandler',
10301 \ {'repeat': 3})
10302< This will invoke MyHandler() three times at 500 msec
10303 intervals.
10304
10305 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10306 GetMsec()->timer_start(callback)
10307
10308< Not available in the |sandbox|.
10309 {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
10310
10311timer_stop({timer}) *timer_stop()*
10312 Stop a timer. The timer callback will no longer be invoked.
10313 {timer} is an ID returned by timer_start(), thus it must be a
10314 Number. If {timer} does not exist there is no error.
10315
10316 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10317 GetTimer()->timer_stop()
10318
10319< {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
10320
10321timer_stopall() *timer_stopall()*
10322 Stop all timers. The timer callbacks will no longer be
10323 invoked. Useful if a timer is misbehaving. If there are no
10324 timers there is no error.
10325
10326 {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
10327
10328tolower({expr}) *tolower()*
10329 The result is a copy of the String given, with all uppercase
10330 characters turned into lowercase (just like applying |gu| to
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010331 the string). Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010332
10333 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10334 GetText()->tolower()
10335
10336toupper({expr}) *toupper()*
10337 The result is a copy of the String given, with all lowercase
10338 characters turned into uppercase (just like applying |gU| to
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010339 the string). Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010340
10341 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10342 GetText()->toupper()
10343
10344tr({src}, {fromstr}, {tostr}) *tr()*
10345 The result is a copy of the {src} string with all characters
10346 which appear in {fromstr} replaced by the character in that
10347 position in the {tostr} string. Thus the first character in
10348 {fromstr} is translated into the first character in {tostr}
10349 and so on. Exactly like the unix "tr" command.
10350 This code also deals with multibyte characters properly.
10351
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010352 Returns an empty string on error.
10353
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010354 Examples: >
10355 echo tr("hello there", "ht", "HT")
10356< returns "Hello THere" >
10357 echo tr("<blob>", "<>", "{}")
10358< returns "{blob}"
10359
10360 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10361 GetText()->tr(from, to)
10362
10363trim({text} [, {mask} [, {dir}]]) *trim()*
10364 Return {text} as a String where any character in {mask} is
10365 removed from the beginning and/or end of {text}.
10366
Illia Bobyr80799172023-10-17 18:00:50 +020010367 If {mask} is not given, or is an empty string, {mask} is all
10368 characters up to 0x20, which includes Tab, space, NL and CR,
10369 plus the non-breaking space character 0xa0.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010370
10371 The optional {dir} argument specifies where to remove the
10372 characters:
10373 0 remove from the beginning and end of {text}
10374 1 remove only at the beginning of {text}
10375 2 remove only at the end of {text}
10376 When omitted both ends are trimmed.
10377
10378 This function deals with multibyte characters properly.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010379 Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010380
10381 Examples: >
10382 echo trim(" some text ")
10383< returns "some text" >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000010384 echo trim(" \r\t\t\r RESERVE \t\n\x0B\xA0") .. "_TAIL"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010385< returns "RESERVE_TAIL" >
10386 echo trim("rm<Xrm<>X>rrm", "rm<>")
10387< returns "Xrm<>X" (characters in the middle are not removed) >
10388 echo trim(" vim ", " ", 2)
10389< returns " vim"
10390
10391 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10392 GetText()->trim()
10393
10394trunc({expr}) *trunc()*
10395 Return the largest integral value with magnitude less than or
10396 equal to {expr} as a |Float| (truncate towards zero).
10397 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010398 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010399 Examples: >
10400 echo trunc(1.456)
10401< 1.0 >
10402 echo trunc(-5.456)
10403< -5.0 >
10404 echo trunc(4.0)
10405< 4.0
10406
10407 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10408 Compute()->trunc()
10409<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010410 *type()*
10411type({expr}) The result is a Number representing the type of {expr}.
10412 Instead of using the number directly, it is better to use the
10413 v:t_ variable that has the value:
10414 Number: 0 |v:t_number|
10415 String: 1 |v:t_string|
10416 Funcref: 2 |v:t_func|
10417 List: 3 |v:t_list|
10418 Dictionary: 4 |v:t_dict|
10419 Float: 5 |v:t_float|
10420 Boolean: 6 |v:t_bool| (v:false and v:true)
10421 None: 7 |v:t_none| (v:null and v:none)
10422 Job: 8 |v:t_job|
10423 Channel: 9 |v:t_channel|
10424 Blob: 10 |v:t_blob|
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +090010425 Class: 12 |v:t_class|
10426 Object: 13 |v:t_object|
Yegappan Lakshmanan2a71b542023-12-14 20:03:03 +010010427 Typealias: 14 |v:t_typealias|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010428 For backward compatibility, this method can be used: >
10429 :if type(myvar) == type(0)
10430 :if type(myvar) == type("")
10431 :if type(myvar) == type(function("tr"))
10432 :if type(myvar) == type([])
10433 :if type(myvar) == type({})
10434 :if type(myvar) == type(0.0)
10435 :if type(myvar) == type(v:false)
10436 :if type(myvar) == type(v:none)
10437< To check if the v:t_ variables exist use this: >
10438 :if exists('v:t_number')
10439
10440< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10441 mylist->type()
10442
10443
10444typename({expr}) *typename()*
10445 Return a string representation of the type of {expr}.
10446 Example: >
10447 echo typename([1, 2, 3])
Kota Kato66bb9ae2023-01-17 18:31:56 +000010448< list<number> ~
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010449
10450
10451undofile({name}) *undofile()*
10452 Return the name of the undo file that would be used for a file
10453 with name {name} when writing. This uses the 'undodir'
10454 option, finding directories that exist. It does not check if
10455 the undo file exists.
10456 {name} is always expanded to the full path, since that is what
10457 is used internally.
10458 If {name} is empty undofile() returns an empty string, since a
10459 buffer without a file name will not write an undo file.
10460 Useful in combination with |:wundo| and |:rundo|.
10461 When compiled without the |+persistent_undo| option this always
10462 returns an empty string.
10463
10464 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10465 GetFilename()->undofile()
10466
Devin J. Pohly5fee1112023-04-23 20:26:59 -050010467undotree([{buf}]) *undotree()*
10468 Return the current state of the undo tree for the current
10469 buffer, or for a specific buffer if {buf} is given. The
10470 result is a dictionary with the following items:
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010471 "seq_last" The highest undo sequence number used.
10472 "seq_cur" The sequence number of the current position in
10473 the undo tree. This differs from "seq_last"
10474 when some changes were undone.
10475 "time_cur" Time last used for |:earlier| and related
10476 commands. Use |strftime()| to convert to
10477 something readable.
10478 "save_last" Number of the last file write. Zero when no
10479 write yet.
10480 "save_cur" Number of the current position in the undo
10481 tree.
10482 "synced" Non-zero when the last undo block was synced.
10483 This happens when waiting from input from the
10484 user. See |undo-blocks|.
10485 "entries" A list of dictionaries with information about
10486 undo blocks.
10487
10488 The first item in the "entries" list is the oldest undo item.
10489 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with these items:
10490 "seq" Undo sequence number. Same as what appears in
10491 |:undolist|.
10492 "time" Timestamp when the change happened. Use
10493 |strftime()| to convert to something readable.
10494 "newhead" Only appears in the item that is the last one
10495 that was added. This marks the last change
10496 and where further changes will be added.
10497 "curhead" Only appears in the item that is the last one
10498 that was undone. This marks the current
10499 position in the undo tree, the block that will
10500 be used by a redo command. When nothing was
10501 undone after the last change this item will
10502 not appear anywhere.
10503 "save" Only appears on the last block before a file
10504 write. The number is the write count. The
10505 first write has number 1, the last one the
10506 "save_last" mentioned above.
10507 "alt" Alternate entry. This is again a List of undo
10508 blocks. Each item may again have an "alt"
10509 item.
10510
10511uniq({list} [, {func} [, {dict}]]) *uniq()* *E882*
10512 Remove second and succeeding copies of repeated adjacent
10513 {list} items in-place. Returns {list}. If you want a list
10514 to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
10515 :let newlist = uniq(copy(mylist))
10516< The default compare function uses the string representation of
10517 each item. For the use of {func} and {dict} see |sort()|.
10518
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010519 Returns zero if {list} is not a |List|.
10520
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010521 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10522 mylist->uniq()
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010010523<
10524 *utf16idx()*
10525utf16idx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc} [, {charidx}]])
Yegappan Lakshmanan577922b2023-06-08 17:09:45 +010010526 Same as |charidx()| but returns the UTF-16 code unit index of
10527 the byte at {idx} in {string} (after converting it to UTF-16).
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010010528
10529 When {charidx} is present and TRUE, {idx} is used as the
10530 character index in the String {string} instead of as the byte
10531 index.
Yegappan Lakshmanan95707032023-06-14 13:10:15 +010010532 An {idx} in the middle of a UTF-8 sequence is rounded
10533 downwards to the beginning of that sequence.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010010534
Yegappan Lakshmanan577922b2023-06-08 17:09:45 +010010535 Returns -1 if the arguments are invalid or if there are less
10536 than {idx} bytes in {string}. If there are exactly {idx} bytes
10537 the length of the string in UTF-16 code units is returned.
10538
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010010539 See |byteidx()| and |byteidxcomp()| for getting the byte index
10540 from the UTF-16 index and |charidx()| for getting the
10541 character index from the UTF-16 index.
10542 Refer to |string-offset-encoding| for more information.
10543 Examples: >
10544 echo utf16idx('a😊😊', 3) returns 2
10545 echo utf16idx('a😊😊', 7) returns 4
10546 echo utf16idx('a😊😊', 1, 0, 1) returns 2
10547 echo utf16idx('a😊😊', 2, 0, 1) returns 4
10548 echo utf16idx('aą́c', 6) returns 2
10549 echo utf16idx('aą́c', 6, 1) returns 4
10550 echo utf16idx('a😊😊', 9) returns -1
10551<
10552 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10553 GetName()->utf16idx(idx)
10554
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010555
10556values({dict}) *values()*
10557 Return a |List| with all the values of {dict}. The |List| is
10558 in arbitrary order. Also see |items()| and |keys()|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010559 Returns zero if {dict} is not a |Dict|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010560
10561 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10562 mydict->values()
10563
zeertzjq825cf812023-08-17 22:55:25 +020010564virtcol({expr} [, {list} [, {winid}]]) *virtcol()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010565 The result is a Number, which is the screen column of the file
10566 position given with {expr}. That is, the last screen position
10567 occupied by the character at that position, when the screen
10568 would be of unlimited width. When there is a <Tab> at the
10569 position, the returned Number will be the column at the end of
10570 the <Tab>. For example, for a <Tab> in column 1, with 'ts'
10571 set to 8, it returns 8. |conceal| is ignored.
10572 For the byte position use |col()|.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010010573
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010574 For the use of {expr} see |col()|.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010010575
10576 When 'virtualedit' is used {expr} can be [lnum, col, off],
10577 where "off" is the offset in screen columns from the start of
10578 the character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the
10579 last character. When "off" is omitted zero is used. When
10580 Virtual editing is active in the current mode, a position
10581 beyond the end of the line can be returned. Also see
10582 |'virtualedit'|
10583
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010584 The accepted positions are:
10585 . the cursor position
10586 $ the end of the cursor line (the result is the
10587 number of displayed characters in the cursor line
10588 plus one)
10589 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
10590 returned)
10591 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
10592 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
10593 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
10594 that it's updated right away.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010010595
zeertzjq825cf812023-08-17 22:55:25 +020010596 If {list} is present and non-zero then virtcol() returns a
10597 List with the first and last screen position occupied by the
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010010598 character.
10599
zeertzjq825cf812023-08-17 22:55:25 +020010600 With the optional {winid} argument the values are obtained for
10601 that window instead of the current window.
10602
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010603 Note that only marks in the current file can be used.
10604 Examples: >
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010010605 " With text "foo^Lbar" and cursor on the "^L":
10606
10607 virtcol(".") " returns 5
10608 virtcol(".", 1) " returns [4, 5]
10609 virtcol("$") " returns 9
10610
10611 " With text " there", with 't at 'h':
10612
10613 virtcol("'t") " returns 6
zeertzjq825cf812023-08-17 22:55:25 +020010614< The first column is 1. 0 or [0, 0] is returned for an error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010615 A more advanced example that echoes the maximum length of
10616 all lines: >
10617 echo max(map(range(1, line('$')), "virtcol([v:val, '$'])"))
10618
10619< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10620 GetPos()->virtcol()
10621
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +010010622virtcol2col({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) *virtcol2col()*
10623 The result is a Number, which is the byte index of the
10624 character in window {winid} at buffer line {lnum} and virtual
10625 column {col}.
10626
zeertzjqb583eda2023-10-14 11:32:28 +020010627 If buffer line {lnum} is an empty line, 0 is returned.
10628
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +010010629 If {col} is greater than the last virtual column in line
10630 {lnum}, then the byte index of the character at the last
10631 virtual column is returned.
10632
Yegappan Lakshmananb209b862023-08-15 23:01:44 +020010633 For a multi-byte character, the column number of the first
10634 byte in the character is returned.
10635
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +010010636 The {winid} argument can be the window number or the
10637 |window-ID|. If this is zero, then the current window is used.
10638
10639 Returns -1 if the window {winid} doesn't exist or the buffer
10640 line {lnum} or virtual column {col} is invalid.
10641
10642 See also |screenpos()|, |virtcol()| and |col()|.
10643
10644 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10645 GetWinid()->virtcol2col(lnum, col)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010646
10647visualmode([{expr}]) *visualmode()*
10648 The result is a String, which describes the last Visual mode
10649 used in the current buffer. Initially it returns an empty
10650 string, but once Visual mode has been used, it returns "v",
10651 "V", or "<CTRL-V>" (a single CTRL-V character) for
10652 character-wise, line-wise, or block-wise Visual mode
10653 respectively.
10654 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000010655 :exe "normal " .. visualmode()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010656< This enters the same Visual mode as before. It is also useful
10657 in scripts if you wish to act differently depending on the
10658 Visual mode that was used.
10659 If Visual mode is active, use |mode()| to get the Visual mode
10660 (e.g., in a |:vmap|).
10661 If {expr} is supplied and it evaluates to a non-zero Number or
10662 a non-empty String, then the Visual mode will be cleared and
10663 the old value is returned. See |non-zero-arg|.
10664
10665wildmenumode() *wildmenumode()*
10666 Returns |TRUE| when the wildmenu is active and |FALSE|
10667 otherwise. See 'wildmenu' and 'wildmode'.
10668 This can be used in mappings to handle the 'wildcharm' option
10669 gracefully. (Makes only sense with |mapmode-c| mappings).
10670
10671 For example to make <c-j> work like <down> in wildmode, use: >
10672 :cnoremap <expr> <C-j> wildmenumode() ? "\<Down>\<Tab>" : "\<c-j>"
10673<
10674 (Note, this needs the 'wildcharm' option set appropriately).
10675
10676win_execute({id}, {command} [, {silent}]) *win_execute()*
10677 Like `execute()` but in the context of window {id}.
10678 The window will temporarily be made the current window,
10679 without triggering autocommands or changing directory. When
10680 executing {command} autocommands will be triggered, this may
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +010010681 have unexpected side effects. Use `:noautocmd` if needed.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010682 Example: >
10683 call win_execute(winid, 'set syntax=python')
10684< Doing the same with `setwinvar()` would not trigger
10685 autocommands and not actually show syntax highlighting.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010686 *E994*
10687 Not all commands are allowed in popup windows.
10688 When window {id} does not exist then no error is given and
10689 an empty string is returned.
10690
10691 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
10692 second argument: >
10693 GetCommand()->win_execute(winid)
10694
10695win_findbuf({bufnr}) *win_findbuf()*
10696 Returns a |List| with |window-ID|s for windows that contain
10697 buffer {bufnr}. When there is none the list is empty.
10698
10699 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10700 GetBufnr()->win_findbuf()
10701
10702win_getid([{win} [, {tab}]]) *win_getid()*
10703 Get the |window-ID| for the specified window.
10704 When {win} is missing use the current window.
10705 With {win} this is the window number. The top window has
10706 number 1.
10707 Without {tab} use the current tab, otherwise the tab with
10708 number {tab}. The first tab has number one.
10709 Return zero if the window cannot be found.
10710
10711 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10712 GetWinnr()->win_getid()
10713
10714
10715win_gettype([{nr}]) *win_gettype()*
10716 Return the type of the window:
10717 "autocmd" autocommand window. Temporary window
10718 used to execute autocommands.
10719 "command" command-line window |cmdwin|
10720 (empty) normal window
10721 "loclist" |location-list-window|
10722 "popup" popup window |popup|
10723 "preview" preview window |preview-window|
10724 "quickfix" |quickfix-window|
10725 "unknown" window {nr} not found
10726
10727 When {nr} is omitted return the type of the current window.
10728 When {nr} is given return the type of this window by number or
10729 |window-ID|.
10730
10731 Also see the 'buftype' option. When running a terminal in a
10732 popup window then 'buftype' is "terminal" and win_gettype()
10733 returns "popup".
10734
10735 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10736 GetWinid()->win_gettype()
10737<
10738win_gotoid({expr}) *win_gotoid()*
10739 Go to window with ID {expr}. This may also change the current
10740 tabpage.
10741 Return TRUE if successful, FALSE if the window cannot be found.
10742
10743 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10744 GetWinid()->win_gotoid()
10745
10746win_id2tabwin({expr}) *win_id2tabwin()*
10747 Return a list with the tab number and window number of window
10748 with ID {expr}: [tabnr, winnr].
10749 Return [0, 0] if the window cannot be found.
10750
10751 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10752 GetWinid()->win_id2tabwin()
10753
10754win_id2win({expr}) *win_id2win()*
10755 Return the window number of window with ID {expr}.
10756 Return 0 if the window cannot be found in the current tabpage.
10757
10758 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10759 GetWinid()->win_id2win()
10760
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +000010761win_move_separator({nr}, {offset}) *win_move_separator()*
10762 Move window {nr}'s vertical separator (i.e., the right border)
10763 by {offset} columns, as if being dragged by the mouse. {nr}
10764 can be a window number or |window-ID|. A positive {offset}
10765 moves right and a negative {offset} moves left. Moving a
10766 window's vertical separator will change the width of the
10767 window and the width of other windows adjacent to the vertical
10768 separator. The magnitude of movement may be smaller than
10769 specified (e.g., as a consequence of maintaining
10770 'winminwidth'). Returns TRUE if the window can be found and
10771 FALSE otherwise.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010772 This will fail for the rightmost window and a full-width
10773 window, since it has no separator on the right.
Bram Moolenaar76db9e02022-11-09 21:21:04 +000010774 Only works for the current tab page. *E1308*
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +000010775
10776 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10777 GetWinnr()->win_move_separator(offset)
10778
10779win_move_statusline({nr}, {offset}) *win_move_statusline()*
10780 Move window {nr}'s status line (i.e., the bottom border) by
10781 {offset} rows, as if being dragged by the mouse. {nr} can be a
10782 window number or |window-ID|. A positive {offset} moves down
10783 and a negative {offset} moves up. Moving a window's status
10784 line will change the height of the window and the height of
10785 other windows adjacent to the status line. The magnitude of
10786 movement may be smaller than specified (e.g., as a consequence
10787 of maintaining 'winminheight'). Returns TRUE if the window can
10788 be found and FALSE otherwise.
Bram Moolenaar76db9e02022-11-09 21:21:04 +000010789 Only works for the current tab page.
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +000010790
10791 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10792 GetWinnr()->win_move_statusline(offset)
10793
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010794win_screenpos({nr}) *win_screenpos()*
10795 Return the screen position of window {nr} as a list with two
10796 numbers: [row, col]. The first window always has position
10797 [1, 1], unless there is a tabline, then it is [2, 1].
10798 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|. Use zero
10799 for the current window.
10800 Returns [0, 0] if the window cannot be found in the current
10801 tabpage.
10802
10803 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10804 GetWinid()->win_screenpos()
10805<
10806win_splitmove({nr}, {target} [, {options}]) *win_splitmove()*
Sean Dewar96cc4ae2024-02-20 21:52:31 +010010807 Temporarily switch to window {target}, then move window {nr}
10808 to a new split adjacent to {target}.
10809 Unlike commands such as |:split|, no new windows are created
10810 (the |window-ID| of window {nr} is unchanged after the move).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010811
10812 Both {nr} and {target} can be window numbers or |window-ID|s.
10813 Both must be in the current tab page.
10814
10815 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
10816
10817 {options} is a |Dictionary| with the following optional entries:
10818 "vertical" When TRUE, the split is created vertically,
10819 like with |:vsplit|.
10820 "rightbelow" When TRUE, the split is made below or to the
10821 right (if vertical). When FALSE, it is done
10822 above or to the left (if vertical). When not
10823 present, the values of 'splitbelow' and
10824 'splitright' are used.
10825
10826 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10827 GetWinid()->win_splitmove(target)
10828<
10829
10830 *winbufnr()*
10831winbufnr({nr}) The result is a Number, which is the number of the buffer
10832 associated with window {nr}. {nr} can be the window number or
10833 the |window-ID|.
10834 When {nr} is zero, the number of the buffer in the current
10835 window is returned.
10836 When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
10837 Example: >
10838 :echo "The file in the current window is " . bufname(winbufnr(0))
10839<
10840 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10841 FindWindow()->winbufnr()->bufname()
10842<
10843 *wincol()*
10844wincol() The result is a Number, which is the virtual column of the
10845 cursor in the window. This is counting screen cells from the
10846 left side of the window. The leftmost column is one.
10847
10848 *windowsversion()*
10849windowsversion()
10850 The result is a String. For MS-Windows it indicates the OS
10851 version. E.g, Windows 10 is "10.0", Windows 8 is "6.2",
10852 Windows XP is "5.1". For non-MS-Windows systems the result is
10853 an empty string.
10854
10855winheight({nr}) *winheight()*
10856 The result is a Number, which is the height of window {nr}.
10857 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
10858 When {nr} is zero, the height of the current window is
10859 returned. When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
10860 An existing window always has a height of zero or more.
10861 This excludes any window toolbar line.
10862 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000010863 :echo "The current window has " .. winheight(0) .. " lines."
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010864
10865< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10866 GetWinid()->winheight()
10867<
10868winlayout([{tabnr}]) *winlayout()*
10869 The result is a nested List containing the layout of windows
10870 in a tabpage.
10871
10872 Without {tabnr} use the current tabpage, otherwise the tabpage
10873 with number {tabnr}. If the tabpage {tabnr} is not found,
10874 returns an empty list.
10875
10876 For a leaf window, it returns:
10877 ['leaf', {winid}]
10878 For horizontally split windows, which form a column, it
10879 returns:
10880 ['col', [{nested list of windows}]]
10881 For vertically split windows, which form a row, it returns:
10882 ['row', [{nested list of windows}]]
10883
10884 Example: >
10885 " Only one window in the tab page
10886 :echo winlayout()
10887 ['leaf', 1000]
10888 " Two horizontally split windows
10889 :echo winlayout()
10890 ['col', [['leaf', 1000], ['leaf', 1001]]]
10891 " The second tab page, with three horizontally split
10892 " windows, with two vertically split windows in the
10893 " middle window
10894 :echo winlayout(2)
10895 ['col', [['leaf', 1002], ['row', [['leaf', 1003],
10896 ['leaf', 1001]]], ['leaf', 1000]]]
10897<
10898 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10899 GetTabnr()->winlayout()
10900<
10901 *winline()*
10902winline() The result is a Number, which is the screen line of the cursor
10903 in the window. This is counting screen lines from the top of
10904 the window. The first line is one.
10905 If the cursor was moved the view on the file will be updated
10906 first, this may cause a scroll.
10907
10908 *winnr()*
10909winnr([{arg}]) The result is a Number, which is the number of the current
10910 window. The top window has number 1.
10911 Returns zero for a popup window.
10912
10913 The optional argument {arg} supports the following values:
10914 $ the number of the last window (the window
10915 count).
10916 # the number of the last accessed window (where
10917 |CTRL-W_p| goes to). If there is no previous
10918 window or it is in another tab page 0 is
10919 returned.
10920 {N}j the number of the Nth window below the
10921 current window (where |CTRL-W_j| goes to).
10922 {N}k the number of the Nth window above the current
10923 window (where |CTRL-W_k| goes to).
10924 {N}h the number of the Nth window left of the
10925 current window (where |CTRL-W_h| goes to).
10926 {N}l the number of the Nth window right of the
10927 current window (where |CTRL-W_l| goes to).
10928 The number can be used with |CTRL-W_w| and ":wincmd w"
10929 |:wincmd|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +010010930 When {arg} is invalid an error is given and zero is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010931 Also see |tabpagewinnr()| and |win_getid()|.
10932 Examples: >
10933 let window_count = winnr('$')
10934 let prev_window = winnr('#')
10935 let wnum = winnr('3k')
10936
10937< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10938 GetWinval()->winnr()
10939<
10940 *winrestcmd()*
10941winrestcmd() Returns a sequence of |:resize| commands that should restore
10942 the current window sizes. Only works properly when no windows
10943 are opened or closed and the current window and tab page is
10944 unchanged.
10945 Example: >
10946 :let cmd = winrestcmd()
10947 :call MessWithWindowSizes()
10948 :exe cmd
10949<
10950 *winrestview()*
10951winrestview({dict})
10952 Uses the |Dictionary| returned by |winsaveview()| to restore
10953 the view of the current window.
10954 Note: The {dict} does not have to contain all values, that are
10955 returned by |winsaveview()|. If values are missing, those
10956 settings won't be restored. So you can use: >
10957 :call winrestview({'curswant': 4})
10958<
10959 This will only set the curswant value (the column the cursor
10960 wants to move on vertical movements) of the cursor to column 5
10961 (yes, that is 5), while all other settings will remain the
10962 same. This is useful, if you set the cursor position manually.
10963
10964 If you have changed the values the result is unpredictable.
10965 If the window size changed the result won't be the same.
10966
10967 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10968 GetView()->winrestview()
10969<
10970 *winsaveview()*
10971winsaveview() Returns a |Dictionary| that contains information to restore
10972 the view of the current window. Use |winrestview()| to
10973 restore the view.
10974 This is useful if you have a mapping that jumps around in the
10975 buffer and you want to go back to the original view.
10976 This does not save fold information. Use the 'foldenable'
10977 option to temporarily switch off folding, so that folds are
10978 not opened when moving around. This may have side effects.
10979 The return value includes:
10980 lnum cursor line number
10981 col cursor column (Note: the first column
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +000010982 zero, as opposed to what |getcurpos()|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010983 returns)
10984 coladd cursor column offset for 'virtualedit'
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +000010985 curswant column for vertical movement (Note:
10986 the first column is zero, as opposed
10987 to what |getcurpos()| returns). After
10988 |$| command it will be a very large
10989 number equal to |v:maxcol|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010990 topline first line in the window
10991 topfill filler lines, only in diff mode
10992 leftcol first column displayed; only used when
10993 'wrap' is off
10994 skipcol columns skipped
10995 Note that no option values are saved.
10996
10997
10998winwidth({nr}) *winwidth()*
10999 The result is a Number, which is the width of window {nr}.
11000 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
11001 When {nr} is zero, the width of the current window is
11002 returned. When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
11003 An existing window always has a width of zero or more.
11004 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000011005 :echo "The current window has " .. winwidth(0) .. " columns."
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011006 :if winwidth(0) <= 50
11007 : 50 wincmd |
11008 :endif
11009< For getting the terminal or screen size, see the 'columns'
11010 option.
11011
11012 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11013 GetWinid()->winwidth()
11014
11015
11016wordcount() *wordcount()*
11017 The result is a dictionary of byte/chars/word statistics for
11018 the current buffer. This is the same info as provided by
11019 |g_CTRL-G|
11020 The return value includes:
11021 bytes Number of bytes in the buffer
11022 chars Number of chars in the buffer
11023 words Number of words in the buffer
11024 cursor_bytes Number of bytes before cursor position
11025 (not in Visual mode)
11026 cursor_chars Number of chars before cursor position
11027 (not in Visual mode)
11028 cursor_words Number of words before cursor position
11029 (not in Visual mode)
11030 visual_bytes Number of bytes visually selected
11031 (only in Visual mode)
11032 visual_chars Number of chars visually selected
11033 (only in Visual mode)
11034 visual_words Number of words visually selected
11035 (only in Visual mode)
11036
11037
11038 *writefile()*
11039writefile({object}, {fname} [, {flags}])
11040 When {object} is a |List| write it to file {fname}. Each list
11041 item is separated with a NL. Each list item must be a String
11042 or Number.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011043 All NL characters are replaced with a NUL character.
11044 Inserting CR characters needs to be done before passing {list}
11045 to writefile().
Bram Moolenaar806a2732022-09-04 15:40:36 +010011046
11047 When {object} is a |Blob| write the bytes to file {fname}
11048 unmodified, also when binary mode is not specified.
11049
11050 {flags} must be a String. These characters are recognized:
11051
11052 'b' Binary mode is used: There will not be a NL after the
11053 last list item. An empty item at the end does cause the
11054 last line in the file to end in a NL.
11055
11056 'a' Append mode is used, lines are appended to the file: >
11057 :call writefile(["foo"], "event.log", "a")
11058 :call writefile(["bar"], "event.log", "a")
11059<
11060 'D' Delete the file when the current function ends. This
11061 works like: >
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +000011062 :defer delete({fname})
Bram Moolenaar806a2732022-09-04 15:40:36 +010011063< Fails when not in a function. Also see |:defer|.
11064
11065 's' fsync() is called after writing the file. This flushes
11066 the file to disk, if possible. This takes more time but
11067 avoids losing the file if the system crashes.
11068
11069 'S' fsync() is not called, even when 'fsync' is set.
11070
11071 When {flags} does not contain "S" or "s" then fsync() is
11072 called if the 'fsync' option is set.
11073
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011074 An existing file is overwritten, if possible.
Bram Moolenaar806a2732022-09-04 15:40:36 +010011075
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011076 When the write fails -1 is returned, otherwise 0. There is an
11077 error message if the file can't be created or when writing
11078 fails.
Bram Moolenaar806a2732022-09-04 15:40:36 +010011079
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011080 Also see |readfile()|.
11081 To copy a file byte for byte: >
11082 :let fl = readfile("foo", "b")
11083 :call writefile(fl, "foocopy", "b")
11084
11085< Can also be used as a |method|: >
11086 GetText()->writefile("thefile")
11087
11088
11089xor({expr}, {expr}) *xor()*
11090 Bitwise XOR on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
11091 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +010011092 Also see `and()` and `or()`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011093 Example: >
11094 :let bits = xor(bits, 0x80)
11095<
11096 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11097 :let bits = bits->xor(0x80)
11098<
11099
11100==============================================================================
111013. Feature list *feature-list*
11102
11103There are three types of features:
111041. Features that are only supported when they have been enabled when Vim
11105 was compiled |+feature-list|. Example: >
11106 :if has("cindent")
11107< *gui_running*
111082. Features that are only supported when certain conditions have been met.
11109 Example: >
11110 :if has("gui_running")
11111< *has-patch*
111123. Beyond a certain version or at a certain version and including a specific
11113 patch. The "patch-7.4.248" feature means that the Vim version is 7.5 or
11114 later, or it is version 7.4 and patch 248 was included. Example: >
11115 :if has("patch-7.4.248")
11116< Note that it's possible for patch 248 to be omitted even though 249 is
11117 included. Only happens when cherry-picking patches.
11118 Note that this form only works for patch 7.4.237 and later, before that
11119 you need to check for the patch and the v:version. Example (checking
11120 version 6.2.148 or later): >
11121 :if v:version > 602 || (v:version == 602 && has("patch148"))
11122
11123Hint: To find out if Vim supports backslashes in a file name (MS-Windows),
11124use: `if exists('+shellslash')`
11125
11126
11127acl Compiled with |ACL| support.
Bram Moolenaar2ee347f2022-08-26 17:53:44 +010011128all_builtin_terms Compiled with all builtin terminals enabled. (always
11129 true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011130amiga Amiga version of Vim.
11131arabic Compiled with Arabic support |Arabic|.
11132arp Compiled with ARP support (Amiga).
11133autocmd Compiled with autocommand support. (always true)
11134autochdir Compiled with support for 'autochdir'
11135autoservername Automatically enable |clientserver|
11136balloon_eval Compiled with |balloon-eval| support.
11137balloon_multiline GUI supports multiline balloons.
11138beos BeOS version of Vim.
11139browse Compiled with |:browse| support, and browse() will
11140 work.
11141browsefilter Compiled with support for |browsefilter|.
11142bsd Compiled on an OS in the BSD family (excluding macOS).
Bram Moolenaar2ee347f2022-08-26 17:53:44 +010011143builtin_terms Compiled with some builtin terminals. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011144byte_offset Compiled with support for 'o' in 'statusline'
11145channel Compiled with support for |channel| and |job|
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010011146cindent Compiled with 'cindent' support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011147clientserver Compiled with remote invocation support |clientserver|.
11148clipboard Compiled with 'clipboard' support.
11149clipboard_working Compiled with 'clipboard' support and it can be used.
11150cmdline_compl Compiled with |cmdline-completion| support.
11151cmdline_hist Compiled with |cmdline-history| support.
11152cmdline_info Compiled with 'showcmd' and 'ruler' support.
11153comments Compiled with |'comments'| support.
11154compatible Compiled to be very Vi compatible.
11155conpty Platform where |ConPTY| can be used.
11156cryptv Compiled with encryption support |encryption|.
11157cscope Compiled with |cscope| support.
11158cursorbind Compiled with |'cursorbind'| (always true)
11159debug Compiled with "DEBUG" defined.
11160dialog_con Compiled with console dialog support.
11161dialog_gui Compiled with GUI dialog support.
11162diff Compiled with |vimdiff| and 'diff' support.
11163digraphs Compiled with support for digraphs.
11164directx Compiled with support for DirectX and 'renderoptions'.
11165dnd Compiled with support for the "~ register |quote_~|.
11166drop_file Compiled with |drop_file| support.
11167ebcdic Compiled on a machine with ebcdic character set.
11168emacs_tags Compiled with support for Emacs tags.
11169eval Compiled with expression evaluation support. Always
11170 true, of course!
11171ex_extra |+ex_extra| (always true)
11172extra_search Compiled with support for |'incsearch'| and
11173 |'hlsearch'|
11174farsi Support for Farsi was removed |farsi|.
Bram Moolenaarf80f40a2022-08-25 16:02:23 +010011175file_in_path Compiled with support for |gf| and |<cfile>| (always
11176 true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011177filterpipe When 'shelltemp' is off pipes are used for shell
11178 read/write/filter commands
11179find_in_path Compiled with support for include file searches
11180 |+find_in_path|.
11181float Compiled with support for |Float|.
11182fname_case Case in file names matters (for Amiga and MS-Windows
11183 this is not present).
11184folding Compiled with |folding| support.
11185footer Compiled with GUI footer support. |gui-footer|
11186fork Compiled to use fork()/exec() instead of system().
11187gettext Compiled with message translation |multi-lang|
11188gui Compiled with GUI enabled.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +010011189gui_athena Compiled with Athena GUI (always false).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011190gui_gnome Compiled with Gnome support (gui_gtk is also defined).
11191gui_gtk Compiled with GTK+ GUI (any version).
11192gui_gtk2 Compiled with GTK+ 2 GUI (gui_gtk is also defined).
11193gui_gtk3 Compiled with GTK+ 3 GUI (gui_gtk is also defined).
11194gui_haiku Compiled with Haiku GUI.
11195gui_mac Compiled with Macintosh GUI.
11196gui_motif Compiled with Motif GUI.
11197gui_photon Compiled with Photon GUI.
11198gui_running Vim is running in the GUI, or it will start soon.
11199gui_win32 Compiled with MS-Windows Win32 GUI.
11200gui_win32s idem, and Win32s system being used (Windows 3.1)
11201haiku Haiku version of Vim.
11202hangul_input Compiled with Hangul input support. |hangul|
11203hpux HP-UX version of Vim.
11204iconv Can use iconv() for conversion.
11205insert_expand Compiled with support for CTRL-X expansion commands in
11206 Insert mode. (always true)
11207job Compiled with support for |channel| and |job|
11208ipv6 Compiled with support for IPv6 networking in |channel|.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010011209jumplist Compiled with |jumplist| support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011210keymap Compiled with 'keymap' support.
11211lambda Compiled with |lambda| support.
11212langmap Compiled with 'langmap' support.
11213libcall Compiled with |libcall()| support.
11214linebreak Compiled with 'linebreak', 'breakat', 'showbreak' and
11215 'breakindent' support.
11216linux Linux version of Vim.
11217lispindent Compiled with support for lisp indenting.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010011218 (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011219listcmds Compiled with commands for the buffer list |:files|
11220 and the argument list |arglist|.
11221localmap Compiled with local mappings and abbr. |:map-local|
11222lua Compiled with Lua interface |Lua|.
11223mac Any Macintosh version of Vim cf. osx
11224macunix Synonym for osxdarwin
11225menu Compiled with support for |:menu|.
11226mksession Compiled with support for |:mksession|.
11227modify_fname Compiled with file name modifiers. |filename-modifiers|
11228 (always true)
11229mouse Compiled with support for mouse.
11230mouse_dec Compiled with support for Dec terminal mouse.
11231mouse_gpm Compiled with support for gpm (Linux console mouse)
11232mouse_gpm_enabled GPM mouse is working
11233mouse_netterm Compiled with support for netterm mouse.
11234mouse_pterm Compiled with support for qnx pterm mouse.
11235mouse_sysmouse Compiled with support for sysmouse (*BSD console mouse)
11236mouse_sgr Compiled with support for sgr mouse.
11237mouse_urxvt Compiled with support for urxvt mouse.
11238mouse_xterm Compiled with support for xterm mouse.
11239mouseshape Compiled with support for 'mouseshape'.
11240multi_byte Compiled with support for 'encoding' (always true)
11241multi_byte_encoding 'encoding' is set to a multibyte encoding.
11242multi_byte_ime Compiled with support for IME input method.
11243multi_lang Compiled with support for multiple languages.
11244mzscheme Compiled with MzScheme interface |mzscheme|.
11245nanotime Compiled with sub-second time stamp checks.
11246netbeans_enabled Compiled with support for |netbeans| and connected.
11247netbeans_intg Compiled with support for |netbeans|.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010011248num64 Compiled with 64-bit |Number| support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011249ole Compiled with OLE automation support for Win32.
11250osx Compiled for macOS cf. mac
11251osxdarwin Compiled for macOS, with |mac-darwin-feature|
11252packages Compiled with |packages| support.
11253path_extra Compiled with up/downwards search in 'path' and 'tags'
11254perl Compiled with Perl interface.
11255persistent_undo Compiled with support for persistent undo history.
11256postscript Compiled with PostScript file printing.
11257printer Compiled with |:hardcopy| support.
11258profile Compiled with |:profile| support.
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +010011259prof_nsec Profile results are in nanoseconds.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011260python Python 2.x interface available. |has-python|
11261python_compiled Compiled with Python 2.x interface. |has-python|
11262python_dynamic Python 2.x interface is dynamically loaded. |has-python|
11263python3 Python 3.x interface available. |has-python|
11264python3_compiled Compiled with Python 3.x interface. |has-python|
11265python3_dynamic Python 3.x interface is dynamically loaded. |has-python|
Yee Cheng Chinc13b3d12023-08-20 21:18:38 +020011266python3_stable Python 3.x interface is using Python Stable ABI. |has-python|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011267pythonx Python 2.x and/or 3.x interface available. |python_x|
11268qnx QNX version of Vim.
11269quickfix Compiled with |quickfix| support.
11270reltime Compiled with |reltime()| support.
11271rightleft Compiled with 'rightleft' support.
11272ruby Compiled with Ruby interface |ruby|.
11273scrollbind Compiled with 'scrollbind' support. (always true)
11274showcmd Compiled with 'showcmd' support.
11275signs Compiled with |:sign| support.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010011276smartindent Compiled with 'smartindent' support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011277sodium Compiled with libsodium for better crypt support
11278sound Compiled with sound support, e.g. `sound_playevent()`
11279spell Compiled with spell checking support |spell|.
11280startuptime Compiled with |--startuptime| support.
11281statusline Compiled with support for 'statusline', 'rulerformat'
11282 and special formats of 'titlestring' and 'iconstring'.
11283sun SunOS version of Vim.
11284sun_workshop Support for Sun |workshop| has been removed.
11285syntax Compiled with syntax highlighting support |syntax|.
11286syntax_items There are active syntax highlighting items for the
11287 current buffer.
11288system Compiled to use system() instead of fork()/exec().
11289tag_binary Compiled with binary searching in tags files
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010011290 |tag-binary-search|. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011291tag_old_static Support for old static tags was removed, see
11292 |tag-old-static|.
11293tcl Compiled with Tcl interface.
11294termguicolors Compiled with true color in terminal support.
11295terminal Compiled with |terminal| support.
11296terminfo Compiled with terminfo instead of termcap.
11297termresponse Compiled with support for |t_RV| and |v:termresponse|.
11298textobjects Compiled with support for |text-objects|.
11299textprop Compiled with support for |text-properties|.
11300tgetent Compiled with tgetent support, able to use a termcap
11301 or terminfo file.
11302timers Compiled with |timer_start()| support.
11303title Compiled with window title support |'title'|.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010011304 (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011305toolbar Compiled with support for |gui-toolbar|.
11306ttyin input is a terminal (tty)
11307ttyout output is a terminal (tty)
11308unix Unix version of Vim. *+unix*
11309unnamedplus Compiled with support for "unnamedplus" in 'clipboard'
11310user_commands User-defined commands. (always true)
11311vartabs Compiled with variable tabstop support |'vartabstop'|.
11312vcon Win32: Virtual console support is working, can use
11313 'termguicolors'. Also see |+vtp|.
11314vertsplit Compiled with vertically split windows |:vsplit|.
11315 (always true)
11316vim_starting True while initial source'ing takes place. |startup|
11317 *vim_starting*
Bram Moolenaara6feb162022-01-02 12:06:33 +000011318vim9script Compiled with |Vim9| script support
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011319viminfo Compiled with viminfo support.
11320vimscript-1 Compiled Vim script version 1 support
11321vimscript-2 Compiled Vim script version 2 support
11322vimscript-3 Compiled Vim script version 3 support
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +010011323vimscript-4 Compiled Vim script version 4 support
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011324virtualedit Compiled with 'virtualedit' option. (always true)
11325visual Compiled with Visual mode. (always true)
11326visualextra Compiled with extra Visual mode commands. (always
11327 true) |blockwise-operators|.
11328vms VMS version of Vim.
11329vreplace Compiled with |gR| and |gr| commands. (always true)
11330vtp Compiled for vcon support |+vtp| (check vcon to find
11331 out if it works in the current console).
11332wildignore Compiled with 'wildignore' option.
11333wildmenu Compiled with 'wildmenu' option.
11334win16 old version for MS-Windows 3.1 (always false)
11335win32 Win32 version of Vim (MS-Windows 95 and later, 32 or
11336 64 bits)
11337win32unix Win32 version of Vim, using Unix files (Cygwin)
11338win64 Win64 version of Vim (MS-Windows 64 bit).
11339win95 Win32 version for MS-Windows 95/98/ME (always false)
11340winaltkeys Compiled with 'winaltkeys' option.
11341windows Compiled with support for more than one window.
11342 (always true)
11343writebackup Compiled with 'writebackup' default on.
Christian Brabandte085dfd2023-09-30 12:49:18 +020011344xattr Compiled with extended attributes support |xattr|
11345 (currently only supported on Linux).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011346xfontset Compiled with X fontset support |xfontset|.
11347xim Compiled with X input method support |xim|.
11348xpm Compiled with pixmap support.
11349xpm_w32 Compiled with pixmap support for Win32. (Only for
11350 backward compatibility. Use "xpm" instead.)
11351xsmp Compiled with X session management support.
11352xsmp_interact Compiled with interactive X session management support.
11353xterm_clipboard Compiled with support for xterm clipboard.
11354xterm_save Compiled with support for saving and restoring the
11355 xterm screen.
11356x11 Compiled with X11 support.
11357
11358
11359==============================================================================
113604. Matching a pattern in a String *string-match*
11361
11362This is common between several functions. A regexp pattern as explained at
11363|pattern| is normally used to find a match in the buffer lines. When a
11364pattern is used to find a match in a String, almost everything works in the
11365same way. The difference is that a String is handled like it is one line.
11366When it contains a "\n" character, this is not seen as a line break for the
11367pattern. It can be matched with a "\n" in the pattern, or with ".". Example:
11368>
11369 :let a = "aaaa\nxxxx"
11370 :echo matchstr(a, "..\n..")
11371 aa
11372 xx
11373 :echo matchstr(a, "a.x")
11374 a
11375 x
11376
11377Don't forget that "^" will only match at the first character of the String and
11378"$" at the last character of the string. They don't match after or before a
11379"\n".
11380
11381 vim:tw=78:ts=8:noet:ft=help:norl: