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4 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
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7Options *options*
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91. Setting options |set-option|
102. Automatically setting options |auto-setting|
113. Options summary |option-summary|
12
13For an overview of options see help.txt |option-list|.
14
15Vim has a number of internal variables and switches which can be set to
16achieve special effects. These options come in three forms:
17 boolean can only be on or off *boolean* *toggle*
18 number has a numeric value
19 string has a string value
20
21==============================================================================
Bram Moolenaarf75a9632005-09-13 21:20:47 +0000221. Setting options *set-option* *E764*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000023
24 *:se* *:set*
25:se[t] Show all options that differ from their default value.
26
27:se[t] all Show all but terminal options.
28
29:se[t] termcap Show all terminal options. Note that in the GUI the
30 key codes are not shown, because they are generated
31 internally and can't be changed. Changing the terminal
32 codes in the GUI is not useful either...
33
34 *E518* *E519*
35:se[t] {option}? Show value of {option}.
36
37:se[t] {option} Toggle option: set, switch it on.
38 Number option: show value.
39 String option: show value.
40
41:se[t] no{option} Toggle option: Reset, switch it off.
42
43:se[t] {option}! or
44:se[t] inv{option} Toggle option: Invert value. {not in Vi}
45
46 *:set-default* *:set-&* *:set-&vi* *:set-&vim*
47:se[t] {option}& Reset option to its default value. May depend on the
48 current value of 'compatible'. {not in Vi}
49:se[t] {option}&vi Reset option to its Vi default value. {not in Vi}
50:se[t] {option}&vim Reset option to its Vim default value. {not in Vi}
51
52:se[t] all& Set all options, except terminal options, to their
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +000053 default value. The values of 'term', 'lines' and
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000054 'columns' are not changed. {not in Vi}
55
56 *:set-args* *E487* *E521*
57:se[t] {option}={value} or
58:se[t] {option}:{value}
59 Set string or number option to {value}.
60 For numeric options the value can be given in decimal,
61 hex (preceded with 0x) or octal (preceded with '0')
62 (hex and octal are only available for machines which
63 have the strtol() function).
64 The old value can be inserted by typing 'wildchar' (by
65 default this is a <Tab> or CTRL-E if 'compatible' is
66 set). See |cmdline-completion|.
67 White space between {option} and '=' is allowed and
68 will be ignored. White space between '=' and {value}
69 is not allowed.
70 See |option-backslash| for using white space and
71 backslashes in {value}.
72
73:se[t] {option}+={value} *:set+=*
74 Add the {value} to a number option, or append the
75 {value} to a string option. When the option is a
76 comma separated list, a comma is added, unless the
77 value was empty.
78 If the option is a list of flags, superfluous flags
Bram Moolenaara5792f52005-11-23 21:25:05 +000079 are removed. When adding a flag that was already
80 present the option value doesn't change.
Bram Moolenaar899dddf2006-03-26 21:06:50 +000081 Also see |:set-args| above.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000082 {not in Vi}
83
84:se[t] {option}^={value} *:set^=*
85 Multiply the {value} to a number option, or prepend
86 the {value} to a string option. When the option is a
87 comma separated list, a comma is added, unless the
88 value was empty.
89 Also see |:set-args| above.
90 {not in Vi}
91
92:se[t] {option}-={value} *:set-=*
93 Subtract the {value} from a number option, or remove
94 the {value} from a string option, if it is there.
95 If the {value} is not found in a string option, there
96 is no error or warning. When the option is a comma
97 separated list, a comma is deleted, unless the option
98 becomes empty.
99 When the option is a list of flags, {value} must be
100 exactly as they appear in the option. Remove flags
101 one by one to avoid problems.
102 Also see |:set-args| above.
103 {not in Vi}
104
105The {option} arguments to ":set" may be repeated. For example: >
106 :set ai nosi sw=3 ts=3
107If you make an error in one of the arguments, an error message will be given
108and the following arguments will be ignored.
109
110 *:set-verbose*
111When 'verbose' is non-zero, displaying an option value will also tell where it
112was last set. Example: >
113 :verbose set shiftwidth cindent?
114 shiftwidth=4
115 Last set from modeline
116 cindent
117 Last set from /usr/local/share/vim/vim60/ftplugin/c.vim
118This is only done when specific option values are requested, not for ":set
119all" or ":set" without an argument.
120When the option was set by hand there is no "Last set" message. There is only
121one value for all local options with the same name. Thus the message applies
122to the option name, not necessarily its value.
123When the option was set while executing a function, user command or
124autocommand, the script in which it was defined is reported.
125Note that an option may also have been set as a side effect of setting
126'compatible'.
127{not available when compiled without the +eval feature}
128
129 *:set-termcap* *E522*
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +0000130For {option} the form "t_xx" may be used to set a terminal option. This will
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000131override the value from the termcap. You can then use it in a mapping. If
132the "xx" part contains special characters, use the <t_xx> form: >
133 :set <t_#4>=^[Ot
134This can also be used to translate a special code for a normal key. For
135example, if Alt-b produces <Esc>b, use this: >
136 :set <M-b>=^[b
137(the ^[ is a real <Esc> here, use CTRL-V <Esc> to enter it)
138The advantage over a mapping is that it works in all situations.
139
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +0000140The t_xx options cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
141security reasons.
142
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000143The listing from ":set" looks different from Vi. Long string options are put
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000144at the end of the list. The number of options is quite large. The output of
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000145"set all" probably does not fit on the screen, causing Vim to give the
146|more-prompt|.
147
148 *option-backslash*
149To include white space in a string option value it has to be preceded with a
150backslash. To include a backslash you have to use two. Effectively this
151means that the number of backslashes in an option value is halved (rounded
152down).
153A few examples: >
154 :set tags=tags\ /usr/tags results in "tags /usr/tags"
155 :set tags=tags\\,file results in "tags\,file"
156 :set tags=tags\\\ file results in "tags\ file"
157
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000158The "|" character separates a ":set" command from a following command. To
159include the "|" in the option value, use "\|" instead. This example sets the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000160'titlestring' option to "hi|there": >
161 :set titlestring=hi\|there
162This sets the 'titlestring' option to "hi" and 'iconstring' to "there": >
163 :set titlestring=hi|set iconstring=there
164
Bram Moolenaar7df351e2006-01-23 22:30:28 +0000165Similarly, the double quote character starts a comment. To include the '"' in
166the option value, use '\"' instead. This example sets the 'titlestring'
167option to 'hi "there"': >
168 :set titlestring=hi\ \"there\"
169
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000170For MS-DOS and WIN32 backslashes in file names are mostly not removed. More
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000171precise: For options that expect a file name (those where environment
172variables are expanded) a backslash before a normal file name character is not
173removed. But a backslash before a special character (space, backslash, comma,
174etc.) is used like explained above.
175There is one special situation, when the value starts with "\\": >
176 :set dir=\\machine\path results in "\\machine\path"
177 :set dir=\\\\machine\\path results in "\\machine\path"
178 :set dir=\\path\\file results in "\\path\file" (wrong!)
179For the first one the start is kept, but for the second one the backslashes
180are halved. This makes sure it works both when you expect backslashes to be
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000181halved and when you expect the backslashes to be kept. The third gives a
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000182result which is probably not what you want. Avoid it.
183
184 *add-option-flags* *remove-option-flags*
185 *E539* *E550* *E551* *E552*
186Some options are a list of flags. When you want to add a flag to such an
187option, without changing the existing ones, you can do it like this: >
188 :set guioptions+=a
189Remove a flag from an option like this: >
190 :set guioptions-=a
191This removes the 'a' flag from 'guioptions'.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000192Note that you should add or remove one flag at a time. If 'guioptions' has
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000193the value "ab", using "set guioptions-=ba" won't work, because the string "ba"
194doesn't appear.
195
196 *:set_env* *expand-env* *expand-environment-var*
Bram Moolenaard4755bb2004-09-02 19:12:26 +0000197Environment variables in specific string options will be expanded. If the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000198environment variable exists the '$' and the following environment variable
199name is replaced with its value. If it does not exist the '$' and the name
200are not modified. Any non-id character (not a letter, digit or '_') may
201follow the environment variable name. That character and what follows is
202appended to the value of the environment variable. Examples: >
203 :set term=$TERM.new
204 :set path=/usr/$INCLUDE,$HOME/include,.
205When adding or removing a string from an option with ":set opt-=val" or ":set
206opt+=val" the expansion is done before the adding or removing.
207
208
209Handling of local options *local-options*
210
211Some of the options only apply to a window or buffer. Each window or buffer
212has its own copy of this option, thus can each have their own value. This
213allows you to set 'list' in one window but not in another. And set
214'shiftwidth' to 3 in one buffer and 4 in another.
215
216The following explains what happens to these local options in specific
217situations. You don't really need to know all of this, since Vim mostly uses
218the option values you would expect. Unfortunately, doing what the user
219expects is a bit complicated...
220
221When splitting a window, the local options are copied to the new window. Thus
222right after the split the contents of the two windows look the same.
223
224When editing a new buffer, its local option values must be initialized. Since
225the local options of the current buffer might be specifically for that buffer,
226these are not used. Instead, for each buffer-local option there also is a
227global value, which is used for new buffers. With ":set" both the local and
228global value is changed. With "setlocal" only the local value is changed,
229thus this value is not used when editing a new buffer.
230
231When editing a buffer that has been edited before, the last used window
232options are used again. If this buffer has been edited in this window, the
233values from back then are used. Otherwise the values from the window where
234the buffer was edited last are used.
235
236It's possible to set a local window option specifically for a type of buffer.
237When you edit another buffer in the same window, you don't want to keep
238using these local window options. Therefore Vim keeps a global value of the
239local window options, which is used when editing another buffer. Each window
240has its own copy of these values. Thus these are local to the window, but
241global to all buffers in the window. With this you can do: >
242 :e one
243 :set list
244 :e two
245Now the 'list' option will also be set in "two", since with the ":set list"
246command you have also set the global value. >
247 :set nolist
248 :e one
249 :setlocal list
250 :e two
251Now the 'list' option is not set, because ":set nolist" resets the global
252value, ":setlocal list" only changes the local value and ":e two" gets the
253global value. Note that if you do this next: >
254 :e one
255You will not get back the 'list' value as it was the last time you edited
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000256"one". The options local to a window are not remembered for each buffer.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000257
258 *:setl* *:setlocal*
259:setl[ocal] ... Like ":set" but set only the value local to the
260 current buffer or window. Not all options have a
261 local value. If the option does not have a local
262 value the global value is set.
263 With the "all" argument: display all local option's
264 local values.
265 Without argument: Display all local option's local
266 values which are different from the default.
267 When displaying a specific local option, show the
268 local value. For a global option the global value is
269 shown (but that might change in the future).
270 {not in Vi}
271
Bram Moolenaar899dddf2006-03-26 21:06:50 +0000272:setl[ocal] {option}< Set the local value of {option} to its global value by
273 copying the value.
274 {not in Vi}
275
276:se[t] {option}< Set the local value of {option} to its global value by
277 making it empty. Only makes sense for |global-local|
278 options.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000279 {not in Vi}
280
281 *:setg* *:setglobal*
282:setg[lobal] ... Like ":set" but set only the global value for a local
283 option without changing the local value.
284 When displaying an option, the global value is shown.
285 With the "all" argument: display all local option's
286 global values.
287 Without argument: display all local option's global
288 values which are different from the default.
289 {not in Vi}
290
291For buffer-local and window-local options:
292 Command global value local value ~
293 :set option=value set set
294 :setlocal option=value - set
295:setglobal option=value set -
296 :set option? - display
297 :setlocal option? - display
298:setglobal option? display -
299
300
301Global options with a local value *global-local*
302
Bram Moolenaarb5bf5b82004-12-24 14:35:23 +0000303Options are global when you mostly use one value for all buffers and windows.
304For some global options it's useful to sometimes have a different local value.
305You can set the local value with ":setlocal". That buffer or window will then
306use the local value, while other buffers and windows continue using the global
307value.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000308
309For example, you have two windows, both on C source code. They use the global
310'makeprg' option. If you do this in one of the two windows: >
311 :set makeprg=gmake
312then the other window will switch to the same value. There is no need to set
313the 'makeprg' option in the other C source window too.
314However, if you start editing a Perl file in a new window, you want to use
315another 'makeprog' for it, without changing the value used for the C source
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000316files. You use this command: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000317 :setlocal makeprg=perlmake
318You can switch back to using the global value by making the local value empty: >
319 :setlocal makeprg=
320This only works for a string option. For a boolean option you need to use the
321"<" flag, like this: >
322 :setlocal autoread<
323Note that for non-boolean options using "<" copies the global value to the
324local value, it doesn't switch back to using the global value (that matters
Bram Moolenaar899dddf2006-03-26 21:06:50 +0000325when the global value changes later). You can also use: >
326 :set path<
327This will make the local value of 'path' empty, so that the global value is
328used. Thus it does the same as: >
329 :setlocal path=
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000330Note: In the future more global options can be made global-local. Using
331":setlocal" on a global option might work differently then.
332
333
334Setting the filetype
335
336:setf[iletype] {filetype} *:setf* *:setfiletype*
337 Set the 'filetype' option to {filetype}, but only if
338 not done yet in a sequence of (nested) autocommands.
339 This is short for: >
340 :if !did_filetype()
341 : setlocal filetype={filetype}
342 :endif
343< This command is used in a filetype.vim file to avoid
344 setting the 'filetype' option twice, causing different
345 settings and syntax files to be loaded.
346 {not in Vi}
347
348:bro[wse] se[t] *:set-browse* *:browse-set* *:opt* *:options*
349:opt[ions] Open a window for viewing and setting all options.
350 Options are grouped by function.
351 Offers short help for each option. Hit <CR> on the
352 short help to open a help window with more help for
353 the option.
354 Modify the value of the option and hit <CR> on the
355 "set" line to set the new value. For window and
356 buffer specific options, the last accessed window is
357 used to set the option value in, unless this is a help
358 window, in which case the window below help window is
359 used (skipping the option-window).
360 {not available when compiled without the |+eval| or
361 |+autocmd| features}
362
363 *$HOME*
364Using "~" is like using "$HOME", but it is only recognized at the start of an
365option and after a space or comma.
366
367On Unix systems "~user" can be used too. It is replaced by the home directory
368of user "user". Example: >
369 :set path=~mool/include,/usr/include,.
370
371On Unix systems the form "${HOME}" can be used too. The name between {} can
372contain non-id characters then. Note that if you want to use this for the
373"gf" command, you need to add the '{' and '}' characters to 'isfname'.
374
375NOTE: expanding environment variables and "~/" is only done with the ":set"
376command, not when assigning a value to an option with ":let".
377
378
379Note the maximum length of an expanded option is limited. How much depends on
380the system, mostly it is something like 256 or 1024 characters.
381
382 *:fix* *:fixdel*
383:fix[del] Set the value of 't_kD':
384 't_kb' is 't_kD' becomes ~
385 CTRL-? CTRL-H
386 not CTRL-? CTRL-?
387
388 (CTRL-? is 0177 octal, 0x7f hex) {not in Vi}
389
390 If your delete key terminal code is wrong, but the
391 code for backspace is alright, you can put this in
392 your .vimrc: >
393 :fixdel
394< This works no matter what the actual code for
395 backspace is.
396
397 If the backspace key terminal code is wrong you can
398 use this: >
399 :if &term == "termname"
400 : set t_kb=^V<BS>
401 : fixdel
402 :endif
403< Where "^V" is CTRL-V and "<BS>" is the backspace key
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000404 (don't type four characters!). Replace "termname"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000405 with your terminal name.
406
407 If your <Delete> key sends a strange key sequence (not
408 CTRL-? or CTRL-H) you cannot use ":fixdel". Then use: >
409 :if &term == "termname"
410 : set t_kD=^V<Delete>
411 :endif
412< Where "^V" is CTRL-V and "<Delete>" is the delete key
413 (don't type eight characters!). Replace "termname"
414 with your terminal name.
415
416 *Linux-backspace*
417 Note about Linux: By default the backspace key
418 produces CTRL-?, which is wrong. You can fix it by
419 putting this line in your rc.local: >
420 echo "keycode 14 = BackSpace" | loadkeys
421<
422 *NetBSD-backspace*
423 Note about NetBSD: If your backspace doesn't produce
424 the right code, try this: >
425 xmodmap -e "keycode 22 = BackSpace"
426< If this works, add this in your .Xmodmap file: >
427 keysym 22 = BackSpace
428< You need to restart for this to take effect.
429
430==============================================================================
4312. Automatically setting options *auto-setting*
432
433Besides changing options with the ":set" command, there are three alternatives
434to set options automatically for one or more files:
435
4361. When starting Vim initializations are read from various places. See
437 |initialization|. Most of them are performed for all editing sessions,
438 and some of them depend on the directory where Vim is started.
439 You can create an initialization file with |:mkvimrc|, |:mkview| and
440 |:mksession|.
4412. If you start editing a new file, the automatic commands are executed.
442 This can be used to set options for files matching a particular pattern and
443 many other things. See |autocommand|.
4443. If you start editing a new file, and the 'modeline' option is on, a
445 number of lines at the beginning and end of the file are checked for
446 modelines. This is explained here.
447
448 *modeline* *vim:* *vi:* *ex:* *E520*
449There are two forms of modelines. The first form:
450 [text]{white}{vi:|vim:|ex:}[white]{options}
451
452[text] any text or empty
453{white} at least one blank character (<Space> or <Tab>)
454{vi:|vim:|ex:} the string "vi:", "vim:" or "ex:"
455[white] optional white space
456{options} a list of option settings, separated with white space or ':',
457 where each part between ':' is the argument for a ":set"
458 command
459
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +0000460Example:
461 vi:noai:sw=3 ts=6 ~
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000462
463The second form (this is compatible with some versions of Vi):
464
465 [text]{white}{vi:|vim:|ex:}[white]se[t] {options}:[text]
466
467[text] any text or empty
468{white} at least one blank character (<Space> or <Tab>)
469{vi:|vim:|ex:} the string "vi:", "vim:" or "ex:"
470[white] optional white space
471se[t] the string "set " or "se " (note the space)
472{options} a list of options, separated with white space, which is the
473 argument for a ":set" command
474: a colon
475[text] any text or empty
476
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +0000477Example:
478 /* vim: set ai tw=75: */ ~
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000479
480The white space before {vi:|vim:|ex:} is required. This minimizes the chance
481that a normal word like "lex:" is caught. There is one exception: "vi:" and
482"vim:" can also be at the start of the line (for compatibility with version
4833.0). Using "ex:" at the start of the line will be ignored (this could be
484short for "example:").
485
486 *modeline-local*
487The options are set like with ":setlocal": The new value only applies to the
Bram Moolenaar843ee412004-06-30 16:16:41 +0000488buffer and window that contain the file. Although it's possible to set global
489options from a modeline, this is unusual. If you have two windows open and
490the files in it set the same global option to a different value, the result
491depends on which one was opened last.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000492
Bram Moolenaar15d0a8c2004-09-06 17:44:46 +0000493When editing a file that was already loaded, only the window-local options
494from the modeline are used. Thus if you manually changed a buffer-local
495option after opening the file, it won't be changed if you edit the same buffer
496in another window. But window-local options will be set.
497
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000498 *modeline-version*
499If the modeline is only to be used for some versions of Vim, the version
500number can be specified where "vim:" is used:
501 vim{vers}: version {vers} or later
502 vim<{vers}: version before {vers}
503 vim={vers}: version {vers}
504 vim>{vers}: version after {vers}
505{vers} is 600 for Vim 6.0 (hundred times the major version plus minor).
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +0000506For example, to use a modeline only for Vim 6.0 and later:
507 /* vim600: set foldmethod=marker: */ ~
508To use a modeline for Vim before version 5.7:
509 /* vim<570: set sw=4: */ ~
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000510There can be no blanks between "vim" and the ":".
511
512
513The number of lines that are checked can be set with the 'modelines' option.
514If 'modeline' is off or 'modelines' is 0 no lines are checked.
515
516Note that for the first form all of the rest of the line is used, thus a line
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +0000517like:
518 /* vi:ts=4: */ ~
519will give an error message for the trailing "*/". This line is OK:
520 /* vi:set ts=4: */ ~
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000521
522If an error is detected the rest of the line is skipped.
523
524If you want to include a ':' in a set command precede it with a '\'. The
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +0000525backslash in front of the ':' will be removed. Example:
526 /* vi:set dir=c\:\tmp: */ ~
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000527This sets the 'dir' option to "c:\tmp". Only a single backslash before the
528':' is removed. Thus to include "\:" you have to specify "\\:".
529
530No other commands than "set" are supported, for security reasons (somebody
531might create a Trojan horse text file with modelines).
532
533Hint: If you would like to do something else than setting an option, you could
534define an autocommand that checks the file for a specific string. For
535example: >
536 au BufReadPost * if getline(1) =~ "VAR" | call SetVar() | endif
537And define a function SetVar() that does something with the line containing
538"VAR".
539
540==============================================================================
5413. Options summary *option-summary*
542
543In the list below all the options are mentioned with their full name and with
544an abbreviation if there is one. Both forms may be used.
545
546In this document when a boolean option is "set" that means that ":set option"
547is entered. When an option is "reset", ":set nooption" is used.
548
549For some options there are two default values: The "Vim default", which is
550used when 'compatible' is not set, and the "Vi default", which is used when
551'compatible' is set.
552
553Most options are the same in all windows and buffers. There are a few that
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000554are specific to how the text is presented in a window. These can be set to a
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000555different value in each window. For example the 'list' option can be set in
556one window and reset in another for the same text, giving both types of view
557at the same time. There are a few options that are specific to a certain
558file. These can have a different value for each file or buffer. For example
559the 'textwidth' option can be 78 for a normal text file and 0 for a C
560program.
561
562 global one option for all buffers and windows
563 local to window each window has its own copy of this option
564 local to buffer each buffer has its own copy of this option
565
566When creating a new window the option values from the currently active window
567are used as a default value for the window-specific options. For the
568buffer-specific options this depends on the 's' and 'S' flags in the
569'cpoptions' option. If 's' is included (which is the default) the values for
570buffer options are copied from the currently active buffer when a buffer is
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000571first entered. If 'S' is present the options are copied each time the buffer
572is entered, this is almost like having global options. If 's' and 'S' are not
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000573present, the options are copied from the currently active buffer when the
574buffer is created.
575
Bram Moolenaar578b49e2005-09-10 19:22:57 +0000576Hidden options *hidden-options*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000577
Bram Moolenaar578b49e2005-09-10 19:22:57 +0000578Not all options are supported in all versions. This depends on the supported
579features and sometimes on the system. A remark about this is in curly braces
580below. When an option is not supported it may still be set without getting an
581error, this is called a hidden option. You can't get the value of a hidden
582option though, it is not stored.
583
584To test if option "foo" can be used with ":set" use something like this: >
585 if exists('&foo')
586This also returns true for a hidden option. To test if option "foo" is really
587supported use something like this: >
588 if exists('+foo')
589<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000590 *E355*
591A jump table for the options with a short description can be found at |Q_op|.
592
593 *'aleph'* *'al'* *aleph* *Aleph*
594'aleph' 'al' number (default 128 for MS-DOS, 224 otherwise)
595 global
596 {not in Vi}
597 {only available when compiled with the |+rightleft|
598 feature}
599 The ASCII code for the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet. The
600 routine that maps the keyboard in Hebrew mode, both in Insert mode
601 (when hkmap is set) and on the command-line (when hitting CTRL-_)
602 outputs the Hebrew characters in the range [aleph..aleph+26].
603 aleph=128 applies to PC code, and aleph=224 applies to ISO 8859-8.
604 See |rileft.txt|.
605
606 *'allowrevins'* *'ari'* *'noallowrevins'* *'noari'*
607'allowrevins' 'ari' boolean (default off)
608 global
609 {not in Vi}
610 {only available when compiled with the |+rightleft|
611 feature}
612 Allow CTRL-_ in Insert and Command-line mode. This is default off, to
613 avoid that users that accidentally type CTRL-_ instead of SHIFT-_ get
614 into reverse Insert mode, and don't know how to get out. See
615 'revins'.
616 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
617
618 *'altkeymap'* *'akm'* *'noaltkeymap'* *'noakm'*
619'altkeymap' 'akm' boolean (default off)
620 global
621 {not in Vi}
622 {only available when compiled with the |+farsi|
623 feature}
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +0000624 When on, the second language is Farsi. In editing mode CTRL-_ toggles
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000625 the keyboard map between Farsi and English, when 'allowrevins' set.
626
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +0000627 When off, the keyboard map toggles between Hebrew and English. This
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000628 is useful to start the Vim in native mode i.e. English (left-to-right
629 mode) and have default second language Farsi or Hebrew (right-to-left
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000630 mode). See |farsi.txt|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000631
632 *'ambiwidth'* *'ambw'*
633'ambiwidth' 'ambw' string (default: "single")
634 global
635 {not in Vi}
636 {only available when compiled with the |+multi_byte|
637 feature}
638 Only effective when 'encoding' is "utf-8" or another Unicode encoding.
639 Tells Vim what to do with characters with East Asian Width Class
640 Ambiguous (such as Euro, Registered Sign, Copyright Sign, Greek
641 letters, Cyrillic letters).
642
643 There are currently two possible values:
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +0000644 "single": Use the same width as characters in US-ASCII. This is
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000645 expected by most users.
646 "double": Use twice the width of ASCII characters.
647
648 There are a number of CJK fonts for which the width of glyphs for
649 those characters are solely based on how many octets they take in
650 legacy/traditional CJK encodings. In those encodings, Euro,
651 Registered sign, Greek/Cyrillic letters are represented by two octets,
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +0000652 therefore those fonts have "wide" glyphs for them. This is also
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000653 true of some line drawing characters used to make tables in text
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +0000654 file. Therefore, when a CJK font is used for GUI Vim or
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000655 Vim is running inside a terminal (emulators) that uses a CJK font
656 (or Vim is run inside an xterm invoked with "-cjkwidth" option.),
657 this option should be set to "double" to match the width perceived
658 by Vim with the width of glyphs in the font. Perhaps it also has
659 to be set to "double" under CJK Windows 9x/ME or Windows 2k/XP
660 when the system locale is set to one of CJK locales. See Unicode
661 Standard Annex #11 (http://www.unicode.org/reports/tr11).
662
663 *'antialias'* *'anti'* *'noantialias'* *'noanti'*
664'antialias' 'anti' boolean (default: off)
665 global
666 {not in Vi}
667 {only available when compiled with GUI enabled
668 on Mac OS X}
669 This option only has an effect in the GUI version of Vim on Mac OS X
670 v10.2 or later. When on, Vim will use smooth ("antialiased") fonts,
671 which can be easier to read at certain sizes on certain displays.
672 Setting this option can sometimes cause problems if 'guifont' is set
673 to its default (empty string).
674
675 *'autochdir'* *'acd'* *'noautochdir'* *'noacd'*
676'autochdir' 'acd' boolean (default off)
677 global
678 {not in Vi}
679 {only available when compiled with the
680 |+netbeans_intg| or |+sun_workshop| feature}
Bram Moolenaard8c00872005-07-22 21:52:15 +0000681 When on, Vim will change the current working directory whenever you
682 open a file, switch buffers, delete a buffer or open/close a window.
683 It will change to the directory containing the file which was opened
684 or selected.
685 This option is provided for backward compatibility with the Vim
686 released with Sun ONE Studio 4 Enterprise Edition.
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +0000687 Note: When this option is on some plugins may not work.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000688
689 *'arabic'* *'arab'* *'noarabic'* *'noarab'*
690'arabic' 'arab' boolean (default off)
691 local to window
692 {not in Vi}
693 {only available when compiled with the |+arabic|
694 feature}
695 This option can be set to start editing Arabic text.
696 Setting this option will:
697 - Set the 'rightleft' option, unless 'termbidi' is set.
698 - Set the 'arabicshape' option, unless 'termbidi' is set.
699 - Set the 'keymap' option to "arabic"; in Insert mode CTRL-^ toggles
700 between typing English and Arabic key mapping.
701 - Set the 'delcombine' option
702 Note that 'encoding' must be "utf-8" for working with Arabic text.
703
704 Resetting this option will:
705 - Reset the 'rightleft' option.
706 - Disable the use of 'keymap' (without changing its value).
707 Note that 'arabicshape' and 'delcombine' are not reset (it is a global
708 option.
709 Also see |arabic.txt|.
710
711 *'arabicshape'* *'arshape'*
712 *'noarabicshape'* *'noarshape'*
713'arabicshape' 'arshape' boolean (default on)
714 global
715 {not in Vi}
716 {only available when compiled with the |+arabic|
717 feature}
718 When on and 'termbidi' is off, the required visual character
719 corrections that need to take place for displaying the Arabic language
720 take affect. Shaping, in essence, gets enabled; the term is a broad
721 one which encompasses:
722 a) the changing/morphing of characters based on their location
723 within a word (initial, medial, final and stand-alone).
724 b) the enabling of the ability to compose characters
725 c) the enabling of the required combining of some characters
726 When disabled the character display reverts back to each character's
727 true stand-alone form.
728 Arabic is a complex language which requires other settings, for
729 further details see |arabic.txt|.
730
731 *'autoindent'* *'ai'* *'noautoindent'* *'noai'*
732'autoindent' 'ai' boolean (default off)
733 local to buffer
734 Copy indent from current line when starting a new line (typing <CR>
735 in Insert mode or when using the "o" or "O" command). If you do not
736 type anything on the new line except <BS> or CTRL-D and then type
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000737 <Esc> or <CR>, the indent is deleted again. Moving the cursor to
738 another line has the same effect, unless the 'I' flag is included in
739 'cpoptions'.
740 When autoindent is on, formatting (with the "gq" command or when you
741 reach 'textwidth' in Insert mode) uses the indentation of the first
742 line.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000743 When 'smartindent' or 'cindent' is on the indent is changed in
744 a different way.
745 The 'autoindent' option is reset when the 'paste' option is set.
746 {small difference from Vi: After the indent is deleted when typing
747 <Esc> or <CR>, the cursor position when moving up or down is after the
748 deleted indent; Vi puts the cursor somewhere in the deleted indent}.
749
750 *'autoread'* *'ar'* *'noautoread'* *'noar'*
751'autoread' 'ar' boolean (default off)
752 global or local to buffer |global-local|
753 {not in Vi}
754 When a file has been detected to have been changed outside of Vim and
755 it has not been changed inside of Vim, automatically read it again.
756 When the file has been deleted this is not done. |timestamp|
757 If this option has a local value, use this command to switch back to
758 using the global value: >
759 :set autoread<
760<
761 *'autowrite'* *'aw'* *'noautowrite'* *'noaw'*
762'autowrite' 'aw' boolean (default off)
763 global
764 Write the contents of the file, if it has been modified, on each
765 :next, :rewind, :last, :first, :previous, :stop, :suspend, :tag, :!,
766 :make, CTRL-] and CTRL-^ command; and when a CTRL-O, CTRL-I,
767 '{A-Z0-9}, or `{A-Z0-9} command takes one to another file.
768 Note that for some commands the 'autowrite' option is not used, see
769 'autowriteall' for that.
770
771 *'autowriteall'* *'awa'* *'noautowriteall'* *'noawa'*
772'autowriteall' 'awa' boolean (default off)
773 global
774 {not in Vi}
775 Like 'autowrite', but also used for commands ":edit", ":enew", ":quit",
776 ":qall", ":exit", ":xit", ":recover" and closing the Vim window.
777 Setting this option also implies that Vim behaves like 'autowrite' has
778 been set.
779
780 *'background'* *'bg'*
781'background' 'bg' string (default "dark" or "light")
782 global
783 {not in Vi}
784 When set to "dark", Vim will try to use colors that look good on a
785 dark background. When set to "light", Vim will try to use colors that
786 look good on a light background. Any other value is illegal.
787 Vim tries to set the default value according to the terminal used.
788 This will not always be correct.
789 Setting this option does not change the background color, it tells Vim
790 what the background color looks like. For changing the background
791 color, see |:hi-normal|.
792
793 When 'background' is set Vim will adjust the default color groups for
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000794 the new value. But the colors used for syntax highlighting will not
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000795 change.
796 When a color scheme is loaded (the "colors_name" variable is set)
797 setting 'background' will cause the color scheme to be reloaded. If
798 the color scheme adjusts to the value of 'background' this will work.
799 However, if the color scheme sets 'background' itself the effect may
800 be undone. First delete the "colors_name" variable when needed.
801
802 When setting 'background' to the default value with: >
803 :set background&
804< Vim will guess the value. In the GUI this should work correctly,
805 in other cases Vim might not be able to guess the right value.
806
807 When starting the GUI, the default value for 'background' will be
808 "light". When the value is not set in the .gvimrc, and Vim detects
809 that the background is actually quite dark, 'background' is set to
810 "dark". But this happens only AFTER the .gvimrc file has been read
811 (because the window needs to be opened to find the actual background
812 color). To get around this, force the GUI window to be opened by
813 putting a ":gui" command in the .gvimrc file, before where the value
814 of 'background' is used (e.g., before ":syntax on").
815 Normally this option would be set in the .vimrc file. Possibly
816 depending on the terminal name. Example: >
817 :if &term == "pcterm"
818 : set background=dark
819 :endif
820< When this option is set, the default settings for the highlight groups
821 will change. To use other settings, place ":highlight" commands AFTER
822 the setting of the 'background' option.
823 This option is also used in the "$VIMRUNTIME/syntax/syntax.vim" file
824 to select the colors for syntax highlighting. After changing this
825 option, you must load syntax.vim again to see the result. This can be
826 done with ":syntax on".
827
828 *'backspace'* *'bs'*
829'backspace' 'bs' string (default "")
830 global
831 {not in Vi}
832 Influences the working of <BS>, <Del>, CTRL-W and CTRL-U in Insert
833 mode. This is a list of items, separated by commas. Each item allows
834 a way to backspace over something:
835 value effect ~
836 indent allow backspacing over autoindent
837 eol allow backspacing over line breaks (join lines)
838 start allow backspacing over the start of insert; CTRL-W and CTRL-U
839 stop once at the start of insert.
840
841 When the value is empty, Vi compatible backspacing is used.
842
843 For backwards compatibility with version 5.4 and earlier:
844 value effect ~
845 0 same as ":set backspace=" (Vi compatible)
846 1 same as ":set backspace=indent,eol"
847 2 same as ":set backspace=indent,eol,start"
848
849 See |:fixdel| if your <BS> or <Del> key does not do what you want.
850 NOTE: This option is set to "" when 'compatible' is set.
851
852 *'backup'* *'bk'* *'nobackup'* *'nobk'*
853'backup' 'bk' boolean (default off)
854 global
855 {not in Vi}
856 Make a backup before overwriting a file. Leave it around after the
857 file has been successfully written. If you do not want to keep the
858 backup file, but you do want a backup while the file is being
859 written, reset this option and set the 'writebackup' option (this is
860 the default). If you do not want a backup file at all reset both
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000861 options (use this if your file system is almost full). See the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000862 |backup-table| for more explanations.
863 When the 'backupskip' pattern matches, a backup is not made anyway.
864 When 'patchmode' is set, the backup may be renamed to become the
865 oldest version of a file.
866 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
867
868 *'backupcopy'* *'bkc'*
869'backupcopy' 'bkc' string (Vi default for Unix: "yes", otherwise: "auto")
870 global
871 {not in Vi}
872 When writing a file and a backup is made, this option tells how it's
873 done. This is a comma separated list of words.
874
875 The main values are:
876 "yes" make a copy of the file and overwrite the original one
877 "no" rename the file and write a new one
878 "auto" one of the previous, what works best
879
880 Extra values that can be combined with the ones above are:
881 "breaksymlink" always break symlinks when writing
882 "breakhardlink" always break hardlinks when writing
883
884 Making a copy and overwriting the original file:
885 - Takes extra time to copy the file.
886 + When the file has special attributes, is a (hard/symbolic) link or
887 has a resource fork, all this is preserved.
888 - When the file is a link the backup will have the name of the link,
889 not of the real file.
890
891 Renaming the file and writing a new one:
892 + It's fast.
893 - Sometimes not all attributes of the file can be copied to the new
894 file.
895 - When the file is a link the new file will not be a link.
896
897 The "auto" value is the middle way: When Vim sees that renaming file
898 is possible without side effects (the attributes can be passed on and
899 and the file is not a link) that is used. When problems are expected,
900 a copy will be made.
901
902 The "breaksymlink" and "breakhardlink" values can be used in
903 combination with any of "yes", "no" and "auto". When included, they
904 force Vim to always break either symbolic or hard links by doing
905 exactly what the "no" option does, renaming the original file to
906 become the backup and writing a new file in its place. This can be
907 useful for example in source trees where all the files are symbolic or
908 hard links and any changes should stay in the local source tree, not
909 be propagated back to the original source.
910 *crontab*
911 One situation where "no" and "auto" will cause problems: A program
912 that opens a file, invokes Vim to edit that file, and then tests if
913 the open file was changed (through the file descriptor) will check the
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000914 backup file instead of the newly created file. "crontab -e" is an
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000915 example.
916
917 When a copy is made, the original file is truncated and then filled
918 with the new text. This means that protection bits, owner and
919 symbolic links of the original file are unmodified. The backup file
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000920 however, is a new file, owned by the user who edited the file. The
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000921 group of the backup is set to the group of the original file. If this
922 fails, the protection bits for the group are made the same as for
923 others.
924
925 When the file is renamed this is the other way around: The backup has
926 the same attributes of the original file, and the newly written file
927 is owned by the current user. When the file was a (hard/symbolic)
928 link, the new file will not! That's why the "auto" value doesn't
929 rename when the file is a link. The owner and group of the newly
930 written file will be set to the same ones as the original file, but
931 the system may refuse to do this. In that case the "auto" value will
932 again not rename the file.
933
934 *'backupdir'* *'bdir'*
935'backupdir' 'bdir' string (default for Amiga: ".,t:",
936 for MS-DOS and Win32: ".,c:/tmp,c:/temp"
937 for Unix: ".,~/tmp,~/")
938 global
939 {not in Vi}
940 List of directories for the backup file, separated with commas.
941 - The backup file will be created in the first directory in the list
942 where this is possible.
943 - Empty means that no backup file will be created ('patchmode' is
944 impossible!). Writing may fail because of this.
945 - A directory "." means to put the backup file in the same directory
946 as the edited file.
Bram Moolenaar009b2592004-10-24 19:18:58 +0000947 - A directory starting with "./" (or ".\" for MS-DOS et al.) means to
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000948 put the backup file relative to where the edited file is. The
949 leading "." is replaced with the path name of the edited file.
950 ("." inside a directory name has no special meaning).
951 - Spaces after the comma are ignored, other spaces are considered part
952 of the directory name. To have a space at the start of a directory
953 name, precede it with a backslash.
954 - To include a comma in a directory name precede it with a backslash.
955 - A directory name may end in an '/'.
956 - Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
957 - Careful with '\' characters, type one before a space, type two to
958 get one in the option (see |option-backslash|), for example: >
959 :set bdir=c:\\tmp,\ dir\\,with\\,commas,\\\ dir\ with\ spaces
960< - For backwards compatibility with Vim version 3.0 a '>' at the start
961 of the option is removed.
962 See also 'backup' and 'writebackup' options.
963 If you want to hide your backup files on Unix, consider this value: >
964 :set backupdir=./.backup,~/.backup,.,/tmp
965< You must create a ".backup" directory in each directory and in your
966 home directory for this to work properly.
967 The use of |:set+=| and |:set-=| is preferred when adding or removing
968 directories from the list. This avoids problems when a future version
969 uses another default.
970 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
971 security reasons.
972
973 *'backupext'* *'bex'* *E589*
974'backupext' 'bex' string (default "~", for VMS: "_")
975 global
976 {not in Vi}
977 String which is appended to a file name to make the name of the
978 backup file. The default is quite unusual, because this avoids
979 accidentally overwriting existing files with a backup file. You might
980 prefer using ".bak", but make sure that you don't have files with
981 ".bak" that you want to keep.
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +0000982 Only normal file name characters can be used, "/\*?[|<>" are illegal.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000983
Bram Moolenaar3fdfa4a2004-10-07 21:02:47 +0000984 If you like to keep a lot of backups, you could use a BufWritePre
985 autocommand to change 'backupext' just before writing the file to
986 include a timestamp. >
987 :au BufWritePre * let &bex = '-' . strftime("%Y%b%d%X") . '~'
988< Use 'backupdir' to put the backup in a different directory.
989
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000990 *'backupskip'* *'bsk'*
991'backupskip' 'bsk' string (default: "/tmp/*,$TMPDIR/*,$TMP/*,$TEMP/*")
992 global
993 {not in Vi}
994 {not available when compiled without the |+wildignore|
995 feature}
996 A list of file patterns. When one of the patterns matches with the
997 name of the file which is written, no backup file is created. Both
998 the specified file name and the full path name of the file are used.
999 The pattern is used like with |:autocmd|, see |autocmd-patterns|.
1000 Watch out for special characters, see |option-backslash|.
1001 When $TMPDIR, $TMP or $TEMP is not defined, it is not used for the
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00001002 default value. "/tmp/*" is only used for Unix.
Bram Moolenaara5792f52005-11-23 21:25:05 +00001003 Note that the default also makes sure that "crontab -e" works (when a
1004 backup would be made by renaming the original file crontab won't see
1005 the newly created file). Also see 'backupcopy' and |crontab|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001006
1007 *'balloondelay'* *'bdlay'*
1008'balloondelay' 'bdlay' number (default: 600)
1009 global
1010 {not in Vi}
1011 {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval|
1012 feature}
1013 Delay in milliseconds before a balloon may pop up. See |balloon-eval|.
1014
1015 *'ballooneval'* *'beval'* *'noballooneval'* *'nobeval'*
1016'ballooneval' 'beval' boolean (default off)
1017 global
1018 {not in Vi}
1019 {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval|
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00001020 feature}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001021 Switch on the |balloon-eval| functionality.
1022
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00001023 *'balloonexpr'* *'bexpr'*
1024'balloonexpr' 'bexpr' string (default "")
Bram Moolenaar9b2200a2006-03-20 21:55:45 +00001025 global or local to buffer |global-local|
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00001026 {not in Vi}
1027 {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval|
1028 feature}
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +00001029 Expression for text to show in evaluation balloon. It is only used
1030 when 'ballooneval' is on. These variables can be used:
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00001031
1032 v:beval_bufnr number of the buffer in which balloon is going to show
1033 v:beval_winnr number of the window
1034 v:beval_lnum line number
1035 v:beval_col column number (byte index)
1036 v:beval_text word under or after the mouse pointer
1037
1038 The evaluation of the expression must not have side effects!
1039 Example: >
1040 function! MyBalloonExpr()
Bram Moolenaar45360022005-07-21 21:08:21 +00001041 return 'Cursor is at line ' . v:beval_lnum .
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00001042 \', column ' . v:beval_col .
1043 \ ' of file ' . bufname(v:beval_bufnr) .
1044 \ ' on word "' . v:beval_text . '"'
1045 endfunction
1046 set bexpr=MyBalloonExpr()
1047 set ballooneval
1048<
1049 NOTE: The balloon is displayed only if the cursor is on a text
1050 character. If the result of evaluating 'balloonexpr' is not empty,
1051 Vim does not try to send a message to an external debugger (Netbeans
1052 or Sun Workshop).
1053
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +00001054 The expression may be evaluated in the |sandbox|, see
1055 |sandbox-option|.
1056
1057 It is not allowed to change text or jump to another window while
1058 evaluating 'balloonexpr' |textlock|.
1059
Bram Moolenaar87e25fd2005-07-27 21:13:01 +00001060 To check whether line breaks in the balloon text work use this check: >
Bram Moolenaar45360022005-07-21 21:08:21 +00001061 if has("balloon_multiline")
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +00001062< When they are supported "\n" characters will start a new line. If the
1063 expression evaluates to a |List| this is equal to using each List item
1064 as a string and putting "\n" in between them.
1065
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001066 *'binary'* *'bin'* *'nobinary'* *'nobin'*
1067'binary' 'bin' boolean (default off)
1068 local to buffer
1069 {not in Vi}
1070 This option should be set before editing a binary file. You can also
1071 use the |-b| Vim argument. When this option is switched on a few
1072 options will be changed (also when it already was on):
1073 'textwidth' will be set to 0
1074 'wrapmargin' will be set to 0
1075 'modeline' will be off
1076 'expandtab' will be off
1077 Also, 'fileformat' and 'fileformats' options will not be used, the
1078 file is read and written like 'fileformat' was "unix" (a single <NL>
1079 separates lines).
1080 The 'fileencoding' and 'fileencodings' options will not be used, the
1081 file is read without conversion.
1082 NOTE: When you start editing a(nother) file while the 'bin' option is
1083 on, settings from autocommands may change the settings again (e.g.,
1084 'textwidth'), causing trouble when editing. You might want to set
1085 'bin' again when the file has been loaded.
1086 The previous values of these options are remembered and restored when
1087 'bin' is switched from on to off. Each buffer has its own set of
1088 saved option values.
1089 To edit a file with 'binary' set you can use the |++bin| argument.
1090 This avoids you have to do ":set bin", which would have effect for all
1091 files you edit.
1092 When writing a file the <EOL> for the last line is only written if
1093 there was one in the original file (normally Vim appends an <EOL> to
1094 the last line if there is none; this would make the file longer). See
1095 the 'endofline' option.
1096
1097 *'bioskey'* *'biosk'* *'nobioskey'* *'nobiosk'*
1098'bioskey' 'biosk' boolean (default on)
1099 global
1100 {not in Vi} {only for MS-DOS}
Bram Moolenaar87e25fd2005-07-27 21:13:01 +00001101 When on the BIOS is called to obtain a keyboard character. This works
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001102 better to detect CTRL-C, but only works for the console. When using a
1103 terminal over a serial port reset this option.
1104 Also see |'conskey'|.
1105
1106 *'bomb'* *'nobomb'*
1107'bomb' boolean (default off)
1108 local to buffer
1109 {not in Vi}
1110 {only available when compiled with the |+multi_byte|
1111 feature}
1112 When writing a file and the following conditions are met, a BOM (Byte
1113 Order Mark) is prepended to the file:
1114 - this option is on
1115 - the 'binary' option is off
1116 - 'fileencoding' is "utf-8", "ucs-2", "ucs-4" or one of the little/big
1117 endian variants.
1118 Some applications use the BOM to recognize the encoding of the file.
1119 Often used for UCS-2 files on MS-Windows. For other applications it
1120 causes trouble, for example: "cat file1 file2" makes the BOM of file2
1121 appear halfway the resulting file.
1122 When Vim reads a file and 'fileencodings' starts with "ucs-bom", a
1123 check for the presence of the BOM is done and 'bomb' set accordingly.
1124 Unless 'binary' is set, it is removed from the first line, so that you
1125 don't see it when editing. When you don't change the options, the BOM
1126 will be restored when writing the file.
1127
1128 *'breakat'* *'brk'*
1129'breakat' 'brk' string (default " ^I!@*-+;:,./?")
1130 global
1131 {not in Vi}
1132 {not available when compiled without the |+linebreak|
1133 feature}
1134 This option lets you choose which characters might cause a line
Bram Moolenaarac6e65f2005-08-29 22:25:38 +00001135 break if 'linebreak' is on. Only works for ASCII and also for 8-bit
1136 characters when 'encoding' is an 8-bit encoding.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001137
1138 *'browsedir'* *'bsdir'*
Bram Moolenaar7b0294c2004-10-11 10:16:09 +00001139'browsedir' 'bsdir' string (default: "last")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001140 global
1141 {not in Vi} {only for Motif and Win32 GUI}
1142 Which directory to use for the file browser:
1143 last Use same directory as with last file browser.
1144 buffer Use the directory of the related buffer.
1145 current Use the current directory.
1146 {path} Use the specified directory
1147
1148 *'bufhidden'* *'bh'*
1149'bufhidden' 'bh' string (default: "")
1150 local to buffer
1151 {not in Vi}
1152 {not available when compiled without the |+quickfix|
1153 feature}
1154 This option specifies what happens when a buffer is no longer
1155 displayed in a window:
1156 <empty> follow the global 'hidden' option
1157 hide hide the buffer (don't unload it), also when 'hidden'
1158 is not set
1159 unload unload the buffer, also when 'hidden' is set or using
1160 |:hide|
1161 delete delete the buffer from the buffer list, also when
1162 'hidden' is set or using |:hide|, like using
1163 |:bdelete|
1164 wipe wipe out the buffer from the buffer list, also when
1165 'hidden' is set or using |:hide|, like using
1166 |:bwipeout|
1167
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00001168 CAREFUL: when "unload", "delete" or "wipe" is used changes in a buffer
1169 are lost without a warning.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001170 This option is used together with 'buftype' and 'swapfile' to specify
1171 special kinds of buffers. See |special-buffers|.
1172
1173 *'buflisted'* *'bl'* *'nobuflisted'* *'nobl'* *E85*
1174'buflisted' 'bl' boolean (default: on)
1175 local to buffer
1176 {not in Vi}
1177 When this option is set, the buffer shows up in the buffer list. If
1178 it is reset it is not used for ":bnext", "ls", the Buffers menu, etc.
1179 This option is reset by Vim for buffers that are only used to remember
1180 a file name or marks. Vim sets it when starting to edit a buffer.
1181 But not when moving to a buffer with ":buffer".
1182
1183 *'buftype'* *'bt'* *E382*
1184'buftype' 'bt' string (default: "")
1185 local to buffer
1186 {not in Vi}
1187 {not available when compiled without the |+quickfix|
1188 feature}
1189 The value of this option specifies the type of a buffer:
1190 <empty> normal buffer
1191 nofile buffer which is not related to a file and will not be
1192 written
1193 nowrite buffer which will not be written
Bram Moolenaar21cf8232004-07-16 20:18:37 +00001194 acwrite buffer which will always be written with BufWriteCmd
1195 autocommands. {not available when compiled without the
1196 |+autocmd| feature}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001197 quickfix quickfix buffer, contains list of errors |:cwindow|
Bram Moolenaar280f1262006-01-30 00:14:18 +00001198 or list of locations |:lwindow|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001199 help help buffer (you are not supposed to set this
1200 manually)
1201
1202 This option is used together with 'bufhidden' and 'swapfile' to
1203 specify special kinds of buffers. See |special-buffers|.
1204
1205 Be careful with changing this option, it can have many side effects!
1206
Bram Moolenaar280f1262006-01-30 00:14:18 +00001207 A "quickfix" buffer is only used for the error list and the location
1208 list. This value is set by the |:cwindow| and |:lwindow| commands and
1209 you are not supposed to change it.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001210
1211 "nofile" and "nowrite" buffers are similar:
1212 both: The buffer is not to be written to disk, ":w" doesn't
1213 work (":w filename" does work though).
1214 both: The buffer is never considered to be |'modified'|.
1215 There is no warning when the changes will be lost, for
1216 example when you quit Vim.
1217 both: A swap file is only created when using too much memory
1218 (when 'swapfile' has been reset there is never a swap
1219 file).
1220 nofile only: The buffer name is fixed, it is not handled like a
1221 file name. It is not modified in response to a |:cd|
1222 command.
Bram Moolenaar21cf8232004-07-16 20:18:37 +00001223 *E676*
1224 "acwrite" implies that the buffer name is not related to a file, like
1225 "nofile", but it will be written. Thus, in contrast to "nofile" and
1226 "nowrite", ":w" does work and a modified buffer can't be abandoned
1227 without saving. For writing there must be matching |BufWriteCmd|,
1228 |FileWriteCmd| or |FileAppendCmd| autocommands.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001229
1230 *'casemap'* *'cmp'*
1231'casemap' 'cmp' string (default: "internal,keepascii")
1232 global
1233 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaar2217cae2006-03-25 21:55:52 +00001234 {only available when compiled with the |+multi_byte|
1235 feature}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001236 Specifies details about changing the case of letters. It may contain
1237 these words, separated by a comma:
1238 internal Use internal case mapping functions, the current
1239 locale does not change the case mapping. This only
Bram Moolenaar6f16eb82005-08-23 21:02:42 +00001240 matters when 'encoding' is a Unicode encoding,
1241 "latin1" or "iso-8859-15". When "internal" is
1242 omitted, the towupper() and towlower() system library
1243 functions are used when available.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001244 keepascii For the ASCII characters (0x00 to 0x7f) use the US
1245 case mapping, the current locale is not effective.
1246 This probably only matters for Turkish.
1247
1248 *'cdpath'* *'cd'* *E344* *E346*
1249'cdpath' 'cd' string (default: equivalent to $CDPATH or ",,")
1250 global
1251 {not in Vi}
1252 {not available when compiled without the
1253 |+file_in_path| feature}
1254 This is a list of directories which will be searched when using the
1255 |:cd| and |:lcd| commands, provided that the directory being searched
1256 for has a relative path (not starting with "/", "./" or "../").
1257 The 'cdpath' option's value has the same form and semantics as
1258 |'path'|. Also see |file-searching|.
1259 The default value is taken from $CDPATH, with a "," prepended to look
1260 in the current directory first.
1261 If the default value taken from $CDPATH is not what you want, include
1262 a modified version of the following command in your vimrc file to
1263 override it: >
1264 :let &cdpath = ',' . substitute(substitute($CDPATH, '[, ]', '\\\0', 'g'), ':', ',', 'g')
1265< This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
1266 security reasons.
1267 (parts of 'cdpath' can be passed to the shell to expand file names).
1268
1269 *'cedit'*
1270'cedit' string (Vi default: "", Vim default: CTRL-F)
1271 global
1272 {not in Vi}
1273 {not available when compiled without the |+vertsplit|
1274 feature}
1275 The key used in Command-line Mode to open the command-line window.
1276 The default is CTRL-F when 'compatible' is off.
1277 Only non-printable keys are allowed.
1278 The key can be specified as a single character, but it is difficult to
1279 type. The preferred way is to use the <> notation. Examples: >
1280 :set cedit=<C-Y>
1281 :set cedit=<Esc>
1282< |Nvi| also has this option, but it only uses the first character.
1283 See |cmdwin|.
1284
1285 *'charconvert'* *'ccv'* *E202* *E214* *E513*
1286'charconvert' 'ccv' string (default "")
1287 global
1288 {only available when compiled with the |+multi_byte|
1289 feature and the |+eval| feature}
1290 {not in Vi}
1291 An expression that is used for character encoding conversion. It is
1292 evaluated when a file that is to be read or has been written has a
1293 different encoding from what is desired.
1294 'charconvert' is not used when the internal iconv() function is
1295 supported and is able to do the conversion. Using iconv() is
1296 preferred, because it is much faster.
1297 'charconvert' is not used when reading stdin |--|, because there is no
1298 file to convert from. You will have to save the text in a file first.
1299 The expression must return zero or an empty string for success,
1300 non-zero for failure.
1301 The possible encoding names encountered are in 'encoding'.
1302 Additionally, names given in 'fileencodings' and 'fileencoding' are
1303 used.
1304 Conversion between "latin1", "unicode", "ucs-2", "ucs-4" and "utf-8"
1305 is done internally by Vim, 'charconvert' is not used for this.
1306 'charconvert' is also used to convert the viminfo file, if the 'c'
1307 flag is present in 'viminfo'. Also used for Unicode conversion.
1308 Example: >
1309 set charconvert=CharConvert()
1310 fun CharConvert()
1311 system("recode "
1312 \ . v:charconvert_from . ".." . v:charconvert_to
1313 \ . " <" . v:fname_in . " >" v:fname_out)
1314 return v:shell_error
1315 endfun
1316< The related Vim variables are:
1317 v:charconvert_from name of the current encoding
1318 v:charconvert_to name of the desired encoding
1319 v:fname_in name of the input file
1320 v:fname_out name of the output file
1321 Note that v:fname_in and v:fname_out will never be the same.
1322 Note that v:charconvert_from and v:charconvert_to may be different
1323 from 'encoding'. Vim internally uses UTF-8 instead of UCS-2 or UCS-4.
1324 Encryption is not done by Vim when using 'charconvert'. If you want
1325 to encrypt the file after conversion, 'charconvert' should take care
1326 of this.
1327 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
1328 security reasons.
1329
1330 *'cindent'* *'cin'* *'nocindent'* *'nocin'*
1331'cindent' 'cin' boolean (default off)
1332 local to buffer
1333 {not in Vi}
1334 {not available when compiled without the |+cindent|
1335 feature}
1336 Enables automatic C program indenting See 'cinkeys' to set the keys
1337 that trigger reindenting in insert mode and 'cinoptions' to set your
1338 preferred indent style.
1339 If 'indentexpr' is not empty, it overrules 'cindent'.
1340 If 'lisp' is not on and both 'indentexpr' and 'equalprg' are empty,
1341 the "=" operator indents using this algorithm rather than calling an
1342 external program.
1343 See |C-indenting|.
1344 When you don't like the way 'cindent' works, try the 'smartindent'
1345 option or 'indentexpr'.
1346 This option is not used when 'paste' is set.
1347 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
1348
1349 *'cinkeys'* *'cink'*
1350'cinkeys' 'cink' string (default "0{,0},0),:,0#,!^F,o,O,e")
1351 local to buffer
1352 {not in Vi}
1353 {not available when compiled without the |+cindent|
1354 feature}
1355 A list of keys that, when typed in Insert mode, cause reindenting of
1356 the current line. Only used if 'cindent' is on and 'indentexpr' is
1357 empty.
1358 For the format of this option see |cinkeys-format|.
1359 See |C-indenting|.
1360
1361 *'cinoptions'* *'cino'*
1362'cinoptions' 'cino' string (default "")
1363 local to buffer
1364 {not in Vi}
1365 {not available when compiled without the |+cindent|
1366 feature}
1367 The 'cinoptions' affect the way 'cindent' reindents lines in a C
1368 program. See |cinoptions-values| for the values of this option, and
1369 |C-indenting| for info on C indenting in general.
1370
1371
1372 *'cinwords'* *'cinw'*
1373'cinwords' 'cinw' string (default "if,else,while,do,for,switch")
1374 local to buffer
1375 {not in Vi}
1376 {not available when compiled without both the
1377 |+cindent| and the |+smartindent| features}
1378 These keywords start an extra indent in the next line when
1379 'smartindent' or 'cindent' is set. For 'cindent' this is only done at
1380 an appropriate place (inside {}).
1381 Note that 'ignorecase' isn't used for 'cinwords'. If case doesn't
1382 matter, include the keyword both the uppercase and lowercase:
1383 "if,If,IF".
1384
1385 *'clipboard'* *'cb'*
1386'clipboard' 'cb' string (default "autoselect,exclude:cons\|linux"
1387 for X-windows, "" otherwise)
1388 global
1389 {not in Vi}
1390 {only in GUI versions or when the |+xterm_clipboard|
1391 feature is included}
1392 This option is a list of comma separated names.
1393 These names are recognized:
1394
1395 unnamed When included, Vim will use the clipboard register '*'
1396 for all yank, delete, change and put operations which
1397 would normally go to the unnamed register. When a
1398 register is explicitly specified, it will always be
1399 used regardless of whether "unnamed" is in 'clipboard'
1400 or not. The clipboard register can always be
1401 explicitly accessed using the "* notation. Also see
1402 |gui-clipboard|.
1403
1404 autoselect Works like the 'a' flag in 'guioptions': If present,
1405 then whenever Visual mode is started, or the Visual
1406 area extended, Vim tries to become the owner of the
1407 windowing system's global selection or put the
1408 selected text on the clipboard used by the selection
1409 register "*. See |guioptions_a| and |quotestar| for
1410 details. When the GUI is active, the 'a' flag in
1411 'guioptions' is used, when the GUI is not active, this
1412 "autoselect" flag is used.
1413 Also applies to the modeless selection.
1414
1415 autoselectml Like "autoselect", but for the modeless selection
1416 only. Compare to the 'A' flag in 'guioptions'.
1417
1418 exclude:{pattern}
1419 Defines a pattern that is matched against the name of
1420 the terminal 'term'. If there is a match, no
1421 connection will be made to the X server. This is
1422 useful in this situation:
1423 - Running Vim in a console.
1424 - $DISPLAY is set to start applications on another
1425 display.
1426 - You do not want to connect to the X server in the
1427 console, but do want this in a terminal emulator.
1428 To never connect to the X server use: >
1429 exclude:.*
1430< This has the same effect as using the |-X| argument.
1431 Note that when there is no connection to the X server
1432 the window title won't be restored and the clipboard
1433 cannot be accessed.
1434 The value of 'magic' is ignored, {pattern} is
1435 interpreted as if 'magic' was on.
1436 The rest of the option value will be used for
1437 {pattern}, this must be the last entry.
1438
1439 *'cmdheight'* *'ch'*
1440'cmdheight' 'ch' number (default 1)
1441 global
1442 {not in Vi}
1443 Number of screen lines to use for the command-line. Helps avoiding
1444 |hit-enter| prompts.
Bram Moolenaarc6fe9192006-04-09 21:54:49 +00001445 The value of this option is stored with the tab page, so that each tab
1446 page can have a different value.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001447
1448 *'cmdwinheight'* *'cwh'*
1449'cmdwinheight' 'cwh' number (default 7)
1450 global
1451 {not in Vi}
1452 {not available when compiled without the |+vertsplit|
1453 feature}
1454 Number of screen lines to use for the command-line window. |cmdwin|
1455
1456 *'columns'* *'co'* *E594*
1457'columns' 'co' number (default 80 or terminal width)
1458 global
1459 {not in Vi}
1460 Number of columns of the screen. Normally this is set by the terminal
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +00001461 initialization and does not have to be set by hand. Also see
1462 |posix-screen-size|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001463 When Vim is running in the GUI or in a resizable window, setting this
1464 option will cause the window size to be changed. When you only want
1465 to use the size for the GUI, put the command in your |gvimrc| file.
1466 When you set this option and Vim is unable to change the physical
1467 number of columns of the display, the display may be messed up.
Bram Moolenaar551dbcc2006-04-25 22:13:59 +00001468 Minimum value is 12, maximum value is 10000.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001469
1470 *'comments'* *'com'* *E524* *E525*
1471'comments' 'com' string (default
1472 "s1:/*,mb:*,ex:*/,://,b:#,:%,:XCOMM,n:>,fb:-")
1473 local to buffer
1474 {not in Vi}
1475 {not available when compiled without the |+comments|
1476 feature}
1477 A comma separated list of strings that can start a comment line. See
1478 |format-comments|. See |option-backslash| about using backslashes to
1479 insert a space.
1480
1481 *'commentstring'* *'cms'* *E537*
1482'commentstring' 'cms' string (default "/*%s*/")
1483 local to buffer
1484 {not in Vi}
1485 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
1486 feature}
1487 A template for a comment. The "%s" in the value is replaced with the
1488 comment text. Currently only used to add markers for folding, see
1489 |fold-marker|.
1490
1491 *'compatible'* *'cp'* *'nocompatible'* *'nocp'*
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00001492'compatible' 'cp' boolean (default on, off when a |vimrc| or |gvimrc|
1493 file is found)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001494 global
1495 {not in Vi}
1496 This option has the effect of making Vim either more Vi-compatible, or
1497 make Vim behave in a more useful way.
1498 This is a special kind of option, because when it's set or reset,
1499 other options are also changed as a side effect. CAREFUL: Setting or
1500 resetting this option can have a lot of unexpected effects: Mappings
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00001501 are interpreted in another way, undo behaves differently, etc. If you
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001502 set this option in your vimrc file, you should probably put it at the
1503 very start.
1504 By default this option is on and the Vi defaults are used for the
1505 options. This default was chosen for those people who want to use Vim
1506 just like Vi, and don't even (want to) know about the 'compatible'
1507 option.
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00001508 When a |vimrc| or |gvimrc| file is found while Vim is starting up,
Bram Moolenaard042c562005-06-30 22:04:15 +00001509 this option is switched off, and all options that have not been
1510 modified will be set to the Vim defaults. Effectively, this means
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00001511 that when a |vimrc| or |gvimrc| file exists, Vim will use the Vim
Bram Moolenaard042c562005-06-30 22:04:15 +00001512 defaults, otherwise it will use the Vi defaults. (Note: This doesn't
1513 happen for the system-wide vimrc or gvimrc file). Also see
1514 |compatible-default| and |posix-compliance|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001515 You can also set this option with the "-C" argument, and reset it with
1516 "-N". See |-C| and |-N|.
1517 Switching this option off makes the Vim defaults be used for options
1518 that have a different Vi and Vim default value. See the options
1519 marked with a '+' below. Other options are not modified.
1520 At the moment this option is set, several other options will be set
1521 or reset to make Vim as Vi-compatible as possible. See the table
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00001522 below. This can be used if you want to revert to Vi compatible
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001523 editing.
1524 See also 'cpoptions'.
1525
1526 option + set value effect ~
1527
1528 'allowrevins' off no CTRL-_ command
1529 'backupcopy' Unix: "yes" backup file is a copy
1530 others: "auto" copy or rename backup file
1531 'backspace' "" normal backspace
1532 'backup' off no backup file
1533 'cindent' off no C code indentation
1534 'cedit' + "" no key to open the |cmdwin|
1535 'cpoptions' + (all flags) Vi-compatible flags
1536 'cscopetag' off don't use cscope for ":tag"
1537 'cscopetagorder' 0 see |cscopetagorder|
1538 'cscopeverbose' off see |cscopeverbose|
1539 'digraph' off no digraphs
1540 'esckeys' + off no <Esc>-keys in Insert mode
1541 'expandtab' off tabs not expanded to spaces
1542 'fileformats' + "" no automatic file format detection,
1543 "dos,unix" except for DOS, Windows and OS/2
1544 'formatoptions' + "vt" Vi compatible formatting
1545 'gdefault' off no default 'g' flag for ":s"
1546 'history' + 0 no commandline history
1547 'hkmap' off no Hebrew keyboard mapping
1548 'hkmapp' off no phonetic Hebrew keyboard mapping
1549 'hlsearch' off no highlighting of search matches
1550 'incsearch' off no incremental searching
1551 'indentexpr' "" no indenting by expression
1552 'insertmode' off do not start in Insert mode
1553 'iskeyword' + "@,48-57,_" keywords contain alphanumeric
1554 characters and '_'
1555 'joinspaces' on insert 2 spaces after period
1556 'modeline' + off no modelines
1557 'more' + off no pauses in listings
1558 'revins' off no reverse insert
1559 'ruler' off no ruler
1560 'scrolljump' 1 no jump scroll
1561 'scrolloff' 0 no scroll offset
1562 'shiftround' off indent not rounded to shiftwidth
1563 'shortmess' + "" no shortening of messages
1564 'showcmd' + off command characters not shown
1565 'showmode' + off current mode not shown
1566 'smartcase' off no automatic ignore case switch
1567 'smartindent' off no smart indentation
1568 'smarttab' off no smart tab size
1569 'softtabstop' 0 tabs are always 'tabstop' positions
1570 'startofline' on goto startofline with some commands
1571 'tagrelative' + off tag file names are not relative
1572 'textauto' + off no automatic textmode detection
1573 'textwidth' 0 no automatic line wrap
1574 'tildeop' off tilde is not an operator
1575 'ttimeout' off no terminal timeout
1576 'whichwrap' + "" left-right movements don't wrap
1577 'wildchar' + CTRL-E only when the current value is <Tab>
1578 use CTRL-E for cmdline completion
1579 'writebackup' on or off depends on +writebackup feature
1580
1581 *'complete'* *'cpt'* *E535*
1582'complete' 'cpt' string (default: ".,w,b,u,t,i")
1583 local to buffer
1584 {not in Vi}
1585 This option specifies how keyword completion |ins-completion| works
1586 when CTRL-P or CTRL-N are used. It is also used for whole-line
1587 completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-L|. It indicates the type of completion
1588 and the places to scan. It is a comma separated list of flags:
1589 . scan the current buffer ('wrapscan' is ignored)
1590 w scan buffers from other windows
1591 b scan other loaded buffers that are in the buffer list
1592 u scan the unloaded buffers that are in the buffer list
1593 U scan the buffers that are not in the buffer list
1594 k scan the files given with the 'dictionary' option
Bram Moolenaar0b238792006-03-02 22:49:12 +00001595 kspell use the currently active spell checking |spell|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001596 k{dict} scan the file {dict}. Several "k" flags can be given,
1597 patterns are valid too. For example: >
1598 :set cpt=k/usr/dict/*,k~/spanish
1599< s scan the files given with the 'thesaurus' option
1600 s{tsr} scan the file {tsr}. Several "s" flags can be given, patterns
1601 are valid too.
1602 i scan current and included files
1603 d scan current and included files for defined name or macro
1604 |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-D|
1605 ] tag completion
1606 t same as "]"
1607
1608 Unloaded buffers are not loaded, thus their autocmds |:autocmd| are
1609 not executed, this may lead to unexpected completions from some files
1610 (gzipped files for example). Unloaded buffers are not scanned for
1611 whole-line completion.
1612
1613 The default is ".,w,b,u,t,i", which means to scan:
1614 1. the current buffer
1615 2. buffers in other windows
1616 3. other loaded buffers
1617 4. unloaded buffers
1618 5. tags
1619 6. included files
1620
1621 As you can see, CTRL-N and CTRL-P can be used to do any 'iskeyword'-
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00001622 based expansion (e.g., dictionary |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-K|, included patterns
1623 |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-I|, tags |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-]| and normal expansions).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001624
Bram Moolenaarcfbc5ee2004-07-02 15:38:35 +00001625 *'completefunc'* *'cfu'*
1626'completefunc' 'cfu' string (default: empty)
1627 local to buffer
1628 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00001629 {not available when compiled without the +eval
1630 or +insert_expand feature}
Bram Moolenaarc7486e02005-12-29 22:48:26 +00001631 This option specifies a function to be used for Insert mode completion
1632 with CTRL-X CTRL-U. |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-U|
Bram Moolenaar280f1262006-01-30 00:14:18 +00001633 See |complete-functions| for an explanation of how the function is
1634 invoked and what it should return.
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00001635
Bram Moolenaar325b7a22004-07-05 15:58:32 +00001636
Bram Moolenaar1c7715d2005-10-03 22:02:18 +00001637 *'completeopt'* *'cot'*
Bram Moolenaar96d2c5b2006-03-11 21:27:59 +00001638'completeopt' 'cot' string (default: "menu,preview")
Bram Moolenaar1c7715d2005-10-03 22:02:18 +00001639 global
Bram Moolenaar7d47b6e2006-03-15 22:59:18 +00001640 {not available when compiled without the
1641 |+insert_expand| feature}
Bram Moolenaar1c7715d2005-10-03 22:02:18 +00001642 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaarc7453f52006-02-10 23:20:28 +00001643 A comma separated list of options for Insert mode completion
1644 |ins-completion|. The supported values are:
Bram Moolenaar1c7715d2005-10-03 22:02:18 +00001645
1646 menu Use a popup menu to show the possible completions. The
1647 menu is only shown when there is more than one match and
1648 sufficient colors are available. |ins-completion-menu|
1649
Bram Moolenaar65c923a2006-03-03 22:56:30 +00001650 menuone Use the popup menu also when there is only one match.
1651 Useful when there is additional information about the
1652 match, e.g., what file it comes from.
1653
Bram Moolenaarc1e37902006-04-18 21:55:01 +00001654 longest Only insert the longest common text of the matches. If
1655 the menu is displayed you can use CTRL-L to add more
1656 characters. Whether case is ignored depends on the kind
1657 of completion. For buffer text the 'ignorecase' option is
1658 used.
Bram Moolenaarc7453f52006-02-10 23:20:28 +00001659
Bram Moolenaar96d2c5b2006-03-11 21:27:59 +00001660 preview Show extra information about the currently selected
1661 completion in the preview window.
1662
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001663 *'confirm'* *'cf'* *'noconfirm'* *'nocf'*
1664'confirm' 'cf' boolean (default off)
1665 global
1666 {not in Vi}
1667 When 'confirm' is on, certain operations that would normally
1668 fail because of unsaved changes to a buffer, e.g. ":q" and ":e",
1669 instead raise a |dialog| asking if you wish to save the current
1670 file(s). You can still use a ! to unconditionally |abandon| a buffer.
1671 If 'confirm' is off you can still activate confirmation for one
1672 command only (this is most useful in mappings) with the |:confirm|
1673 command.
1674 Also see the |confirm()| function and the 'v' flag in 'guioptions'.
1675
1676 *'conskey'* *'consk'* *'noconskey'* *'noconsk'*
1677'conskey' 'consk' boolean (default off)
1678 global
1679 {not in Vi} {only for MS-DOS}
1680 When on direct console I/O is used to obtain a keyboard character.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00001681 This should work in most cases. Also see |'bioskey'|. Together,
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001682 three methods of console input are available:
1683 'conskey' 'bioskey' action ~
1684 on on or off direct console input
1685 off on BIOS
1686 off off STDIN
1687
1688 *'copyindent'* *'ci'* *'nocopyindent'* *'noci'*
1689'copyindent' 'ci' boolean (default off)
1690 local to buffer
1691 {not in Vi}
1692 Copy the structure of the existing lines indent when autoindenting a
1693 new line. Normally the new indent is reconstructed by a series of
1694 tabs followed by spaces as required (unless |'expandtab'| is enabled,
1695 in which case only spaces are used). Enabling this option makes the
1696 new line copy whatever characters were used for indenting on the
1697 existing line. If the new indent is greater than on the existing
1698 line, the remaining space is filled in the normal manner.
1699 NOTE: 'copyindent' is reset when 'compatible' is set.
1700 Also see 'preserveindent'.
1701
1702 *'cpoptions'* *'cpo'*
1703'cpoptions' 'cpo' string (Vim default: "aABceFs",
1704 Vi default: all flags)
1705 global
1706 {not in Vi}
1707 A sequence of single character flags. When a character is present
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00001708 this indicates vi-compatible behavior. This is used for things where
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001709 not being vi-compatible is mostly or sometimes preferred.
1710 'cpoptions' stands for "compatible-options".
1711 Commas can be added for readability.
1712 To avoid problems with flags that are added in the future, use the
1713 "+=" and "-=" feature of ":set" |add-option-flags|.
1714 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
1715 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00001716 NOTE: This option is set to the POSIX default value at startup when
1717 the Vi default value would be used and the $VIM_POSIX environment
1718 variable exists |posix|. This means tries to behave like the POSIX
1719 specification.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001720
1721 contains behavior ~
1722 *cpo-a*
1723 a When included, a ":read" command with a file name
1724 argument will set the alternate file name for the
1725 current window.
1726 *cpo-A*
1727 A When included, a ":write" command with a file name
1728 argument will set the alternate file name for the
1729 current window.
1730 *cpo-b*
1731 b "\|" in a ":map" command is recognized as the end of
1732 the map command. The '\' is included in the mapping,
1733 the text after the '|' is interpreted as the next
1734 command. Use a CTRL-V instead of a backslash to
1735 include the '|' in the mapping. Applies to all
1736 mapping, abbreviation, menu and autocmd commands.
1737 See also |map_bar|.
1738 *cpo-B*
1739 B A backslash has no special meaning in mappings,
1740 abbreviations and the "to" part of the menu commands.
1741 Remove this flag to be able to use a backslash like a
1742 CTRL-V. For example, the command ":map X \<Esc>"
1743 results in X being mapped to:
1744 'B' included: "\^[" (^[ is a real <Esc>)
1745 'B' excluded: "<Esc>" (5 characters)
1746 ('<' excluded in both cases)
1747 *cpo-c*
1748 c Searching continues at the end of any match at the
1749 cursor position, but not further than the start of the
1750 next line. When not present searching continues
1751 one character from the cursor position. With 'c'
1752 "abababababab" only gets three matches when repeating
1753 "/abab", without 'c' there are five matches.
1754 *cpo-C*
1755 C Do not concatenate sourced lines that start with a
1756 backslash. See |line-continuation|.
1757 *cpo-d*
1758 d Using "./" in the 'tags' option doesn't mean to use
1759 the tags file relative to the current file, but the
1760 tags file in the current directory.
1761 *cpo-D*
1762 D Can't use CTRL-K to enter a digraph after Normal mode
1763 commands with a character argument, like |r|, |f| and
1764 |t|.
1765 *cpo-e*
1766 e When executing a register with ":@r", always add a
1767 <CR> to the last line, also when the register is not
1768 linewise. If this flag is not present, the register
1769 is not linewise and the last line does not end in a
1770 <CR>, then the last line is put on the command-line
1771 and can be edited before hitting <CR>.
1772 *cpo-E*
1773 E It is an error when using "y", "d", "c", "g~", "gu" or
1774 "gU" on an Empty region. The operators only work when
1775 at least one character is to be operate on. Example:
1776 This makes "y0" fail in the first column.
1777 *cpo-f*
1778 f When included, a ":read" command with a file name
1779 argument will set the file name for the current buffer,
1780 if the current buffer doesn't have a file name yet.
1781 *cpo-F*
1782 F When included, a ":write" command with a file name
1783 argument will set the file name for the current
1784 buffer, if the current buffer doesn't have a file name
Bram Moolenaarb3480382005-12-11 21:33:32 +00001785 yet. Also see |cpo-P|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001786 *cpo-g*
1787 g Goto line 1 when using ":edit" without argument.
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00001788 *cpo-H*
1789 H When using "I" on a line with only blanks, insert
1790 before the last blank. Without this flag insert after
1791 the last blank.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001792 *cpo-i*
1793 i When included, interrupting the reading of a file will
1794 leave it modified.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00001795 *cpo-I*
1796 I When moving the cursor up or down just after inserting
1797 indent for 'autoindent', do not delete the indent.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001798 *cpo-j*
1799 j When joining lines, only add two spaces after a '.',
1800 not after '!' or '?'. Also see 'joinspaces'.
1801 *cpo-J*
1802 J A |sentence| has to be followed by two spaces after
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00001803 the '.', '!' or '?'. A <Tab> is not recognized as
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001804 white space.
1805 *cpo-k*
1806 k Disable the recognition of raw key codes in
1807 mappings, abbreviations, and the "to" part of menu
1808 commands. For example, if <Key> sends ^[OA (where ^[
1809 is <Esc>), the command ":map X ^[OA" results in X
1810 being mapped to:
1811 'k' included: "^[OA" (3 characters)
1812 'k' excluded: "<Key>" (one key code)
1813 Also see the '<' flag below.
1814 *cpo-K*
1815 K Don't wait for a key code to complete when it is
1816 halfway a mapping. This breaks mapping <F1><F1> when
1817 only part of the second <F1> has been read. It
1818 enables cancelling the mapping by typing <F1><Esc>.
1819 *cpo-l*
1820 l Backslash in a [] range in a search pattern is taken
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00001821 literally, only "\]", "\^", "\-" and "\\" are special.
1822 See |/[]|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001823 'l' included: "/[ \t]" finds <Space>, '\' and 't'
1824 'l' excluded: "/[ \t]" finds <Space> and <Tab>
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00001825 Also see |cpo-\|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001826 *cpo-L*
1827 L When the 'list' option is set, 'wrapmargin',
1828 'textwidth', 'softtabstop' and Virtual Replace mode
1829 (see |gR|) count a <Tab> as two characters, instead of
1830 the normal behavior of a <Tab>.
1831 *cpo-m*
1832 m When included, a showmatch will always wait half a
1833 second. When not included, a showmatch will wait half
1834 a second or until a character is typed. |'showmatch'|
1835 *cpo-M*
1836 M When excluded, "%" matching will take backslashes into
1837 account. Thus in "( \( )" and "\( ( \)" the outer
1838 parenthesis match. When included "%" ignores
1839 backslashes, which is Vi compatible.
1840 *cpo-n*
1841 n When included, the column used for 'number' will also
1842 be used for text of wrapped lines.
1843 *cpo-o*
1844 o Line offset to search command is not remembered for
1845 next search.
1846 *cpo-O*
1847 O Don't complain if a file is being overwritten, even
1848 when it didn't exist when editing it. This is a
1849 protection against a file unexpectedly created by
1850 someone else. Vi didn't complain about this.
1851 *cpo-p*
1852 p Vi compatible Lisp indenting. When not present, a
1853 slightly better algorithm is used.
Bram Moolenaarb3480382005-12-11 21:33:32 +00001854 *cpo-P*
1855 P When included, a ":write" command that appends to a
1856 file will set the file name for the current buffer, if
1857 the current buffer doesn't have a file name yet and
1858 the 'F' flag is also included |cpo-F|.
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00001859 *cpo-q*
1860 q When joining multiple lines leave the cursor at the
1861 position where it would be when joining two lines.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001862 *cpo-r*
1863 r Redo ("." command) uses "/" to repeat a search
1864 command, instead of the actually used search string.
1865 *cpo-R*
1866 R Remove marks from filtered lines. Without this flag
1867 marks are kept like |:keepmarks| was used.
1868 *cpo-s*
1869 s Set buffer options when entering the buffer for the
1870 first time. This is like it is in Vim version 3.0.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00001871 And it is the default. If not present the options are
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001872 set when the buffer is created.
1873 *cpo-S*
1874 S Set buffer options always when entering a buffer
1875 (except 'readonly', 'fileformat', 'filetype' and
1876 'syntax'). This is the (most) Vi compatible setting.
1877 The options are set to the values in the current
1878 buffer. When you change an option and go to another
1879 buffer, the value is copied. Effectively makes the
1880 buffer options global to all buffers.
1881
1882 's' 'S' copy buffer options
1883 no no when buffer created
1884 yes no when buffer first entered (default)
1885 X yes each time when buffer entered (vi comp.)
1886 *cpo-t*
1887 t Search pattern for the tag command is remembered for
1888 "n" command. Otherwise Vim only puts the pattern in
1889 the history for search pattern, but doesn't change the
1890 last used search pattern.
1891 *cpo-u*
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00001892 u Undo is Vi compatible. See |undo-two-ways|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001893 *cpo-v*
1894 v Backspaced characters remain visible on the screen in
1895 Insert mode. Without this flag the characters are
1896 erased from the screen right away. With this flag the
1897 screen newly typed text overwrites backspaced
1898 characters.
1899 *cpo-w*
1900 w When using "cw" on a blank character, only change one
1901 character and not all blanks until the start of the
1902 next word.
1903 *cpo-W*
1904 W Don't overwrite a readonly file. When omitted, ":w!"
1905 overwrites a readonly file, if possible.
1906 *cpo-x*
1907 x <Esc> on the command-line executes the command-line.
1908 The default in Vim is to abandon the command-line,
1909 because <Esc> normally aborts a command. |c_<Esc>|
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00001910 *cpo-X*
1911 X When using a count with "R" the replaced text is
1912 deleted only once. Also when repeating "R" with "."
1913 and a count.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001914 *cpo-y*
1915 y A yank command can be redone with ".".
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00001916 *cpo-Z*
1917 Z When using "w!" while the 'readonly' option is set,
1918 don't reset 'readonly'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001919 *cpo-!*
1920 ! When redoing a filter command, use the last used
1921 external command, whatever it was. Otherwise the last
1922 used -filter- command is used.
1923 *cpo-$*
1924 $ When making a change to one line, don't redisplay the
1925 line, but put a '$' at the end of the changed text.
1926 The changed text will be overwritten when you type the
1927 new text. The line is redisplayed if you type any
1928 command that moves the cursor from the insertion
1929 point.
1930 *cpo-%*
1931 % Vi-compatible matching is done for the "%" command.
1932 Does not recognize "#if", "#endif", etc.
1933 Does not recognize "/*" and "*/".
1934 Parens inside single and double quotes are also
1935 counted, causing a string that contains a paren to
1936 disturb the matching. For example, in a line like
1937 "if (strcmp("foo(", s))" the first paren does not
1938 match the last one. When this flag is not included,
1939 parens inside single and double quotes are treated
1940 specially. When matching a paren outside of quotes,
1941 everything inside quotes is ignored. When matching a
1942 paren inside quotes, it will find the matching one (if
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00001943 there is one). This works very well for C programs.
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00001944 This flag is also used for other features, such as
1945 C-indenting.
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +00001946 *cpo--*
1947 - When included, a vertical movement command fails when
Bram Moolenaar8ada17c2006-01-19 22:16:24 +00001948 it would go above the first line or below the last
1949 line. Without it the cursor moves to the first or
1950 last line, unless it already was in that line.
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +00001951 Applies to the commands "-", "k", CTRL-P, "+", "j",
Bram Moolenaar8ada17c2006-01-19 22:16:24 +00001952 CTRL-N, CTRL-J and ":1234".
Bram Moolenaar1cd871b2004-12-19 22:46:22 +00001953 *cpo-+*
1954 + When included, a ":write file" command will reset the
1955 'modified' flag of the buffer, even though the buffer
1956 itself may still be different from its file.
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00001957 *cpo-star*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001958 * Use ":*" in the same way as ":@". When not included,
1959 ":*" is an alias for ":'<,'>", select the Visual area.
1960 *cpo-<*
1961 < Disable the recognition of special key codes in |<>|
1962 form in mappings, abbreviations, and the "to" part of
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00001963 menu commands. For example, the command
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001964 ":map X <Tab>" results in X being mapped to:
1965 '<' included: "<Tab>" (5 characters)
1966 '<' excluded: "^I" (^I is a real <Tab>)
1967 Also see the 'k' flag above.
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00001968 *cpo->*
1969 > When appending to a register, put a line break before
1970 the appended text.
1971
1972 POSIX flags. These are not included in the Vi default value, except
1973 when $VIM_POSIX was set on startup. |posix|
1974
1975 contains behavior ~
1976 *cpo-#*
1977 # A count before "D", "o" and "O" has no effect.
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00001978 *cpo-&*
1979 & When ":preserve" was used keep the swap file when
1980 exiting normally while this buffer is still loaded.
1981 This flag is tested when exiting.
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00001982 *cpo-\*
1983 \ Backslash in a [] range in a search pattern is taken
1984 literally, only "\]" is special See |/[]|
Bram Moolenaar90915b52005-08-21 22:17:52 +00001985 '\' included: "/[ \-]" finds <Space>, '\' and '-'
1986 '\' excluded: "/[ \-]" finds <Space> and '-'
1987 Also see |cpo-l|.
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00001988 *cpo-/*
1989 / When "%" is used as the replacement string in a |:s|
1990 command, use the previous replacement string. |:s%|
1991 *cpo-{*
1992 { The |{| and |}| commands also stop at a "{" character
1993 at the start of a line.
1994 *cpo-.*
1995 . The ":chdir" and ":cd" commands fail if the current
1996 buffer is modified, unless ! is used. Vim doesn't
1997 need this, since it remembers the full path of an
1998 opened file.
1999 *cpo-bar*
2000 | The value of the $LINES and $COLUMNS environment
2001 variables overrule the terminal size values obtained
2002 with system specific functions.
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00002003
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002004
2005 *'cscopepathcomp'* *'cspc'*
2006'cscopepathcomp' 'cspc' number (default 0)
2007 global
2008 {not available when compiled without the |+cscope|
2009 feature}
2010 {not in Vi}
2011 Determines how many components of the path to show in a list of tags.
2012 See |cscopepathcomp|.
2013
2014 *'cscopeprg'* *'csprg'*
2015'cscopeprg' 'csprg' string (default "cscope")
2016 global
2017 {not available when compiled without the |+cscope|
2018 feature}
2019 {not in Vi}
2020 Specifies the command to execute cscope. See |cscopeprg|.
2021 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
2022 security reasons.
2023
2024 *'cscopequickfix'* *'csqf'*
2025'cscopequickfix' 'csqf' string (default "")
2026 global
2027 {not available when compiled without the |+cscope|
2028 or |+quickfix| features}
2029 {not in Vi}
2030 Specifies whether to use quickfix window to show cscope results.
2031 See |cscopequickfix|.
2032
2033 *'cscopetag'* *'cst'* *'nocscopetag'* *'nocst'*
2034'cscopetag' 'cst' boolean (default off)
2035 global
2036 {not available when compiled without the |+cscope|
2037 feature}
2038 {not in Vi}
2039 Use cscope for tag commands. See |cscope-options|.
2040 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
2041
2042 *'cscopetagorder'* *'csto'*
2043'cscopetagorder' 'csto' number (default 0)
2044 global
2045 {not available when compiled without the |+cscope|
2046 feature}
2047 {not in Vi}
2048 Determines the order in which ":cstag" performs a search. See
2049 |cscopetagorder|.
2050 NOTE: This option is set to 0 when 'compatible' is set.
2051
2052 *'cscopeverbose'* *'csverb'*
2053 *'nocscopeverbose'* *'nocsverb'*
2054'cscopeverbose' 'csverb' boolean (default off)
2055 global
2056 {not available when compiled without the |+cscope|
2057 feature}
2058 {not in Vi}
2059 Give messages when adding a cscope database. See |cscopeverbose|.
2060 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
2061
Bram Moolenaar600dddc2006-03-12 22:05:10 +00002062
2063 *'cursorcolumn'* *'cuc'* *'nocursorcolumn'* *'nocuc'*
2064'cursorcolumn' 'cuc' boolean (default off)
2065 local to window
2066 {not in Vi}
2067 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
2068 feature}
2069 Highlight the screen column of the cursor with CursorColumn
2070 |hl-CursorColumn|. Useful to align text. Will make screen redrawing
2071 slower.
Bram Moolenaar4c3f5362006-04-11 21:38:50 +00002072 If you only want the highlighting in the current window you can use
2073 these autocommands: >
2074 au WinLeave * set nocursorline nocursorcolumn
2075 au WinEnter * set cursorline cursorcolumn
2076<
Bram Moolenaar600dddc2006-03-12 22:05:10 +00002077
2078 *'cursorline'* *'cul'* *'nocursorline'* *'nocul'*
2079'cursorline' 'cul' boolean (default off)
2080 local to window
2081 {not in Vi}
2082 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
2083 feature}
2084 Highlight the screen line of the cursor with CursorLine
2085 |hl-CursorLine|. Useful to easily spot the cursor. Will make screen
2086 redrawing slower.
Bram Moolenaare2f98b92006-03-29 21:18:24 +00002087 When Visual mode is active the highlighting isn't used to make it
Bram Moolenaar779b74b2006-04-10 14:55:34 +00002088 easier to see the selected text.
Bram Moolenaar600dddc2006-03-12 22:05:10 +00002089
2090
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002091 *'debug'*
2092'debug' string (default "")
2093 global
2094 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaar57657d82006-04-21 22:12:41 +00002095 These values can be used:
2096 msg Error messages that would otherwise be omitted will be given
2097 anyway.
2098 throw Error messages that would otherwise be omitted will be given
2099 anyway and also throw an exception and set |v:errmsg|.
2100 beep A message will be given when otherwise only a beep would be
2101 produced.
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00002102 The values can be combined, separated by a comma.
Bram Moolenaar57657d82006-04-21 22:12:41 +00002103 "msg" and "throw" are useful for debugging 'foldexpr', 'formatexpr' or
2104 'indentexpr'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002105
2106 *'define'* *'def'*
2107'define' 'def' string (default "^\s*#\s*define")
2108 global or local to buffer |global-local|
2109 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002110 Pattern to be used to find a macro definition. It is a search
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002111 pattern, just like for the "/" command. This option is used for the
2112 commands like "[i" and "[d" |include-search|. The 'isident' option is
2113 used to recognize the defined name after the match:
2114 {match with 'define'}{non-ID chars}{defined name}{non-ID char}
2115 See |option-backslash| about inserting backslashes to include a space
2116 or backslash.
2117 The default value is for C programs. For C++ this value would be
2118 useful, to include const type declarations: >
2119 ^\(#\s*define\|[a-z]*\s*const\s*[a-z]*\)
2120< When using the ":set" command, you need to double the backslashes!
2121
2122 *'delcombine'* *'deco'* *'nodelcombine'* *'nodeco'*
2123'delcombine' 'deco' boolean (default off)
2124 global
2125 {not in Vi}
2126 {only available when compiled with the |+multi_byte|
2127 feature}
2128 If editing Unicode and this option is set, backspace and Normal mode
2129 "x" delete each combining character on its own. When it is off (the
2130 default) the character along with its combining characters are
2131 deleted.
2132 Note: When 'delcombine' is set "xx" may work different from "2x"!
2133
2134 This is useful for Arabic, Hebrew and many other languages where one
2135 may have combining characters overtop of base characters, and want
2136 to remove only the combining ones.
2137
2138 *'dictionary'* *'dict'*
2139'dictionary' 'dict' string (default "")
2140 global or local to buffer |global-local|
2141 {not in Vi}
2142 List of file names, separated by commas, that are used to lookup words
2143 for keyword completion commands |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-K|. Each file should
2144 contain a list of words. This can be one word per line, or several
2145 words per line, separated by non-keyword characters (white space is
2146 preferred). Maximum line length is 510 bytes.
Bram Moolenaar0b238792006-03-02 22:49:12 +00002147 When this option is empty, or an entry "spell" is present, spell
2148 checking is enabled the currently active spelling is used. |spell|
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002149 To include a comma in a file name precede it with a backslash. Spaces
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002150 after a comma are ignored, otherwise spaces are included in the file
2151 name. See |option-backslash| about using backslashes.
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00002152 This has nothing to do with the |Dictionary| variable type.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002153 Where to find a list of words?
2154 - On FreeBSD, there is the file "/usr/share/dict/words".
2155 - In the Simtel archive, look in the "msdos/linguist" directory.
2156 - In "miscfiles" of the GNU collection.
2157 The use of |:set+=| and |:set-=| is preferred when adding or removing
2158 directories from the list. This avoids problems when a future version
2159 uses another default.
2160 Backticks cannot be used in this option for security reasons.
2161
2162 *'diff'* *'nodiff'*
2163'diff' boolean (default off)
2164 local to window
2165 {not in Vi}
2166 {not available when compiled without the |+diff|
2167 feature}
2168 Join the current window in the group of windows that shows differences
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002169 between files. See |vimdiff|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002170
2171 *'dex'* *'diffexpr'*
2172'diffexpr' 'dex' string (default "")
2173 global
2174 {not in Vi}
2175 {not available when compiled without the |+diff|
2176 feature}
2177 Expression which is evaluated to obtain an ed-style diff file from two
2178 versions of a file. See |diff-diffexpr|.
2179 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
2180 security reasons.
2181
2182 *'dip'* *'diffopt'*
2183'diffopt' 'dip' string (default "filler")
2184 global
2185 {not in Vi}
2186 {not available when compiled without the |+diff|
2187 feature}
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002188 Option settings for diff mode. It can consist of the following items.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002189 All are optional. Items must be separated by a comma.
2190
2191 filler Show filler lines, to keep the text
2192 synchronized with a window that has inserted
2193 lines at the same position. Mostly useful
2194 when windows are side-by-side and 'scrollbind'
2195 is set.
2196
2197 context:{n} Use a context of {n} lines between a change
2198 and a fold that contains unchanged lines.
2199 When omitted a context of six lines is used.
2200 See |fold-diff|.
2201
2202 icase Ignore changes in case of text. "a" and "A"
2203 are considered the same. Adds the "-i" flag
2204 to the "diff" command if 'diffexpr' is empty.
2205
2206 iwhite Ignore changes in amount of white space. Adds
2207 the "-b" flag to the "diff" command if
2208 'diffexpr' is empty. Check the documentation
2209 of the "diff" command for what this does
2210 exactly. It should ignore adding trailing
2211 white space, but not leading white space.
2212
Bram Moolenaar7d47b6e2006-03-15 22:59:18 +00002213 horizontal Start diff mode with horizontal splits (unless
2214 explicitly specified otherwise).
2215
2216 vertical Start diff mode with vertical splits (unless
2217 explicitly specified otherwise).
2218
2219 foldcolumn:{n} Set the 'foldcolumn' option to {n} when
2220 starting diff mode. Without this 2 is used.
2221
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002222 Examples: >
2223
2224 :set diffopt=filler,context:4
2225 :set diffopt=
Bram Moolenaar7d47b6e2006-03-15 22:59:18 +00002226 :set diffopt=filler,foldcolumn:3
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002227<
2228 *'digraph'* *'dg'* *'nodigraph'* *'nodg'*
2229'digraph' 'dg' boolean (default off)
2230 global
2231 {not in Vi}
2232 {not available when compiled without the |+digraphs|
2233 feature}
2234 Enable the entering of digraphs in Insert mode with {char1} <BS>
2235 {char2}. See |digraphs|.
2236 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
2237
2238 *'directory'* *'dir'*
2239'directory' 'dir' string (default for Amiga: ".,t:",
2240 for MS-DOS and Win32: ".,c:\tmp,c:\temp"
2241 for Unix: ".,~/tmp,/var/tmp,/tmp")
2242 global
2243 List of directory names for the swap file, separated with commas.
2244 - The swap file will be created in the first directory where this is
2245 possible.
2246 - Empty means that no swap file will be used (recovery is
2247 impossible!).
2248 - A directory "." means to put the swap file in the same directory as
2249 the edited file. On Unix, a dot is prepended to the file name, so
2250 it doesn't show in a directory listing. On MS-Windows the "hidden"
2251 attribute is set and a dot prepended if possible.
Bram Moolenaar009b2592004-10-24 19:18:58 +00002252 - A directory starting with "./" (or ".\" for MS-DOS et al.) means to
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002253 put the swap file relative to where the edited file is. The leading
2254 "." is replaced with the path name of the edited file.
Bram Moolenaar83bab712005-08-01 21:58:57 +00002255 - For Unix and Win32, if a directory ends in two path separators "//"
2256 or "\\", the swap file name will be built from the complete path to
2257 the file with all path separators substituted to percent '%' signs.
2258 This will ensure file name uniqueness in the preserve directory.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002259 - Spaces after the comma are ignored, other spaces are considered part
2260 of the directory name. To have a space at the start of a directory
2261 name, precede it with a backslash.
2262 - To include a comma in a directory name precede it with a backslash.
2263 - A directory name may end in an ':' or '/'.
2264 - Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
2265 - Careful with '\' characters, type one before a space, type two to
2266 get one in the option (see |option-backslash|), for example: >
2267 :set dir=c:\\tmp,\ dir\\,with\\,commas,\\\ dir\ with\ spaces
2268< - For backwards compatibility with Vim version 3.0 a '>' at the start
2269 of the option is removed.
2270 Using "." first in the list is recommended. This means that editing
2271 the same file twice will result in a warning. Using "/tmp" on Unix is
2272 discouraged: When the system crashes you lose the swap file.
2273 "/var/tmp" is often not cleared when rebooting, thus is a better
2274 choice than "/tmp". But it can contain a lot of files, your swap
2275 files get lost in the crowd. That is why a "tmp" directory in your
2276 home directory is tried first.
2277 The use of |:set+=| and |:set-=| is preferred when adding or removing
2278 directories from the list. This avoids problems when a future version
2279 uses another default.
2280 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
2281 security reasons.
2282 {Vi: directory to put temp file in, defaults to "/tmp"}
2283
2284 *'display'* *'dy'*
2285'display' 'dy' string (default "")
2286 global
2287 {not in Vi}
2288 Change the way text is displayed. This is comma separated list of
2289 flags:
2290 lastline When included, as much as possible of the last line
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002291 in a window will be displayed. When not included, a
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002292 last line that doesn't fit is replaced with "@" lines.
2293 uhex Show unprintable characters hexadecimal as <xx>
2294 instead of using ^C and ~C.
2295
2296 *'eadirection'* *'ead'*
2297'eadirection' 'ead' string (default "both")
2298 global
2299 {not in Vi}
2300 {not available when compiled without the +vertsplit
2301 feature}
2302 Tells when the 'equalalways' option applies:
2303 ver vertically, width of windows is not affected
2304 hor horizontally, height of windows is not affected
2305 both width and height of windows is affected
2306
2307 *'ed'* *'edcompatible'* *'noed'* *'noedcompatible'*
2308'edcompatible' 'ed' boolean (default off)
2309 global
2310 Makes the 'g' and 'c' flags of the ":substitute" command to be
2311 toggled each time the flag is given. See |complex-change|. See
2312 also 'gdefault' option.
2313 Switching this option on is discouraged!
2314
2315 *'encoding'* *'enc'* *E543*
2316'encoding' 'enc' string (default: "latin1" or value from $LANG)
2317 global
2318 {only available when compiled with the |+multi_byte|
2319 feature}
2320 {not in Vi}
2321 Sets the character encoding used inside Vim. It applies to text in
2322 the buffers, registers, Strings in expressions, text stored in the
2323 viminfo file, etc. It sets the kind of characters which Vim can work
2324 with. See |encoding-names| for the possible values.
2325
2326 NOTE: Changing this option will not change the encoding of the
Bram Moolenaar1cd871b2004-12-19 22:46:22 +00002327 existing text in Vim. It may cause non-ASCII text to become invalid.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002328 It should normally be kept at its default value, or set when Vim
2329 starts up. See |multibyte|.
2330
2331 NOTE: For GTK+ 2 it is highly recommended to set 'encoding' to
2332 "utf-8". Although care has been taken to allow different values of
2333 'encoding', "utf-8" is the natural choice for the environment and
2334 avoids unnecessary conversion overhead. "utf-8" has not been made
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002335 the default to prevent different behavior of the GUI and terminal
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002336 versions, and to avoid changing the encoding of newly created files
2337 without your knowledge (in case 'fileencodings' is empty).
2338
2339 The character encoding of files can be different from 'encoding'.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002340 This is specified with 'fileencoding'. The conversion is done with
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002341 iconv() or as specified with 'charconvert'.
2342
2343 Normally 'encoding' will be equal to your current locale. This will
2344 be the default if Vim recognizes your environment settings. If
2345 'encoding' is not set to the current locale, 'termencoding' must be
2346 set to convert typed and displayed text. See |encoding-table|.
2347
2348 When you set this option, it fires the |EncodingChanged| autocommand
2349 event so that you can set up fonts if necessary.
2350
2351 When the option is set, the value is converted to lowercase. Thus
2352 you can set it with uppercase values too. Underscores are translated
2353 to '-' signs.
2354 When the encoding is recognized, it is changed to the standard name.
2355 For example "Latin-1" becomes "latin1", "ISO_88592" becomes
2356 "iso-8859-2" and "utf8" becomes "utf-8".
2357
2358 Note: "latin1" is also used when the encoding could not be detected.
2359 This only works when editing files in the same encoding! When the
2360 actual character set is not latin1, make sure 'fileencoding' and
2361 'fileencodings' are empty. When conversion is needed, switch to using
2362 utf-8.
2363
2364 When "unicode", "ucs-2" or "ucs-4" is used, Vim internally uses utf-8.
2365 You don't notice this while editing, but it does matter for the
2366 |viminfo-file|. And Vim expects the terminal to use utf-8 too. Thus
2367 setting 'encoding' to one of these values instead of utf-8 only has
2368 effect for encoding used for files when 'fileencoding' is empty.
2369
Bram Moolenaar661b1822005-07-28 22:36:45 +00002370 When 'encoding' is set to a Unicode encoding, and 'fileencodings' was
2371 not set yet, the default for 'fileencodings' is changed.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002372
2373 *'endofline'* *'eol'* *'noendofline'* *'noeol'*
2374'endofline' 'eol' boolean (default on)
2375 local to buffer
2376 {not in Vi}
2377 When writing a file and this option is off and the 'binary' option
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002378 is on, no <EOL> will be written for the last line in the file. This
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002379 option is automatically set when starting to edit a new file, unless
2380 the file does not have an <EOL> for the last line in the file, in
2381 which case it is reset. Normally you don't have to set or reset this
2382 option. When 'binary' is off the value is not used when writing the
2383 file. When 'binary' is on it is used to remember the presence of a
2384 <EOL> for the last line in the file, so that when you write the file
2385 the situation from the original file can be kept. But you can change
2386 it if you want to.
2387
2388 *'equalalways'* *'ea'* *'noequalalways'* *'noea'*
2389'equalalways' 'ea' boolean (default on)
2390 global
2391 {not in Vi}
2392 When on, all the windows are automatically made the same size after
Bram Moolenaar009b2592004-10-24 19:18:58 +00002393 splitting or closing a window. This also happens the moment the
2394 option is switched on. When off, splitting a window will reduce the
2395 size of the current window and leave the other windows the same. When
2396 closing a window the extra lines are given to the window next to it
2397 (depending on 'splitbelow' and 'splitright').
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002398 When mixing vertically and horizontally split windows, a minimal size
2399 is computed and some windows may be larger if there is room. The
2400 'eadirection' option tells in which direction the size is affected.
2401 Changing the height of a window can be avoided by setting
2402 'winfixheight'.
2403
2404 *'equalprg'* *'ep'*
2405'equalprg' 'ep' string (default "")
2406 global or local to buffer |global-local|
2407 {not in Vi}
2408 External program to use for "=" command. When this option is empty
2409 the internal formatting functions are used ('lisp', 'cindent' or
2410 'indentexpr').
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002411 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|. See |option-backslash|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002412 about including spaces and backslashes.
2413 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
2414 security reasons.
2415
2416 *'errorbells'* *'eb'* *'noerrorbells'* *'noeb'*
2417'errorbells' 'eb' boolean (default off)
2418 global
2419 Ring the bell (beep or screen flash) for error messages. This only
2420 makes a difference for error messages, the bell will be used always
2421 for a lot of errors without a message (e.g., hitting <Esc> in Normal
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002422 mode). See 'visualbell' on how to make the bell behave like a beep,
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002423 screen flash or do nothing.
2424
2425 *'errorfile'* *'ef'*
2426'errorfile' 'ef' string (Amiga default: "AztecC.Err",
2427 others: "errors.err")
2428 global
2429 {not in Vi}
2430 {not available when compiled without the |+quickfix|
2431 feature}
2432 Name of the errorfile for the QuickFix mode (see |:cf|).
2433 When the "-q" command-line argument is used, 'errorfile' is set to the
2434 following argument. See |-q|.
2435 NOT used for the ":make" command. See 'makeef' for that.
2436 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
2437 See |option-backslash| about including spaces and backslashes.
2438 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
2439 security reasons.
2440
2441 *'errorformat'* *'efm'*
2442'errorformat' 'efm' string (default is very long)
2443 global or local to buffer |global-local|
2444 {not in Vi}
2445 {not available when compiled without the |+quickfix|
2446 feature}
2447 Scanf-like description of the format for the lines in the error file
2448 (see |errorformat|).
2449
2450 *'esckeys'* *'ek'* *'noesckeys'* *'noek'*
2451'esckeys' 'ek' boolean (Vim default: on, Vi default: off)
2452 global
2453 {not in Vi}
2454 Function keys that start with an <Esc> are recognized in Insert
2455 mode. When this option is off, the cursor and function keys cannot be
2456 used in Insert mode if they start with an <Esc>. The advantage of
2457 this is that the single <Esc> is recognized immediately, instead of
2458 after one second. Instead of resetting this option, you might want to
2459 try changing the values for 'timeoutlen' and 'ttimeoutlen'. Note that
2460 when 'esckeys' is off, you can still map anything, but the cursor keys
2461 won't work by default.
2462 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
2463 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
2464
2465 *'eventignore'* *'ei'*
2466'eventignore' 'ei' string (default "")
2467 global
2468 {not in Vi}
2469 {not available when compiled without the |+autocmd|
2470 feature}
2471 A list of autocommand event names, which are to be ignored.
2472 When set to "all", all autocommand events are ignored, autocommands
2473 will not be executed.
2474 Otherwise this is a comma separated list of event names. Example: >
2475 :set ei=WinEnter,WinLeave
2476<
2477 *'expandtab'* *'et'* *'noexpandtab'* *'noet'*
2478'expandtab' 'et' boolean (default off)
2479 local to buffer
2480 {not in Vi}
2481 In Insert mode: Use the appropriate number of spaces to insert a
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002482 <Tab>. Spaces are used in indents with the '>' and '<' commands and
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002483 when 'autoindent' is on. To insert a real tab when 'expandtab' is
2484 on, use CTRL-V<Tab>. See also |:retab| and |ins-expandtab|.
2485 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
2486
2487 *'exrc'* *'ex'* *'noexrc'* *'noex'*
2488'exrc' 'ex' boolean (default off)
2489 global
2490 {not in Vi}
2491 Enables the reading of .vimrc, .exrc and .gvimrc in the current
2492 directory. If you switch this option on you should also consider
2493 setting the 'secure' option (see |initialization|). Using a local
2494 .exrc, .vimrc or .gvimrc is a potential security leak, use with care!
2495 also see |.vimrc| and |gui-init|.
2496 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
2497 security reasons.
2498
2499 *'fileencoding'* *'fenc'* *E213*
2500'fileencoding' 'fenc' string (default: "")
2501 local to buffer
2502 {only available when compiled with the |+multi_byte|
2503 feature}
2504 {not in Vi}
2505 Sets the character encoding for the file of this buffer.
2506 When 'fileencoding' is different from 'encoding', conversion will be
2507 done when reading and writing the file.
2508 When 'fileencoding' is empty, the same value as 'encoding' will be
2509 used (no conversion when reading or writing a file).
2510 WARNING: Conversion can cause loss of information! When
2511 'encoding' is "utf-8" conversion is most likely done in a way
2512 that the reverse conversion results in the same text. When
2513 'encoding' is not "utf-8" some characters may be lost!
2514 See 'encoding' for the possible values. Additionally, values may be
2515 specified that can be handled by the converter, see
2516 |mbyte-conversion|.
2517 When reading a file 'fileencoding' will be set from 'fileencodings'.
2518 To read a file in a certain encoding it won't work by setting
2519 'fileencoding', use the |++enc| argument.
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00002520 For a new file the global value of 'fileencoding' is used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002521 Prepending "8bit-" and "2byte-" has no meaning here, they are ignored.
2522 When the option is set, the value is converted to lowercase. Thus
2523 you can set it with uppercase values too. '_' characters are
2524 replaced with '-'. If a name is recognized from the list for
2525 'encoding', it is replaced by the standard name. For example
2526 "ISO8859-2" becomes "iso-8859-2".
2527 When this option is set, after starting to edit a file, the 'modified'
2528 option is set, because the file would be different when written.
2529 If you do this in a modeline, you might want to set 'nomodified' to
2530 avoid this.
2531 This option can not be changed when 'modifiable' is off.
2532
2533 *'fe'*
2534 NOTE: Before version 6.0 this option specified the encoding for the
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002535 whole of Vim, this was a mistake. Now use 'encoding' instead. The
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002536 old short name was 'fe', which is no longer used.
2537
2538 *'fileencodings'* *'fencs'*
Bram Moolenaar1cd871b2004-12-19 22:46:22 +00002539'fileencodings' 'fencs' string (default: "ucs-bom",
2540 "ucs-bom,utf-8,default,latin1" when
2541 'encoding' is set to a Unicode value)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002542 global
2543 {only available when compiled with the |+multi_byte|
2544 feature}
2545 {not in Vi}
2546 This is a list of character encodings considered when starting to edit
2547 an existing file. When a file is read, Vim tries to use the first
2548 mentioned character encoding. If an error is detected, the next one
2549 in the list is tried. When an encoding is found that works,
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002550 'fileencoding' is set to it. If all fail, 'fileencoding' is set to
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002551 an empty string, which means the value of 'encoding' is used.
2552 WARNING: Conversion can cause loss of information! When
2553 'encoding' is "utf-8" (or one of the other Unicode variants)
2554 conversion is most likely done in a way that the reverse
2555 conversion results in the same text. When 'encoding' is not
Bram Moolenaarc6d8db72005-12-13 20:04:55 +00002556 "utf-8" some non-ASCII characters may be lost! You can use
2557 the |++bad| argument to specify what is done with characters
2558 that can't be converted.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002559 For an empty file or a file with only ASCII characters most encodings
2560 will work and the first entry of 'fileencodings' will be used (except
2561 "ucs-bom", which requires the BOM to be present). If you prefer
2562 another encoding use an BufReadPost autocommand event to test if your
2563 preferred encoding is to be used. Example: >
2564 au BufReadPost * if search('\S', 'w') == 0 |
2565 \ set fenc=iso-2022-jp | endif
2566< This sets 'fileencoding' to "iso-2022-jp" if the file does not contain
2567 non-blank characters.
Bram Moolenaarc6d8db72005-12-13 20:04:55 +00002568 When the |++enc| argument is used then the value of 'fileencodings' is
2569 not used.
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00002570 Note that 'fileencodings' is not used for a new file, the global value
2571 of 'fileencoding' is used instead. You can set it with: >
2572 :setglobal fenc=iso-8859-2
2573< This means that a non-existing file may get a different encoding than
2574 an empty file.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002575 The special value "ucs-bom" can be used to check for a Unicode BOM
2576 (Byte Order Mark) at the start of the file. It must not be preceded
2577 by "utf-8" or another Unicode encoding for this to work properly.
2578 An entry for an 8-bit encoding (e.g., "latin1") should be the last,
2579 because Vim cannot detect an error, thus the encoding is always
2580 accepted.
Bram Moolenaar1cd871b2004-12-19 22:46:22 +00002581 The special value "default" can be used for the encoding from the
2582 environment. This is the default value for 'encoding'. It is useful
2583 when 'encoding' is set to "utf-8" and your environment uses a
2584 non-latin1 encoding, such as Russian.
Bram Moolenaarca003e12006-03-17 23:19:38 +00002585 When 'encoding' is "utf-8" and a file contains an illegal byte
2586 sequence it won't be recognized as UTF-8. You can use the |8g8|
2587 command to find the illegal byte sequence.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002588 WRONG VALUES: WHAT'S WRONG:
2589 latin1,utf-8 "latin1" will always be used
2590 utf-8,ucs-bom,latin1 BOM won't be recognized in an utf-8
2591 file
2592 cp1250,latin1 "cp1250" will always be used
2593 If 'fileencodings' is empty, 'fileencoding' is not modified.
2594 See 'fileencoding' for the possible values.
2595 Setting this option does not have an effect until the next time a file
2596 is read.
2597
2598 *'fileformat'* *'ff'*
2599'fileformat' 'ff' string (MS-DOS, MS-Windows, OS/2 default: "dos",
2600 Unix default: "unix",
2601 Macintosh default: "mac")
2602 local to buffer
2603 {not in Vi}
2604 This gives the <EOL> of the current buffer, which is used for
2605 reading/writing the buffer from/to a file:
2606 dos <CR> <NL>
2607 unix <NL>
2608 mac <CR>
2609 When "dos" is used, CTRL-Z at the end of a file is ignored.
2610 See |file-formats| and |file-read|.
2611 For the character encoding of the file see 'fileencoding'.
2612 When 'binary' is set, the value of 'fileformat' is ignored, file I/O
2613 works like it was set to "unix'.
2614 This option is set automatically when starting to edit a file and
2615 'fileformats' is not empty and 'binary' is off.
2616 When this option is set, after starting to edit a file, the 'modified'
2617 option is set, because the file would be different when written.
2618 This option can not be changed when 'modifiable' is off.
2619 For backwards compatibility: When this option is set to "dos",
2620 'textmode' is set, otherwise 'textmode' is reset.
2621
2622 *'fileformats'* *'ffs'*
2623'fileformats' 'ffs' string (default:
2624 Vim+Vi MS-DOS, MS-Windows OS/2: "dos,unix",
2625 Vim Unix: "unix,dos",
2626 Vim Mac: "mac,unix,dos",
2627 Vi Cygwin: "unix,dos",
2628 Vi others: "")
2629 global
2630 {not in Vi}
2631 This gives the end-of-line (<EOL>) formats that will be tried when
2632 starting to edit a new buffer and when reading a file into an existing
2633 buffer:
2634 - When empty, the format defined with 'fileformat' will be used
2635 always. It is not set automatically.
2636 - When set to one name, that format will be used whenever a new buffer
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002637 is opened. 'fileformat' is set accordingly for that buffer. The
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002638 'fileformats' name will be used when a file is read into an existing
2639 buffer, no matter what 'fileformat' for that buffer is set to.
2640 - When more than one name is present, separated by commas, automatic
2641 <EOL> detection will be done when reading a file. When starting to
2642 edit a file, a check is done for the <EOL>:
2643 1. If all lines end in <CR><NL>, and 'fileformats' includes "dos",
2644 'fileformat' is set to "dos".
2645 2. If a <NL> is found and 'fileformats' includes "unix", 'fileformat'
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002646 is set to "unix". Note that when a <NL> is found without a
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002647 preceding <CR>, "unix" is preferred over "dos".
2648 3. If 'fileformats' includes "mac", 'fileformat' is set to "mac".
2649 This means that "mac" is only chosen when "unix" is not present,
2650 or when no <NL> is found in the file, and when "dos" is not
2651 present, or no <CR><NL> is present in the file.
2652 Also if "unix" was first chosen, but the first <CR> is before
2653 the first <NL> and there appears to be more <CR>'s than <NL>'s in
2654 the file, then 'fileformat' is set to "mac".
2655 4. If 'fileformat' is still not set, the first name from
2656 'fileformats' is used.
2657 When reading a file into an existing buffer, the same is done, but
2658 this happens like 'fileformat' has been set appropriately for that
2659 file only, the option is not changed.
2660 When 'binary' is set, the value of 'fileformats' is not used.
2661
2662 For systems with a Dos-like <EOL> (<CR><NL>), when reading files that
2663 are ":source"ed and for vimrc files, automatic <EOL> detection may be
2664 done:
2665 - When 'fileformats' is empty, there is no automatic detection. Dos
2666 format will be used.
2667 - When 'fileformats' is set to one or more names, automatic detection
2668 is done. This is based on the first <NL> in the file: If there is a
2669 <CR> in front of it, Dos format is used, otherwise Unix format is
2670 used.
2671 Also see |file-formats|.
2672 For backwards compatibility: When this option is set to an empty
2673 string or one format (no comma is included), 'textauto' is reset,
2674 otherwise 'textauto' is set.
2675 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
2676 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
2677
2678 *'filetype'* *'ft'*
2679'filetype' 'ft' string (default: "")
2680 local to buffer
2681 {not in Vi}
2682 {not available when compiled without the |+autocmd|
2683 feature}
2684 When this option is set, the FileType autocommand event is triggered.
2685 All autocommands that match with the value of this option will be
2686 executed. Thus the value of 'filetype' is used in place of the file
2687 name.
2688 Otherwise this option does not always reflect the current file type.
2689 This option is normally set when the file type is detected. To enable
2690 this use the ":filetype on" command. |:filetype|
2691 Setting this option to a different value is most useful in a modeline,
2692 for a file for which the file type is not automatically recognized.
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +00002693 Example, for in an IDL file:
2694 /* vim: set filetype=idl : */ ~
2695 |FileType| |filetypes|
2696 When a dot appears in the value then this separates two filetype
2697 names. Example:
2698 /* vim: set filetype=c.doxygen : */ ~
2699 This will use the "c" filetype first, then the "doxygen" filetype.
2700 This works both for filetype plugins and for syntax files. More than
2701 one dot may appear.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002702 Do not confuse this option with 'osfiletype', which is for the file
2703 type that is actually stored with the file.
2704 This option is not copied to another buffer, independent of the 's' or
2705 'S' flag in 'cpoptions'.
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00002706 Only normal file name characters can be used, "/\*?[|<>" are illegal.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002707
2708 *'fillchars'* *'fcs'*
2709'fillchars' 'fcs' string (default "vert:|,fold:-")
2710 global
2711 {not in Vi}
2712 {not available when compiled without the |+windows|
2713 and |+folding| features}
2714 Characters to fill the statuslines and vertical separators.
2715 It is a comma separated list of items:
2716
2717 item default Used for ~
2718 stl:c ' ' or '^' statusline of the current window
2719 stlnc:c ' ' or '-' statusline of the non-current windows
2720 vert:c '|' vertical separators |:vsplit|
2721 fold:c '-' filling 'foldtext'
2722 diff:c '-' deleted lines of the 'diff' option
2723
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002724 Any one that is omitted will fall back to the default. For "stl" and
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002725 "stlnc" the space will be used when there is highlighting, '^' or '-'
2726 otherwise.
2727
2728 Example: >
2729 :set fillchars=stl:^,stlnc:-,vert:\|,fold:-,diff:-
2730< This is similar to the default, except that these characters will also
2731 be used when there is highlighting.
2732
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00002733 for "stl" and "stlnc" only single-byte values are supported.
2734
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002735 The highlighting used for these items:
2736 item highlight group ~
2737 stl:c StatusLine |hl-StatusLine|
2738 stlnc:c StatusLineNC |hl-StatusLineNC|
2739 vert:c VertSplit |hl-VertSplit|
2740 fold:c Folded |hl-Folded|
2741 diff:c DiffDelete |hl-DiffDelete|
2742
2743 *'fkmap'* *'fk'* *'nofkmap'* *'nofk'*
2744'fkmap' 'fk' boolean (default off) *E198*
2745 global
2746 {not in Vi}
2747 {only available when compiled with the |+rightleft|
2748 feature}
2749 When on, the keyboard is mapped for the Farsi character set.
2750 Normally you would set 'allowrevins' and use CTRL-_ in insert mode to
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002751 toggle this option |i_CTRL-_|. See |farsi.txt|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002752
2753 *'foldclose'* *'fcl'*
2754'foldclose' 'fcl' string (default "")
2755 global
2756 {not in Vi}
2757 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
2758 feature}
2759 When set to "all", a fold is closed when the cursor isn't in it and
2760 its level is higher than 'foldlevel'. Useful if you want folds to
2761 automatically close when moving out of them.
2762
2763 *'foldcolumn'* *'fdc'*
2764'foldcolumn' 'fdc' number (default 0)
2765 local to window
2766 {not in Vi}
2767 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
2768 feature}
2769 When non-zero, a column with the specified width is shown at the side
2770 of the window which indicates open and closed folds. The maximum
2771 value is 12.
2772 See |folding|.
2773
2774 *'foldenable'* *'fen'* *'nofoldenable'* *'nofen'*
2775'foldenable' 'fen' boolean (default on)
2776 local to window
2777 {not in Vi}
2778 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
2779 feature}
2780 When off, all folds are open. This option can be used to quickly
2781 switch between showing all text unfolded and viewing the text with
2782 folds (including manually opened or closed folds). It can be toggled
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002783 with the |zi| command. The 'foldcolumn' will remain blank when
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002784 'foldenable' is off.
2785 This option is set by commands that create a new fold or close a fold.
2786 See |folding|.
2787
2788 *'foldexpr'* *'fde'*
2789'foldexpr' 'fde' string (default: "0")
2790 local to window
2791 {not in Vi}
2792 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
2793 or |+eval| feature}
2794 The expression used for when 'foldmethod' is "expr". It is evaluated
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +00002795 for each line to obtain its fold level. See |fold-expr|.
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +00002796
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +00002797 The expression may be evaluated in the |sandbox|, see
2798 |sandbox-option|.
2799
2800 It is not allowed to change text or jump to another window while
2801 evaluating 'foldexpr' |textlock|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002802
2803 *'foldignore'* *'fdi'*
2804'foldignore' 'fdi' string (default: "#")
2805 local to window
2806 {not in Vi}
2807 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
2808 feature}
2809 Used only when 'foldmethod' is "indent". Lines starting with
2810 characters in 'foldignore' will get their fold level from surrounding
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002811 lines. White space is skipped before checking for this character.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002812 The default "#" works well for C programs. See |fold-indent|.
2813
2814 *'foldlevel'* *'fdl'*
2815'foldlevel' 'fdl' number (default: 0)
2816 local to window
2817 {not in Vi}
2818 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
2819 feature}
2820 Sets the fold level: Folds with a higher level will be closed.
2821 Setting this option to zero will close all folds. Higher numbers will
2822 close fewer folds.
2823 This option is set by commands like |zm|, |zM| and |zR|.
2824 See |fold-foldlevel|.
2825
2826 *'foldlevelstart'* *'fdls'*
2827'foldlevelstart' 'fdls' number (default: -1)
2828 global
2829 {not in Vi}
2830 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
2831 feature}
2832 Sets 'foldlevel' when starting to edit another buffer in a window.
2833 Useful to always start editing with all folds closed (value zero),
2834 some folds closed (one) or no folds closed (99).
2835 This is done before reading any modeline, thus a setting in a modeline
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002836 overrules this option. Starting to edit a file for |diff-mode| also
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002837 ignores this option and closes all folds.
2838 It is also done before BufReadPre autocommands, to allow an autocmd to
2839 overrule the 'foldlevel' value for specific files.
2840 When the value is negative, it is not used.
2841
2842 *'foldmarker'* *'fmr'* *E536*
2843'foldmarker' 'fmr' string (default: "{{{,}}}")
2844 local to window
2845 {not in Vi}
2846 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
2847 feature}
2848 The start and end marker used when 'foldmethod' is "marker". There
2849 must be one comma, which separates the start and end marker. The
2850 marker is a literal string (a regular expression would be too slow).
2851 See |fold-marker|.
2852
2853 *'foldmethod'* *'fdm'*
2854'foldmethod' 'fdm' string (default: "manual")
2855 local to window
2856 {not in Vi}
2857 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
2858 feature}
2859 The kind of folding used for the current window. Possible values:
2860 |fold-manual| manual Folds are created manually.
2861 |fold-indent| indent Lines with equal indent form a fold.
2862 |fold-expr| expr 'foldexpr' gives the fold level of a line.
2863 |fold-marker| marker Markers are used to specify folds.
2864 |fold-syntax| syntax Syntax highlighting items specify folds.
2865 |fold-diff| diff Fold text that is not changed.
2866
2867 *'foldminlines'* *'fml'*
2868'foldminlines' 'fml' number (default: 1)
2869 local to window
2870 {not in Vi}
2871 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
2872 feature}
2873 Sets the minimum number of screen lines for a fold to be displayed
2874 closed. Also for manually closed folds.
2875 Note that this only has an effect of what is displayed. After using
2876 "zc" to close a fold, which is displayed open because it's smaller
2877 than 'foldminlines', a following "zc" may close a containing fold.
2878
2879 *'foldnestmax'* *'fdn'*
2880'foldnestmax' 'fdn' number (default: 20)
2881 local to window
2882 {not in Vi}
2883 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
2884 feature}
2885 Sets the maximum nesting of folds for the "indent" and "syntax"
2886 methods. This avoids that too many folds will be created. Using more
2887 than 20 doesn't work, because the internal limit is 20.
2888
2889 *'foldopen'* *'fdo'*
2890'foldopen' 'fdo' string (default: "block,hor,mark,percent,quickfix,
2891 search,tag,undo")
2892 global
2893 {not in Vi}
2894 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
2895 feature}
2896 Specifies for which type of commands folds will be opened, if the
2897 command moves the cursor into a closed fold. It is a comma separated
2898 list of items.
2899 item commands ~
2900 all any
2901 block "(", "{", "[[", "[{", etc.
2902 hor horizontal movements: "l", "w", "fx", etc.
2903 insert any command in Insert mode
2904 jump far jumps: "G", "gg", etc.
2905 mark jumping to a mark: "'m", CTRL-O, etc.
2906 percent "%"
2907 quickfix ":cn", ":crew", ":make", etc.
2908 search search for a pattern: "/", "n", "*", "gd", etc.
2909 (not for a search pattern in a ":" command)
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00002910 Also for |[s| and |]s|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002911 tag jumping to a tag: ":ta", CTRL-T, etc.
2912 undo undo or redo: "u" and CTRL-R
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002913 When the command is part of a mapping this option is not used. Add
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002914 the |zv| command to the mapping to get the same effect.
2915 When a movement command is used for an operator (e.g., "dl" or "y%")
2916 this option is not used. This means the operator will include the
2917 whole closed fold.
2918 Note that vertical movements are not here, because it would make it
2919 very difficult to move onto a closed fold.
2920 In insert mode the folds containing the cursor will always be open
2921 when text is inserted.
2922 To close folds you can re-apply 'foldlevel' with the |zx| command or
2923 set the 'foldclose' option to "all".
2924
2925 *'foldtext'* *'fdt'*
2926'foldtext' 'fdt' string (default: "foldtext()")
2927 local to window
2928 {not in Vi}
2929 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
2930 feature}
2931 An expression which is used to specify the text displayed for a closed
2932 fold. See |fold-foldtext|.
2933
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +00002934 The expression may be evaluated in the |sandbox|, see
2935 |sandbox-option|.
2936
2937 It is not allowed to change text or jump to another window while
2938 evaluating 'foldtext' |textlock|.
2939
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002940 *'formatoptions'* *'fo'*
2941'formatoptions' 'fo' string (Vim default: "tcq", Vi default: "vt")
2942 local to buffer
2943 {not in Vi}
2944 This is a sequence of letters which describes how automatic
2945 formatting is to be done. See |fo-table|. When the 'paste' option is
2946 on, no formatting is done (like 'formatoptions' is empty). Commas can
2947 be inserted for readability.
2948 To avoid problems with flags that are added in the future, use the
2949 "+=" and "-=" feature of ":set" |add-option-flags|.
2950 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
2951 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
2952
Bram Moolenaar86b68352004-12-27 21:59:20 +00002953 *'formatlistpat'* *'flp'*
2954'formatlistpat' 'flp' string (default: "^\s*\d\+[\]:.)}\t ]\s*")
2955 local to buffer
2956 {not in Vi}
2957 A pattern that is used to recognize a list header. This is used for
2958 the "n" flag in 'formatoptions'.
2959 The pattern must match exactly the text that will be the indent for
Bram Moolenaar677ee682005-01-27 14:41:15 +00002960 the line below it. You can use |/\ze| to mark the end of the match
Bram Moolenaar86b68352004-12-27 21:59:20 +00002961 while still checking more characters. There must be a character
2962 following the pattern, when it matches the whole line it is handled
2963 like there is no match.
2964 The default recognizes a number, followed by an optional punctuation
2965 character and white space.
2966
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002967 *'formatprg'* *'fp'*
2968'formatprg' 'fp' string (default "")
2969 global
2970 {not in Vi}
2971 The name of an external program that will be used to format the lines
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00002972 selected with the |gq| operator. The program must take the input on
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002973 stdin and produce the output on stdout. The Unix program "fmt" is
Bram Moolenaara5792f52005-11-23 21:25:05 +00002974 such a program.
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00002975 If the 'formatexpr' option is not empty it will be used instead.
2976 Otherwise, if 'formatprg' option is an empty string, the internal
2977 format function will be used |C-indenting|.
Bram Moolenaara5792f52005-11-23 21:25:05 +00002978 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|. See |option-backslash|
2979 about including spaces and backslashes.
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00002980 The expression may be evaluated in the |sandbox|, see
2981 |sandbox-option|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002982
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00002983 *'formatexpr'* *'fex'*
2984'formatexpr' 'fex' string (default "")
2985 local to buffer
2986 {not in Vi}
2987 {not available when compiled without the |+eval|
2988 feature}
2989 Expression which is evaluated to format a range of lines for the |gq|
2990 operator. The |v:lnum| variable holds the first line to be formatted,
2991 |v:count| the number of lines to be formatted.
2992 When this option is empty 'formatprg' is used.
2993 Example: >
Bram Moolenaard1f56e62006-02-22 21:25:37 +00002994 :set formatexpr=mylang#Format()
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00002995< This will invoke the mylang#Format() function in the
2996 autoload/mylang.vim file in 'runtimepath'. |autoload|
2997
2998 The expression is also evaluated when 'textwidth' is set and adding
2999 text beyond that limit. This happens under the same conditions as
3000 when internal formatting is used. Make sure the cursor is kept in the
3001 same spot relative to the text then! The |mode()| function will
3002 return "i" or "R" in this situation. When the function returns
3003 non-zero Vim will fall back to using the internal format mechanism.
3004
3005 The expression may be evaluated in the |sandbox|, see
3006 |sandbox-option|.
3007
3008 *'fsync'* *'fs'*
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00003009'fsync' 'fs' boolean (default on)
3010 global
3011 {not in Vi}
3012 When on, the library function fsync() will be called after writing a
3013 file. This will flush a file to disk, ensuring that it is safely
3014 written even on filesystems which do metadata-only journaling. This
3015 will force the harddrive to spin up on Linux systems running in laptop
3016 mode, so it may be undesirable in some situations. Be warned that
3017 turning this off increases the chances of data loss after a crash. On
3018 systems without an fsync() implementation, this variable is always
3019 off.
3020 Also see 'swapsync' for controlling fsync() on swap files.
3021
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003022 *'gdefault'* *'gd'* *'nogdefault'* *'nogd'*
3023'gdefault' 'gd' boolean (default off)
3024 global
3025 {not in Vi}
3026 When on, the ":substitute" flag 'g' is default on. This means that
3027 all matches in a line are substituted instead of one. When a 'g' flag
3028 is given to a ":substitute" command, this will toggle the substitution
3029 of all or one match. See |complex-change|.
3030
3031 command 'gdefault' on 'gdefault' off ~
3032 :s/// subst. all subst. one
3033 :s///g subst. one subst. all
3034 :s///gg subst. all subst. one
3035
3036 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
3037
3038 *'grepformat'* *'gfm'*
3039'grepformat' 'gfm' string (default "%f:%l%m,%f %l%m")
3040 global
3041 {not in Vi}
3042 Format to recognize for the ":grep" command output.
3043 This is a scanf-like string that uses the same format as the
3044 'errorformat' option: see |errorformat|.
3045
3046 *'grepprg'* *'gp'*
3047'grepprg' 'gp' string (default "grep -n ",
3048 Unix: "grep -n $* /dev/null",
3049 Win32: "findstr /n" or "grep -n",
3050 VMS: "SEARCH/NUMBERS ")
3051 global or local to buffer |global-local|
3052 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00003053 Program to use for the |:grep| command. This option may contain '%'
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003054 and '#' characters, which are expanded like when used in a command-
3055 line. The placeholder "$*" is allowed to specify where the arguments
3056 will be included. Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|. See
3057 |option-backslash| about including spaces and backslashes.
3058 When your "grep" accepts the "-H" argument, use this to make ":grep"
3059 also work well with a single file: >
3060 :set grepprg=grep\ -nH
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +00003061< Special value: When 'grepprg' is set to "internal" the |:grep| command
Bram Moolenaara6557602006-02-04 22:43:20 +00003062 works like |:vimgrep|, |:lgrep| like |:lvimgrep|, |:grepadd| like
3063 |:vimgrepadd| and |:lgrepadd| like |:lvimgrepadd|.
Bram Moolenaar86b68352004-12-27 21:59:20 +00003064 See also the section |:make_makeprg|, since most of the comments there
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003065 apply equally to 'grepprg'.
3066 For Win32, the default is "findstr /n" if "findstr.exe" can be found,
3067 otherwise it's "grep -n".
3068 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
3069 security reasons.
3070
3071 *'guicursor'* *'gcr'* *E545* *E546* *E548* *E549*
3072'guicursor' 'gcr' string (default "n-v-c:block-Cursor/lCursor,
3073 ve:ver35-Cursor,
3074 o:hor50-Cursor,
3075 i-ci:ver25-Cursor/lCursor,
3076 r-cr:hor20-Cursor/lCursor,
3077 sm:block-Cursor
3078 -blinkwait175-blinkoff150-blinkon175",
3079 for MS-DOS and Win32 console:
3080 "n-v-c:block,o:hor50,i-ci:hor15,
3081 r-cr:hor30,sm:block")
3082 global
3083 {not in Vi}
3084 {only available when compiled with GUI enabled, and
3085 for MS-DOS and Win32 console}
3086 This option tells Vim what the cursor should look like in different
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003087 modes. It fully works in the GUI. In an MSDOS or Win32 console, only
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003088 the height of the cursor can be changed. This can be done by
3089 specifying a block cursor, or a percentage for a vertical or
3090 horizontal cursor.
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00003091 For a console the 't_SI' and 't_EI' escape sequences are used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003092
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003093 The option is a comma separated list of parts. Each part consist of a
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003094 mode-list and an argument-list:
3095 mode-list:argument-list,mode-list:argument-list,..
3096 The mode-list is a dash separated list of these modes:
3097 n Normal mode
3098 v Visual mode
3099 ve Visual mode with 'selection' "exclusive" (same as 'v',
3100 if not specified)
3101 o Operator-pending mode
3102 i Insert mode
3103 r Replace mode
3104 c Command-line Normal (append) mode
3105 ci Command-line Insert mode
3106 cr Command-line Replace mode
3107 sm showmatch in Insert mode
3108 a all modes
3109 The argument-list is a dash separated list of these arguments:
3110 hor{N} horizontal bar, {N} percent of the character height
3111 ver{N} vertical bar, {N} percent of the character width
3112 block block cursor, fills the whole character
3113 [only one of the above three should be present]
3114 blinkwait{N} *cursor-blinking*
3115 blinkon{N}
3116 blinkoff{N}
3117 blink times for cursor: blinkwait is the delay before
3118 the cursor starts blinking, blinkon is the time that
3119 the cursor is shown and blinkoff is the time that the
3120 cursor is not shown. The times are in msec. When one
3121 of the numbers is zero, there is no blinking. The
3122 default is: "blinkwait700-blinkon400-blinkoff250".
3123 These numbers are used for a missing entry. This
3124 means that blinking is enabled by default. To switch
3125 blinking off you can use "blinkon0". The cursor only
3126 blinks when Vim is waiting for input, not while
3127 executing a command.
3128 To make the cursor blink in an xterm, see
3129 |xterm-blink|.
3130 {group-name}
3131 a highlight group name, that sets the color and font
3132 for the cursor
3133 {group-name}/{group-name}
3134 Two highlight group names, the first is used when
3135 no language mappings are used, the other when they
3136 are. |language-mapping|
3137
3138 Examples of parts:
3139 n-c-v:block-nCursor in Normal, Command-line and Visual mode, use a
3140 block cursor with colors from the "nCursor"
3141 highlight group
3142 i-ci:ver30-iCursor-blinkwait300-blinkon200-blinkoff150
3143 In Insert and Command-line Insert mode, use a
3144 30% vertical bar cursor with colors from the
3145 "iCursor" highlight group. Blink a bit
3146 faster.
3147
3148 The 'a' mode is different. It will set the given argument-list for
3149 all modes. It does not reset anything to defaults. This can be used
3150 to do a common setting for all modes. For example, to switch off
3151 blinking: "a:blinkon0"
3152
3153 Examples of cursor highlighting: >
3154 :highlight Cursor gui=reverse guifg=NONE guibg=NONE
3155 :highlight Cursor gui=NONE guifg=bg guibg=fg
3156<
3157 *'guifont'* *'gfn'*
3158 *E235* *E596* *E610* *E611*
3159'guifont' 'gfn' string (default "")
3160 global
3161 {not in Vi}
3162 {only available when compiled with GUI enabled}
3163 This is a list of fonts which will be used for the GUI version of Vim.
3164 In its simplest form the value is just one font name. When
3165 the font cannot be found you will get an error message. To try other
3166 font names a list can be specified, font names separated with commas.
3167 The first valid font is used.
Bram Moolenaared203462004-06-16 11:19:22 +00003168
Bram Moolenaar05159a02005-02-26 23:04:13 +00003169 On systems where 'guifontset' is supported (X11) and 'guifontset' is
3170 not empty, then 'guifont' is not used.
Bram Moolenaared203462004-06-16 11:19:22 +00003171
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003172 Spaces after a comma are ignored. To include a comma in a font name
3173 precede it with a backslash. Setting an option requires an extra
3174 backslash before a space and a backslash. See also
3175 |option-backslash|. For example: >
3176 :set guifont=Screen15,\ 7x13,font\\,with\\,commas
Bram Moolenaared203462004-06-16 11:19:22 +00003177< will make Vim try to use the font "Screen15" first, and if it fails it
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003178 will try to use "7x13" and then "font,with,commas" instead.
Bram Moolenaared203462004-06-16 11:19:22 +00003179
3180 If none of the fonts can be loaded, Vim will keep the current setting.
3181 If an empty font list is given, Vim will try using other resource
3182 settings (for X, it will use the Vim.font resource), and finally it
3183 will try some builtin default which should always be there ("7x13" in
3184 the case of X). The font names given should be "normal" fonts. Vim
3185 will try to find the related bold and italic fonts.
3186
Bram Moolenaar05159a02005-02-26 23:04:13 +00003187 For Win32, GTK, Mac OS and Photon: >
Bram Moolenaared203462004-06-16 11:19:22 +00003188 :set guifont=*
3189< will bring up a font requester, where you can pick the font you want.
3190
3191 The font name depends on the GUI used. See |setting-guifont| for a
3192 way to set 'guifont' for various systems.
3193
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003194 For the GTK+ 2 GUI the font name looks like this: >
3195 :set guifont=Andale\ Mono\ 11
3196< That's all. XLFDs are no longer accepted.
Bram Moolenaar05159a02005-02-26 23:04:13 +00003197
3198 For Mac OSX you can use something like this: >
3199 :set guifont=Monaco:h10
3200< *E236*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003201 Note that the fonts must be mono-spaced (all characters have the same
Bram Moolenaared203462004-06-16 11:19:22 +00003202 width). An exception is GTK 2: all fonts are accepted, but
3203 mono-spaced fonts look best.
3204
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003205 To preview a font on X11, you might be able to use the "xfontsel"
3206 program. The "xlsfonts" program gives a list of all available fonts.
Bram Moolenaared203462004-06-16 11:19:22 +00003207
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003208 For the Win32 GUI *E244* *E245*
3209 - takes these options in the font name:
3210 hXX - height is XX (points, can be floating-point)
3211 wXX - width is XX (points, can be floating-point)
3212 b - bold
3213 i - italic
3214 u - underline
3215 s - strikeout
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00003216 cXX - character set XX. Valid charsets are: ANSI, ARABIC,
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003217 BALTIC, CHINESEBIG5, DEFAULT, EASTEUROPE, GB2312, GREEK,
3218 HANGEUL, HEBREW, JOHAB, MAC, OEM, RUSSIAN, SHIFTJIS,
3219 SYMBOL, THAI, TURKISH, VIETNAMESE ANSI and BALTIC.
Bram Moolenaard4755bb2004-09-02 19:12:26 +00003220 Normally you would use "cDEFAULT".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003221
3222 Use a ':' to separate the options.
3223 - A '_' can be used in the place of a space, so you don't need to use
3224 backslashes to escape the spaces.
3225 - Examples: >
3226 :set guifont=courier_new:h12:w5:b:cRUSSIAN
3227 :set guifont=Andale_Mono:h7.5:w4.5
3228< See also |font-sizes|.
3229
3230 *'guifontset'* *'gfs'*
3231 *E250* *E252* *E234* *E597* *E598*
3232'guifontset' 'gfs' string (default "")
3233 global
3234 {not in Vi}
3235 {only available when compiled with GUI enabled and
3236 with the |+xfontset| feature}
3237 {not available in the GTK+ 2 GUI}
3238 When not empty, specifies two (or more) fonts to be used. The first
3239 one for normal English, the second one for your special language. See
3240 |xfontset|.
3241 Setting this option also means that all font names will be handled as
3242 a fontset name. Also the ones used for the "font" argument of the
3243 |:highlight| command.
3244 The fonts must match with the current locale. If fonts for the
3245 character sets that the current locale uses are not included, setting
3246 'guifontset' will fail.
3247 Note the difference between 'guifont' and 'guifontset': In 'guifont'
3248 the comma-separated names are alternative names, one of which will be
3249 used. In 'guifontset' the whole string is one fontset name,
3250 including the commas. It is not possible to specify alternative
3251 fontset names.
3252 This example works on many X11 systems: >
3253 :set guifontset=-*-*-medium-r-normal--16-*-*-*-c-*-*-*
3254<
3255 *'guifontwide'* *'gfw'* *E231* *E533* *E534*
3256'guifontwide' 'gfw' string (default "")
3257 global
3258 {not in Vi}
3259 {only available when compiled with GUI enabled}
3260 When not empty, specifies a comma-separated list of fonts to be used
3261 for double-width characters. The first font that can be loaded is
3262 used.
3263 Note: The size of these fonts must be exactly twice as wide as the one
3264 specified with 'guifont' and the same height.
3265
3266 All GUI versions but GTK+ 2:
3267
3268 'guifontwide' is only used when 'encoding' is set to "utf-8" and
3269 'guifontset' is empty or invalid.
3270 When 'guifont' is set and a valid font is found in it and
3271 'guifontwide' is empty Vim will attempt to find a matching
3272 double-width font and set 'guifontwide' to it.
3273
3274 GTK+ 2 GUI only: *guifontwide_gtk2*
3275
3276 If set and valid, 'guifontwide' is always used for double width
3277 characters, even if 'encoding' is not set to "utf-8".
3278 Vim does not attempt to find an appropriate value for 'guifontwide'
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003279 automatically. If 'guifontwide' is empty Pango/Xft will choose the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003280 font for characters not available in 'guifont'. Thus you do not need
3281 to set 'guifontwide' at all unless you want to override the choice
3282 made by Pango/Xft.
3283
3284 *'guiheadroom'* *'ghr'*
3285'guiheadroom' 'ghr' number (default 50)
3286 global
3287 {not in Vi} {only for GTK and X11 GUI}
3288 The number of pixels subtracted from the screen height when fitting
3289 the GUI window on the screen. Set this before the GUI is started,
3290 e.g., in your |gvimrc| file. When zero, the whole screen height will
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003291 be used by the window. When positive, the specified number of pixel
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003292 lines will be left for window decorations and other items on the
3293 screen. Set it to a negative value to allow windows taller than the
3294 screen.
3295
3296 *'guioptions'* *'go'*
3297'guioptions' 'go' string (default "gmrLtT" (MS-Windows),
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00003298 "agimrLtT" (GTK, Motif and Athena))
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003299 global
3300 {not in Vi}
3301 {only available when compiled with GUI enabled}
Bram Moolenaared203462004-06-16 11:19:22 +00003302 This option only has an effect in the GUI version of Vim. It is a
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003303 sequence of letters which describes what components and options of the
3304 GUI should be used.
3305 To avoid problems with flags that are added in the future, use the
3306 "+=" and "-=" feature of ":set" |add-option-flags|.
3307
3308 Valid letters are as follows:
3309 *guioptions_a*
3310 'a' Autoselect: If present, then whenever VISUAL mode is started,
3311 or the Visual area extended, Vim tries to become the owner of
3312 the windowing system's global selection. This means that the
3313 Visually highlighted text is available for pasting into other
3314 applications as well as into Vim itself. When the Visual mode
3315 ends, possibly due to an operation on the text, or when an
3316 application wants to paste the selection, the highlighted text
3317 is automatically yanked into the "* selection register.
3318 Thus the selection is still available for pasting into other
3319 applications after the VISUAL mode has ended.
3320 If not present, then Vim won't become the owner of the
3321 windowing system's global selection unless explicitly told to
3322 by a yank or delete operation for the "* register.
3323 The same applies to the modeless selection.
3324
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003325 'A' Autoselect for the modeless selection. Like 'a', but only
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003326 applies to the modeless selection.
3327
3328 'guioptions' autoselect Visual autoselect modeless ~
3329 "" - -
3330 "a" yes yes
3331 "A" - yes
3332 "aA" yes yes
3333
3334 'c' Use console dialogs instead of popup dialogs for simple
3335 choices.
3336
Bram Moolenaare224ffa2006-03-01 00:01:28 +00003337 'e' Add tab pages when indicated with 'showtabline'.
Bram Moolenaar5c8837f2006-02-25 21:52:33 +00003338 'guitablabel' can be used to change the text in the labels.
3339 When 'e' is missing a non-GUI tab pages line may be used.
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +00003340 The GUI tabs are only supported on some systens, currently
3341 only for GTK.
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00003342
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003343 'f' Foreground: Don't use fork() to detach the GUI from the shell
3344 where it was started. Use this for programs that wait for the
3345 editor to finish (e.g., an e-mail program). Alternatively you
3346 can use "gvim -f" or ":gui -f" to start the GUI in the
3347 foreground. |gui-fork|
3348 Note: Set this option in the vimrc file. The forking may have
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00003349 happened already when the |gvimrc| file is read.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003350
3351 'i' Use a Vim icon. For GTK with KDE it is used in the left-upper
3352 corner of the window. It's black&white on non-GTK, because of
3353 limitations of X11. For a color icon, see |X11-icon|.
3354
3355 'm' Menu bar is present.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003356 'M' The system menu "$VIMRUNTIME/menu.vim" is not sourced. Note
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003357 that this flag must be added in the .vimrc file, before
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00003358 switching on syntax or filetype recognition (when the |gvimrc|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003359 file is sourced the system menu has already been loaded; the
3360 ":syntax on" and ":filetype on" commands load the menu too).
3361 'g' Grey menu items: Make menu items that are not active grey. If
3362 'g' is not included inactive menu items are not shown at all.
3363 Exception: Athena will always use grey menu items.
3364
3365 't' Include tearoff menu items. Currently only works for Win32,
3366 GTK+, and Motif 1.2 GUI.
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +00003367 'T' Include Toolbar. Currently only in Win32, GTK+, Motif, Photon
3368 and Athena GUIs.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003369
3370 'r' Right-hand scrollbar is always present.
3371 'R' Right-hand scrollbar is present when there is a vertically
3372 split window.
3373 'l' Left-hand scrollbar is always present.
3374 'L' Left-hand scrollbar is present when there is a vertically
3375 split window.
3376 'b' Bottom (horizontal) scrollbar is present. Its size depends on
3377 the longest visible line, or on the cursor line if the 'h'
3378 flag is included. |gui-horiz-scroll|
3379 'h' Limit horizontal scrollbar size to the length of the cursor
3380 line. Reduces computations. |gui-horiz-scroll|
3381
3382 And yes, you may even have scrollbars on the left AND the right if
3383 you really want to :-). See |gui-scrollbars| for more information.
3384
3385 'v' Use a vertical button layout for dialogs. When not included,
3386 a horizontal layout is preferred, but when it doesn't fit a
3387 vertical layout is used anyway.
3388 'p' Use Pointer callbacks for X11 GUI. This is required for some
3389 window managers. If the cursor is not blinking or hollow at
3390 the right moment, try adding this flag. This must be done
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00003391 before starting the GUI. Set it in your |gvimrc|. Adding or
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003392 removing it after the GUI has started has no effect.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003393 'F' Add a footer. Only for Motif. See |gui-footer|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003394
3395 *'guipty'* *'noguipty'*
3396'guipty' boolean (default on)
3397 global
3398 {not in Vi}
3399 {only available when compiled with GUI enabled}
3400 Only in the GUI: If on, an attempt is made to open a pseudo-tty for
3401 I/O to/from shell commands. See |gui-pty|.
3402
Bram Moolenaar5c8837f2006-02-25 21:52:33 +00003403 *'guitablabel'* *'gtl'*
3404'guitablabel' 'gtl' string (default empty)
3405 global
3406 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00003407 {only available when compiled with GUI enabled and
3408 with the +windows feature}
Bram Moolenaar5c8837f2006-02-25 21:52:33 +00003409 When nonempty describes the text to use in a label of the GUI tab
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00003410 pages line. When empty Vim will use a default label. See
Bram Moolenaar5c8837f2006-02-25 21:52:33 +00003411 |setting-guitablabel| for more info.
3412
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00003413 The format of this option is like that of 'statusline'.
Bram Moolenaar57657d82006-04-21 22:12:41 +00003414 'guitabtooltip' is used for the tooltip, see below.
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00003415
Bram Moolenaar5c8837f2006-02-25 21:52:33 +00003416 Only used when the GUI tab pages line is displayed. 'e' must be
3417 present in 'guioptions'. For the non-GUI tab pages line 'tabline' is
3418 used.
3419
Bram Moolenaar57657d82006-04-21 22:12:41 +00003420 *'guitabtooltip'* *'gtt'*
3421'guitabtooltip' 'gtt' string (default empty)
3422 global
3423 {not in Vi}
3424 {only available when compiled with GUI enabled and
3425 with the +windows feature}
3426 When nonempty describes the text to use in a tooltip for the GUI tab
3427 pages line. When empty Vim will use a default tooltip.
3428 This option is otherwise just like 'guitablabel' above.
3429
3430 The tooltip only works for some systems.
3431
3432
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003433 *'helpfile'* *'hf'*
3434'helpfile' 'hf' string (default (MSDOS) "$VIMRUNTIME\doc\help.txt"
3435 (others) "$VIMRUNTIME/doc/help.txt")
3436 global
3437 {not in Vi}
3438 Name of the main help file. All distributed help files should be
3439 placed together in one directory. Additionally, all "doc" directories
3440 in 'runtimepath' will be used.
3441 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|. For example:
3442 "$VIMRUNTIME/doc/help.txt". If $VIMRUNTIME is not set, $VIM is also
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003443 tried. Also see |$VIMRUNTIME| and |option-backslash| about including
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003444 spaces and backslashes.
3445 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
3446 security reasons.
3447
3448 *'helpheight'* *'hh'*
3449'helpheight' 'hh' number (default 20)
3450 global
3451 {not in Vi}
3452 {not available when compiled without the +windows
3453 feature}
3454 Minimal initial height of the help window when it is opened with the
3455 ":help" command. The initial height of the help window is half of the
3456 current window, or (when the 'ea' option is on) the same as other
3457 windows. When the height is less than 'helpheight', the height is
3458 set to 'helpheight'. Set to zero to disable.
3459
3460 *'helplang'* *'hlg'*
3461'helplang' 'hlg' string (default: messages language or empty)
3462 global
3463 {only available when compiled with the |+multi_lang|
3464 feature}
3465 {not in Vi}
3466 Comma separated list of languages. Vim will use the first language
3467 for which the desired help can be found. The English help will always
3468 be used as a last resort. You can add "en" to prefer English over
3469 another language, but that will only find tags that exist in that
3470 language and not in the English help.
3471 Example: >
3472 :set helplang=de,it
3473< This will first search German, then Italian and finally English help
3474 files.
3475 When using |CTRL-]| and ":help!" in a non-English help file Vim will
3476 try to find the tag in the current language before using this option.
3477 See |help-translated|.
3478
3479 *'hidden'* *'hid'* *'nohidden'* *'nohid'*
3480'hidden' 'hid' boolean (default off)
3481 global
3482 {not in Vi}
3483 When off a buffer is unloaded when it is |abandon|ed. When on a
3484 buffer becomes hidden when it is |abandon|ed. If the buffer is still
3485 displayed in another window, it does not become hidden, of course.
3486 The commands that move through the buffer list sometimes make a buffer
3487 hidden although the 'hidden' option is off: When the buffer is
3488 modified, 'autowrite' is off or writing is not possible, and the '!'
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003489 flag was used. See also |windows.txt|.
Bram Moolenaarcfbc5ee2004-07-02 15:38:35 +00003490 To only make one buffer hidden use the 'bufhidden' option.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003491 This option is set for one command with ":hide {command}" |:hide|.
3492 WARNING: It's easy to forget that you have changes in hidden buffers.
3493 Think twice when using ":q!" or ":qa!".
3494
3495 *'highlight'* *'hl'*
3496'highlight' 'hl' string (default (as a single string):
3497 "8:SpecialKey,@:NonText,d:Directory,
3498 e:ErrorMsg,i:IncSearch,l:Search,m:MoreMsg,
3499 M:ModeMsg,n:LineNr,r:Question,
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00003500 s:StatusLine,S:StatusLineNC,c:VertSplit,
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003501 t:Title,v:Visual,w:WarningMsg,W:WildMenu,
3502 f:Folded,F:FoldColumn,A:DiffAdd,
3503 C:DiffChange,D:DiffDelete,T:DiffText,
Bram Moolenaar0d9c26d2005-07-02 23:19:16 +00003504 >:SignColumn,B:SpellBad,P:SpellCap,
Bram Moolenaar1c7715d2005-10-03 22:02:18 +00003505 R:SpellRare,L:SpellLocal,
3506 +:Pmenu,=:PmenuSel,
3507 x:PmenuSbar,X:PmenuThumb")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003508 global
3509 {not in Vi}
3510 This option can be used to set highlighting mode for various
3511 occasions. It is a comma separated list of character pairs. The
3512 first character in a pair gives the occasion, the second the mode to
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003513 use for that occasion. The occasions are:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003514 |hl-SpecialKey| 8 Meta and special keys listed with ":map"
3515 |hl-NonText| @ '~' and '@' at the end of the window and
3516 characters from 'showbreak'
3517 |hl-Directory| d directories in CTRL-D listing and other special
3518 things in listings
3519 |hl-ErrorMsg| e error messages
3520 h (obsolete, ignored)
3521 |hl-IncSearch| i 'incsearch' highlighting
3522 |hl-Search| l last search pattern highlighting (see 'hlsearch')
3523 |hl-MoreMsg| m |more-prompt|
3524 |hl-ModeMsg| M Mode (e.g., "-- INSERT --")
3525 |hl-LineNr| n line number for ":number" and ":#" commands
3526 |hl-Question| r |hit-enter| prompt and yes/no questions
3527 |hl-StatusLine| s status line of current window |status-line|
3528 |hl-StatusLineNC| S status lines of not-current windows
3529 |hl-Title| t Titles for output from ":set all", ":autocmd" etc.
3530 |hl-VertSplit| c column used to separate vertically split windows
3531 |hl-Visual| v Visual mode
3532 |hl-VisualNOS| V Visual mode when Vim does is "Not Owning the
3533 Selection" Only X11 Gui's |gui-x11| and
3534 |xterm-clipboard|.
3535 |hl-WarningMsg| w warning messages
3536 |hl-WildMenu| W wildcard matches displayed for 'wildmenu'
3537 |hl-Folded| f line used for closed folds
3538 |hl-FoldColumn| F 'foldcolumn'
Bram Moolenaar0d9c26d2005-07-02 23:19:16 +00003539 |hl-DiffAdd| A added line in diff mode
3540 |hl-DiffChange| C changed line in diff mode
3541 |hl-DiffDelete| D deleted line in diff mode
3542 |hl-DiffText| T inserted text in diff mode
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003543 |hl-SignColumn| > column used for |signs|
Bram Moolenaar217ad922005-03-20 22:37:15 +00003544 |hl-SpellBad| B misspelled word |spell|
Bram Moolenaar0d9c26d2005-07-02 23:19:16 +00003545 |hl-SpellCap| P word that should start with capital|spell|
Bram Moolenaar217ad922005-03-20 22:37:15 +00003546 |hl-SpellRare| R rare word |spell|
3547 |hl-SpellLocal| L word from other region |spell|
Bram Moolenaar1c7715d2005-10-03 22:02:18 +00003548 |hl-Pmenu| + popup menu normal line
3549 |hl-PmenuSel| = popup menu normal line
3550 |hl-PmenuSbar| x popup menu scrollbar
3551 |hl-PmenuThumb| X popup menu scrollbar thumb
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003552
3553 The display modes are:
3554 r reverse (termcap entry "mr" and "me")
3555 i italic (termcap entry "ZH" and "ZR")
3556 b bold (termcap entry "md" and "me")
3557 s standout (termcap entry "so" and "se")
3558 u underline (termcap entry "us" and "ue")
Bram Moolenaare2cc9702005-03-15 22:43:58 +00003559 c undercurl (termcap entry "Cs" and "Ce")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003560 n no highlighting
3561 - no highlighting
3562 : use a highlight group
3563 The default is used for occasions that are not included.
3564 If you want to change what the display modes do, see |dos-colors|
3565 for an example.
3566 When using the ':' display mode, this must be followed by the name of
3567 a highlight group. A highlight group can be used to define any type
3568 of highlighting, including using color. See |:highlight| on how to
3569 define one. The default uses a different group for each occasion.
3570 See |highlight-default| for the default highlight groups.
3571
3572 *'hlsearch'* *'hls'* *'nohlsearch'* *'nohls'*
3573'hlsearch' 'hls' boolean (default off)
3574 global
3575 {not in Vi}
3576 {not available when compiled without the
3577 |+extra_search| feature}
3578 When there is a previous search pattern, highlight all its matches.
3579 The type of highlighting used can be set with the 'l' occasion in the
3580 'highlight' option. This uses the "Search" highlight group by
3581 default. Note that only the matching text is highlighted, any offsets
3582 are not applied.
3583 See also: 'incsearch' and |:match|.
3584 When you get bored looking at the highlighted matches, you can turn it
3585 off with |:nohlsearch|. As soon as you use a search command, the
3586 highlighting comes back.
3587 When the search pattern can match an end-of-line, Vim will try to
3588 highlight all of the matched text. However, this depends on where the
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003589 search starts. This will be the first line in the window or the first
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003590 line below a closed fold. A match in a previous line which is not
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00003591 drawn may not continue in a newly drawn line.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003592 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
3593
3594 *'history'* *'hi'*
3595'history' 'hi' number (Vim default: 20, Vi default: 0)
3596 global
3597 {not in Vi}
3598 A history of ":" commands, and a history of previous search patterns
3599 are remembered. This option decides how many entries may be stored in
3600 each of these histories (see |cmdline-editing|).
3601 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
3602 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
3603
3604 *'hkmap'* *'hk'* *'nohkmap'* *'nohk'*
3605'hkmap' 'hk' boolean (default off)
3606 global
3607 {not in Vi}
3608 {only available when compiled with the |+rightleft|
3609 feature}
3610 When on, the keyboard is mapped for the Hebrew character set.
3611 Normally you would set 'allowrevins' and use CTRL-_ in insert mode to
3612 toggle this option. See |rileft.txt|.
3613 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
3614
3615 *'hkmapp'* *'hkp'* *'nohkmapp'* *'nohkp'*
3616'hkmapp' 'hkp' boolean (default off)
3617 global
3618 {not in Vi}
3619 {only available when compiled with the |+rightleft|
3620 feature}
3621 When on, phonetic keyboard mapping is used. 'hkmap' must also be on.
3622 This is useful if you have a non-Hebrew keyboard.
3623 See |rileft.txt|.
3624 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
3625
3626 *'icon'* *'noicon'*
3627'icon' boolean (default off, on when title can be restored)
3628 global
3629 {not in Vi}
3630 {not available when compiled without the |+title|
3631 feature}
3632 When on, the icon text of the window will be set to the value of
3633 'iconstring' (if it is not empty), or to the name of the file
3634 currently being edited. Only the last part of the name is used.
3635 Overridden by the 'iconstring' option.
3636 Only works if the terminal supports setting window icons (currently
3637 only X11 GUI and terminals with a non-empty 't_IS' option - these are
3638 Unix xterm and iris-ansi by default, where 't_IS' is taken from the
3639 builtin termcap).
3640 When Vim was compiled with HAVE_X11 defined, the original icon will be
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00003641 restored if possible |X11|. See |X11-icon| for changing the icon on
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003642 X11.
3643
3644 *'iconstring'*
3645'iconstring' string (default "")
3646 global
3647 {not in Vi}
3648 {not available when compiled without the |+title|
3649 feature}
3650 When this option is not empty, it will be used for the icon text of
3651 the window. This happens only when the 'icon' option is on.
3652 Only works if the terminal supports setting window icon text
3653 (currently only X11 GUI and terminals with a non-empty 't_IS' option).
3654 Does not work for MS Windows.
3655 When Vim was compiled with HAVE_X11 defined, the original icon will be
3656 restored if possible |X11|.
3657 When this option contains printf-style '%' items, they will be
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003658 expanded according to the rules used for 'statusline'. See
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003659 'titlestring' for example settings.
3660 {not available when compiled without the |+statusline| feature}
3661
3662 *'ignorecase'* *'ic'* *'noignorecase'* *'noic'*
3663'ignorecase' 'ic' boolean (default off)
3664 global
3665 Ignore case in search patterns. Also used when searching in the tags
3666 file.
3667 Also see 'smartcase'.
3668 Can be overruled by using "\c" or "\C" in the pattern, see
3669 |/ignorecase|.
3670
3671 *'imactivatekey'* *'imak'*
3672'imactivatekey' 'imak' string (default "")
3673 global
3674 {not in Vi}
3675 {only available when compiled with |+xim| and
3676 |+GUI_GTK|}
3677 Specifies the key that your Input Method in X-Windows uses for
3678 activation. When this is specified correctly, vim can fully control
3679 IM with 'imcmdline', 'iminsert' and 'imsearch'.
3680 You can't use this option to change the activation key, the option
3681 tells Vim what the key is.
3682 Format:
3683 [MODIFIER_FLAG-]KEY_STRING
3684
3685 These characters can be used for MODIFIER_FLAG (case is ignored):
3686 S Shift key
3687 L Lock key
3688 C Control key
3689 1 Mod1 key
3690 2 Mod2 key
3691 3 Mod3 key
3692 4 Mod4 key
3693 5 Mod5 key
3694 Combinations are allowed, for example "S-C-space" or "SC-space" are
3695 both shift+ctrl+space.
3696 See <X11/keysymdef.h> and XStringToKeysym for KEY_STRING.
3697
3698 Example: >
3699 :set imactivatekey=S-space
3700< "S-space" means shift+space. This is the activation key for kinput2 +
3701 canna (Japanese), and ami (Korean).
3702
3703 *'imcmdline'* *'imc'* *'noimcmdline'* *'noimc'*
3704'imcmdline' 'imc' boolean (default off)
3705 global
3706 {not in Vi}
3707 {only available when compiled with the |+xim|
3708 |+multi_byte_ime| or |global-ime| feature}
3709 When set the Input Method is always on when starting to edit a command
3710 line, unless entering a search pattern (see 'imsearch' for that).
3711 Setting this option is useful when your input method allows entering
3712 English characters directly, e.g., when it's used to type accented
3713 characters with dead keys.
3714
3715 *'imdisable'* *'imd'* *'nodisable'* *'noimd'*
3716'imdisable' 'imd' boolean (default off, on for some systems (SGI))
3717 global
3718 {not in Vi}
3719 {only available when compiled with the |+xim|
3720 |+multi_byte_ime| or |global-ime| feature}
3721 When set the Input Method is never used. This is useful to disable
3722 the IM when it doesn't work properly.
3723 Currently this option is on by default for SGI/IRIX machines. This
3724 may change in later releases.
3725
3726 *'iminsert'* *'imi'*
3727'iminsert' 'imi' number (default 0, 2 when an input method is supported)
3728 local to buffer
3729 {not in Vi}
3730 Specifies whether :lmap or an Input Method (IM) is to be used in
3731 Insert mode. Valid values:
3732 0 :lmap is off and IM is off
3733 1 :lmap is ON and IM is off
3734 2 :lmap is off and IM is ON
3735 2 is available only when compiled with the |+multi_byte_ime|, |+xim|
3736 or |global-ime|.
3737 To always reset the option to zero when leaving Insert mode with <Esc>
3738 this can be used: >
3739 :inoremap <ESC> <ESC>:set iminsert=0<CR>
3740< This makes :lmap and IM turn off automatically when leaving Insert
3741 mode.
3742 Note that this option changes when using CTRL-^ in Insert mode
3743 |i_CTRL-^|.
3744 The value is set to 1 when setting 'keymap' to a valid keymap name.
3745 It is also used for the argument of commands like "r" and "f".
3746 The value 0 may not work correctly with Athena and Motif with some XIM
3747 methods. Use 'imdisable' to disable XIM then.
3748
3749 *'imsearch'* *'ims'*
3750'imsearch' 'ims' number (default 0, 2 when an input method is supported)
3751 local to buffer
3752 {not in Vi}
3753 Specifies whether :lmap or an Input Method (IM) is to be used when
3754 entering a search pattern. Valid values:
3755 -1 the value of 'iminsert' is used, makes it look like
3756 'iminsert' is also used when typing a search pattern
3757 0 :lmap is off and IM is off
3758 1 :lmap is ON and IM is off
3759 2 :lmap is off and IM is ON
3760 Note that this option changes when using CTRL-^ in Command-line mode
3761 |c_CTRL-^|.
3762 The value is set to 1 when it is not -1 and setting the 'keymap'
3763 option to a valid keymap name.
3764 The value 0 may not work correctly with Athena and Motif with some XIM
3765 methods. Use 'imdisable' to disable XIM then.
3766
3767 *'include'* *'inc'*
3768'include' 'inc' string (default "^\s*#\s*include")
3769 global or local to buffer |global-local|
3770 {not in Vi}
3771 {not available when compiled without the
3772 |+find_in_path| feature}
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003773 Pattern to be used to find an include command. It is a search
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003774 pattern, just like for the "/" command (See |pattern|). The default
3775 value is for C programs. This option is used for the commands "[i",
Bram Moolenaar1e015462005-09-25 22:16:38 +00003776 "]I", "[d", etc.
3777 Normally the 'isfname' option is used to recognize the file name that
Bram Moolenaar482aaeb2005-09-29 18:26:07 +00003778 comes after the matched pattern. But if "\zs" appears in the pattern
3779 then the text matched from "\zs" to the end, or until "\ze" if it
3780 appears, is used as the file name. Use this to include characters
3781 that are not in 'isfname', such as a space. You can then use
3782 'includeexpr' to process the matched text.
Bram Moolenaar1e015462005-09-25 22:16:38 +00003783 See |option-backslash| about including spaces and backslashes.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003784
3785 *'includeexpr'* *'inex'*
3786'includeexpr' 'inex' string (default "")
3787 local to buffer
3788 {not in Vi}
3789 {not available when compiled without the
3790 |+find_in_path| or |+eval| feature}
3791 Expression to be used to transform the string found with the 'include'
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003792 option to a file name. Mostly useful to change "." to "/" for Java: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003793 :set includeexpr=substitute(v:fname,'\\.','/','g')
3794< The "v:fname" variable will be set to the file name that was detected.
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +00003795
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003796 Also used for the |gf| command if an unmodified file name can't be
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003797 found. Allows doing "gf" on the name after an 'include' statement.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003798 Also used for |<cfile>|.
3799
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +00003800 The expression may be evaluated in the |sandbox|, see
3801 |sandbox-option|.
3802
3803 It is not allowed to change text or jump to another window while
3804 evaluating 'includeexpr' |textlock|.
3805
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003806 *'incsearch'* *'is'* *'noincsearch'* *'nois'*
3807'incsearch' 'is' boolean (default off)
3808 global
3809 {not in Vi}
3810 {not available when compiled without the
3811 |+extra_search| feature}
Bram Moolenaar21cf8232004-07-16 20:18:37 +00003812 While typing a search command, show where the pattern, as it was typed
3813 so far, matches. The matched string is highlighted. If the pattern
3814 is invalid or not found, nothing is shown. The screen will be updated
3815 often, this is only useful on fast terminals.
3816 Note that the match will be shown, but the cursor will return to its
3817 original position when no match is found and when pressing <Esc>. You
3818 still need to finish the search command with <Enter> to move the
3819 cursor to the match.
3820 The highlighting can be set with the 'i' flag in 'highlight'.
3821 See also: 'hlsearch'.
Bram Moolenaarefd2bf12006-03-16 21:41:35 +00003822 CTRL-L can be used to add one character from after the current match
3823 to the command line.
3824 CTRL-R CTRL-W can be used to add the word at the end of the current
3825 match, excluding the characters that were already typed.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003826 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
3827
3828 *'indentexpr'* *'inde'*
3829'indentexpr' 'inde' string (default "")
3830 local to buffer
3831 {not in Vi}
3832 {not available when compiled without the |+cindent|
3833 or |+eval| features}
3834 Expression which is evaluated to obtain the proper indent for a line.
3835 It is used when a new line is created, for the |=| operator and
3836 in Insert mode as specified with the 'indentkeys' option.
3837 When this option is not empty, it overrules the 'cindent' and
3838 'smartindent' indenting.
3839 When 'paste' is set this option is not used for indenting.
3840 The expression is evaluated with |v:lnum| set to the line number for
Bram Moolenaar482aaeb2005-09-29 18:26:07 +00003841 which the indent is to be computed. The cursor is also in this line
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003842 when the expression is evaluated (but it may be moved around).
3843 The expression must return the number of spaces worth of indent. It
3844 can return "-1" to keep the current indent (this means 'autoindent' is
3845 used for the indent).
3846 Functions useful for computing the indent are |indent()|, |cindent()|
3847 and |lispindent()|.
3848 The evaluation of the expression must not have side effects! It must
3849 not change the text, jump to another window, etc. Afterwards the
3850 cursor position is always restored, thus the cursor may be moved.
3851 Normally this option would be set to call a function: >
3852 :set indentexpr=GetMyIndent()
3853< Error messages will be suppressed, unless the 'debug' option contains
3854 "msg".
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +00003855 See |indent-expression|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003856 NOTE: This option is made empty when 'compatible' is set.
3857
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +00003858 The expression may be evaluated in the |sandbox|, see
3859 |sandbox-option|.
3860
3861 It is not allowed to change text or jump to another window while
3862 evaluating 'indentexpr' |textlock|.
3863
3864
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003865 *'indentkeys'* *'indk'*
3866'indentkeys' 'indk' string (default "0{,0},:,0#,!^F,o,O,e")
3867 local to buffer
3868 {not in Vi}
3869 {not available when compiled without the |+cindent|
3870 feature}
3871 A list of keys that, when typed in Insert mode, cause reindenting of
3872 the current line. Only happens if 'indentexpr' isn't empty.
3873 The format is identical to 'cinkeys', see |indentkeys-format|.
3874 See |C-indenting| and |indent-expression|.
3875
3876 *'infercase'* *'inf'* *'noinfercase'* *'noinf'*
3877'infercase' 'inf' boolean (default off)
3878 local to buffer
3879 {not in Vi}
3880 When doing keyword completion in insert mode |ins-completion|, and
3881 'ignorecase' is also on, the case of the match is adjusted. If the
3882 typed text contains a lowercase letter where the match has an upper
3883 case letter, the completed part is made lowercase. If the typed text
3884 has no lowercase letters and the match has a lowercase letter where
3885 the typed text has an uppercase letter, and there is a letter before
3886 it, the completed part is made uppercase.
3887
3888 *'insertmode'* *'im'* *'noinsertmode'* *'noim'*
3889'insertmode' 'im' boolean (default off)
3890 global
3891 {not in Vi}
3892 Makes Vim work in a way that Insert mode is the default mode. Useful
3893 if you want to use Vim as a modeless editor. Used for |evim|.
3894 These Insert mode commands will be useful:
3895 - Use the cursor keys to move around.
3896 - Use CTRL-O to execute one Normal mode command |i_CTRL-O|). When
3897 this is a mapping, it is executed as if 'insertmode' was off.
3898 Normal mode remains active until the mapping is finished.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003899 - Use CTRL-L to execute a number of Normal mode commands, then use
Bram Moolenaar488c6512005-08-11 20:09:58 +00003900 <Esc> to get back to Insert mode. Note that CTRL-L moves the cursor
3901 left, like <Esc> does when 'insertmode' isn't set. |i_CTRL-L|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003902
3903 These items change when 'insertmode' is set:
3904 - when starting to edit of a file, Vim goes to Insert mode.
3905 - <Esc> in Insert mode is a no-op and beeps.
3906 - <Esc> in Normal mode makes Vim go to Insert mode.
3907 - CTRL-L in Insert mode is a command, it is not inserted.
3908 - CTRL-Z in Insert mode suspends Vim, see |CTRL-Z|. *i_CTRL-Z*
3909 However, when <Esc> is used inside a mapping, it behaves like
3910 'insertmode' was not set. This was done to be able to use the same
3911 mappings with 'insertmode' set or not set.
3912 When executing commands with |:normal| 'insertmode' is not used.
3913
3914 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
3915
3916 *'isfname'* *'isf'*
3917'isfname' 'isf' string (default for MS-DOS, Win32 and OS/2:
3918 "@,48-57,/,\,.,-,_,+,,,#,$,%,{,},[,],:,@-@,!,~,="
3919 for AMIGA: "@,48-57,/,.,-,_,+,,,$,:"
3920 for VMS: "@,48-57,/,.,-,_,+,,,#,$,%,<,>,[,],:,;,~"
3921 for OS/390: "@,240-249,/,.,-,_,+,,,#,$,%,~,="
3922 otherwise: "@,48-57,/,.,-,_,+,,,#,$,%,~,=")
3923 global
3924 {not in Vi}
3925 The characters specified by this option are included in file names and
3926 path names. Filenames are used for commands like "gf", "[i" and in
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003927 the tags file. It is also used for "\f" in a |pattern|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003928 Multi-byte characters 256 and above are always included, only the
3929 characters up to 255 are specified with this option.
3930 For UTF-8 the characters 0xa0 to 0xff are included as well.
3931
3932 Note that on systems using a backslash as path separator, Vim tries to
3933 do its best to make it work as you would expect. That is a bit
3934 tricky, since Vi originally used the backslash to escape special
3935 characters. Vim will not remove a backslash in front of a normal file
3936 name character on these systems, but it will on Unix and alikes. The
3937 '&' and '^' are not included by default, because these are special for
3938 cmd.exe.
3939
3940 The format of this option is a list of parts, separated with commas.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003941 Each part can be a single character number or a range. A range is two
3942 character numbers with '-' in between. A character number can be a
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003943 decimal number between 0 and 255 or the ASCII character itself (does
3944 not work for digits). Example:
3945 "_,-,128-140,#-43" (include '_' and '-' and the range
3946 128 to 140 and '#' to 43)
3947 If a part starts with '^', the following character number or range
3948 will be excluded from the option. The option is interpreted from left
3949 to right. Put the excluded character after the range where it is
3950 included. To include '^' itself use it as the last character of the
3951 option or the end of a range. Example:
3952 "^a-z,#,^" (exclude 'a' to 'z', include '#' and '^')
3953 If the character is '@', all characters where isalpha() returns TRUE
3954 are included. Normally these are the characters a to z and A to Z,
3955 plus accented characters. To include '@' itself use "@-@". Examples:
3956 "@,^a-z" All alphabetic characters, excluding lower
3957 case letters.
3958 "a-z,A-Z,@-@" All letters plus the '@' character.
3959 A comma can be included by using it where a character number is
3960 expected. Example:
3961 "48-57,,,_" Digits, comma and underscore.
3962 A comma can be excluded by prepending a '^'. Example:
3963 " -~,^,,9" All characters from space to '~', excluding
3964 comma, plus <Tab>.
3965 See |option-backslash| about including spaces and backslashes.
3966
3967 *'isident'* *'isi'*
3968'isident' 'isi' string (default for MS-DOS, Win32 and OS/2:
3969 "@,48-57,_,128-167,224-235"
3970 otherwise: "@,48-57,_,192-255")
3971 global
3972 {not in Vi}
3973 The characters given by this option are included in identifiers.
3974 Identifiers are used in recognizing environment variables and after a
3975 match of the 'define' option. It is also used for "\i" in a
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00003976 |pattern|. See 'isfname' for a description of the format of this
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003977 option.
3978 Careful: If you change this option, it might break expanding
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003979 environment variables. E.g., when '/' is included and Vim tries to
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003980 expand "$HOME/.viminfo". Maybe you should change 'iskeyword' instead.
3981
3982 *'iskeyword'* *'isk'*
3983'iskeyword' 'isk' string (Vim default for MS-DOS and Win32:
3984 "@,48-57,_,128-167,224-235"
3985 otherwise: "@,48-57,_,192-255"
3986 Vi default: "@,48-57,_")
3987 local to buffer
3988 {not in Vi}
3989 Keywords are used in searching and recognizing with many commands:
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003990 "w", "*", "[i", etc. It is also used for "\k" in a |pattern|. See
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003991 'isfname' for a description of the format of this option. For C
3992 programs you could use "a-z,A-Z,48-57,_,.,-,>".
3993 For a help file it is set to all non-blank printable characters except
3994 '*', '"' and '|' (so that CTRL-] on a command finds the help for that
3995 command).
3996 When the 'lisp' option is on the '-' character is always included.
3997 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
3998 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
3999
4000 *'isprint'* *'isp'*
4001'isprint' 'isp' string (default for MS-DOS, Win32, OS/2 and Macintosh:
4002 "@,~-255"; otherwise: "@,161-255")
4003 global
4004 {not in Vi}
4005 The characters given by this option are displayed directly on the
4006 screen. It is also used for "\p" in a |pattern|. The characters from
4007 space (ASCII 32) to '~' (ASCII 126) are always displayed directly,
4008 even when they are not included in 'isprint' or excluded. See
4009 'isfname' for a description of the format of this option.
4010
4011 Non-printable characters are displayed with two characters:
4012 0 - 31 "^@" - "^_"
4013 32 - 126 always single characters
4014 127 "^?"
4015 128 - 159 "~@" - "~_"
4016 160 - 254 "| " - "|~"
4017 255 "~?"
4018 When 'encoding' is a Unicode one, illegal bytes from 128 to 255 are
4019 displayed as <xx>, with the hexadecimal value of the byte.
4020 When 'display' contains "uhex" all unprintable characters are
4021 displayed as <xx>.
4022 The NonText highlighting will be used for unprintable characters.
4023 |hl-NonText|
4024
4025 Multi-byte characters 256 and above are always included, only the
4026 characters up to 255 are specified with this option. When a character
4027 is printable but it is not available in the current font, a
4028 replacement character will be shown.
4029 Unprintable and zero-width Unicode characters are displayed as <xxxx>.
4030 There is no option to specify these characters.
4031
4032 *'joinspaces'* *'js'* *'nojoinspaces'* *'nojs'*
4033'joinspaces' 'js' boolean (default on)
4034 global
4035 {not in Vi}
4036 Insert two spaces after a '.', '?' and '!' with a join command.
4037 When 'cpoptions' includes the 'j' flag, only do this after a '.'.
4038 Otherwise only one space is inserted.
4039 NOTE: This option is set when 'compatible' is set.
4040
4041 *'key'*
4042'key' string (default "")
4043 local to buffer
4044 {not in Vi}
4045 The key that is used for encrypting and decrypting the current buffer.
4046 See |encryption|.
4047 Careful: Do not set the key value by hand, someone might see the typed
4048 key. Use the |:X| command. But you can make 'key' empty: >
4049 :set key=
4050< It is not possible to get the value of this option with ":set key" or
4051 "echo &key". This is to avoid showing it to someone who shouldn't
4052 know. It also means you cannot see it yourself once you have set it,
4053 be careful not to make a typing error!
4054
4055 *'keymap'* *'kmp'* *E544*
4056'keymap' 'kmp' string (default "")
4057 local to buffer
4058 {not in Vi}
4059 {only available when compiled with the |+keymap|
4060 feature}
4061 Name of a keyboard mapping. See |mbyte-keymap|.
4062 Setting this option to a valid keymap name has the side effect of
4063 setting 'iminsert' to one, so that the keymap becomes effective.
4064 'imsearch' is also set to one, unless it was -1
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00004065 Only normal file name characters can be used, "/\*?[|<>" are illegal.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004066
4067 *'keymodel'* *'km'*
4068'keymodel' 'km' string (default "")
4069 global
4070 {not in Vi}
4071 List of comma separated words, which enable special things that keys
4072 can do. These values can be used:
4073 startsel Using a shifted special key starts selection (either
4074 Select mode or Visual mode, depending on "key" being
4075 present in 'selectmode').
4076 stopsel Using a not-shifted special key stops selection.
4077 Special keys in this context are the cursor keys, <End>, <Home>,
4078 <PageUp> and <PageDown>.
4079 The 'keymodel' option is set by the |:behave| command.
4080
4081 *'keywordprg'* *'kp'*
4082'keywordprg' 'kp' string (default "man" or "man -s", DOS: ":help",
4083 OS/2: "view /", VMS: "help")
4084 global or local to buffer |global-local|
4085 {not in Vi}
4086 Program to use for the |K| command. Environment variables are
4087 expanded |:set_env|. ":help" may be used to access the Vim internal
4088 help. (Note that previously setting the global option to the empty
4089 value did this, which is now deprecated.)
4090 When "man" is used, Vim will automatically translate a count for the
4091 "K" command to a section number. Also for "man -s", in which case the
4092 "-s" is removed when there is no count.
4093 See |option-backslash| about including spaces and backslashes.
4094 Example: >
4095 :set keywordprg=man\ -s
4096< This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
4097 security reasons.
4098
4099 *'langmap'* *'lmap'* *E357* *E358*
4100'langmap' 'lmap' string (default "")
4101 global
4102 {not in Vi}
4103 {only available when compiled with the |+langmap|
4104 feature}
4105 This option allows switching your keyboard into a special language
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004106 mode. When you are typing text in Insert mode the characters are
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004107 inserted directly. When in command mode the 'langmap' option takes
4108 care of translating these special characters to the original meaning
4109 of the key. This means you don't have to change the keyboard mode to
4110 be able to execute Normal mode commands.
4111 This is the opposite of the 'keymap' option, where characters are
4112 mapped in Insert mode.
4113 This only works for 8-bit characters. The value of 'langmap' may be
4114 specified with multi-byte characters (e.g., UTF-8), but only the lower
4115 8 bits of each character will be used.
4116
Bram Moolenaarfd2ac762006-03-01 22:09:21 +00004117 Example (for Greek, in UTF-8): *greek* >
4118 :set langmap=ΑA,ΒB,ΨC,ΔD,ΕE,ΦF,ΓG,ΗH,ΙI,ΞJ,ΚK,ΛL,ΜM,ΝN,ΟO,ΠP,QQ,ΡR,ΣS,ΤT,ΘU,ΩV,WW,ΧX,ΥY,ΖZ,αa,βb,ψc,δd,εe,φf,γg,ηh,ιi,ξj,κk,λl,μm,νn,οo,πp,qq,ρr,σs,τt,θu,ωv,ςw,χx,υy,ζz
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004119< Example (exchanges meaning of z and y for commands): >
4120 :set langmap=zy,yz,ZY,YZ
4121<
4122 The 'langmap' option is a list of parts, separated with commas. Each
4123 part can be in one of two forms:
4124 1. A list of pairs. Each pair is a "from" character immediately
4125 followed by the "to" character. Examples: "aA", "aAbBcC".
4126 2. A list of "from" characters, a semi-colon and a list of "to"
4127 characters. Example: "abc;ABC"
4128 Example: "aA,fgh;FGH,cCdDeE"
4129 Special characters need to be preceded with a backslash. These are
4130 ";", ',' and backslash itself.
4131
4132 This will allow you to activate vim actions without having to switch
4133 back and forth between the languages. Your language characters will
4134 be understood as normal vim English characters (according to the
4135 langmap mappings) in the following cases:
4136 o Normal/Visual mode (commands, buffer/register names, user mappings)
4137 o Insert/Replace Mode: Register names after CTRL-R
4138 o Insert/Replace Mode: Mappings
4139 Characters entered in Command-line mode will NOT be affected by
4140 this option. Note that this option can be changed at any time
4141 allowing to switch between mappings for different languages/encodings.
4142 Use a mapping to avoid having to type it each time!
4143
4144 *'langmenu'* *'lm'*
4145'langmenu' 'lm' string (default "")
4146 global
4147 {not in Vi}
4148 {only available when compiled with the |+menu| and
4149 |+multi_lang| features}
4150 Language to use for menu translation. Tells which file is loaded
4151 from the "lang" directory in 'runtimepath': >
4152 "lang/menu_" . &langmenu . ".vim"
4153< (without the spaces). For example, to always use the Dutch menus, no
4154 matter what $LANG is set to: >
4155 :set langmenu=nl_NL.ISO_8859-1
4156< When 'langmenu' is empty, |v:lang| is used.
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00004157 Only normal file name characters can be used, "/\*?[|<>" are illegal.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004158 If your $LANG is set to a non-English language but you do want to use
4159 the English menus: >
4160 :set langmenu=none
4161< This option must be set before loading menus, switching on filetype
4162 detection or syntax highlighting. Once the menus are defined setting
4163 this option has no effect. But you could do this: >
4164 :source $VIMRUNTIME/delmenu.vim
4165 :set langmenu=de_DE.ISO_8859-1
4166 :source $VIMRUNTIME/menu.vim
4167< Warning: This deletes all menus that you defined yourself!
4168
4169 *'laststatus'* *'ls'*
4170'laststatus' 'ls' number (default 1)
4171 global
4172 {not in Vi}
4173 The value of this option influences when the last window will have a
4174 status line:
4175 0: never
4176 1: only if there are at least two windows
4177 2: always
4178 The screen looks nicer with a status line if you have several
4179 windows, but it takes another screen line. |status-line|
4180
4181 *'lazyredraw'* *'lz'* *'nolazyredraw'* *'nolz'*
4182'lazyredraw' 'lz' boolean (default off)
4183 global
4184 {not in Vi}
4185 When this option is set, the screen will not be redrawn while
4186 executing macros, registers and other commands that have not been
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004187 typed. Also, updating the window title is postponed. To force an
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004188 update use |:redraw|.
4189
4190 *'linebreak'* *'lbr'* *'nolinebreak'* *'nolbr'*
4191'linebreak' 'lbr' boolean (default off)
4192 local to window
4193 {not in Vi}
4194 {not available when compiled without the |+linebreak|
4195 feature}
4196 If on Vim will wrap long lines at a character in 'breakat' rather
4197 than at the last character that fits on the screen. Unlike
4198 'wrapmargin' and 'textwidth', this does not insert <EOL>s in the file,
4199 it only affects the way the file is displayed, not its contents. The
4200 value of 'showbreak' is used to put in front of wrapped lines.
4201 This option is not used when the 'wrap' option is off or 'list' is on.
4202 Note that <Tab> characters after an <EOL> are mostly not displayed
4203 with the right amount of white space.
4204
4205 *'lines'* *E593*
4206'lines' number (default 24 or terminal height)
4207 global
4208 Number of lines of the Vim window.
4209 Normally you don't need to set this. It is done automatically by the
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +00004210 terminal initialization code. Also see |posix-screen-size|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004211 When Vim is running in the GUI or in a resizable window, setting this
4212 option will cause the window size to be changed. When you only want
4213 to use the size for the GUI, put the command in your |gvimrc| file.
4214 Vim limits the number of lines to what fits on the screen. You can
4215 use this command to get the tallest window possible: >
4216 :set lines=999
Bram Moolenaarf4d11452005-12-02 00:46:37 +00004217< Minimum value is 2, maximum value is 1000.
4218 If you get less lines than expected, check the 'guiheadroom' option.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004219 When you set this option and Vim is unable to change the physical
4220 number of lines of the display, the display may be messed up.
4221
4222 *'linespace'* *'lsp'*
4223'linespace' 'lsp' number (default 0, 1 for Win32 GUI)
4224 global
4225 {not in Vi}
4226 {only in the GUI}
4227 Number of pixel lines inserted between characters. Useful if the font
4228 uses the full character cell height, making lines touch each other.
4229 When non-zero there is room for underlining.
Bram Moolenaarbc7aa852005-03-06 23:38:09 +00004230 With some fonts there can be too much room between lines (to have
4231 space for ascents and descents). Then it makes sense to set
4232 'linespace' to a negative value. This may cause display problems
4233 though!
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004234
4235 *'lisp'* *'nolisp'*
4236'lisp' boolean (default off)
4237 local to buffer
4238 {not available when compiled without the |+lispindent|
4239 feature}
4240 Lisp mode: When <Enter> is typed in insert mode set the indent for
4241 the next line to Lisp standards (well, sort of). Also happens with
4242 "cc" or "S". 'autoindent' must also be on for this to work. The 'p'
4243 flag in 'cpoptions' changes the method of indenting: Vi compatible or
4244 better. Also see 'lispwords'.
4245 The '-' character is included in keyword characters. Redefines the
4246 "=" operator to use this same indentation algorithm rather than
4247 calling an external program if 'equalprg' is empty.
4248 This option is not used when 'paste' is set.
4249 {Vi: Does it a little bit differently}
4250
4251 *'lispwords'* *'lw'*
4252'lispwords' 'lw' string (default is very long)
4253 global
4254 {not in Vi}
4255 {not available when compiled without the |+lispindent|
4256 feature}
4257 Comma separated list of words that influence the Lisp indenting.
4258 |'lisp'|
4259
4260 *'list'* *'nolist'*
4261'list' boolean (default off)
4262 local to window
4263 List mode: Show tabs as CTRL-I, show end of line with $. Useful to
4264 see the difference between tabs and spaces and for trailing blanks.
4265 Note that this will also affect formatting (set with 'textwidth' or
4266 'wrapmargin') when 'cpoptions' includes 'L'. See 'listchars' for
4267 changing the way tabs are displayed.
4268
4269 *'listchars'* *'lcs'*
4270'listchars' 'lcs' string (default "eol:$")
4271 global
4272 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004273 Strings to use in 'list' mode. It is a comma separated list of string
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004274 settings.
4275 eol:c Character to show at the end of each line. When
4276 omitted, there is no extra character at the end of the
4277 line.
4278 tab:xy Two characters to be used to show a Tab. The first
4279 char is used once. The second char is repeated to
4280 fill the space that the Tab normally occupies.
4281 "tab:>-" will show a Tab that takes four spaces as
4282 ">---". When omitted, a Tab is show as ^I.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004283 trail:c Character to show for trailing spaces. When omitted,
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004284 trailing spaces are blank.
4285 extends:c Character to show in the last column, when 'wrap' is
4286 off and the line continues beyond the right of the
4287 screen.
4288 precedes:c Character to show in the first column, when 'wrap'
4289 is off and there is text preceding the character
4290 visible in the first column.
Bram Moolenaar592e0a22004-07-03 16:05:59 +00004291 nbsp:c Character to show for a non-breakable space (character
4292 0xA0, 160). Left blank when omitted.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004293
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004294 The characters ':' and ',' should not be used. UTF-8 characters can
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004295 be used when 'encoding' is "utf-8", otherwise only printable
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00004296 characters are allowed. All characters must be single width.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004297
4298 Examples: >
4299 :set lcs=tab:>-,trail:-
Bram Moolenaarcfbc5ee2004-07-02 15:38:35 +00004300 :set lcs=tab:>-,eol:<,nbsp:%
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004301 :set lcs=extends:>,precedes:<
4302< The "NonText" highlighting will be used for "eol", "extends" and
Bram Moolenaarcfbc5ee2004-07-02 15:38:35 +00004303 "precedes". "SpecialKey" for "nbsp", "tab" and "trail".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004304
4305 *'lpl'* *'nolpl'* *'loadplugins'* *'noloadplugins'*
4306'loadplugins' 'lpl' boolean (default on)
4307 global
4308 {not in Vi}
4309 When on the plugin scripts are loaded when starting up |load-plugins|.
4310 This option can be reset in your |vimrc| file to disable the loading
4311 of plugins.
4312 Note that using the "-u NONE" and "--noplugin" command line arguments
4313 reset this option. |-u| |--noplugin|
4314
Bram Moolenaarf9393ef2006-04-24 19:47:27 +00004315 *'macatsui'* *'nomacatsui'*
4316'macatsui' boolean (default on)
4317 global
4318 {only available in Mac GUI version}
4319 This is a workaround for when drawing doesn't work properly. When set
4320 and compiled with multi-byte support ATSUI text drawing is used. When
4321 not set ATSUI text drawing is not used. Switch this option off when
4322 you experience drawing problems. In a future version the problems may
4323 be solved and this option becomes obsolete. Therefore use this method
4324 to unset it: >
4325 if exists('&macatsui')
4326 set nomacatsui
4327 endif
4328<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004329 *'magic'* *'nomagic'*
4330'magic' boolean (default on)
4331 global
4332 Changes the special characters that can be used in search patterns.
4333 See |pattern|.
4334 NOTE: To avoid portability problems with using patterns, always keep
4335 this option at the default "on". Only switch it off when working with
4336 old Vi scripts. In any other situation write patterns that work when
Bram Moolenaar5eb86f92004-07-26 12:53:41 +00004337 'magic' is on. Include "\M" when you want to |/\M|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004338
4339 *'makeef'* *'mef'*
4340'makeef' 'mef' string (default: "")
4341 global
4342 {not in Vi}
4343 {not available when compiled without the |+quickfix|
4344 feature}
4345 Name of the errorfile for the |:make| command (see |:make_makeprg|)
4346 and the |:grep| command.
4347 When it is empty, an internally generated temp file will be used.
4348 When "##" is included, it is replaced by a number to make the name
4349 unique. This makes sure that the ":make" command doesn't overwrite an
4350 existing file.
4351 NOT used for the ":cf" command. See 'errorfile' for that.
4352 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
4353 See |option-backslash| about including spaces and backslashes.
4354 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
4355 security reasons.
4356
4357 *'makeprg'* *'mp'*
4358'makeprg' 'mp' string (default "make", VMS: "MMS")
4359 global or local to buffer |global-local|
4360 {not in Vi}
4361 Program to use for the ":make" command. See |:make_makeprg|. This
4362 option may contain '%' and '#' characters, which are expanded like
4363 when used in a command-line. Environment variables are expanded
4364 |:set_env|. See |option-backslash| about including spaces and
4365 backslashes. Note that a '|' must be escaped twice: once for ":set"
4366 and once for the interpretation of a command. When you use a filter
4367 called "myfilter" do it like this: >
4368 :set makeprg=gmake\ \\\|\ myfilter
4369< The placeholder "$*" can be given (even multiple times) to specify
4370 where the arguments will be included, for example: >
4371 :set makeprg=latex\ \\\\nonstopmode\ \\\\input\\{$*}
4372< This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
4373 security reasons.
4374
4375 *'matchpairs'* *'mps'*
4376'matchpairs' 'mps' string (default "(:),{:},[:]")
4377 local to buffer
4378 {not in Vi}
4379 Characters that form pairs. The |%| command jumps from one to the
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004380 other. Currently only single character pairs are allowed, and they
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004381 must be different. The characters must be separated by a colon. The
4382 pairs must be separated by a comma. Example for including '<' and '>'
4383 (HTML): >
4384 :set mps+=<:>
4385
4386< A more exotic example, to jump between the '=' and ';' in an
4387 assignment, useful for languages like C and Java: >
4388 :au FileType c,cpp,java set mps+==:;
4389
4390< For a more advanced way of using "%", see the matchit.vim plugin in
4391 the $VIMRUNTIME/macros directory. |add-local-help|
4392
4393 *'matchtime'* *'mat'*
4394'matchtime' 'mat' number (default 5)
4395 global
4396 {not in Vi}{in Nvi}
4397 Tenths of a second to show the matching paren, when 'showmatch' is
4398 set. Note that this is not in milliseconds, like other options that
4399 set a time. This is to be compatible with Nvi.
4400
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +00004401 *'maxcombine'* *'mco'*
4402'maxcombine' 'mco' number (default 2)
4403 global
4404 {not in Vi}
4405 {only available when compiled with the |+multi_byte|
4406 feature}
4407 The maximum number of combining characters supported for displaying.
4408 Only used when 'encoding' is "utf-8".
4409 The default is OK for most languages. Hebrew may require 4.
4410 Maximum value is 6.
4411 Even when this option is set to 2 you can still edit text with more
4412 combining characters, you just can't see them. Use |g8| or |ga|.
4413 See |mbyte-combining|.
4414
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004415 *'maxfuncdepth'* *'mfd'*
4416'maxfuncdepth' 'mfd' number (default 100)
4417 global
4418 {not in Vi}
4419 Maximum depth of function calls for user functions. This normally
4420 catches endless recursion. When using a recursive function with
4421 more depth, set 'maxfuncdepth' to a bigger number. But this will use
4422 more memory, there is the danger of failing when memory is exhausted.
4423 See also |:function|.
4424
4425 *'maxmapdepth'* *'mmd'* *E223*
4426'maxmapdepth' 'mmd' number (default 1000)
4427 global
4428 {not in Vi}
4429 Maximum number of times a mapping is done without resulting in a
4430 character to be used. This normally catches endless mappings, like
4431 ":map x y" with ":map y x". It still does not catch ":map g wg",
4432 because the 'w' is used before the next mapping is done. See also
4433 |key-mapping|.
4434
4435 *'maxmem'* *'mm'*
4436'maxmem' 'mm' number (default between 256 to 5120 (system
4437 dependent) or half the amount of memory
4438 available)
4439 global
4440 {not in Vi}
4441 Maximum amount of memory (in Kbyte) to use for one buffer. When this
4442 limit is reached allocating extra memory for a buffer will cause
4443 other memory to be freed. Maximum value 2000000. Use this to work
4444 without a limit. Also see 'maxmemtot'.
4445
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00004446 *'maxmempattern'* *'mmp'*
4447'maxmempattern' 'mmp' number (default 1000)
4448 global
4449 {not in Vi}
4450 Maximum amount of memory (in Kbyte) to use for pattern matching.
4451 Maximum value 2000000. Use this to work without a limit.
4452 *E363*
4453 When Vim runs into the limit it gives an error message mostly behaves
4454 like CTRL-C was typed.
4455 Running into the limit often means that the pattern is very
4456 inefficient or too complex. This may already happen with the pattern
4457 "\(.\)*" on a very long line. ".*" works much better.
4458 Vim may run out of memory before hitting the 'maxmempattern' limit.
4459
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004460 *'maxmemtot'* *'mmt'*
4461'maxmemtot' 'mmt' number (default between 2048 and 10240 (system
4462 dependent) or half the amount of memory
4463 available)
4464 global
4465 {not in Vi}
4466 Maximum amount of memory (in Kbyte) to use for all buffers together.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004467 Maximum value 2000000. Use this to work without a limit. Also see
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004468 'maxmem'.
4469
4470 *'menuitems'* *'mis'*
4471'menuitems' 'mis' number (default 25)
4472 global
4473 {not in Vi}
4474 {not available when compiled without the |+menu|
4475 feature}
4476 Maximum number of items to use in a menu. Used for menus that are
4477 generated from a list of items, e.g., the Buffers menu. Changing this
4478 option has no direct effect, the menu must be refreshed first.
4479
Bram Moolenaar8aff23a2005-08-19 20:40:30 +00004480 *'mkspellmem'* *'msm'*
4481'mkspellmem' 'msm' string (default "460000,2000,500")
4482 global
4483 {not in Vi}
4484 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
4485 feature}
4486 Parameters for |:mkspell|. This tunes when to start compressing the
4487 word tree. Compression can be slow when there are many words, but
4488 it's needed to avoid running out of memory. The amount of memory used
4489 per word depends very much on how similar the words are, that's why
4490 this tuning is complicated.
4491
4492 There are three numbers, separated by commas:
4493 {start},{inc},{added}
4494
4495 For most languages the uncompressed word tree fits in memory. {start}
4496 gives the amount of memory in Kbyte that can be used before any
4497 compression is done. It should be a bit smaller than the amount of
4498 memory that is available to Vim.
4499
4500 When going over the {start} limit the {inc} number specifies the
4501 amount of memory in Kbyte that can be allocated before another
4502 compression is done. A low number means compression is done after
4503 less words are added, which is slow. A high number means more memory
4504 will be allocated.
4505
4506 After doing compression, {added} times 1024 words can be added before
4507 the {inc} limit is ignored and compression is done when any extra
4508 amount of memory is needed. A low number means there is a smaller
4509 chance of hitting the {inc} limit, less memory is used but it's
4510 slower.
4511
4512 The languages for which these numbers are important are Italian and
4513 Hungarian. The default works for when you have about 512 Mbyte. If
4514 you have 1 Gbyte you could use: >
4515 :set mkspellmem=900000,3000,800
4516< If you have less than 512 Mbyte |:mkspell| may fail for some
4517 languages, no matter what you set 'mkspellmem' to.
4518
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004519 *'modeline'* *'ml'* *'nomodeline'* *'noml'*
4520'modeline' 'ml' boolean (Vim default: on, Vi default: off)
4521 local to buffer
4522 *'modelines'* *'mls'*
4523'modelines' 'mls' number (default 5)
4524 global
4525 {not in Vi}
4526 If 'modeline' is on 'modelines' gives the number of lines that is
4527 checked for set commands. If 'modeline' is off or 'modelines' is zero
4528 no lines are checked. See |modeline|.
4529 NOTE: 'modeline' is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
4530 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
4531
4532 *'modifiable'* *'ma'* *'nomodifiable'* *'noma'*
4533'modifiable' 'ma' boolean (default on)
4534 local to buffer
4535 {not in Vi} *E21*
4536 When off the buffer contents cannot be changed. The 'fileformat' and
4537 'fileencoding' options also can't be changed.
4538 Can be reset with the |-M| command line argument.
4539
4540 *'modified'* *'mod'* *'nomodified'* *'nomod'*
4541'modified' 'mod' boolean (default off)
4542 local to buffer
4543 {not in Vi}
4544 When on, the buffer is considered to be modified. This option is set
4545 when:
4546 1. A change was made to the text since it was last written. Using the
4547 |undo| command to go back to the original text will reset the
4548 option. But undoing changes that were made before writing the
4549 buffer will set the option again, since the text is different from
4550 when it was written.
4551 2. 'fileformat' or 'fileencoding' is different from its original
4552 value. The original value is set when the buffer is read or
4553 written. A ":set nomodified" command also resets the original
4554 values to the current values and the 'modified' option will be
4555 reset.
4556 When 'buftype' is "nowrite" or "nofile" this option may be set, but
4557 will be ignored.
4558
4559 *'more'* *'nomore'*
4560'more' boolean (Vim default: on, Vi default: off)
4561 global
4562 {not in Vi}
4563 When on, listings pause when the whole screen is filled. You will get
4564 the |more-prompt|. When this option is off there are no pauses, the
4565 listing continues until finished.
4566 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
4567 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
4568
4569 *'mouse'* *E538*
4570'mouse' string (default "", "a" for GUI, MS-DOS and Win32)
4571 global
4572 {not in Vi}
4573 Enable the use of the mouse. Only works for certain terminals
4574 (xterm, MS-DOS, Win32 |win32-mouse|, QNX pterm, and Linux console
4575 with gpm). For using the mouse in the GUI, see |gui-mouse|.
4576 The mouse can be enabled for different modes:
4577 n Normal mode
4578 v Visual mode
4579 i Insert mode
4580 c Command-line mode
4581 h all previous modes when editing a help file
4582 a all previous modes
4583 r for |hit-enter| and |more-prompt| prompt
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004584 Normally you would enable the mouse in all four modes with: >
4585 :set mouse=a
4586< When the mouse is not enabled, the GUI will still use the mouse for
4587 modeless selection. This doesn't move the text cursor.
4588
4589 See |mouse-using|. Also see |'clipboard'|.
4590
4591 Note: When enabling the mouse in a terminal, copy/paste will use the
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004592 "* register if there is access to an X-server. The xterm handling of
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004593 the mouse buttons can still be used by keeping the shift key pressed.
4594 Also see the 'clipboard' option.
4595
4596 *'mousefocus'* *'mousef'* *'nomousefocus'* *'nomousef'*
4597'mousefocus' 'mousef' boolean (default off)
4598 global
4599 {not in Vi}
4600 {only works in the GUI}
4601 The window that the mouse pointer is on is automatically activated.
4602 When changing the window layout or window focus in another way, the
4603 mouse pointer is moved to the window with keyboard focus. Off is the
4604 default because it makes using the pull down menus a little goofy, as
4605 a pointer transit may activate a window unintentionally.
4606
4607 *'mousehide'* *'mh'* *'nomousehide'* *'nomh'*
4608'mousehide' 'mh' boolean (default on)
4609 global
4610 {not in Vi}
4611 {only works in the GUI}
4612 When on, the mouse pointer is hidden when characters are typed.
4613 The mouse pointer is restored when the mouse is moved.
4614
4615 *'mousemodel'* *'mousem'*
4616'mousemodel' 'mousem' string (default "extend", "popup" for MS-DOS and Win32)
4617 global
4618 {not in Vi}
4619 Sets the model to use for the mouse. The name mostly specifies what
4620 the right mouse button is used for:
4621 extend Right mouse button extends a selection. This works
4622 like in an xterm.
4623 popup Right mouse button pops up a menu. The shifted left
4624 mouse button extends a selection. This works like
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00004625 with Microsoft Windows.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004626 popup_setpos Like "popup", but the cursor will be moved to the
4627 position where the mouse was clicked, and thus the
4628 selected operation will act upon the clicked object.
4629 If clicking inside a selection, that selection will
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00004630 be acted upon, i.e. no cursor move. This implies of
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004631 course, that right clicking outside a selection will
4632 end Visual mode.
4633 Overview of what button does what for each model:
4634 mouse extend popup(_setpos) ~
4635 left click place cursor place cursor
4636 left drag start selection start selection
4637 shift-left search word extend selection
4638 right click extend selection popup menu (place cursor)
4639 right drag extend selection -
4640 middle click paste paste
4641
4642 In the "popup" model the right mouse button produces a pop-up menu.
4643 You need to define this first, see |popup-menu|.
4644
4645 Note that you can further refine the meaning of buttons with mappings.
4646 See |gui-mouse-mapping|. But mappings are NOT used for modeless
4647 selection (because that's handled in the GUI code directly).
4648
4649 The 'mousemodel' option is set by the |:behave| command.
4650
4651 *'mouseshape'* *'mouses'* *E547*
4652'mouseshape' 'mouses' string (default "i:beam,r:beam,s:updown,sd:cross,
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00004653 m:no,ml:up-arrow,v:rightup-arrow")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004654 global
4655 {not in Vi}
4656 {only available when compiled with the |+mouseshape|
4657 feature}
4658 This option tells Vim what the mouse pointer should look like in
4659 different modes. The option is a comma separated list of parts, much
4660 like used for 'guicursor'. Each part consist of a mode/location-list
4661 and an argument-list:
4662 mode-list:shape,mode-list:shape,..
4663 The mode-list is a dash separated list of these modes/locations:
4664 In a normal window: ~
4665 n Normal mode
4666 v Visual mode
4667 ve Visual mode with 'selection' "exclusive" (same as 'v',
4668 if not specified)
4669 o Operator-pending mode
4670 i Insert mode
4671 r Replace mode
4672
4673 Others: ~
4674 c appending to the command-line
4675 ci inserting in the command-line
4676 cr replacing in the command-line
4677 m at the 'Hit ENTER' or 'More' prompts
4678 ml idem, but cursor in the last line
4679 e any mode, pointer below last window
4680 s any mode, pointer on a status line
4681 sd any mode, while dragging a status line
4682 vs any mode, pointer on a vertical separator line
4683 vd any mode, while dragging a vertical separator line
4684 a everywhere
4685
4686 The shape is one of the following:
4687 avail name looks like ~
4688 w x arrow Normal mouse pointer
4689 w x blank no pointer at all (use with care!)
4690 w x beam I-beam
4691 w x updown up-down sizing arrows
4692 w x leftright left-right sizing arrows
4693 w x busy The system's usual busy pointer
4694 w x no The system's usual 'no input' pointer
4695 x udsizing indicates up-down resizing
4696 x lrsizing indicates left-right resizing
4697 x crosshair like a big thin +
4698 x hand1 black hand
4699 x hand2 white hand
4700 x pencil what you write with
4701 x question big ?
4702 x rightup-arrow arrow pointing right-up
4703 w x up-arrow arrow pointing up
4704 x <number> any X11 pointer number (see X11/cursorfont.h)
4705
4706 The "avail" column contains a 'w' if the shape is available for Win32,
4707 x for X11.
4708 Any modes not specified or shapes not available use the normal mouse
4709 pointer.
4710
4711 Example: >
4712 :set mouseshape=s:udsizing,m:no
4713< will make the mouse turn to a sizing arrow over the status lines and
4714 indicate no input when the hit-enter prompt is displayed (since
4715 clicking the mouse has no effect in this state.)
4716
4717 *'mousetime'* *'mouset'*
4718'mousetime' 'mouset' number (default 500)
4719 global
4720 {not in Vi}
4721 Only for GUI, MS-DOS, Win32 and Unix with xterm. Defines the maximum
4722 time in msec between two mouse clicks for the second click to be
4723 recognized as a multi click.
4724
Bram Moolenaar325b7a22004-07-05 15:58:32 +00004725 *'mzquantum'* *'mzq'*
4726'mzquantum' 'mzq' number (default 100)
4727 global
4728 {not in Vi}
4729 {not available when compiled without the |+mzscheme|
4730 feature}
4731 The number of milliseconds between polls for MzScheme threads.
4732 Negative or zero value means no thread scheduling.
4733
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004734 *'nrformats'* *'nf'*
4735'nrformats' 'nf' string (default "octal,hex")
4736 local to buffer
4737 {not in Vi}
4738 This defines what bases Vim will consider for numbers when using the
4739 CTRL-A and CTRL-X commands for adding to and subtracting from a number
4740 respectively; see |CTRL-A| for more info on these commands.
Bram Moolenaar4770d092006-01-12 23:22:24 +00004741 alpha If included, single alphabetical characters will be
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004742 incremented or decremented. This is useful for a list with a
4743 letter index a), b), etc.
Bram Moolenaar4770d092006-01-12 23:22:24 +00004744 octal If included, numbers that start with a zero will be considered
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004745 to be octal. Example: Using CTRL-A on "007" results in "010".
Bram Moolenaar4770d092006-01-12 23:22:24 +00004746 hex If included, numbers starting with "0x" or "0X" will be
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004747 considered to be hexadecimal. Example: Using CTRL-X on
4748 "0x100" results in "0x0ff".
4749 Numbers which simply begin with a digit in the range 1-9 are always
4750 considered decimal. This also happens for numbers that are not
4751 recognized as octal or hex.
4752
4753 *'number'* *'nu'* *'nonumber'* *'nonu'*
4754'number' 'nu' boolean (default off)
4755 local to window
4756 Print the line number in front of each line. When the 'n' option is
4757 excluded from 'cpoptions' a wrapped line will not use the column of
4758 line numbers (this is the default when 'compatible' isn't set).
Bram Moolenaar592e0a22004-07-03 16:05:59 +00004759 The 'numberwidth' option can be used to set the room used for the line
4760 number.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004761 When a long, wrapped line doesn't start with the first character, '-'
4762 characters are put before the number.
4763 See |hl-LineNr| for the highlighting used for the number.
4764
Bram Moolenaar592e0a22004-07-03 16:05:59 +00004765 *'numberwidth'* *'nuw'*
4766'numberwidth' 'nuw' number (Vim default: 4 Vi default: 8)
4767 local to window
Bram Moolenaar325b7a22004-07-05 15:58:32 +00004768 {not in Vi}
4769 {only available when compiled with the |+linebreak|
4770 feature}
Bram Moolenaar592e0a22004-07-03 16:05:59 +00004771 Minimal number of columns to use for the line number. Only relevant
Bram Moolenaar5e3cb7e2006-02-27 23:58:35 +00004772 when the 'number' option is set or printing lines with a line number.
Bram Moolenaar592e0a22004-07-03 16:05:59 +00004773 Since one space is always between the number and the text, there is
4774 one less character for the number itself.
4775 The value is the minimum width. A bigger width is used when needed to
4776 fit the highest line number in the buffer. Thus with the Vim default
4777 of 4 there is room for a line number up to 999. When the buffer has
4778 1000 lines five columns will be used.
4779 The minimum value is 1, the maximum value is 10.
4780 NOTE: 'numberwidth' is reset to 8 when 'compatible' is set.
4781
Bram Moolenaarf75a9632005-09-13 21:20:47 +00004782 *'omnifunc'* *'ofu'*
4783'omnifunc' 'ofu' string (default: empty)
Bram Moolenaare344bea2005-09-01 20:46:49 +00004784 local to buffer
4785 {not in Vi}
4786 {not available when compiled without the +eval
4787 or +insert_expand feature}
Bram Moolenaarc7486e02005-12-29 22:48:26 +00004788 This option specifies a function to be used for Insert mode omni
4789 completion with CTRL-X CTRL-O. |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-O|
Bram Moolenaar280f1262006-01-30 00:14:18 +00004790 See |complete-functions| for an explanation of how the function is
4791 invoked and what it should return.
Bram Moolenaare344bea2005-09-01 20:46:49 +00004792
4793
Bram Moolenaar2c7a29c2005-12-12 22:02:31 +00004794 *'operatorfunc'* *'opfunc'*
4795'operatorfunc' 'opfunc' string (default: empty)
4796 global
4797 {not in Vi}
4798 This option specifies a function to be called by the |g@| operator.
4799 See |:map-operator| for more info and an example.
4800
4801 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
4802 security reasons.
4803
4804
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004805 *'osfiletype'* *'oft'* *E366*
4806'osfiletype' 'oft' string (RISC-OS default: "Text",
4807 others default: "")
4808 local to buffer
4809 {not in Vi}
4810 {only available when compiled with the |+osfiletype|
4811 feature}
4812 Some operating systems store extra information about files besides
4813 name, datestamp and permissions. This option contains the extra
4814 information, the nature of which will vary between systems.
4815 The value of this option is usually set when the file is loaded, and
4816 use to set the file type when file is written.
4817 It can affect the pattern matching of the automatic commands.
4818 |autocmd-osfiletypes|
4819
4820 *'paragraphs'* *'para'*
4821'paragraphs' 'para' string (default "IPLPPPQPP LIpplpipbp")
4822 global
4823 Specifies the nroff macros that separate paragraphs. These are pairs
4824 of two letters (see |object-motions|).
4825
4826 *'paste'* *'nopaste'*
4827'paste' boolean (default off)
4828 global
4829 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004830 Put Vim in Paste mode. This is useful if you want to cut or copy
4831 some text from one window and paste it in Vim. This will avoid
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004832 unexpected effects.
4833 Setting this option is useful when using Vim in a terminal, where Vim
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004834 cannot distinguish between typed text and pasted text. In the GUI, Vim
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004835 knows about pasting and will mostly do the right thing without 'paste'
4836 being set. The same is true for a terminal where Vim handles the
4837 mouse clicks itself.
Bram Moolenaar2ce06f62005-01-31 19:19:04 +00004838 This option is reset when starting the GUI. Thus if you set it in
4839 your .vimrc it will work in a terminal, but not in the GUI. Setting
4840 'paste' in the GUI has side effects: e.g., the Paste toolbar button
4841 will no longer work in Insert mode, because it uses a mapping.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004842 When the 'paste' option is switched on (also when it was already on):
4843 - mapping in Insert mode and Command-line mode is disabled
4844 - abbreviations are disabled
4845 - 'textwidth' is set to 0
4846 - 'wrapmargin' is set to 0
4847 - 'autoindent' is reset
4848 - 'smartindent' is reset
4849 - 'softtabstop' is set to 0
4850 - 'revins' is reset
4851 - 'ruler' is reset
4852 - 'showmatch' is reset
4853 - 'formatoptions' is used like it is empty
4854 These options keep their value, but their effect is disabled:
4855 - 'lisp'
4856 - 'indentexpr'
4857 - 'cindent'
4858 NOTE: When you start editing another file while the 'paste' option is
4859 on, settings from the modelines or autocommands may change the
4860 settings again, causing trouble when pasting text. You might want to
4861 set the 'paste' option again.
4862 When the 'paste' option is reset the mentioned options are restored to
4863 the value before the moment 'paste' was switched from off to on.
4864 Resetting 'paste' before ever setting it does not have any effect.
4865 Since mapping doesn't work while 'paste' is active, you need to use
4866 the 'pastetoggle' option to toggle the 'paste' option with some key.
4867
4868 *'pastetoggle'* *'pt'*
4869'pastetoggle' 'pt' string (default "")
4870 global
4871 {not in Vi}
4872 When non-empty, specifies the key sequence that toggles the 'paste'
4873 option. This is like specifying a mapping: >
4874 :map {keys} :set invpaste<CR>
4875< Where {keys} is the value of 'pastetoggle'.
4876 The difference is that it will work even when 'paste' is set.
4877 'pastetoggle' works in Insert mode and Normal mode, but not in
4878 Command-line mode.
4879 Mappings are checked first, thus overrule 'pastetoggle'. However,
4880 when 'paste' is on mappings are ignored in Insert mode, thus you can do
4881 this: >
4882 :map <F10> :set paste<CR>
4883 :map <F11> :set nopaste<CR>
4884 :imap <F10> <C-O>:set paste<CR>
4885 :imap <F11> <nop>
4886 :set pastetoggle=<F11>
4887< This will make <F10> start paste mode and <F11> stop paste mode.
4888 Note that typing <F10> in paste mode inserts "<F10>", since in paste
4889 mode everything is inserted literally, except the 'pastetoggle' key
4890 sequence.
4891
4892 *'pex'* *'patchexpr'*
4893'patchexpr' 'pex' string (default "")
4894 global
4895 {not in Vi}
4896 {not available when compiled without the |+diff|
4897 feature}
4898 Expression which is evaluated to apply a patch to a file and generate
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004899 the resulting new version of the file. See |diff-patchexpr|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004900
4901 *'patchmode'* *'pm'* *E206*
4902'patchmode' 'pm' string (default "")
4903 global
4904 {not in Vi}
4905 When non-empty the oldest version of a file is kept. This can be used
4906 to keep the original version of a file if you are changing files in a
4907 source distribution. Only the first time that a file is written a
4908 copy of the original file will be kept. The name of the copy is the
4909 name of the original file with the string in the 'patchmode' option
4910 appended. This option should start with a dot. Use a string like
4911 ".org". 'backupdir' must not be empty for this to work (Detail: The
4912 backup file is renamed to the patchmode file after the new file has
4913 been successfully written, that's why it must be possible to write a
4914 backup file). If there was no file to be backed up, an empty file is
4915 created.
4916 When the 'backupskip' pattern matches, a patchmode file is not made.
4917 Using 'patchmode' for compressed files appends the extension at the
4918 end (e.g., "file.gz.orig"), thus the resulting name isn't always
4919 recognized as a compressed file.
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00004920 Only normal file name characters can be used, "/\*?[|<>" are illegal.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004921
4922 *'path'* *'pa'* *E343* *E345* *E347*
4923'path' 'pa' string (default on Unix: ".,/usr/include,,"
4924 on OS/2: ".,/emx/include,,"
4925 other systems: ".,,")
4926 global or local to buffer |global-local|
4927 {not in Vi}
4928 This is a list of directories which will be searched when using the
4929 |gf|, [f, ]f, ^Wf, |:find| and other commands, provided that the file
4930 being searched for has a relative path (not starting with '/'). The
4931 directories in the 'path' option may be relative or absolute.
4932 - Use commas to separate directory names: >
4933 :set path=.,/usr/local/include,/usr/include
4934< - Spaces can also be used to separate directory names (for backwards
4935 compatibility with version 3.0). To have a space in a directory
4936 name, precede it with an extra backslash, and escape the space: >
4937 :set path=.,/dir/with\\\ space
4938< - To include a comma in a directory name precede it with an extra
4939 backslash: >
4940 :set path=.,/dir/with\\,comma
4941< - To search relative to the directory of the current file, use: >
4942 :set path=.
4943< - To search in the current directory use an empty string between two
4944 commas: >
4945 :set path=,,
4946< - A directory name may end in a ':' or '/'.
4947 - Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
4948 - When using |netrw.vim| URLs can be used. For example, adding
4949 "http://www.vim.org" will make ":find index.html" work.
4950 - Search upwards and downwards in a directory tree:
4951 1) "*" matches a sequence of characters, e.g.: >
4952 :set path=/usr/include/*
4953< means all subdirectories in /usr/include (but not /usr/include
4954 itself). >
4955 :set path=/usr/*c
4956< matches /usr/doc and /usr/src.
4957 2) "**" matches a subtree, up to 100 directories deep. Example: >
4958 :set path=/home/user_x/src/**
4959< means search in the whole subtree under "/home/usr_x/src".
4960 3) If the path ends with a ';', this path is the startpoint
4961 for upward search.
4962 See |file-searching| for more info and exact syntax.
4963 {not available when compiled without the |+path_extra| feature}
4964 - Careful with '\' characters, type two to get one in the option: >
4965 :set path=.,c:\\include
4966< Or just use '/' instead: >
4967 :set path=.,c:/include
4968< Don't forget "." or files won't even be found in the same directory as
4969 the file!
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004970 The maximum length is limited. How much depends on the system, mostly
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004971 it is something like 256 or 1024 characters.
4972 You can check if all the include files are found, using the value of
4973 'path', see |:checkpath|.
4974 The use of |:set+=| and |:set-=| is preferred when adding or removing
4975 directories from the list. This avoids problems when a future version
4976 uses another default. To remove the current directory use: >
4977 :set path-=
4978< To add the current directory use: >
4979 :set path+=
4980< To use an environment variable, you probably need to replace the
4981 separator. Here is an example to append $INCL, in which directory
4982 names are separated with a semi-colon: >
4983 :let &path = &path . "," . substitute($INCL, ';', ',', 'g')
4984< Replace the ';' with a ':' or whatever separator is used. Note that
4985 this doesn't work when $INCL contains a comma or white space.
4986
4987 *'preserveindent'* *'pi'* *'nopreserveindent'* *'nopi'*
4988'preserveindent' 'pi' boolean (default off)
4989 local to buffer
4990 {not in Vi}
4991 When changing the indent of the current line, preserve as much of the
4992 indent structure as possible. Normally the indent is replaced by a
4993 series of tabs followed by spaces as required (unless |'expandtab'| is
4994 enabled, in which case only spaces are used). Enabling this option
4995 means the indent will preserve as many existing characters as possible
4996 for indenting, and only add additional tabs or spaces as required.
4997 NOTE: When using ">>" multiple times the resulting indent is a mix of
4998 tabs and spaces. You might not like this.
4999 NOTE: 'preserveindent' is reset when 'compatible' is set.
5000 Also see 'copyindent'.
5001 Use |:retab| to clean up white space.
5002
5003 *'previewheight'* *'pvh'*
5004'previewheight' 'pvh' number (default 12)
5005 global
5006 {not in Vi}
5007 {not available when compiled without the |+windows| or
5008 |+quickfix| feature}
5009 Default height for a preview window. Used for |:ptag| and associated
5010 commands. Used for |CTRL-W_}| when no count is given.
5011
5012 *'previewwindow'* *'nopreviewwindow'*
5013 *'pvw'* *'nopvw'* *E590*
5014'previewwindow' 'pvw' boolean (default off)
5015 local to window
5016 {not in Vi}
5017 {not available when compiled without the |+windows| or
5018 |+quickfix| feature}
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00005019 Identifies the preview window. Only one window can have this option
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005020 set. It's normally not set directly, but by using one of the commands
5021 |:ptag|, |:pedit|, etc.
5022
5023 *'printdevice'* *'pdev'*
5024'printdevice' 'pdev' string (default empty)
5025 global
5026 {not in Vi}
5027 {only available when compiled with the |+printer|
5028 feature}
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +00005029 The name of the printer to be used for |:hardcopy|.
5030 See |pdev-option|.
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00005031 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
5032 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005033
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +00005034 *'printencoding'* *'penc'*
5035'printencoding' 'penc' String (default empty, except for some systems)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005036 global
5037 {not in Vi}
5038 {only available when compiled with the |+printer|
5039 and |+postscript| features}
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +00005040 Sets the character encoding used when printing.
5041 See |penc-option|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005042
5043 *'printexpr'* *'pexpr'*
5044'printexpr' 'pexpr' String (default: see below)
5045 global
5046 {not in Vi}
5047 {only available when compiled with the |+printer|
5048 and |+postscript| features}
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +00005049 Expression used to print the PostScript produced with |:hardcopy|.
5050 See |pexpr-option|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005051
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +00005052 *'printfont'* *'pfn'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005053'printfont' 'pfn' string (default "courier")
5054 global
5055 {not in Vi}
5056 {only available when compiled with the |+printer|
5057 feature}
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +00005058 The name of the font that will be used for |:hardcopy|.
5059 See |pfn-option|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005060
5061 *'printheader'* *'pheader'*
5062'printheader' 'pheader' string (default "%<%f%h%m%=Page %N")
5063 global
5064 {not in Vi}
5065 {only available when compiled with the |+printer|
5066 feature}
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +00005067 The format of the header produced in |:hardcopy| output.
5068 See |pheader-option|.
5069
5070 *'printmbcharset'* *'pmbcs'*
5071'printmbcharset' 'pmbcs' string (default "")
5072 global
5073 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaarbc7aa852005-03-06 23:38:09 +00005074 {only available when compiled with the |+printer|,
5075 |+postscript| and |+multi_byte| features}
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +00005076 The CJK character set to be used for CJK output from |:hardcopy|.
5077 See |pmbcs-option|.
5078
5079 *'printmbfont'* *'pmbfn'*
5080'printmbfont' 'pmbfn' string (default "")
5081 global
5082 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaarbc7aa852005-03-06 23:38:09 +00005083 {only available when compiled with the |+printer|,
5084 |+postscript| and |+multi_byte| features}
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +00005085 List of font names to be used for CJK output from |:hardcopy|.
5086 See |pmbfn-option|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005087
5088 *'printoptions'* *'popt'*
5089'printoptions' 'popt' string (default "")
5090 global
5091 {not in Vi}
5092 {only available when compiled with |+printer| feature}
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +00005093 List of items that control the format of the output of |:hardcopy|.
5094 See |popt-option|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005095
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00005096 *'prompt'* *'noprompt'*
5097'prompt' boolean (default on)
5098 global
5099 When on a ":" prompt is used in Ex mode.
5100
Bram Moolenaar7d47b6e2006-03-15 22:59:18 +00005101 *'pumheight'* *'ph'*
5102'pumheight' 'ph' number (default 0)
5103 global
5104 {not available when compiled without the
5105 |+insert_expand| feature}
5106 {not in Vi}
5107 Determines the maximum number of items to show in the popup menu.
5108 When zero as much space as available is used.
5109 |ins-completion-menu|.
5110
5111
Bram Moolenaar677ee682005-01-27 14:41:15 +00005112 *'quoteescape'* *'qe'*
Bram Moolenaarcfbc5ee2004-07-02 15:38:35 +00005113'quoteescape' 'qe' string (default "\")
5114 local to buffer
5115 {not in Vi}
5116 The characters that are used to escape quotes in a string. Used for
5117 objects like a', a" and a` |a'|.
5118 When one of the characters in this option is found inside a string,
5119 the following character will be skipped. The default value makes the
5120 text "foo\"bar\\" considered to be one string.
5121
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005122 *'readonly'* *'ro'* *'noreadonly'* *'noro'*
5123'readonly' 'ro' boolean (default off)
5124 local to buffer
5125 If on, writes fail unless you use a '!'. Protects you from
5126 accidentally overwriting a file. Default on when Vim is started
5127 in read-only mode ("vim -R") or when the executable is called "view".
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00005128 When using ":w!" the 'readonly' option is reset for the current
5129 buffer, unless the 'Z' flag is in 'cpoptions'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005130 {not in Vi:} When using the ":view" command the 'readonly' option is
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00005131 set for the newly edited buffer.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005132
5133 *'remap'* *'noremap'*
5134'remap' boolean (default on)
5135 global
5136 Allows for mappings to work recursively. If you do not want this for
5137 a single entry, use the :noremap[!] command.
Bram Moolenaara3227e22006-03-08 21:32:40 +00005138 NOTE: To avoid portability problems with Vim scripts, always keep
5139 this option at the default "on". Only switch it off when working with
5140 old Vi scripts.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005141
5142 *'report'*
5143'report' number (default 2)
5144 global
5145 Threshold for reporting number of lines changed. When the number of
5146 changed lines is more than 'report' a message will be given for most
5147 ":" commands. If you want it always, set 'report' to 0.
5148 For the ":substitute" command the number of substitutions is used
5149 instead of the number of lines.
5150
5151 *'restorescreen'* *'rs'* *'norestorescreen'* *'nors'*
5152'restorescreen' 'rs' boolean (default on)
5153 global
5154 {not in Vi} {only in Windows 95/NT console version}
5155 When set, the screen contents is restored when exiting Vim. This also
5156 happens when executing external commands.
5157
5158 For non-Windows Vim: You can set or reset the 't_ti' and 't_te'
5159 options in your .vimrc. To disable restoring:
5160 set t_ti= t_te=
5161 To enable restoring (for an xterm):
5162 set t_ti=^[7^[[r^[[?47h t_te=^[[?47l^[8
5163 (Where ^[ is an <Esc>, type CTRL-V <Esc> to insert it)
5164
5165 *'revins'* *'ri'* *'norevins'* *'nori'*
5166'revins' 'ri' boolean (default off)
5167 global
5168 {not in Vi}
5169 {only available when compiled with the |+rightleft|
5170 feature}
5171 Inserting characters in Insert mode will work backwards. See "typing
5172 backwards" |ins-reverse|. This option can be toggled with the CTRL-_
5173 command in Insert mode, when 'allowrevins' is set.
5174 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' or 'paste' is set.
5175
5176 *'rightleft'* *'rl'* *'norightleft'* *'norl'*
5177'rightleft' 'rl' boolean (default off)
5178 local to window
5179 {not in Vi}
5180 {only available when compiled with the |+rightleft|
5181 feature}
5182 When on, display orientation becomes right-to-left, i.e., characters
5183 that are stored in the file appear from the right to the left.
5184 Using this option, it is possible to edit files for languages that
5185 are written from the right to the left such as Hebrew and Arabic.
5186 This option is per window, so it is possible to edit mixed files
5187 simultaneously, or to view the same file in both ways (this is
5188 useful whenever you have a mixed text file with both right-to-left
5189 and left-to-right strings so that both sets are displayed properly
5190 in different windows). Also see |rileft.txt|.
5191
5192 *'rightleftcmd'* *'rlc'* *'norightleftcmd'* *'norlc'*
5193'rightleftcmd' 'rlc' string (default "search")
5194 local to window
5195 {not in Vi}
5196 {only available when compiled with the |+rightleft|
5197 feature}
5198 Each word in this option enables the command line editing to work in
5199 right-to-left mode for a group of commands:
5200
5201 search "/" and "?" commands
5202
5203 This is useful for languages such as Hebrew, Arabic and Farsi.
5204 The 'rightleft' option must be set for 'rightleftcmd' to take effect.
5205
5206 *'ruler'* *'ru'* *'noruler'* *'noru'*
5207'ruler' 'ru' boolean (default off)
5208 global
5209 {not in Vi}
5210 {not available when compiled without the
5211 |+cmdline_info| feature}
5212 Show the line and column number of the cursor position, separated by a
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00005213 comma. When there is room, the relative position of the displayed
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005214 text in the file is shown on the far right:
5215 Top first line is visible
5216 Bot last line is visible
5217 All first and last line are visible
5218 45% relative position in the file
5219 If 'rulerformat' is set, it will determine the contents of the ruler.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00005220 Each window has its own ruler. If a window has a status line, the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005221 ruler is shown there. Otherwise it is shown in the last line of the
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00005222 screen. If the statusline is given by 'statusline' (i.e. not empty),
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005223 this option takes precedence over 'ruler' and 'rulerformat'
5224 If the number of characters displayed is different from the number of
5225 bytes in the text (e.g., for a TAB or a multi-byte character), both
5226 the text column (byte number) and the screen column are shown,
5227 separated with a dash.
5228 For an empty line "0-1" is shown.
5229 For an empty buffer the line number will also be zero: "0,0-1".
5230 This option is reset when the 'paste' option is set.
5231 If you don't want to see the ruler all the time but want to know where
5232 you are, use "g CTRL-G" |g_CTRL-G|.
5233 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
5234
5235 *'rulerformat'* *'ruf'*
5236'rulerformat' 'ruf' string (default empty)
5237 global
5238 {not in Vi}
5239 {not available when compiled without the |+statusline|
5240 feature}
5241 When this option is not empty, it determines the content of the ruler
5242 string, as displayed for the 'ruler' option.
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00005243 The format of this option is like that of 'statusline'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005244 The default ruler width is 17 characters. To make the ruler 15
5245 characters wide, put "%15(" at the start and "%)" at the end.
5246 Example: >
5247 :set rulerformat=%15(%c%V\ %p%%%)
5248<
5249 *'runtimepath'* *'rtp'* *vimfiles*
5250'runtimepath' 'rtp' string (default:
5251 Unix: "$HOME/.vim,
5252 $VIM/vimfiles,
5253 $VIMRUNTIME,
5254 $VIM/vimfiles/after,
5255 $HOME/.vim/after"
5256 Amiga: "home:vimfiles,
5257 $VIM/vimfiles,
5258 $VIMRUNTIME,
5259 $VIM/vimfiles/after,
5260 home:vimfiles/after"
5261 PC, OS/2: "$HOME/vimfiles,
5262 $VIM/vimfiles,
5263 $VIMRUNTIME,
5264 $VIM/vimfiles/after,
5265 $HOME/vimfiles/after"
5266 Macintosh: "$VIM:vimfiles,
5267 $VIMRUNTIME,
5268 $VIM:vimfiles:after"
5269 RISC-OS: "Choices:vimfiles,
5270 $VIMRUNTIME,
5271 Choices:vimfiles/after"
5272 VMS: "sys$login:vimfiles,
5273 $VIM/vimfiles,
5274 $VIMRUNTIME,
5275 $VIM/vimfiles/after,
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00005276 sys$login:vimfiles/after")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005277 global
5278 {not in Vi}
5279 This is a list of directories which will be searched for runtime
5280 files:
5281 filetype.vim filetypes by file name |new-filetype|
5282 scripts.vim filetypes by file contents |new-filetype-scripts|
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00005283 autoload/ automatically loaded scripts |autoload-functions|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005284 colors/ color scheme files |:colorscheme|
5285 compiler/ compiler files |:compiler|
5286 doc/ documentation |write-local-help|
5287 ftplugin/ filetype plugins |write-filetype-plugin|
5288 indent/ indent scripts |indent-expression|
5289 keymap/ key mapping files |mbyte-keymap|
5290 lang/ menu translations |:menutrans|
5291 menu.vim GUI menus |menu.vim|
5292 plugin/ plugin scripts |write-plugin|
5293 print/ files for printing |postscript-print-encoding|
Bram Moolenaarafeb4fa2006-02-01 21:51:12 +00005294 spell/ spell checking files |spell|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005295 syntax/ syntax files |mysyntaxfile|
5296 tutor/ files for vimtutor |tutor|
5297
5298 And any other file searched for with the |:runtime| command.
5299
5300 The defaults for most systems are setup to search five locations:
5301 1. In your home directory, for your personal preferences.
5302 2. In a system-wide Vim directory, for preferences from the system
5303 administrator.
5304 3. In $VIMRUNTIME, for files distributed with Vim.
5305 *after-directory*
5306 4. In the "after" directory in the system-wide Vim directory. This is
5307 for the system administrator to overrule or add to the distributed
5308 defaults (rarely needed)
5309 5. In the "after" directory in your home directory. This is for
5310 personal preferences to overrule or add to the distributed defaults
5311 or system-wide settings (rarely needed).
5312
5313 Note that, unlike 'path', no wildcards like "**" are allowed. Normal
5314 wildcards are allowed, but can significantly slow down searching for
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00005315 runtime files. For speed, use as few items as possible and avoid
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005316 wildcards.
5317 See |:runtime|.
5318 Example: >
5319 :set runtimepath=~/vimruntime,/mygroup/vim,$VIMRUNTIME
5320< This will use the directory "~/vimruntime" first (containing your
5321 personal Vim runtime files), then "/mygroup/vim" (shared between a
5322 group of people) and finally "$VIMRUNTIME" (the distributed runtime
5323 files).
5324 You probably should always include $VIMRUNTIME somewhere, to use the
5325 distributed runtime files. You can put a directory before $VIMRUNTIME
5326 to find files which replace a distributed runtime files. You can put
5327 a directory after $VIMRUNTIME to find files which add to distributed
5328 runtime files.
5329 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
5330 security reasons.
5331
5332 *'scroll'* *'scr'*
5333'scroll' 'scr' number (default: half the window height)
5334 local to window
5335 Number of lines to scroll with CTRL-U and CTRL-D commands. Will be
5336 set to half the number of lines in the window when the window size
5337 changes. If you give a count to the CTRL-U or CTRL-D command it will
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00005338 be used as the new value for 'scroll'. Reset to half the window
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005339 height with ":set scroll=0". {Vi is a bit different: 'scroll' gives
5340 the number of screen lines instead of file lines, makes a difference
5341 when lines wrap}
5342
5343 *'scrollbind'* *'scb'* *'noscrollbind'* *'noscb'*
5344'scrollbind' 'scb' boolean (default off)
5345 local to window
5346 {not in Vi}
5347 {not available when compiled without the |+scrollbind|
5348 feature}
5349 See also |scroll-binding|. When this option is set, the current
5350 window scrolls as other scrollbind windows (windows that also have
5351 this option set) scroll. This option is useful for viewing the
5352 differences between two versions of a file, see 'diff'.
5353 See |'scrollopt'| for options that determine how this option should be
5354 interpreted.
5355 This option is mostly reset when splitting a window to edit another
5356 file. This means that ":split | edit file" results in two windows
5357 with scroll-binding, but ":split file" does not.
5358
5359 *'scrolljump'* *'sj'*
5360'scrolljump' 'sj' number (default 1)
5361 global
5362 {not in Vi}
5363 Minimal number of lines to scroll when the cursor gets off the
5364 screen (e.g., with "j"). Not used for scroll commands (e.g., CTRL-E,
5365 CTRL-D). Useful if your terminal scrolls very slowly.
Bram Moolenaar1e015462005-09-25 22:16:38 +00005366 When set to a negative number from -1 to -100 this is used as the
5367 percentage of the window height. Thus -50 scrolls half the window
5368 height.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005369 NOTE: This option is set to 1 when 'compatible' is set.
5370
5371 *'scrolloff'* *'so'*
5372'scrolloff' 'so' number (default 0)
5373 global
5374 {not in Vi}
5375 Minimal number of screen lines to keep above and below the cursor.
5376 This will make some context visible around where you are working. If
5377 you set it to a very large value (999) the cursor line will always be
5378 in the middle of the window (except at the start or end of the file or
5379 when long lines wrap).
5380 For scrolling horizontally see 'sidescrolloff'.
5381 NOTE: This option is set to 0 when 'compatible' is set.
5382
5383 *'scrollopt'* *'sbo'*
5384'scrollopt' 'sbo' string (default "ver,jump")
5385 global
5386 {not available when compiled without the |+scrollbind|
5387 feature}
5388 {not in Vi}
5389 This is a comma-separated list of words that specifies how
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +00005390 'scrollbind' windows should behave. 'sbo' stands for ScrollBind
5391 Options.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005392 The following words are available:
5393 ver Bind vertical scrolling for 'scrollbind' windows
5394 hor Bind horizontal scrolling for 'scrollbind' windows
5395 jump Applies to the offset between two windows for vertical
5396 scrolling. This offset is the difference in the first
5397 displayed line of the bound windows. When moving
5398 around in a window, another 'scrollbind' window may
5399 reach a position before the start or after the end of
5400 the buffer. The offset is not changed though, when
5401 moving back the 'scrollbind' window will try to scroll
5402 to the desired position when possible.
5403 When now making that window the current one, two
5404 things can be done with the relative offset:
5405 1. When "jump" is not included, the relative offset is
5406 adjusted for the scroll position in the new current
5407 window. When going back to the other window, the
5408 the new relative offset will be used.
5409 2. When "jump" is included, the other windows are
5410 scrolled to keep the same relative offset. When
5411 going back to the other window, it still uses the
5412 same relative offset.
5413 Also see |scroll-binding|.
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00005414 When 'diff' mode is active there always is vertical scroll binding,
5415 even when "ver" isn't there.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005416
5417 *'sections'* *'sect'*
5418'sections' 'sect' string (default "SHNHH HUnhsh")
5419 global
5420 Specifies the nroff macros that separate sections. These are pairs of
5421 two letters (See |object-motions|). The default makes a section start
5422 at the nroff macros ".SH", ".NH", ".H", ".HU", ".nh" and ".sh".
5423
5424 *'secure'* *'nosecure'* *E523*
5425'secure' boolean (default off)
5426 global
5427 {not in Vi}
5428 When on, ":autocmd", shell and write commands are not allowed in
5429 ".vimrc" and ".exrc" in the current directory and map commands are
5430 displayed. Switch it off only if you know that you will not run into
5431 problems, or when the 'exrc' option is off. On Unix this option is
5432 only used if the ".vimrc" or ".exrc" is not owned by you. This can be
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00005433 dangerous if the systems allows users to do a "chown". You better set
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005434 'secure' at the end of your ~/.vimrc then.
5435 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
5436 security reasons.
5437
5438 *'selection'* *'sel'*
5439'selection' 'sel' string (default "inclusive")
5440 global
5441 {not in Vi}
5442 This option defines the behavior of the selection. It is only used
5443 in Visual and Select mode.
5444 Possible values:
5445 value past line inclusive ~
5446 old no yes
5447 inclusive yes yes
5448 exclusive yes no
5449 "past line" means that the cursor is allowed to be positioned one
5450 character past the line.
5451 "inclusive" means that the last character of the selection is included
5452 in an operation. For example, when "x" is used to delete the
5453 selection.
5454 Note that when "exclusive" is used and selecting from the end
5455 backwards, you cannot include the last character of a line, when
5456 starting in Normal mode and 'virtualedit' empty.
5457
5458 The 'selection' option is set by the |:behave| command.
5459
5460 *'selectmode'* *'slm'*
5461'selectmode' 'slm' string (default "")
5462 global
5463 {not in Vi}
5464 This is a comma separated list of words, which specifies when to start
5465 Select mode instead of Visual mode, when a selection is started.
5466 Possible values:
5467 mouse when using the mouse
5468 key when using shifted special keys
5469 cmd when using "v", "V" or CTRL-V
5470 See |Select-mode|.
5471 The 'selectmode' option is set by the |:behave| command.
5472
5473 *'sessionoptions'* *'ssop'*
5474'sessionoptions' 'ssop' string (default: "blank,buffers,curdir,folds,
Bram Moolenaar18144c82006-04-12 21:52:12 +00005475 help,options,tabpages,winsize")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005476 global
5477 {not in Vi}
5478 {not available when compiled without the +mksession
5479 feature}
5480 Changes the effect of the |:mksession| command. It is a comma
5481 separated list of words. Each word enables saving and restoring
5482 something:
5483 word save and restore ~
5484 blank empty windows
5485 buffers hidden and unloaded buffers, not just those in windows
5486 curdir the current directory
5487 folds manually created folds, opened/closed folds and local
5488 fold options
5489 globals global variables that start with an uppercase letter
Bram Moolenaar12805862005-01-05 22:16:17 +00005490 and contain at least one lowercase letter. Only
5491 String and Number types are stored.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005492 help the help window
5493 localoptions options and mappings local to a window or buffer (not
5494 global values for local options)
5495 options all options and mappings (also global values for local
5496 options)
5497 resize size of the Vim window: 'lines' and 'columns'
5498 sesdir the directory in which the session file is located
5499 will become the current directory (useful with
5500 projects accessed over a network from different
5501 systems)
5502 slash backslashes in file names replaced with forward
5503 slashes
Bram Moolenaar18144c82006-04-12 21:52:12 +00005504 tabpages all tab pages; without this only the current tab page
5505 is restored, so that you can make a session for each
5506 tab page separately
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005507 unix with Unix end-of-line format (single <NL>), even when
5508 on Windows or DOS
5509 winpos position of the whole Vim window
5510 winsize window sizes
5511
5512 Don't include both "curdir" and "sesdir".
Bram Moolenaar7e8fd632006-02-18 22:14:51 +00005513 There is no option to include tab pages yet, only the current tab page
5514 is stored in the session. |tab-page|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005515 When "curdir" nor "sesdir" is included, file names are stored with
5516 absolute paths.
5517 "slash" and "unix" are useful on Windows when sharing session files
5518 with Unix. The Unix version of Vim cannot source dos format scripts,
5519 but the Windows version of Vim can source unix format scripts.
5520
5521 *'shell'* *'sh'* *E91*
5522'shell' 'sh' string (default $SHELL or "sh",
5523 MS-DOS and Win32: "command.com" or
5524 "cmd.exe", OS/2: "cmd")
5525 global
5526 Name of the shell to use for ! and :! commands. When changing the
5527 value also check these options: 'shelltype', 'shellpipe', 'shellslash'
5528 'shellredir', 'shellquote', 'shellxquote' and 'shellcmdflag'.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00005529 It is allowed to give an argument to the command, e.g. "csh -f".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005530 See |option-backslash| about including spaces and backslashes.
5531 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
5532 If the name of the shell contains a space, you might need to enclose
5533 it in quotes. Example: >
5534 :set shell=\"c:\program\ files\unix\sh.exe\"\ -f
5535< Note the backslash before each quote (to avoid starting a comment) and
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00005536 each space (to avoid ending the option value). Also note that the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005537 "-f" is not inside the quotes, because it is not part of the command
5538 name. And Vim automagically recognizes the backslashes that are path
5539 separators.
5540 For Dos 32 bits (DJGPP), you can set the $DJSYSFLAGS environment
5541 variable to change the way external commands are executed. See the
5542 libc.inf file of DJGPP.
5543 Under MS-Windows, when the executable ends in ".com" it must be
5544 included. Thus setting the shell to "command.com" or "4dos.com"
5545 works, but "command" and "4dos" do not work for all commands (e.g.,
5546 filtering).
5547 For unknown reasons, when using "4dos.com" the current directory is
5548 changed to "C:\". To avoid this set 'shell' like this: >
5549 :set shell=command.com\ /c\ 4dos
5550< This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
5551 security reasons.
5552
5553 *'shellcmdflag'* *'shcf'*
5554'shellcmdflag' 'shcf' string (default: "-c", MS-DOS and Win32, when 'shell'
5555 does not contain "sh" somewhere: "/c")
5556 global
5557 {not in Vi}
5558 Flag passed to the shell to execute "!" and ":!" commands; e.g.,
5559 "bash.exe -c ls" or "command.com /c dir". For the MS-DOS-like
5560 systems, the default is set according to the value of 'shell', to
5561 reduce the need to set this option by the user. It's not used for
5562 OS/2 (EMX figures this out itself). See |option-backslash| about
5563 including spaces and backslashes. See |dos-shell|.
5564 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
5565 security reasons.
5566
5567 *'shellpipe'* *'sp'*
5568'shellpipe' 'sp' string (default ">", "| tee", "|& tee" or "2>&1| tee")
5569 global
5570 {not in Vi}
5571 {not available when compiled without the |+quickfix|
5572 feature}
5573 String to be used to put the output of the ":make" command in the
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00005574 error file. See also |:make_makeprg|. See |option-backslash| about
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005575 including spaces and backslashes.
5576 The name of the temporary file can be represented by "%s" if necessary
5577 (the file name is appended automatically if no %s appears in the value
5578 of this option).
5579 For the Amiga and MS-DOS the default is ">". The output is directly
5580 saved in a file and not echoed to the screen.
5581 For Unix the default it "| tee". The stdout of the compiler is saved
5582 in a file and echoed to the screen. If the 'shell' option is "csh" or
5583 "tcsh" after initializations, the default becomes "|& tee". If the
5584 'shell' option is "sh", "ksh", "zsh" or "bash" the default becomes
5585 "2>&1| tee". This means that stderr is also included.
5586 The initialization of this option is done after reading the ".vimrc"
5587 and the other initializations, so that when the 'shell' option is set
5588 there, the 'shellpipe' option changes automatically, unless it was
5589 explicitly set before.
5590 When 'shellpipe' is set to an empty string, no redirection of the
5591 ":make" output will be done. This is useful if you use a 'makeprg'
5592 that writes to 'makeef' by itself. If you want no piping, but do
5593 want to include the 'makeef', set 'shellpipe' to a single space.
5594 Don't forget to precede the space with a backslash: ":set sp=\ ".
5595 In the future pipes may be used for filtering and this option will
5596 become obsolete (at least for Unix).
5597 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
5598 security reasons.
5599
5600 *'shellquote'* *'shq'*
5601'shellquote' 'shq' string (default: ""; MS-DOS and Win32, when 'shell'
5602 contains "sh" somewhere: "\"")
5603 global
5604 {not in Vi}
5605 Quoting character(s), put around the command passed to the shell, for
5606 the "!" and ":!" commands. The redirection is kept outside of the
5607 quoting. See 'shellxquote' to include the redirection. It's
5608 probably not useful to set both options.
5609 This is an empty string by default. Only known to be useful for
5610 third-party shells on MS-DOS-like systems, such as the MKS Korn Shell
5611 or bash, where it should be "\"". The default is adjusted according
5612 the value of 'shell', to reduce the need to set this option by the
5613 user. See |dos-shell|.
5614 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
5615 security reasons.
5616
5617 *'shellredir'* *'srr'*
5618'shellredir' 'srr' string (default ">", ">&" or ">%s 2>&1")
5619 global
5620 {not in Vi}
5621 String to be used to put the output of a filter command in a temporary
5622 file. See also |:!|. See |option-backslash| about including spaces
5623 and backslashes.
5624 The name of the temporary file can be represented by "%s" if necessary
5625 (the file name is appended automatically if no %s appears in the value
5626 of this option).
5627 The default is ">". For Unix, if the 'shell' option is "csh", "tcsh"
5628 or "zsh" during initializations, the default becomes ">&". If the
5629 'shell' option is "sh", "ksh" or "bash" the default becomes
5630 ">%s 2>&1". This means that stderr is also included.
5631 For Win32, the Unix checks are done and additionally "cmd" is checked
5632 for, which makes the default ">%s 2>&1". Also, the same names with
5633 ".exe" appended are checked for.
5634 The initialization of this option is done after reading the ".vimrc"
5635 and the other initializations, so that when the 'shell' option is set
5636 there, the 'shellredir' option changes automatically unless it was
5637 explicitly set before.
5638 In the future pipes may be used for filtering and this option will
5639 become obsolete (at least for Unix).
5640 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
5641 security reasons.
5642
5643 *'shellslash'* *'ssl'* *'noshellslash'* *'nossl'*
5644'shellslash' 'ssl' boolean (default off)
5645 global
5646 {not in Vi} {only for MSDOS, MS-Windows and OS/2}
5647 When set, a forward slash is used when expanding file names. This is
5648 useful when a Unix-like shell is used instead of command.com or
5649 cmd.exe. Backward slashes can still be typed, but they are changed to
5650 forward slashes by Vim.
5651 Note that setting or resetting this option has no effect for some
5652 existing file names, thus this option needs to be set before opening
5653 any file for best results. This might change in the future.
5654 'shellslash' only works when a backslash can be used as a path
5655 separator. To test if this is so use: >
5656 if exists('+shellslash')
5657<
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00005658 *'shelltemp'* *'stmp'* *'noshelltemp'* *'nostmp'*
5659'shelltemp' 'stmp' boolean (Vi default off, Vim default on)
5660 global
5661 {not in Vi}
5662 When on, use temp files for shell commands. When off use a pipe.
5663 When using a pipe is not possible temp files are used anyway.
5664 Currently a pipe is only supported on Unix. You can check it with: >
5665 :if has("filterpipe")
5666< The advantage of using a pipe is that nobody can read the temp file
5667 and the 'shell' command does not need to support redirection.
5668 The advantage of using a temp file is that the file type and encoding
5669 can be detected.
5670 The |FilterReadPre|, |FilterReadPost| and |FilterWritePre|,
5671 |FilterWritePost| autocommands event are not triggered when
5672 'shelltemp' is off.
5673
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005674 *'shelltype'* *'st'*
5675'shelltype' 'st' number (default 0)
5676 global
5677 {not in Vi} {only for the Amiga}
5678 On the Amiga this option influences the way how the commands work
5679 which use a shell.
5680 0 and 1: always use the shell
5681 2 and 3: use the shell only to filter lines
5682 4 and 5: use shell only for ':sh' command
5683 When not using the shell, the command is executed directly.
5684
5685 0 and 2: use "shell 'shellcmdflag' cmd" to start external commands
5686 1 and 3: use "shell cmd" to start external commands
5687
5688 *'shellxquote'* *'sxq'*
5689'shellxquote' 'sxq' string (default: "";
5690 for Win32, when 'shell' contains "sh"
5691 somewhere: "\""
5692 for Unix, when using system(): "\"")
5693 global
5694 {not in Vi}
5695 Quoting character(s), put around the command passed to the shell, for
5696 the "!" and ":!" commands. Includes the redirection. See
5697 'shellquote' to exclude the redirection. It's probably not useful
5698 to set both options.
5699 This is an empty string by default. Known to be useful for
5700 third-party shells when using the Win32 version, such as the MKS Korn
5701 Shell or bash, where it should be "\"". The default is adjusted
5702 according the value of 'shell', to reduce the need to set this option
5703 by the user. See |dos-shell|.
5704 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
5705 security reasons.
5706
5707 *'shiftround'* *'sr'* *'noshiftround'* *'nosr'*
5708'shiftround' 'sr' boolean (default off)
5709 global
5710 {not in Vi}
5711 Round indent to multiple of 'shiftwidth'. Applies to > and <
5712 commands. CTRL-T and CTRL-D in Insert mode always round the indent to
5713 a multiple of 'shiftwidth' (this is Vi compatible).
5714 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
5715
5716 *'shiftwidth'* *'sw'*
5717'shiftwidth' 'sw' number (default 8)
5718 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00005719 Number of spaces to use for each step of (auto)indent. Used for
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005720 |'cindent'|, |>>|, |<<|, etc.
5721
5722 *'shortmess'* *'shm'*
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00005723'shortmess' 'shm' string (Vim default "filnxtToO", Vi default: "",
5724 POSIX default: "A")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005725 global
5726 {not in Vi}
5727 This option helps to avoid all the |hit-enter| prompts caused by file
5728 messages, for example with CTRL-G, and to avoid some other messages.
5729 It is a list of flags:
5730 flag meaning when present ~
5731 f use "(3 of 5)" instead of "(file 3 of 5)"
5732 i use "[noeol]" instead of "[Incomplete last line]"
5733 l use "999L, 888C" instead of "999 lines, 888 characters"
5734 m use "[+]" instead of "[Modified]"
5735 n use "[New]" instead of "[New File]"
5736 r use "[RO]" instead of "[readonly]"
5737 w use "[w]" instead of "written" for file write message
5738 and "[a]" instead of "appended" for ':w >> file' command
5739 x use "[dos]" instead of "[dos format]", "[unix]" instead of
5740 "[unix format]" and "[mac]" instead of "[mac format]".
5741 a all of the above abbreviations
5742
5743 o overwrite message for writing a file with subsequent message
5744 for reading a file (useful for ":wn" or when 'autowrite' on)
5745 O message for reading a file overwrites any previous message.
5746 Also for quickfix message (e.g., ":cn").
5747 s don't give "search hit BOTTOM, continuing at TOP" or "search
5748 hit TOP, continuing at BOTTOM" messages
5749 t truncate file message at the start if it is too long to fit
5750 on the command-line, "<" will appear in the left most column.
5751 Ignored in Ex mode.
5752 T truncate other messages in the middle if they are too long to
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00005753 fit on the command line. "..." will appear in the middle.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005754 Ignored in Ex mode.
5755 W don't give "written" or "[w]" when writing a file
5756 A don't give the "ATTENTION" message when an existing swap file
5757 is found.
5758 I don't give the intro message when starting Vim |:intro|.
5759
5760 This gives you the opportunity to avoid that a change between buffers
5761 requires you to hit <Enter>, but still gives as useful a message as
5762 possible for the space available. To get the whole message that you
5763 would have got with 'shm' empty, use ":file!"
5764 Useful values:
5765 shm= No abbreviation of message.
5766 shm=a Abbreviation, but no loss of information.
5767 shm=at Abbreviation, and truncate message when necessary.
5768
5769 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
5770 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
5771
5772 *'shortname'* *'sn'* *'noshortname'* *'nosn'*
5773'shortname' 'sn' boolean (default off)
5774 local to buffer
5775 {not in Vi, not in MS-DOS versions}
5776 Filenames are assumed to be 8 characters plus one extension of 3
5777 characters. Multiple dots in file names are not allowed. When this
5778 option is on, dots in file names are replaced with underscores when
5779 adding an extension (".~" or ".swp"). This option is not available
5780 for MS-DOS, because then it would always be on. This option is useful
5781 when editing files on an MS-DOS compatible filesystem, e.g., messydos
5782 or crossdos. When running the Win32 GUI version under Win32s, this
5783 option is always on by default.
5784
5785 *'showbreak'* *'sbr'* *E595*
5786'showbreak' 'sbr' string (default "")
5787 global
5788 {not in Vi}
5789 {not available when compiled without the |+linebreak|
5790 feature}
5791 String to put at the start of lines that have been wrapped. Useful
5792 values are "> " or "+++ ".
5793 Only printable single-cell characters are allowed, excluding <Tab> and
5794 comma (in a future version the comma might be used to separate the
5795 part that is shown at the end and at the start of a line).
5796 The characters are highlighted according to the '@' flag in
5797 'highlight'.
5798 Note that tabs after the showbreak will be displayed differently.
5799 If you want the 'showbreak' to appear in between line numbers, add the
5800 "n" flag to 'cpoptions'.
5801
5802 *'showcmd'* *'sc'* *'noshowcmd'* *'nosc'*
5803'showcmd' 'sc' boolean (Vim default: on, off for Unix, Vi default:
5804 off)
5805 global
5806 {not in Vi}
5807 {not available when compiled without the
5808 |+cmdline_info| feature}
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00005809 Show (partial) command in status line. Set this option off if your
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005810 terminal is slow.
5811 In Visual mode the size of the selected area is shown:
5812 - When selecting characters within a line, the number of characters.
5813 - When selecting more than one line, the number of lines.
5814 - When selecting a block, the size in screen characters: linesxcolumns.
5815 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
5816 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
5817
5818 *'showfulltag'* *'sft'* *'noshowfulltag'* *'nosft'*
5819'showfulltag' 'sft' boolean (default off)
5820 global
5821 {not in Vi}
5822 When completing a word in insert mode (see |ins-completion|) from the
5823 tags file, show both the tag name and a tidied-up form of the search
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00005824 pattern (if there is one) as possible matches. Thus, if you have
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005825 matched a C function, you can see a template for what arguments are
5826 required (coding style permitting).
5827
5828 *'showmatch'* *'sm'* *'noshowmatch'* *'nosm'*
5829'showmatch' 'sm' boolean (default off)
5830 global
5831 When a bracket is inserted, briefly jump to the matching one. The
5832 jump is only done if the match can be seen on the screen. The time to
5833 show the match can be set with 'matchtime'.
5834 A Beep is given if there is no match (no matter if the match can be
5835 seen or not). This option is reset when the 'paste' option is set.
5836 When the 'm' flag is not included in 'cpoptions', typing a character
5837 will immediately move the cursor back to where it belongs.
5838 See the "sm" field in 'guicursor' for setting the cursor shape and
5839 blinking when showing the match.
5840 The 'matchpairs' option can be used to specify the characters to show
5841 matches for. 'rightleft' and 'revins' are used to look for opposite
5842 matches.
Bram Moolenaarfd2ac762006-03-01 22:09:21 +00005843 Also see the matchparen plugin for highlighting the match when moving
5844 around |pi_paren.txt|.
5845 Note: Use of the short form is rated PG.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005846
5847 *'showmode'* *'smd'* *'noshowmode'* *'nosmd'*
5848'showmode' 'smd' boolean (Vim default: on, Vi default: off)
5849 global
5850 If in Insert, Replace or Visual mode put a message on the last line.
5851 Use the 'M' flag in 'highlight' to set the type of highlighting for
5852 this message.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00005853 When |XIM| may be used the message will include "XIM". But this
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005854 doesn't mean XIM is really active, especially when 'imactivatekey' is
5855 not set.
5856 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
5857 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
5858
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +00005859 *'showtabline'* *'stal'*
5860'showtabline' 'stal' number (default 1)
5861 global
5862 {not in Vi}
5863 {not available when compiled without the +windows
5864 feature}
5865 The value of this option specifies when the line with tab page labels
5866 will be displayed:
5867 0: never
5868 1: only if there are at least two tab pages
5869 2: always
5870 This is both for the GUI and non-GUI implementation of the tab pages
5871 line.
5872 See |tab-page| for more information about tab pages.
5873
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005874 *'sidescroll'* *'ss'*
5875'sidescroll' 'ss' number (default 0)
5876 global
5877 {not in Vi}
5878 The minimal number of columns to scroll horizontally. Used only when
5879 the 'wrap' option is off and the cursor is moved off of the screen.
5880 When it is zero the cursor will be put in the middle of the screen.
5881 When using a slow terminal set it to a large number or 0. When using
5882 a fast terminal use a small number or 1. Not used for "zh" and "zl"
5883 commands.
5884
5885 *'sidescrolloff'* *'siso'*
5886'sidescrolloff' 'siso' number (default 0)
5887 global
5888 {not in Vi}
5889 The minimal number of screen columns to keep to the left and to the
Bram Moolenaar482aaeb2005-09-29 18:26:07 +00005890 right of the cursor if 'nowrap' is set. Setting this option to a
5891 value greater than 0 while having |'sidescroll'| also at a non-zero
5892 value makes some context visible in the line you are scrolling in
5893 horizontally (except at beginning of the line). Setting this option
5894 to a large value (like 999) has the effect of keeping the cursor
5895 horizontally centered in the window, as long as one does not come too
5896 close to the beginning of the line.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005897 NOTE: This option is set to 0 when 'compatible' is set.
5898
5899 Example: Try this together with 'sidescroll' and 'listchars' as
5900 in the following example to never allow the cursor to move
5901 onto the "extends" character:
5902
5903 :set nowrap sidescroll=1 listchars=extends:>,precedes:<
5904 :set sidescrolloff=1
5905
5906
5907 *'smartcase'* *'scs'* *'nosmartcase'* *'noscs'*
5908'smartcase' 'scs' boolean (default off)
5909 global
5910 {not in Vi}
5911 Override the 'ignorecase' option if the search pattern contains upper
5912 case characters. Only used when the search pattern is typed and
5913 'ignorecase' option is on. Used for the commands "/", "?", "n", "N",
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00005914 ":g" and ":s". Not used for "*", "#", "gd", tag search, etc.. After
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005915 "*" and "#" you can make 'smartcase' used by doing a "/" command,
5916 recalling the search pattern from history and hitting <Enter>.
5917 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
5918
5919 *'smartindent'* *'si'* *'nosmartindent'* *'nosi'*
5920'smartindent' 'si' boolean (default off)
5921 local to buffer
5922 {not in Vi}
5923 {not available when compiled without the
5924 |+smartindent| feature}
5925 Do smart autoindenting when starting a new line. Works for C-like
5926 programs, but can also be used for other languages. 'cindent' does
5927 something like this, works better in most cases, but is more strict,
5928 see |C-indenting|. When 'cindent' is on, setting 'si' has no effect.
5929 'indentexpr' is a more advanced alternative.
5930 Normally 'autoindent' should also be on when using 'smartindent'.
5931 An indent is automatically inserted:
5932 - After a line ending in '{'.
5933 - After a line starting with a keyword from 'cinwords'.
5934 - Before a line starting with '}' (only with the "O" command).
5935 When typing '}' as the first character in a new line, that line is
5936 given the same indent as the matching '{'.
5937 When typing '#' as the first character in a new line, the indent for
5938 that line is removed, the '#' is put in the first column. The indent
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00005939 is restored for the next line. If you don't want this, use this
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005940 mapping: ":inoremap # X^H#", where ^H is entered with CTRL-V CTRL-H.
5941 When using the ">>" command, lines starting with '#' are not shifted
5942 right.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00005943 NOTE: 'smartindent' is reset when 'compatible' is set. When 'paste'
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005944 is set smart indenting is disabled.
5945
5946 *'smarttab'* *'sta'* *'nosmarttab'* *'nosta'*
5947'smarttab' 'sta' boolean (default off)
5948 global
5949 {not in Vi}
5950 When on, a <Tab> in front of a line inserts blanks according to
Bram Moolenaar280f1262006-01-30 00:14:18 +00005951 'shiftwidth'. 'tabstop' or 'softtabstop' is used in other places. A
5952 <BS> will delete a 'shiftwidth' worth of space at the start of the
5953 line.
Bram Moolenaarafeb4fa2006-02-01 21:51:12 +00005954 When off, a <Tab> always inserts blanks according to 'tabstop' or
Bram Moolenaar280f1262006-01-30 00:14:18 +00005955 'softtabstop'. 'shiftwidth' is only used for shifting text left or
5956 right |shift-left-right|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005957 What gets inserted (a Tab or spaces) depends on the 'expandtab'
5958 option. Also see |ins-expandtab|. When 'expandtab' is not set, the
Bram Moolenaar843ee412004-06-30 16:16:41 +00005959 number of spaces is minimized by using <Tab>s.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005960 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
5961
5962 *'softtabstop'* *'sts'*
5963'softtabstop' 'sts' number (default 0)
5964 local to buffer
5965 {not in Vi}
5966 Number of spaces that a <Tab> counts for while performing editing
5967 operations, like inserting a <Tab> or using <BS>. It "feels" like
5968 <Tab>s are being inserted, while in fact a mix of spaces and <Tab>s is
5969 used. This is useful to keep the 'ts' setting at its standard value
5970 of 8, while being able to edit like it is set to 'sts'. However,
5971 commands like "x" still work on the actual characters.
5972 When 'sts' is zero, this feature is off.
5973 'softtabstop' is set to 0 when the 'paste' option is set.
5974 See also |ins-expandtab|. When 'expandtab' is not set, the number of
5975 spaces is minimized by using <Tab>s.
5976 The 'L' flag in 'cpoptions' changes how tabs are used when 'list' is
5977 set.
5978 NOTE: This option is set to 0 when 'compatible' is set.
5979
Bram Moolenaar217ad922005-03-20 22:37:15 +00005980 *'spell'* *'nospell'*
5981'spell' boolean (default off)
5982 local to window
5983 {not in Vi}
5984 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
5985 feature}
5986 When on spell checking will be done. See |spell|.
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +00005987 The languages are specified with 'spelllang'.
Bram Moolenaar217ad922005-03-20 22:37:15 +00005988
Bram Moolenaar0d9c26d2005-07-02 23:19:16 +00005989 *'spellcapcheck'* *'spc'*
Bram Moolenaar0dc065e2005-07-04 22:49:24 +00005990'spellcapcheck' 'spc' string (default "[.?!]\_[\])'" \t]\+")
Bram Moolenaar0d9c26d2005-07-02 23:19:16 +00005991 local to buffer
5992 {not in Vi}
5993 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
5994 feature}
5995 Pattern to locate the end of a sentence. The following word will be
5996 checked to start with a capital letter. If not then it is highlighted
Bram Moolenaar8aff23a2005-08-19 20:40:30 +00005997 with SpellCap |hl-SpellCap| (unless the word is also badly spelled).
Bram Moolenaar0d9c26d2005-07-02 23:19:16 +00005998 When this check is not wanted make this option empty.
5999 Only used when 'spell' is set.
Bram Moolenaar0dc065e2005-07-04 22:49:24 +00006000 Be careful with special characters, see |option-backslash| about
6001 including spaces and backslashes.
Bram Moolenaar90cfdbe2005-08-12 19:59:19 +00006002 To set this option automatically depending on the language, see
6003 |set-spc-auto|.
Bram Moolenaar0d9c26d2005-07-02 23:19:16 +00006004
Bram Moolenaar82cf9b62005-06-07 21:09:25 +00006005 *'spellfile'* *'spf'*
6006'spellfile' 'spf' string (default empty)
6007 local to buffer
6008 {not in Vi}
6009 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
6010 feature}
6011 Name of the word list file where words are added for the |zg| and |zw|
Bram Moolenaar045e82d2005-07-08 22:25:33 +00006012 commands. It must end in ".{encoding}.add". You need to include the
6013 path, otherwise the file is placed in the current directory.
Bram Moolenaar0d9c26d2005-07-02 23:19:16 +00006014 *E765*
6015 It may also be a comma separated list of names. A count before the
6016 |zg| and |zw| commands can be used to access each. This allows using
6017 a personal word list file and a project word list file.
Bram Moolenaar82cf9b62005-06-07 21:09:25 +00006018 When a word is added while this option is empty Vim will set it for
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00006019 you: Using the first directory in 'runtimepath' that is writable. If
6020 there is no "spell" directory yet it will be created. For the file
6021 name the first language name that appears in 'spelllang' is used,
Bram Moolenaar3b506942005-06-23 22:36:45 +00006022 ignoring the region.
6023 The resulting ".spl" file will be used for spell checking, it does not
6024 have to appear in 'spelllang'.
6025 Normally one file is used for all regions, but you can add the region
6026 name if you want to. However, it will then only be used when
6027 'spellfile' is set to it, for entries in 'spelllang' only files
6028 without region name will be found.
Bram Moolenaare7566042005-06-17 22:00:15 +00006029 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
6030 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaar82cf9b62005-06-07 21:09:25 +00006031
Bram Moolenaar217ad922005-03-20 22:37:15 +00006032 *'spelllang'* *'spl'*
Bram Moolenaar82cf9b62005-06-07 21:09:25 +00006033'spelllang' 'spl' string (default "en")
Bram Moolenaar217ad922005-03-20 22:37:15 +00006034 local to buffer
6035 {not in Vi}
6036 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
6037 feature}
Bram Moolenaar3b506942005-06-23 22:36:45 +00006038 A comma separated list of word list names. When the 'spell' option is
6039 on spellchecking will be done for these languages. Example: >
6040 set spelllang=en_us,nl,medical
6041< This means US English, Dutch and medical words are recognized. Words
6042 that are not recognized will be highlighted.
6043 The word list name must not include a comma or dot. Using a dash is
6044 recommended to separate the two letter language name from a
6045 specification. Thus "en-rare" is used for rare English words.
6046 A region name must come last and have the form "_xx", where "xx" is
6047 the two-letter, lower case region name. You can use more than one
6048 region by listing them: "en_us,en_ca" supports both US and Canadian
6049 English, but not words specific for Australia, New Zealand or Great
6050 Britain.
Bram Moolenaar8aff23a2005-08-19 20:40:30 +00006051 *E757*
Bram Moolenaarce0842a2005-07-18 21:58:11 +00006052 As a special case the name of a .spl file can be given as-is. The
6053 first "_xx" in the name is removed and used as the region name
6054 (_xx is an underscore, two letters and followed by a non-letter).
6055 This is mainly for testing purposes. You must make sure the correct
6056 encoding is used, Vim doesn't check it.
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +00006057 When 'encoding' is set the word lists are reloaded. Thus it's a good
Bram Moolenaarce0842a2005-07-18 21:58:11 +00006058 idea to set 'spelllang' after setting 'encoding' to avoid loading the
6059 files twice.
Bram Moolenaar3b506942005-06-23 22:36:45 +00006060 How the related spell files are found is explained here: |spell-load|.
Bram Moolenaar217ad922005-03-20 22:37:15 +00006061
Bram Moolenaar98692072006-02-04 00:57:42 +00006062 If the |spellfile.vim| plugin is active and you use a language name
6063 for which Vim cannot find the .spl file in 'runtimepath' the plugin
6064 will ask you if you want to download the file.
6065
Bram Moolenaar90cfdbe2005-08-12 19:59:19 +00006066 After this option has been set successfully, Vim will source the files
6067 "spell/LANG.vim" in 'runtimepath'. "LANG" is the value of 'spelllang'
Bram Moolenaarafeb4fa2006-02-01 21:51:12 +00006068 up to the first comma, dot or underscore.
6069 Also see |set-spc-auto|.
Bram Moolenaar90cfdbe2005-08-12 19:59:19 +00006070
6071
Bram Moolenaard857f0e2005-06-21 22:37:39 +00006072 *'spellsuggest'* *'sps'*
6073'spellsuggest' 'sps' string (default "best")
6074 global
6075 {not in Vi}
6076 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
6077 feature}
Bram Moolenaar2c7a29c2005-12-12 22:02:31 +00006078 Methods used for spelling suggestions. Both for the |z=| command and
Bram Moolenaar24bbcfe2005-06-28 23:32:02 +00006079 the |spellsuggest()| function. This is a comma-separated list of
6080 items:
Bram Moolenaard857f0e2005-06-21 22:37:39 +00006081
Bram Moolenaar24bbcfe2005-06-28 23:32:02 +00006082 best Internal method that works best for English. Finds
6083 changes like "fast" and uses a bit of sound-a-like
6084 scoring to improve the ordering.
6085
6086 double Internal method that uses two methods and mixes the
6087 results. The first method is "fast", the other method
Bram Moolenaard857f0e2005-06-21 22:37:39 +00006088 computes how much the suggestion sounds like the bad
Bram Moolenaar24bbcfe2005-06-28 23:32:02 +00006089 word. That only works when the language specifies
6090 sound folding. Can be slow and doesn't always give
6091 better results.
6092
6093 fast Internal method that only checks for simple changes:
6094 character inserts/deletes/swaps. Works well for
6095 simple typing mistakes.
6096
Bram Moolenaar2c7a29c2005-12-12 22:02:31 +00006097 {number} The maximum number of suggestions listed for |z=|.
Bram Moolenaar8aff23a2005-08-19 20:40:30 +00006098 Not used for |spellsuggest()|. The number of
6099 suggestions is never more than the value of 'lines'
6100 minus two.
6101
Bram Moolenaar24bbcfe2005-06-28 23:32:02 +00006102 file:{filename} Read file {filename}, which must have two columns,
6103 separated by a slash. The first column contains the
6104 bad word, the second column the suggested good word.
6105 Example:
6106 theribal/terrible ~
6107 Use this for common mistakes that do not appear at the
6108 top of the suggestion list with the internal methods.
6109 Lines without a slash are ignored, use this for
6110 comments.
6111 The file is used for all languages.
6112
6113 expr:{expr} Evaluate expression {expr}. Use a function to avoid
6114 trouble with spaces. |v:val| holds the badly spelled
6115 word. The expression must evaluate to a List of
6116 Lists, each with a suggestion and a score.
6117 Example:
6118 [['the', 33], ['that', 44]]
Bram Moolenaar2c7a29c2005-12-12 22:02:31 +00006119 Set 'verbose' and use |z=| to see the scores that the
Bram Moolenaar24bbcfe2005-06-28 23:32:02 +00006120 internal methods use. A lower score is better.
6121 This may invoke |spellsuggest()| if you temporarily
6122 set 'spellsuggest' to exclude the "expr:" part.
6123 Errors are silently ignored, unless you set the
6124 'verbose' option to a non-zero value.
6125
6126 Only one of "best", "double" or "fast" may be used. The others may
6127 appear several times in any order. Example: >
6128 :set sps=file:~/.vim/sugg,best,expr:MySuggest()
6129<
6130 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
6131 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaard857f0e2005-06-21 22:37:39 +00006132
6133
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006134 *'splitbelow'* *'sb'* *'nosplitbelow'* *'nosb'*
6135'splitbelow' 'sb' boolean (default off)
6136 global
6137 {not in Vi}
6138 {not available when compiled without the +windows
6139 feature}
6140 When on, splitting a window will put the new window below the current
6141 one. |:split|
6142
6143 *'splitright'* *'spr'* *'nosplitright'* *'nospr'*
6144'splitright' 'spr' boolean (default off)
6145 global
6146 {not in Vi}
6147 {not available when compiled without the +vertsplit
6148 feature}
6149 When on, splitting a window will put the new window right of the
6150 current one. |:vsplit|
6151
6152 *'startofline'* *'sol'* *'nostartofline'* *'nosol'*
6153'startofline' 'sol' boolean (default on)
6154 global
6155 {not in Vi}
6156 When "on" the commands listed below move the cursor to the first
Bram Moolenaar843ee412004-06-30 16:16:41 +00006157 non-blank of the line. When off the cursor is kept in the same column
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006158 (if possible). This applies to the commands: CTRL-D, CTRL-U, CTRL-B,
Bram Moolenaar843ee412004-06-30 16:16:41 +00006159 CTRL-F, "G", "H", "M", "L", gg, and to the commands "d", "<<" and ">>"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006160 with a linewise operator, with "%" with a count and to buffer changing
6161 commands (CTRL-^, :bnext, :bNext, etc.). Also for an Ex command that
6162 only has a line number, e.g., ":25" or ":+".
6163 In case of buffer changing commands the cursor is placed at the column
6164 where it was the last time the buffer was edited.
6165 NOTE: This option is set when 'compatible' is set.
6166
6167 *'statusline'* *'stl'* *E540* *E541* *E542*
6168'statusline' 'stl' string (default empty)
Bram Moolenaarb5bf5b82004-12-24 14:35:23 +00006169 global or local to window |global-local|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006170 {not in Vi}
6171 {not available when compiled without the |+statusline|
6172 feature}
6173 When nonempty, this option determines the content of the status line.
6174 Also see |status-line|.
6175
6176 The option consists of printf style '%' items interspersed with
6177 normal text. Each status line item is of the form:
6178 %-0{minwid}.{maxwid}{item}
6179 All fields except the {item} is optional. A single percent sign can
6180 be given as "%%". Up to 80 items can be specified.
6181
Bram Moolenaar238a5642006-02-21 22:12:05 +00006182 When the option starts with "%!" then it is used as an expression,
6183 evaluated and the result is used as the option value. Example: >
6184 :set statusline=%!MyStatusLine()
6185< The result can contain %{} items that will be evaluated too.
6186
6187 When there is error while evaluating the option then it will be made
6188 empty to avoid further errors. Otherwise screen updating would loop.
6189
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006190 Note that the only effect of 'ruler' when this option is set (and
6191 'laststatus' is 2) is controlling the output of |CTRL-G|.
6192
6193 field meaning ~
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00006194 - Left justify the item. The default is right justified
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006195 when minwid is larger than the length of the item.
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00006196 0 Leading zeroes in numeric items. Overridden by '-'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006197 minwid Minimum width of the item, padding as set by '-' & '0'.
6198 Value must be 50 or less.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006199 maxwid Maximum width of the item. Truncation occurs with a '<'
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006200 on the left for text items. Numeric items will be
6201 shifted down to maxwid-2 digits followed by '>'number
6202 where number is the amount of missing digits, much like
6203 an exponential notation.
6204 item A one letter code as described below.
6205
6206 Following is a description of the possible statusline items. The
6207 second character in "item" is the type:
6208 N for number
6209 S for string
6210 F for flags as described below
6211 - not applicable
6212
6213 item meaning ~
6214 f S Path to the file in the buffer, relative to current directory.
6215 F S Full path to the file in the buffer.
6216 t S File name (tail) of file in the buffer.
6217 m F Modified flag, text is " [+]"; " [-]" if 'modifiable' is off.
6218 M F Modified flag, text is ",+" or ",-".
6219 r F Readonly flag, text is " [RO]".
6220 R F Readonly flag, text is ",RO".
6221 h F Help buffer flag, text is " [help]".
6222 H F Help buffer flag, text is ",HLP".
6223 w F Preview window flag, text is " [Preview]".
6224 W F Preview window flag, text is ",PRV".
6225 y F Type of file in the buffer, e.g., " [vim]". See 'filetype'.
6226 Y F Type of file in the buffer, e.g., ",VIM". See 'filetype'.
6227 {not available when compiled without |+autocmd| feature}
6228 k S Value of "b:keymap_name" or 'keymap' when |:lmap| mappings are
6229 being used: "<keymap>"
6230 n N Buffer number.
6231 b N Value of byte under cursor.
6232 B N As above, in hexadecimal.
6233 o N Byte number in file of byte under cursor, first byte is 1.
6234 Mnemonic: Offset from start of file (with one added)
6235 {not available when compiled without |+byte_offset| feature}
6236 O N As above, in hexadecimal.
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00006237 N N Printer page number. (Only works in the 'printheader' option.)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006238 l N Line number.
6239 L N Number of lines in buffer.
6240 c N Column number.
6241 v N Virtual column number.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006242 V N Virtual column number as -{num}. Not displayed if equal to 'c'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006243 p N Percentage through file in lines as in |CTRL-G|.
6244 P S Percentage through file of displayed window. This is like the
6245 percentage described for 'ruler'. Always 3 in length.
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00006246 a S Argument list status as in default title. ({current} of {max})
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006247 Empty if the argument file count is zero or one.
Bram Moolenaar238a5642006-02-21 22:12:05 +00006248 { NF Evaluate expression between '%{' and '}' and substitute result.
Bram Moolenaar4770d092006-01-12 23:22:24 +00006249 Note that there is no '%' before the closing '}'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006250 ( - Start of item group. Can be used for setting the width and
6251 alignment of a section. Must be followed by %) somewhere.
6252 ) - End of item group. No width fields allowed.
Bram Moolenaard1f56e62006-02-22 21:25:37 +00006253 T N For 'tabline': start of tab page N label. Use %T after the last
6254 label. This information is used for mouse clicks.
6255 X N For 'tabline': start of close tab N label. Use %X after the
6256 label, e.g.: %3Xclose%X. Use %999X for a "close current tab"
6257 mark. This information is used for mouse clicks.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006258 < - Where to truncate line if too long. Default is at the start.
6259 No width fields allowed.
6260 = - Separation point between left and right aligned items.
6261 No width fields allowed.
Bram Moolenaar238a5642006-02-21 22:12:05 +00006262 # - Set highlight group. The name must follow and then a # again.
6263 Thus use %#HLname# for highlight group HLname. The same
6264 highlighting is used, also for the statusline of non-current
6265 windows.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006266 * - Set highlight group to User{N}, where {N} is taken from the
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00006267 minwid field, e.g. %1*. Restore normal highlight with %* or %0*.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006268 The difference between User{N} and StatusLine will be applied
6269 to StatusLineNC for the statusline of non-current windows.
6270 The number N must be between 1 and 9. See |hl-User1..9|
6271
6272 Display of flags are controlled by the following heuristic:
6273 If a flag text starts with comma it is assumed that it wants to
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006274 separate itself from anything but preceding plaintext. If it starts
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006275 with a space it is assumed that it wants to separate itself from
6276 anything but other flags. That is: A leading comma is removed if the
6277 preceding character stems from plaintext. A leading space is removed
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00006278 if the preceding character stems from another active flag. This will
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006279 make a nice display when flags are used like in the examples below.
6280
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00006281 When all items in a group becomes an empty string (i.e. flags that are
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006282 not set) and a minwid is not set for the group, the whole group will
6283 become empty. This will make a group like the following disappear
6284 completely from the statusline when none of the flags are set. >
6285 :set statusline=...%(\ [%M%R%H]%)...
6286<
6287 Beware that an expression is evaluated each and every time the status
6288 line is displayed. The current buffer and current window will be set
6289 temporarily to that of the window (and buffer) whose statusline is
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00006290 currently being drawn. The expression will evaluate in this context.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006291 The variable "actual_curbuf" is set to the 'bufnr()' number of the
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +00006292 real current buffer.
6293
6294 The 'statusline' option may be evaluated in the |sandbox|, see
6295 |sandbox-option|.
6296
6297 It is not allowed to change text or jump to another window while
6298 evaluating 'statusline' |textlock|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006299
6300 If the statusline is not updated when you want it (e.g., after setting
6301 a variable that's used in an expression), you can force an update by
6302 setting an option without changing its value. Example: >
6303 :let &ro = &ro
6304
6305< A result of all digits is regarded a number for display purposes.
6306 Otherwise the result is taken as flag text and applied to the rules
6307 described above.
6308
Bram Moolenaarcd71fa32005-03-11 22:46:48 +00006309 Watch out for errors in expressions. They may render Vim unusable!
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006310 If you are stuck, hold down ':' or 'Q' to get a prompt, then quit and
6311 edit your .vimrc or whatever with "vim -u NONE" to get it right.
6312
6313 Examples:
6314 Emulate standard status line with 'ruler' set >
6315 :set statusline=%<%f\ %h%m%r%=%-14.(%l,%c%V%)\ %P
6316< Similar, but add ASCII value of char under the cursor (like "ga") >
6317 :set statusline=%<%f%h%m%r%=%b\ 0x%B\ \ %l,%c%V\ %P
6318< Display byte count and byte value, modified flag in red. >
6319 :set statusline=%<%f%=\ [%1*%M%*%n%R%H]\ %-19(%3l,%02c%03V%)%O'%02b'
6320 :hi User1 term=inverse,bold cterm=inverse,bold ctermfg=red
6321< Display a ,GZ flag if a compressed file is loaded >
6322 :set statusline=...%r%{VarExists('b:gzflag','\ [GZ]')}%h...
6323< In the |:autocmd|'s: >
6324 :let b:gzflag = 1
6325< And: >
6326 :unlet b:gzflag
6327< And define this function: >
6328 :function VarExists(var, val)
6329 : if exists(a:var) | return a:val | else | return '' | endif
6330 :endfunction
6331<
6332 *'suffixes'* *'su'*
6333'suffixes' 'su' string (default ".bak,~,.o,.h,.info,.swp,.obj")
6334 global
6335 {not in Vi}
6336 Files with these suffixes get a lower priority when multiple files
6337 match a wildcard. See |suffixes|. Commas can be used to separate the
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006338 suffixes. Spaces after the comma are ignored. A dot is also seen as
6339 the start of a suffix. To avoid a dot or comma being recognized as a
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006340 separator, precede it with a backslash (see |option-backslash| about
6341 including spaces and backslashes).
6342 See 'wildignore' for completely ignoring files.
6343 The use of |:set+=| and |:set-=| is preferred when adding or removing
6344 suffixes from the list. This avoids problems when a future version
6345 uses another default.
6346
6347 *'suffixesadd'* *'sua'*
6348'suffixesadd' 'sua' string (default "")
6349 local to buffer
6350 {not in Vi}
6351 {not available when compiled without the
6352 |+file_in_path| feature}
6353 Comma separated list of suffixes, which are used when searching for a
6354 file for the "gf", "[I", etc. commands. Example: >
6355 :set suffixesadd=.java
6356<
6357 *'swapfile'* *'swf'* *'noswapfile'* *'noswf'*
6358'swapfile' 'swf' boolean (default on)
6359 local to buffer
6360 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006361 Use a swapfile for the buffer. This option can be reset when a
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006362 swapfile is not wanted for a specific buffer. For example, with
6363 confidential information that even root must not be able to access.
6364 Careful: All text will be in memory:
6365 - Don't use this for big files.
6366 - Recovery will be impossible!
6367 A swapfile will only be present when |'updatecount'| is non-zero and
6368 'swapfile' is set.
6369 When 'swapfile' is reset, the swap file for the current buffer is
6370 immediately deleted. When 'swapfile' is set, and 'updatecount' is
6371 non-zero, a swap file is immediately created.
6372 Also see |swap-file| and |'swapsync'|.
6373
6374 This option is used together with 'bufhidden' and 'buftype' to
6375 specify special kinds of buffers. See |special-buffers|.
6376
6377 *'swapsync'* *'sws'*
6378'swapsync' 'sws' string (default "fsync")
6379 global
6380 {not in Vi}
6381 When this option is not empty a swap file is synced to disk after
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006382 writing to it. This takes some time, especially on busy unix systems.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006383 When this option is empty parts of the swap file may be in memory and
6384 not written to disk. When the system crashes you may lose more work.
6385 On Unix the system does a sync now and then without Vim asking for it,
6386 so the disadvantage of setting this option off is small. On some
6387 systems the swap file will not be written at all. For a unix system
6388 setting it to "sync" will use the sync() call instead of the default
6389 fsync(), which may work better on some systems.
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00006390 The 'fsync' option is used for the actual file.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006391
6392 *'switchbuf'* *'swb'*
6393'switchbuf' 'swb' string (default "")
6394 global
6395 {not in Vi}
6396 This option controls the behavior when switching between buffers.
6397 Possible values (comma separated list):
6398 useopen If included, jump to the first open window that
6399 contains the specified buffer (if there is one).
6400 Otherwise: Do not examine other windows.
6401 This setting is checked with |quickfix| commands, when
6402 jumping to errors (":cc", ":cn", "cp", etc.). It is
6403 also used in all buffer related split commands, for
6404 example ":sbuffer", ":sbnext", or ":sbrewind".
Bram Moolenaar779b74b2006-04-10 14:55:34 +00006405 usetab Like "useopen", but also consider windows in other tab
6406 pages.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006407 split If included, split the current window before loading
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00006408 a buffer. Otherwise: do not split, use current window.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006409 Supported in |quickfix| commands that display errors.
6410
Bram Moolenaar3b56eb32005-07-11 22:40:32 +00006411 *'synmaxcol'* *'smc'*
6412'synmaxcol' 'smc' number (default 3000)
6413 local to buffer
6414 {not in Vi}
6415 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
6416 feature}
Bram Moolenaarce0842a2005-07-18 21:58:11 +00006417 Maximum column in which to search for syntax items. In long lines the
6418 text after this column is not highlighted and following lines may not
6419 be highlighted correctly, because the syntax state is cleared.
Bram Moolenaar3b56eb32005-07-11 22:40:32 +00006420 This helps to avoid very slow redrawing for an XML file that is one
6421 long line.
6422 Set to zero to remove the limit.
6423
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006424 *'syntax'* *'syn'*
6425'syntax' 'syn' string (default empty)
6426 local to buffer
6427 {not in Vi}
6428 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
6429 feature}
6430 When this option is set, the syntax with this name is loaded, unless
6431 syntax highlighting has been switched off with ":syntax off".
6432 Otherwise this option does not always reflect the current syntax (the
6433 b:current_syntax variable does).
6434 This option is most useful in a modeline, for a file which syntax is
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +00006435 not automatically recognized. Example, in an IDL file:
6436 /* vim: set syntax=idl : */ ~
6437 When a dot appears in the value then this separates two filetype
6438 names. Example:
6439 /* vim: set syntax=c.doxygen : */ ~
6440 This will use the "c" syntax first, then the "doxygen" syntax.
6441 Note that the second one must be prepared to be loaded as an addition,
6442 otherwise it will be skipped. More than one dot may appear.
6443 To switch off syntax highlighting for the current file, use: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006444 :set syntax=OFF
6445< To switch syntax highlighting on according to the current value of the
6446 'filetype' option: >
6447 :set syntax=ON
6448< What actually happens when setting the 'syntax' option is that the
6449 Syntax autocommand event is triggered with the value as argument.
6450 This option is not copied to another buffer, independent of the 's' or
6451 'S' flag in 'cpoptions'.
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00006452 Only normal file name characters can be used, "/\*?[|<>" are illegal.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006453
Bram Moolenaarfd2ac762006-03-01 22:09:21 +00006454 *'tabline'* *'tal'*
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +00006455'tabline' 'tal' string (default empty)
Bram Moolenaar7e8fd632006-02-18 22:14:51 +00006456 global
6457 {not in Vi}
6458 {not available when compiled without the +windows
6459 feature}
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +00006460 When nonempty, this option determines the content of the tab pages
6461 line at the top of the Vim window. When empty Vim will use a default
Bram Moolenaard1f56e62006-02-22 21:25:37 +00006462 tab pages line. See |setting-tabline| for more info.
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +00006463
6464 The tab pages line only appears as specified with the 'showtabline'
Bram Moolenaar5c8837f2006-02-25 21:52:33 +00006465 option and only when there is no GUI tab line. When 'e' is in
6466 'guioptions' and the GUI supports a tab line 'guitablabel' is used
6467 instead.
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +00006468
6469 The value is evaluated like with 'statusline'. You can use
6470 |tabpagenr()|, |tabpagewinnr()| and |tabpagebuflist()| to figure out
Bram Moolenaard1f56e62006-02-22 21:25:37 +00006471 the text to be displayed. Use "%1T" for the first label, "%2T" for
6472 the second one, etc. Use "%X" items for closing labels.
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +00006473
6474 Keep in mind that only one of the tab pages is the current one, others
6475 are invisible and you can't jump to their windows.
6476
Bram Moolenaar7e8fd632006-02-18 22:14:51 +00006477
Bram Moolenaarfd2ac762006-03-01 22:09:21 +00006478 *'tabpagemax'* *'tpm'*
6479'tabpagemax' 'tpm' number (default 10)
6480 global
6481 {not in Vi}
6482 {not available when compiled without the +windows
6483 feature}
6484 Maximum number of tab pages to be opened by the |-p| command line
6485 argument or the ":tab all" command. |tabpage|
6486
6487
6488 *'tabstop'* *'ts'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006489'tabstop' 'ts' number (default 8)
6490 local to buffer
6491 Number of spaces that a <Tab> in the file counts for. Also see
6492 |:retab| command, and 'softtabstop' option.
6493
6494 Note: Setting 'tabstop' to any other value than 8 can make your file
6495 appear wrong in many places (e.g., when printing it).
6496
6497 There are four main ways to use tabs in Vim:
6498 1. Always keep 'tabstop' at 8, set 'softtabstop' and 'shiftwidth' to 4
6499 (or 3 or whatever you prefer) and use 'noexpandtab'. Then Vim
6500 will use a mix of tabs and spaces, but typing Tab and BS will
6501 behave like a tab appears every 4 (or 3) characters.
6502 2. Set 'tabstop' and 'shiftwidth' to whatever you prefer and use
6503 'expandtab'. This way you will always insert spaces. The
6504 formatting will never be messed up when 'tabstop' is changed.
6505 3. Set 'tabstop' and 'shiftwidth' to whatever you prefer and use a
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006506 |modeline| to set these values when editing the file again. Only
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006507 works when using Vim to edit the file.
6508 4. Always set 'tabstop' and 'shiftwidth' to the same value, and
6509 'noexpandtab'. This should then work (for initial indents only)
6510 for any tabstop setting that people use. It might be nice to have
6511 tabs after the first non-blank inserted as spaces if you do this
6512 though. Otherwise aligned comments will be wrong when 'tabstop' is
6513 changed.
6514
6515 *'tagbsearch'* *'tbs'* *'notagbsearch'* *'notbs'*
6516'tagbsearch' 'tbs' boolean (default on)
6517 global
6518 {not in Vi}
6519 When searching for a tag (e.g., for the |:ta| command), Vim can either
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006520 use a binary search or a linear search in a tags file. Binary
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006521 searching makes searching for a tag a LOT faster, but a linear search
6522 will find more tags if the tags file wasn't properly sorted.
6523 Vim normally assumes that your tags files are sorted, or indicate that
6524 they are not sorted. Only when this is not the case does the
6525 'tagbsearch' option need to be switched off.
6526
6527 When 'tagbsearch' is on, binary searching is first used in the tags
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006528 files. In certain situations, Vim will do a linear search instead for
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006529 certain files, or retry all files with a linear search. When
6530 'tagbsearch' is off, only a linear search is done.
6531
6532 Linear searching is done anyway, for one file, when Vim finds a line
6533 at the start of the file indicating that it's not sorted: >
6534 !_TAG_FILE_SORTED 0 /some command/
6535< [The whitespace before and after the '0' must be a single <Tab>]
6536
6537 When a binary search was done and no match was found in any of the
6538 files listed in 'tags', and 'ignorecase' is set or a pattern is used
6539 instead of a normal tag name, a retry is done with a linear search.
6540 Tags in unsorted tags files, and matches with different case will only
6541 be found in the retry.
6542
Bram Moolenaard4755bb2004-09-02 19:12:26 +00006543 If a tag file indicates that it is case-fold sorted, the second,
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006544 linear search can be avoided for the 'ignorecase' case. Use a value
6545 of '2' in the "!_TAG_FILE_SORTED" line for this. A tag file can be
6546 case-fold sorted with the -f switch to "sort" in most unices, as in
6547 the command: "sort -f -o tags tags". For "Exuberant ctags" version
6548 5.3 or higher the -f or --fold-case-sort switch can be used for this
6549 as well. Note that case must be folded to uppercase for this to work.
6550
6551 When 'tagbsearch' is off, tags searching is slower when a full match
6552 exists, but faster when no full match exists. Tags in unsorted tags
6553 files may only be found with 'tagbsearch' off.
6554 When the tags file is not sorted, or sorted in a wrong way (not on
6555 ASCII byte value), 'tagbsearch' should be off, or the line given above
6556 must be included in the tags file.
6557 This option doesn't affect commands that find all matching tags (e.g.,
6558 command-line completion and ":help").
6559 {Vi: always uses binary search in some versions}
6560
6561 *'taglength'* *'tl'*
6562'taglength' 'tl' number (default 0)
6563 global
6564 If non-zero, tags are significant up to this number of characters.
6565
6566 *'tagrelative'* *'tr'* *'notagrelative'* *'notr'*
6567'tagrelative' 'tr' boolean (Vim default: on, Vi default: off)
6568 global
6569 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaarc6fe9192006-04-09 21:54:49 +00006570 If on and using a tags file in another directory, file names in that
6571 tags file are relative to the directory where the tags file is.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006572 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
6573 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
6574
6575 *'tags'* *'tag'* *E433*
6576'tags' 'tag' string (default "./tags,tags", when compiled with
6577 |+emacs_tags|: "./tags,./TAGS,tags,TAGS")
6578 global or local to buffer |global-local|
6579 Filenames for the tag command, separated by spaces or commas. To
6580 include a space or comma in a file name, precede it with a backslash
6581 (see |option-backslash| about including spaces and backslashes).
6582 When a file name starts with "./", the '.' is replaced with the path
6583 of the current file. But only when the 'd' flag is not included in
6584 'cpoptions'. Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|. Also see
6585 |tags-option|.
6586 "*", "**" and other wildcards can be used to search for tags files in
6587 a directory tree. See |file-searching|. {not available when compiled
6588 without the |+path_extra| feature}
Bram Moolenaare7eb9df2005-09-09 19:49:30 +00006589 The |tagfiles()| function can be used to get a list of the file names
6590 actually used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006591 If Vim was compiled with the |+emacs_tags| feature, Emacs-style tag
6592 files are also supported. They are automatically recognized. The
6593 default value becomes "./tags,./TAGS,tags,TAGS", unless case
6594 differences are ignored (MS-Windows). |emacs-tags|
6595 The use of |:set+=| and |:set-=| is preferred when adding or removing
6596 file names from the list. This avoids problems when a future version
6597 uses another default.
6598 {Vi: default is "tags /usr/lib/tags"}
6599
6600 *'tagstack'* *'tgst'* *'notagstack'* *'notgst'*
6601'tagstack' 'tgst' boolean (default on)
6602 global
6603 {not in all versions of Vi}
6604 When on, the |tagstack| is used normally. When off, a ":tag" or
6605 ":tselect" command with an argument will not push the tag onto the
6606 tagstack. A following ":tag" without an argument, a ":pop" command or
6607 any other command that uses the tagstack will use the unmodified
6608 tagstack, but does change the pointer to the active entry.
6609 Resetting this option is useful when using a ":tag" command in a
6610 mapping which should not change the tagstack.
6611
6612 *'term'* *E529* *E530* *E531*
6613'term' string (default is $TERM, if that fails:
6614 in the GUI: "builtin_gui"
6615 on Amiga: "amiga"
6616 on BeOS: "beos-ansi"
6617 on Mac: "mac-ansi"
6618 on MiNT: "vt52"
6619 on MS-DOS: "pcterm"
6620 on OS/2: "os2ansi"
6621 on Unix: "ansi"
6622 on VMS: "ansi"
6623 on Win 32: "win32")
6624 global
6625 Name of the terminal. Used for choosing the terminal control
6626 characters. Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
6627 For example: >
6628 :set term=$TERM
6629< See |termcap|.
6630
6631 *'termbidi'* *'tbidi'*
6632 *'notermbidi'* *'notbidi'*
6633'termbidi' 'tbidi' boolean (default off, on for "mlterm")
6634 global
6635 {not in Vi}
6636 {only available when compiled with the |+arabic|
6637 feature}
6638 The terminal is in charge of Bi-directionality of text (as specified
6639 by Unicode). The terminal is also expected to do the required shaping
6640 that some languages (such as Arabic) require.
6641 Setting this option implies that 'rightleft' will not be set when
6642 'arabic' is set and the value of 'arabicshape' will be ignored.
6643 Note that setting 'termbidi' has the immediate effect that
6644 'arabicshape' is ignored, but 'rightleft' isn't changed automatically.
6645 This option is reset when the GUI is started.
6646 For further details see |arabic.txt|.
6647
6648 *'termencoding'* *'tenc'*
6649'termencoding' 'tenc' string (default ""; with GTK+ 2 GUI: "utf-8"; with
6650 Macintosh GUI: "macroman")
6651 global
6652 {only available when compiled with the |+multi_byte|
6653 feature}
6654 {not in Vi}
6655 Encoding used for the terminal. This specifies what character
6656 encoding the keyboard produces and the display will understand. For
6657 the GUI it only applies to the keyboard ('encoding' is used for the
6658 display).
6659 In the Win32 console version the default value is the console codepage
6660 when it differs from the ANSI codepage.
6661 *E617*
6662 Note: This does not apply to the GTK+ 2 GUI. After the GUI has been
6663 successfully initialized, 'termencoding' is forcibly set to "utf-8".
6664 Any attempts to set a different value will be rejected, and an error
6665 message is shown.
6666 For the Win32 GUI 'termencoding' is not used for typed characters,
6667 because the Win32 system always passes Unicode characters.
6668 When empty, the same encoding is used as for the 'encoding' option.
6669 This is the normal value.
6670 Not all combinations for 'termencoding' and 'encoding' are valid. See
6671 |encoding-table|.
6672 The value for this option must be supported by internal conversions or
6673 iconv(). When this is not possible no conversion will be done and you
6674 will probably experience problems with non-ASCII characters.
6675 Example: You are working with the locale set to euc-jp (Japanese) and
6676 want to edit a UTF-8 file: >
6677 :let &termencoding = &encoding
6678 :set encoding=utf-8
6679< You need to do this when your system has no locale support for UTF-8.
6680
6681 *'terse'* *'noterse'*
6682'terse' boolean (default off)
6683 global
6684 When set: Add 's' flag to 'shortmess' option (this makes the message
6685 for a search that hits the start or end of the file not being
6686 displayed). When reset: Remove 's' flag from 'shortmess' option. {Vi
6687 shortens a lot of messages}
6688
6689 *'textauto'* *'ta'* *'notextauto'* *'nota'*
6690'textauto' 'ta' boolean (Vim default: on, Vi default: off)
6691 global
6692 {not in Vi}
6693 This option is obsolete. Use 'fileformats'.
6694 For backwards compatibility, when 'textauto' is set, 'fileformats' is
6695 set to the default value for the current system. When 'textauto' is
6696 reset, 'fileformats' is made empty.
6697 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
6698 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
6699
6700 *'textmode'* *'tx'* *'notextmode'* *'notx'*
6701'textmode' 'tx' boolean (MS-DOS, Win32 and OS/2: default on,
6702 others: default off)
6703 local to buffer
6704 {not in Vi}
6705 This option is obsolete. Use 'fileformat'.
6706 For backwards compatibility, when 'textmode' is set, 'fileformat' is
6707 set to "dos". When 'textmode' is reset, 'fileformat' is set to
6708 "unix".
6709
6710 *'textwidth'* *'tw'*
6711'textwidth' 'tw' number (default 0)
6712 local to buffer
6713 {not in Vi}
6714 Maximum width of text that is being inserted. A longer line will be
6715 broken after white space to get this width. A zero value disables
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006716 this. 'textwidth' is set to 0 when the 'paste' option is set. When
6717 'textwidth' is zero, 'wrapmargin' may be used. See also
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006718 'formatoptions' and |ins-textwidth|.
Bram Moolenaarfc1421e2006-04-20 22:17:20 +00006719 When 'formatexpr' is set it will be used to break the line.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006720 NOTE: This option is set to 0 when 'compatible' is set.
6721
6722 *'thesaurus'* *'tsr'*
6723'thesaurus' 'tsr' string (default "")
6724 global or local to buffer |global-local|
6725 {not in Vi}
6726 List of file names, separated by commas, that are used to lookup words
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006727 for thesaurus completion commands |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-T|. Each line in
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006728 the file should contain words with similar meaning, separated by
6729 non-keyword characters (white space is preferred). Maximum line
6730 length is 510 bytes.
6731 To obtain a file to be used here, check out the wordlist FAQ at
6732 http://www.hyphenologist.co.uk .
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006733 To include a comma in a file name precede it with a backslash. Spaces
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006734 after a comma are ignored, otherwise spaces are included in the file
6735 name. See |option-backslash| about using backslashes.
6736 The use of |:set+=| and |:set-=| is preferred when adding or removing
6737 directories from the list. This avoids problems when a future version
6738 uses another default.
6739 Backticks cannot be used in this option for security reasons.
6740
6741 *'tildeop'* *'top'* *'notildeop'* *'notop'*
6742'tildeop' 'top' boolean (default off)
6743 global
6744 {not in Vi}
6745 When on: The tilde command "~" behaves like an operator.
6746 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
6747
6748 *'timeout'* *'to'* *'notimeout'* *'noto'*
6749'timeout' 'to' boolean (default on)
6750 global
6751 *'ttimeout'* *'nottimeout'*
6752'ttimeout' boolean (default off)
6753 global
6754 {not in Vi}
6755 These two options together determine the behavior when part of a
6756 mapped key sequence or keyboard code has been received:
6757
6758 'timeout' 'ttimeout' action ~
6759 off off do not time out
6760 on on or off time out on :mappings and key codes
6761 off on time out on key codes
6762
6763 If both options are off, Vim will wait until either the complete
6764 mapping or key sequence has been received, or it is clear that there
6765 is no mapping or key sequence for the received characters. For
6766 example: if you have mapped "vl" and Vim has received 'v', the next
6767 character is needed to see if the 'v' is followed by an 'l'.
6768 When one of the options is on, Vim will wait for about 1 second for
6769 the next character to arrive. After that the already received
6770 characters are interpreted as single characters. The waiting time can
6771 be changed with the 'timeoutlen' option.
6772 On slow terminals or very busy systems timing out may cause
6773 malfunctioning cursor keys. If both options are off, Vim waits
6774 forever after an entered <Esc> if there are key codes that start
6775 with <Esc>. You will have to type <Esc> twice. If you do not have
6776 problems with key codes, but would like to have :mapped key
6777 sequences not timing out in 1 second, set the 'ttimeout' option and
6778 reset the 'timeout' option.
6779
6780 NOTE: 'ttimeout' is reset when 'compatible' is set.
6781
6782 *'timeoutlen'* *'tm'*
6783'timeoutlen' 'tm' number (default 1000)
6784 global
6785 {not in all versions of Vi}
6786 *'ttimeoutlen'* *'ttm'*
6787'ttimeoutlen' 'ttm' number (default -1)
6788 global
6789 {not in Vi}
6790 The time in milliseconds that is waited for a key code or mapped key
6791 sequence to complete. Also used for CTRL-\ CTRL-N and CTRL-\ CTRL-G
6792 when part of a command has been typed.
6793 Normally only 'timeoutlen' is used and 'ttimeoutlen' is -1. When a
6794 different timeout value for key codes is desired set 'ttimeoutlen' to
6795 a non-negative number.
6796
6797 ttimeoutlen mapping delay key code delay ~
6798 < 0 'timeoutlen' 'timeoutlen'
6799 >= 0 'timeoutlen' 'ttimeoutlen'
6800
6801 The timeout only happens when the 'timeout' and 'ttimeout' options
6802 tell so. A useful setting would be >
6803 :set timeout timeoutlen=3000 ttimeoutlen=100
6804< (time out on mapping after three seconds, time out on key codes after
6805 a tenth of a second).
6806
6807 *'title'* *'notitle'*
6808'title' boolean (default off, on when title can be restored)
6809 global
6810 {not in Vi}
6811 {not available when compiled without the |+title|
6812 feature}
6813 When on, the title of the window will be set to the value of
6814 'titlestring' (if it is not empty), or to:
6815 filename [+=-] (path) - VIM
6816 Where:
6817 filename the name of the file being edited
6818 - indicates the file cannot be modified, 'ma' off
6819 + indicates the file was modified
6820 = indicates the file is read-only
6821 =+ indicates the file is read-only and modified
6822 (path) is the path of the file being edited
6823 - VIM the server name |v:servername| or "VIM"
6824 Only works if the terminal supports setting window titles
6825 (currently Amiga console, Win32 console, all GUI versions and
6826 terminals with a non- empty 't_ts' option - these are Unix xterm and
6827 iris-ansi by default, where 't_ts' is taken from the builtin termcap).
6828 *X11*
6829 When Vim was compiled with HAVE_X11 defined, the original title will
6830 be restored if possible. The output of ":version" will include "+X11"
6831 when HAVE_X11 was defined, otherwise it will be "-X11". This also
6832 works for the icon name |'icon'|.
6833 But: When Vim was started with the |-X| argument, restoring the title
6834 will not work (except in the GUI).
6835 If the title cannot be restored, it is set to the value of 'titleold'.
6836 You might want to restore the title outside of Vim then.
6837 When using an xterm from a remote machine you can use this command:
6838 rsh machine_name xterm -display $DISPLAY &
6839 then the WINDOWID environment variable should be inherited and the
6840 title of the window should change back to what it should be after
6841 exiting Vim.
6842
6843 *'titlelen'*
6844'titlelen' number (default 85)
6845 global
6846 {not in Vi}
6847 {not available when compiled without the |+title|
6848 feature}
6849 Gives the percentage of 'columns' to use for the length of the window
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006850 title. When the title is longer, only the end of the path name is
6851 shown. A '<' character before the path name is used to indicate this.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006852 Using a percentage makes this adapt to the width of the window. But
6853 it won't work perfectly, because the actual number of characters
6854 available also depends on the font used and other things in the title
6855 bar. When 'titlelen' is zero the full path is used. Otherwise,
6856 values from 1 to 30000 percent can be used.
6857 'titlelen' is also used for the 'titlestring' option.
6858
6859 *'titleold'*
6860'titleold' string (default "Thanks for flying Vim")
6861 global
6862 {not in Vi}
6863 {only available when compiled with the |+title|
6864 feature}
6865 This option will be used for the window title when exiting Vim if the
6866 original title cannot be restored. Only happens if 'title' is on or
6867 'titlestring' is not empty.
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00006868 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
6869 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006870 *'titlestring'*
6871'titlestring' string (default "")
6872 global
6873 {not in Vi}
6874 {not available when compiled without the |+title|
6875 feature}
6876 When this option is not empty, it will be used for the title of the
6877 window. This happens only when the 'title' option is on.
6878 Only works if the terminal supports setting window titles (currently
6879 Amiga console, Win32 console, all GUI versions and terminals with a
6880 non-empty 't_ts' option).
6881 When Vim was compiled with HAVE_X11 defined, the original title will
6882 be restored if possible |X11|.
6883 When this option contains printf-style '%' items, they will be
6884 expanded according to the rules used for 'statusline'.
6885 Example: >
6886 :auto BufEnter * let &titlestring = hostname() . "/" . expand("%:p")
6887 :set title titlestring=%<%F%=%l/%L-%P titlelen=70
6888< The value of 'titlelen' is used to align items in the middle or right
6889 of the available space.
6890 Some people prefer to have the file name first: >
6891 :set titlestring=%t%(\ %M%)%(\ (%{expand(\"%:~:.:h\")})%)%(\ %a%)
6892< Note the use of "%{ }" and an expression to get the path of the file,
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006893 without the file name. The "%( %)" constructs are used to add a
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006894 separating space only when needed.
6895 NOTE: Use of special characters in 'titlestring' may cause the display
6896 to be garbled (e.g., when it contains a CR or NL character).
6897 {not available when compiled without the |+statusline| feature}
6898
6899 *'toolbar'* *'tb'*
6900'toolbar' 'tb' string (default "icons,tooltips")
6901 global
6902 {only for |+GUI_GTK|, |+GUI_Athena|, |+GUI_Motif| and
6903 |+GUI_Photon|}
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006904 The contents of this option controls various toolbar settings. The
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006905 possible values are:
6906 icons Toolbar buttons are shown with icons.
6907 text Toolbar buttons shown with text.
6908 horiz Icon and text of a toolbar button are
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006909 horizontally arranged. {only in GTK+ 2 GUI}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006910 tooltips Tooltips are active for toolbar buttons.
6911 Tooltips refer to the popup help text which appears after the mouse
6912 cursor is placed over a toolbar button for a brief moment.
6913
6914 If you want the toolbar to be shown with icons as well as text, do the
6915 following: >
6916 :set tb=icons,text
6917< Motif and Athena cannot display icons and text at the same time. They
6918 will show icons if both are requested.
6919
6920 If none of the strings specified in 'toolbar' are valid or if
6921 'toolbar' is empty, this option is ignored. If you want to disable
6922 the toolbar, you need to set the 'guioptions' option. For example: >
6923 :set guioptions-=T
6924< Also see |gui-toolbar|.
6925
6926 *'toolbariconsize'* *'tbis'*
6927'toolbariconsize' 'tbis' string (default "small")
6928 global
6929 {not in Vi}
6930 {only in the GTK+ 2 GUI}
6931 Controls the size of toolbar icons. The possible values are:
6932 tiny Use tiny toolbar icons.
6933 small Use small toolbar icons (default).
6934 medium Use medium-sized toolbar icons.
6935 large Use large toolbar icons.
6936 The exact dimensions in pixels of the various icon sizes depend on
6937 the current theme. Common dimensions are large=32x32, medium=24x24,
6938 small=20x20 and tiny=16x16.
6939
6940 If 'toolbariconsize' is empty, the global default size as determined
6941 by user preferences or the current theme is used.
6942
6943 *'ttybuiltin'* *'tbi'* *'nottybuiltin'* *'notbi'*
6944'ttybuiltin' 'tbi' boolean (default on)
6945 global
6946 {not in Vi}
6947 When on, the builtin termcaps are searched before the external ones.
6948 When off the builtin termcaps are searched after the external ones.
6949 When this option is changed, you should set the 'term' option next for
6950 the change to take effect, for example: >
6951 :set notbi term=$TERM
6952< See also |termcap|.
6953 Rationale: The default for this option is "on", because the builtin
6954 termcap entries are generally better (many systems contain faulty
6955 xterm entries...).
6956
6957 *'ttyfast'* *'tf'* *'nottyfast'* *'notf'*
6958'ttyfast' 'tf' boolean (default off, on when 'term' is xterm, hpterm,
6959 sun-cmd, screen, rxvt, dtterm or
6960 iris-ansi; also on when running Vim in
6961 a DOS console)
6962 global
6963 {not in Vi}
6964 Indicates a fast terminal connection. More characters will be sent to
6965 the screen for redrawing, instead of using insert/delete line
6966 commands. Improves smoothness of redrawing when there are multiple
6967 windows and the terminal does not support a scrolling region.
6968 Also enables the extra writing of characters at the end of each screen
6969 line for lines that wrap. This helps when using copy/paste with the
6970 mouse in an xterm and other terminals.
6971
6972 *'ttymouse'* *'ttym'*
6973'ttymouse' 'ttym' string (default depends on 'term')
6974 global
6975 {not in Vi}
6976 {only in Unix and VMS, doesn't work in the GUI; not
6977 available when compiled without |+mouse|}
6978 Name of the terminal type for which mouse codes are to be recognized.
6979 Currently these three strings are valid:
6980 *xterm-mouse*
6981 xterm xterm-like mouse handling. The mouse generates
6982 "<Esc>[Mscr", where "scr" is three bytes:
6983 "s" = button state
6984 "c" = column plus 33
6985 "r" = row plus 33
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00006986 This only works up to 223 columns! See "dec" for a
6987 solution.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006988 xterm2 Works like "xterm", but with the xterm reporting the
6989 mouse position while the mouse is dragged. This works
6990 much faster and more precise. Your xterm must at
Bram Moolenaarbc7aa852005-03-06 23:38:09 +00006991 least at patchlevel 88 / XFree 3.3.3 for this to
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006992 work. See below for how Vim detects this
6993 automatically.
6994 *netterm-mouse*
6995 netterm NetTerm mouse handling. The mouse generates
6996 "<Esc>}r,c<CR>", where "r,c" are two decimal numbers
6997 for the row and column.
6998 *dec-mouse*
6999 dec DEC terminal mouse handling. The mouse generates a
7000 rather complex sequence, starting with "<Esc>[".
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00007001 This is also available for an Xterm, if it was
7002 configured with "--enable-dec-locator".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007003 *jsbterm-mouse*
7004 jsbterm JSB term mouse handling.
7005 *pterm-mouse*
7006 pterm QNX pterm mouse handling.
7007
7008 The mouse handling must be enabled at compile time |+mouse_xterm|
7009 |+mouse_dec| |+mouse_netterm|.
7010 Only "xterm"(2) is really recognized. NetTerm mouse codes are always
7011 recognized, if enabled at compile time. DEC terminal mouse codes
7012 are recognized if enabled at compile time, and 'ttymouse' is not
7013 "xterm" (because the xterm and dec mouse codes conflict).
7014 This option is automatically set to "xterm", when the 'term' option is
7015 set to a name that starts with "xterm", and 'ttymouse' is not "xterm"
7016 or "xterm2" already. The main use of this option is to set it to
7017 "xterm", when the terminal name doesn't start with "xterm", but it can
7018 handle xterm mouse codes.
7019 The "xterm2" value will be set if the xterm version is reported to be
7020 95 of higher. This only works when compiled with the |+termresponse|
7021 feature and if |t_RV| is set to the escape sequence to request the
7022 xterm version number. Otherwise "xterm2" must be set explicitly.
7023 If you do not want 'ttymouse' to be set to "xterm2" automatically, set
7024 t_RV to an empty string: >
7025 :set t_RV=
7026<
7027 *'ttyscroll'* *'tsl'*
7028'ttyscroll' 'tsl' number (default 999)
7029 global
7030 Maximum number of lines to scroll the screen. If there are more lines
7031 to scroll the window is redrawn. For terminals where scrolling is
7032 very slow and redrawing is not slow this can be set to a small number,
7033 e.g., 3, to speed up displaying.
7034
7035 *'ttytype'* *'tty'*
7036'ttytype' 'tty' string (default from $TERM)
7037 global
7038 Alias for 'term', see above.
7039
7040 *'undolevels'* *'ul'*
7041'undolevels' 'ul' number (default 100, 1000 for Unix, VMS,
7042 Win32 and OS/2)
7043 global
7044 {not in Vi}
7045 Maximum number of changes that can be undone. Since undo information
7046 is kept in memory, higher numbers will cause more memory to be used
7047 (nevertheless, a single change can use an unlimited amount of memory).
7048 Set to 0 for Vi compatibility: One level of undo and "u" undoes
7049 itself: >
7050 set ul=0
7051< But you can also get Vi compatibility by including the 'u' flag in
7052 'cpoptions', and still be able to use CTRL-R to repeat undo.
7053 Set to a negative number for no undo at all: >
7054 set ul=-1
7055< This helps when you run out of memory for a single change.
7056 Also see |undo-two-ways|.
7057
7058 *'updatecount'* *'uc'*
7059'updatecount' 'uc' number (default: 200)
7060 global
7061 {not in Vi}
7062 After typing this many characters the swap file will be written to
7063 disk. When zero, no swap file will be created at all (see chapter on
7064 recovery |crash-recovery|). 'updatecount' is set to zero by starting
7065 Vim with the "-n" option, see |startup|. When editing in readonly
7066 mode this option will be initialized to 10000.
7067 The swapfile can be disabled per buffer with |'swapfile'|.
7068 When 'updatecount' is set from zero to non-zero, swap files are
7069 created for all buffers that have 'swapfile' set. When 'updatecount'
7070 is set to zero, existing swap files are not deleted.
7071 Also see |'swapsync'|.
7072 This option has no meaning in buffers where |'buftype'| is "nofile"
7073 or "nowrite".
7074
7075 *'updatetime'* *'ut'*
7076'updatetime' 'ut' number (default 4000)
7077 global
7078 {not in Vi}
7079 If this many milliseconds nothing is typed the swap file will be
7080 written to disk (see |crash-recovery|). Also used for the
7081 |CursorHold| autocommand event.
7082
7083 *'verbose'* *'vbs'*
7084'verbose' 'vbs' number (default 0)
7085 global
7086 {not in Vi, although some versions have a boolean
7087 verbose option}
7088 When bigger than zero, Vim will give messages about what it is doing.
7089 Currently, these messages are given:
7090 >= 1 When the viminfo file is read or written.
7091 >= 2 When a file is ":source"'ed.
Bram Moolenaar87b5ca52006-03-04 21:55:31 +00007092 >= 5 Every searched tags file and include file.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007093 >= 8 Files for which a group of autocommands is executed.
7094 >= 9 Every executed autocommand.
7095 >= 12 Every executed function.
7096 >= 13 When an exception is thrown, caught, finished, or discarded.
7097 >= 14 Anything pending in a ":finally" clause.
7098 >= 15 Every executed Ex command (truncated at 200 characters).
7099
7100 This option can also be set with the "-V" argument. See |-V|.
7101 This option is also set by the |:verbose| command.
7102
Bram Moolenaar5c06f8b2005-05-31 22:14:58 +00007103 When the 'verbosefile' option is set then the verbose messages are not
7104 displayed.
7105
7106 *'verbosefile'* *'vfile'*
7107'verbosefile' 'vfile' string (default empty)
7108 global
7109 {not in Vi}
7110 When not empty all messages are written in a file with this name.
7111 When the file exists messages are appended.
7112 Writing to the file ends when Vim exits or when 'verbosefile' is made
7113 empty.
7114 Setting 'verbosefile' to a new value is like making it empty first.
7115 The difference with |:redir| is that verbose messages are not
7116 displayed when 'verbosefile' is set.
7117
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007118 *'viewdir'* *'vdir'*
7119'viewdir' 'vdir' string (default for Amiga, MS-DOS, OS/2 and Win32:
7120 "$VIM/vimfiles/view",
7121 for Unix: "~/.vim/view",
7122 for Macintosh: "$VIM:vimfiles:view"
7123 for VMS: "sys$login:vimfiles/view"
7124 for RiscOS: "Choices:vimfiles/view")
7125 global
7126 {not in Vi}
7127 {not available when compiled without the +mksession
7128 feature}
7129 Name of the directory where to store files for |:mkview|.
7130 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
7131 security reasons.
7132
7133 *'viewoptions'* *'vop'*
7134'viewoptions' 'vop' string (default: "folds,options,cursor")
7135 global
7136 {not in Vi}
7137 {not available when compiled without the +mksession
7138 feature}
7139 Changes the effect of the |:mkview| command. It is a comma separated
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007140 list of words. Each word enables saving and restoring something:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007141 word save and restore ~
7142 cursor cursor position in file and in window
7143 folds manually created folds, opened/closed folds and local
7144 fold options
7145 options options and mappings local to a window or buffer (not
7146 global values for local options)
7147 slash backslashes in file names replaced with forward
7148 slashes
7149 unix with Unix end-of-line format (single <NL>), even when
7150 on Windows or DOS
7151
7152 "slash" and "unix" are useful on Windows when sharing view files
7153 with Unix. The Unix version of Vim cannot source dos format scripts,
7154 but the Windows version of Vim can source unix format scripts.
7155
7156 *'viminfo'* *'vi'* *E526* *E527* *E528*
7157'viminfo' 'vi' string (Vi default: "", Vim default for MS-DOS,
7158 Windows and OS/2: '20,<50,s10,h,rA:,rB:,
7159 for Amiga: '20,<50,s10,h,rdf0:,rdf1:,rdf2:
7160 for others: '20,<50,s10,h)
7161 global
7162 {not in Vi}
7163 {not available when compiled without the |+viminfo|
7164 feature}
7165 When non-empty, the viminfo file is read upon startup and written
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007166 when exiting Vim (see |viminfo-file|). The string should be a comma
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007167 separated list of parameters, each consisting of a single character
7168 identifying the particular parameter, followed by a number or string
7169 which specifies the value of that parameter. If a particular
7170 character is left out, then the default value is used for that
7171 parameter. The following is a list of the identifying characters and
7172 the effect of their value.
7173 CHAR VALUE ~
7174 ! When included, save and restore global variables that start
7175 with an uppercase letter, and don't contain a lowercase
7176 letter. Thus "KEEPTHIS and "K_L_M" are stored, but "KeepThis"
Bram Moolenaar12805862005-01-05 22:16:17 +00007177 and "_K_L_M" are not. Only String and Number types are
7178 stored.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007179 " Maximum number of lines saved for each register. Old name of
7180 the '<' item, with the disadvantage that you need to put a
7181 backslash before the ", otherwise it will be recognized as the
7182 start of a comment!
7183 % When included, save and restore the buffer list. If Vim is
7184 started with a file name argument, the buffer list is not
7185 restored. If Vim is started without a file name argument, the
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007186 buffer list is restored from the viminfo file. Buffers
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007187 without a file name and buffers for help files are not written
7188 to the viminfo file.
Bram Moolenaar15d0a8c2004-09-06 17:44:46 +00007189 When followed by a number, the number specifies the maximum
7190 number of buffers that are stored. Without a number all
7191 buffers are stored.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007192 ' Maximum number of previously edited files for which the marks
7193 are remembered. This parameter must always be included when
7194 'viminfo' is non-empty.
7195 Including this item also means that the |jumplist| and the
7196 |changelist| are stored in the viminfo file.
7197 / Maximum number of items in the search pattern history to be
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007198 saved. If non-zero, then the previous search and substitute
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007199 patterns are also saved. When not included, the value of
7200 'history' is used.
7201 : Maximum number of items in the command-line history to be
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007202 saved. When not included, the value of 'history' is used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007203 < Maximum number of lines saved for each register. If zero then
7204 registers are not saved. When not included, all lines are
7205 saved. '"' is the old name for this item.
7206 Also see the 's' item below: limit specified in Kbyte.
7207 @ Maximum number of items in the input-line history to be
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007208 saved. When not included, the value of 'history' is used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007209 c When included, convert the text in the viminfo file from the
7210 'encoding' used when writing the file to the current
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00007211 'encoding'. See |viminfo-encoding|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007212 f Whether file marks need to be stored. If zero, file marks ('0
7213 to '9, 'A to 'Z) are not stored. When not present or when
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007214 non-zero, they are all stored. '0 is used for the current
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007215 cursor position (when exiting or when doing ":wviminfo").
7216 h Disable the effect of 'hlsearch' when loading the viminfo
7217 file. When not included, it depends on whether ":nohlsearch"
7218 has been used since the last search command.
7219 n Name of the viminfo file. The name must immediately follow
7220 the 'n'. Must be the last one! If the "-i" argument was
7221 given when starting Vim, that file name overrides the one
7222 given here with 'viminfo'. Environment variables are expanded
7223 when opening the file, not when setting the option.
7224 r Removable media. The argument is a string (up to the next
7225 ','). This parameter can be given several times. Each
7226 specifies the start of a path for which no marks will be
7227 stored. This is to avoid removable media. For MS-DOS you
7228 could use "ra:,rb:", for Amiga "rdf0:,rdf1:,rdf2:". You can
7229 also use it for temp files, e.g., for Unix: "r/tmp". Case is
7230 ignored. Maximum length of each 'r' argument is 50
7231 characters.
7232 s Maximum size of an item in Kbyte. If zero then registers are
7233 not saved. Currently only applies to registers. The default
7234 "s10" will exclude registers with more than 10 Kbyte of text.
7235 Also see the '<' item above: line count limit.
7236
7237 Example: >
7238 :set viminfo='50,<1000,s100,:0,n~/vim/viminfo
7239<
7240 '50 Marks will be remembered for the last 50 files you
7241 edited.
7242 <1000 Contents of registers (up to 1000 lines each) will be
7243 remembered.
7244 s100 Registers with more than 100 Kbyte text are skipped.
7245 :0 Command-line history will not be saved.
7246 n~/vim/viminfo The name of the file to use is "~/vim/viminfo".
7247 no / Since '/' is not specified, the default will be used,
7248 that is, save all of the search history, and also the
7249 previous search and substitute patterns.
7250 no % The buffer list will not be saved nor read back.
7251 no h 'hlsearch' highlighting will be restored.
7252
7253 When setting 'viminfo' from an empty value you can use |:rviminfo| to
7254 load the contents of the file, this is not done automatically.
7255
7256 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
7257 security reasons.
7258
7259 *'virtualedit'* *'ve'*
7260'virtualedit' 've' string (default "")
7261 global
7262 {not in Vi}
7263 {not available when compiled without the
7264 |+virtualedit| feature}
7265 A comma separated list of these words:
7266 block Allow virtual editing in Visual block mode.
7267 insert Allow virtual editing in Insert mode.
7268 all Allow virtual editing in all modes.
Bram Moolenaarefd2bf12006-03-16 21:41:35 +00007269 onemore Allow the cursor to move just past the end of the line
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +00007270
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007271 Virtual editing means that the cursor can be positioned where there is
7272 no actual character. This can be halfway into a Tab or beyond the end
7273 of the line. Useful for selecting a rectangle in Visual mode and
7274 editing a table.
Bram Moolenaarefd2bf12006-03-16 21:41:35 +00007275 "onemore" is not the same, it will only allow moving the cursor just
7276 after the last character of the line. This makes some commands more
7277 consistent. Previously the cursor was always past the end of the line
7278 if the line was empty. But it is far from Vi compatible. It may also
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +00007279 break some plugins or Vim scripts. For example because |l| can move
7280 the cursor after the last character. Use with care!
7281 Using the |$| command will move to the last character in the line, not
7282 past it. This may actually move the cursor to the left!
Bram Moolenaarefd2bf12006-03-16 21:41:35 +00007283 It doesn't make sense to combine "all" with "onemore", but you will
7284 not get a warning for it.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007285
7286 *'visualbell'* *'vb'* *'novisualbell'* *'novb'* *beep*
7287'visualbell' 'vb' boolean (default off)
7288 global
7289 {not in Vi}
7290 Use visual bell instead of beeping. The terminal code to display the
7291 visual bell is given with 't_vb'. When no beep or flash is wanted,
7292 use ":set vb t_vb=".
7293 Note: When the GUI starts, 't_vb' is reset to its default value. You
7294 might want to set it again in your |gvimrc|.
7295 In the GUI, 't_vb' defaults to "<Esc>|f", which inverts the display
7296 for 20 msec. If you want to use a different time, use "<Esc>|40f",
7297 where 40 is the time in msec.
7298 Does not work on the Amiga, you always get a screen flash.
7299 Also see 'errorbells'.
7300
7301 *'warn'* *'nowarn'*
7302'warn' boolean (default on)
7303 global
7304 Give a warning message when a shell command is used while the buffer
7305 has been changed.
7306
7307 *'weirdinvert'* *'wiv'* *'noweirdinvert'* *'nowiv'*
7308'weirdinvert' 'wiv' boolean (default off)
7309 global
7310 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00007311 This option has the same effect as the 't_xs' terminal option.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007312 It is provided for backwards compatibility with version 4.x.
7313 Setting 'weirdinvert' has the effect of making 't_xs' non-empty, and
7314 vice versa. Has no effect when the GUI is running.
7315
7316 *'whichwrap'* *'ww'*
7317'whichwrap' 'ww' string (Vim default: "b,s", Vi default: "")
7318 global
7319 {not in Vi}
7320 Allow specified keys that move the cursor left/right to move to the
7321 previous/next line when the cursor is on the first/last character in
7322 the line. Concatenate characters to allow this for these keys:
7323 char key mode ~
7324 b <BS> Normal and Visual
7325 s <Space> Normal and Visual
Bram Moolenaar87b5ca52006-03-04 21:55:31 +00007326 h "h" Normal and Visual (not recommended)
7327 l "l" Normal and Visual (not recommended)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007328 < <Left> Normal and Visual
7329 > <Right> Normal and Visual
7330 ~ "~" Normal
7331 [ <Left> Insert and Replace
7332 ] <Right> Insert and Replace
7333 For example: >
7334 :set ww=<,>,[,]
7335< allows wrap only when cursor keys are used.
7336 When the movement keys are used in combination with a delete or change
7337 operator, the <EOL> also counts for a character. This makes "3h"
7338 different from "3dh" when the cursor crosses the end of a line. This
7339 is also true for "x" and "X", because they do the same as "dl" and
7340 "dh". If you use this, you may also want to use the mapping
7341 ":map <BS> X" to make backspace delete the character in front of the
7342 cursor.
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +00007343 When 'l' is included and it is used after an operator at the end of a
7344 line then it will not move to the next line. This makes "dl", "cl",
7345 "yl" etc. work normally.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007346 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
7347 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
7348
7349 *'wildchar'* *'wc'*
7350'wildchar' 'wc' number (Vim default: <Tab>, Vi default: CTRL-E)
7351 global
7352 {not in Vi}
7353 Character you have to type to start wildcard expansion in the
7354 command-line, as specified with 'wildmode'.
7355 The character is not recognized when used inside a macro. See
7356 'wildcharm' for that.
7357 Although 'wc' is a number option, you can set it to a special key: >
7358 :set wc=<Esc>
7359< NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
7360 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
7361
7362 *'wildcharm'* *'wcm'*
7363'wildcharm' 'wcm' number (default: none (0))
7364 global
7365 {not in Vi}
7366 'wildcharm' works exactly like 'wildchar', except that it is
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00007367 recognized when used inside a macro. You can find "spare" command-line
7368 keys suitable for this option by looking at |ex-edit-index|. Normally
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007369 you'll never actually type 'wildcharm', just use it in mappings that
7370 automatically invoke completion mode, e.g.: >
7371 :set wcm=<C-Z>
7372 :cmap ss so $vim/sessions/*.vim<C-Z>
7373< Then after typing :ss you can use CTRL-P & CTRL-N.
7374
7375 *'wildignore'* *'wig'*
7376'wildignore' 'wig' string (default "")
7377 global
7378 {not in Vi}
7379 {not available when compiled without the |+wildignore|
7380 feature}
7381 A list of file patterns. A file that matches with one of these
7382 patterns is ignored when completing file or directory names.
7383 The pattern is used like with |:autocmd|, see |autocmd-patterns|.
7384 Also see 'suffixes'.
7385 Example: >
7386 :set wildignore=*.o,*.obj
7387< The use of |:set+=| and |:set-=| is preferred when adding or removing
7388 a pattern from the list. This avoids problems when a future version
7389 uses another default.
7390
7391 *'wildmenu'* *'wmnu'* *'nowildmenu'* *'nowmnu'*
7392'wildmenu' 'wmnu' boolean (default off)
7393 global
7394 {not in Vi}
7395 {not available if compiled without the |+wildmenu|
7396 feature}
7397 When 'wildmenu' is on, command-line completion operates in an enhanced
7398 mode. On pressing 'wildchar' (usually <Tab>) to invoke completion,
7399 the possible matches are shown just above the command line, with the
7400 first match highlighted (overwriting the status line, if there is
7401 one). Keys that show the previous/next match, such as <Tab> or
7402 CTRL-P/CTRL-N, cause the highlight to move to the appropriate match.
7403 When 'wildmode' is used, "wildmenu" mode is used where "full" is
7404 specified. "longest" and "list" do not start "wildmenu" mode.
7405 If there are more matches than can fit in the line, a ">" is shown on
7406 the right and/or a "<" is shown on the left. The status line scrolls
7407 as needed.
7408 The "wildmenu" mode is abandoned when a key is hit that is not used
7409 for selecting a completion.
7410 While the "wildmenu" is active the following keys have special
7411 meanings:
7412
7413 <Left> <Right> - select previous/next match (like CTRL-P/CTRL-N)
7414 <Down> - in filename/menu name completion: move into a
7415 subdirectory or submenu.
7416 <CR> - in menu completion, when the cursor is just after a
7417 dot: move into a submenu.
7418 <Up> - in filename/menu name completion: move up into
7419 parent directory or parent menu.
7420
7421 This makes the menus accessible from the console |console-menus|.
7422
7423 If you prefer the <Left> and <Right> keys to move the cursor instead
7424 of selecting a different match, use this: >
7425 :cnoremap <Left> <Space><BS><Left>
7426 :cnoremap <Right> <Space><BS><Right>
7427<
7428 The "WildMenu" highlighting is used for displaying the current match
7429 |hl-WildMenu|.
7430
7431 *'wildmode'* *'wim'*
7432'wildmode' 'wim' string (Vim default: "full")
7433 global
7434 {not in Vi}
7435 Completion mode that is used for the character specified with
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007436 'wildchar'. It is a comma separated list of up to four parts. Each
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007437 part specifies what to do for each consecutive use of 'wildchar. The
7438 first part specifies the behavior for the first use of 'wildchar',
7439 The second part for the second use, etc.
7440 These are the possible values for each part:
7441 "" Complete only the first match.
7442 "full" Complete the next full match. After the last match,
7443 the original string is used and then the first match
7444 again.
7445 "longest" Complete till longest common string. If this doesn't
7446 result in a longer string, use the next part.
7447 "longest:full" Like "longest", but also start 'wildmenu' if it is
7448 enabled.
7449 "list" When more than one match, list all matches.
7450 "list:full" When more than one match, list all matches and
7451 complete first match.
7452 "list:longest" When more than one match, list all matches and
7453 complete till longest common string.
7454 When there is only a single match, it is fully completed in all cases.
7455
7456 Examples: >
7457 :set wildmode=full
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00007458< Complete first full match, next match, etc. (the default) >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007459 :set wildmode=longest,full
7460< Complete longest common string, then each full match >
7461 :set wildmode=list:full
7462< List all matches and complete each full match >
7463 :set wildmode=list,full
7464< List all matches without completing, then each full match >
7465 :set wildmode=longest,list
7466< Complete longest common string, then list alternatives.
7467
Bram Moolenaarb5bf5b82004-12-24 14:35:23 +00007468 *'wildoptions'* *'wop'*
7469'wildoptions' 'wop' string (default "")
7470 global
7471 {not in Vi}
7472 {not available when compiled without the |+wildignore|
7473 feature}
7474 A list of words that change how command line completion is done.
7475 Currently only one word is allowed:
7476 tagfile When using CTRL-D to list matching tags, the kind of
7477 tag and the file of the tag is listed. Only one match
7478 is displayed per line. Often used tag kinds are:
7479 d #define
7480 f function
7481 Also see |cmdline-completion|.
7482
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007483 *'winaltkeys'* *'wak'*
7484'winaltkeys' 'wak' string (default "menu")
7485 global
7486 {not in Vi}
7487 {only used in Win32, Motif, GTK and Photon GUI}
7488 Some GUI versions allow the access to menu entries by using the ALT
7489 key in combination with a character that appears underlined in the
7490 menu. This conflicts with the use of the ALT key for mappings and
7491 entering special characters. This option tells what to do:
7492 no Don't use ALT keys for menus. ALT key combinations can be
7493 mapped, but there is no automatic handling. This can then be
7494 done with the |:simalt| command.
7495 yes ALT key handling is done by the windowing system. ALT key
7496 combinations cannot be mapped.
7497 menu Using ALT in combination with a character that is a menu
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007498 shortcut key, will be handled by the windowing system. Other
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007499 keys can be mapped.
7500 If the menu is disabled by excluding 'm' from 'guioptions', the ALT
7501 key is never used for the menu.
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00007502 This option is not used for <F10>; on Win32 and with GTK <F10> will
7503 select the menu, unless it has been mapped.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007504
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00007505 *'window'* *'wi'*
7506'window' 'wi' number (default screen height - 1)
7507 global
7508 Window height. Do not confuse this with the height of the Vim window,
7509 use 'lines' for that.
Bram Moolenaar19a09a12005-03-04 23:39:37 +00007510 Used for |CTRL-F| and |CTRL-B| when there is only one window and the
7511 value is smaller than 'lines' minus one. The screen will scroll
7512 'window' minus two lines, with a minimum of one.
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00007513 When 'window' is equal to 'lines' minus one CTRL-F and CTRL-B scroll
7514 in a much smarter way, taking care of wrapping lines.
7515 When resizing the Vim window, the value is smaller than 1 or more than
7516 or equal to 'lines' it will be set to 'lines' minus 1.
7517 {Vi also uses the option to specify the number of displayed lines}
7518
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007519 *'winheight'* *'wh'* *E591*
7520'winheight' 'wh' number (default 1)
7521 global
7522 {not in Vi}
7523 {not available when compiled without the +windows
7524 feature}
7525 Minimal number of lines for the current window. This is not a hard
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007526 minimum, Vim will use fewer lines if there is not enough room. If the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007527 current window is smaller, its size is increased, at the cost of the
7528 height of other windows. Set it to 999 to make the current window
7529 always fill the screen (although this has the drawback that ":all"
7530 will create only two windows). Set it to a small number for normal
7531 editing.
7532 Minimum value is 1.
7533 The height is not adjusted after one of the commands to change the
7534 height of the current window.
7535 'winheight' applies to the current window. Use 'winminheight' to set
7536 the minimal height for other windows.
7537
7538 *'winfixheight'* *'wfh'* *'nowinfixheight'* *'nowfh'*
7539'winfixheight' 'wfh' boolean (default off)
7540 local to window
7541 {not in Vi}
7542 {not available when compiled without the +windows
7543 feature}
7544 Keep the window height when windows are opened or closed and
7545 'equalalways' is set. Set by default for the |preview-window| and
7546 |quickfix-window|.
7547 The height may be changed anyway when running out of room.
7548
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +00007549 *'winfixwidth'* *'wfw'* *'nowinfixwidth'* *'nowfw'*
7550'winfixwidth' 'wfw' boolean (default off)
7551 local to window
7552 {not in Vi}
7553 {not available when compiled without the +windows
7554 feature}
7555 Keep the window width when windows are opened or closed and
7556 'equalalways' is set.
7557 The width may be changed anyway when running out of room.
7558
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007559 *'winminheight'* *'wmh'*
7560'winminheight' 'wmh' number (default 1)
7561 global
7562 {not in Vi}
7563 {not available when compiled without the +windows
7564 feature}
7565 The minimal height of a window, when it's not the current window.
7566 This is a hard minimum, windows will never become smaller.
7567 When set to zero, windows may be "squashed" to zero lines (i.e. just a
7568 status bar) if necessary. They will return to at least one line when
7569 they become active (since the cursor has to have somewhere to go.)
7570 Use 'winheight' to set the minimal height of the current window.
7571 This option is only checked when making a window smaller. Don't use a
7572 large number, it will cause errors when opening more than a few
7573 windows. A value of 0 to 3 is reasonable.
7574
7575 *'winminwidth'* *'wmw'*
7576'winminwidth' 'wmw' number (default 1)
7577 global
7578 {not in Vi}
7579 {not available when compiled without the +vertsplit
7580 feature}
7581 The minimal width of a window, when it's not the current window.
7582 This is a hard minimum, windows will never become smaller.
7583 When set to zero, windows may be "squashed" to zero columns (i.e. just
7584 a vertical separator) if necessary. They will return to at least one
7585 line when they become active (since the cursor has to have somewhere
7586 to go.)
7587 Use 'winwidth' to set the minimal width of the current window.
7588 This option is only checked when making a window smaller. Don't use a
7589 large number, it will cause errors when opening more than a few
7590 windows. A value of 0 to 12 is reasonable.
7591
7592 *'winwidth'* *'wiw'* *E592*
7593'winwidth' 'wiw' number (default 20)
7594 global
7595 {not in Vi}
7596 {not available when compiled without the +vertsplit
7597 feature}
7598 Minimal number of columns for the current window. This is not a hard
7599 minimum, Vim will use fewer columns if there is not enough room. If
7600 the current window is smaller, its size is increased, at the cost of
7601 the width of other windows. Set it to 999 to make the current window
7602 always fill the screen. Set it to a small number for normal editing.
7603 The width is not adjusted after one of the commands to change the
7604 width of the current window.
7605 'winwidth' applies to the current window. Use 'winminwidth' to set
7606 the minimal width for other windows.
7607
7608 *'wrap'* *'nowrap'*
7609'wrap' boolean (default on)
7610 local to window
7611 {not in Vi}
7612 This option changes how text is displayed. It doesn't change the text
7613 in the buffer, see 'textwidth' for that.
7614 When on, lines longer than the width of the window will wrap and
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007615 displaying continues on the next line. When off lines will not wrap
7616 and only part of long lines will be displayed. When the cursor is
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007617 moved to a part that is not shown, the screen will scroll
7618 horizontally.
7619 The line will be broken in the middle of a word if necessary. See
7620 'linebreak' to get the break at a word boundary.
7621 To make scrolling horizontally a bit more useful, try this: >
7622 :set sidescroll=5
7623 :set listchars+=precedes:<,extends:>
7624< See 'sidescroll', 'listchars' and |wrap-off|.
7625
7626 *'wrapmargin'* *'wm'*
7627'wrapmargin' 'wm' number (default 0)
7628 local to buffer
7629 Number of characters from the right window border where wrapping
7630 starts. When typing text beyond this limit, an <EOL> will be inserted
7631 and inserting continues on the next line.
7632 Options that add a margin, such as 'number' and 'foldcolumn', cause
7633 the text width to be further reduced. This is Vi compatible.
7634 When 'textwidth' is non-zero, this option is not used.
7635 See also 'formatoptions' and |ins-textwidth|. {Vi: works differently
7636 and less usefully}
7637
7638 *'wrapscan'* *'ws'* *'nowrapscan'* *'nows'*
7639'wrapscan' 'ws' boolean (default on) *E384* *E385*
7640 global
Bram Moolenaarac6e65f2005-08-29 22:25:38 +00007641 Searches wrap around the end of the file. Also applies to |]s| and
7642 |[s|, searching for spelling mistakes.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007643
7644 *'write'* *'nowrite'*
7645'write' boolean (default on)
7646 global
7647 {not in Vi}
7648 Allows writing files. When not set, writing a file is not allowed.
7649 Can be used for a view-only mode, where modifications to the text are
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007650 still allowed. Can be reset with the |-m| or |-M| command line
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007651 argument. Filtering text is still possible, even though this requires
7652 writing a temporary file.
7653
7654 *'writeany'* *'wa'* *'nowriteany'* *'nowa'*
7655'writeany' 'wa' boolean (default off)
7656 global
7657 Allows writing to any file with no need for "!" override.
7658
7659 *'writebackup'* *'wb'* *'nowritebackup'* *'nowb'*
7660'writebackup' 'wb' boolean (default on with |+writebackup| feature, off
7661 otherwise)
7662 global
7663 {not in Vi}
7664 Make a backup before overwriting a file. The backup is removed after
7665 the file was successfully written, unless the 'backup' option is
7666 also on. Reset this option if your file system is almost full. See
7667 |backup-table| for another explanation.
7668 When the 'backupskip' pattern matches, a backup is not made anyway.
7669 NOTE: This option is set to the default value when 'compatible' is
7670 set.
7671
7672 *'writedelay'* *'wd'*
7673'writedelay' 'wd' number (default 0)
7674 global
7675 {not in Vi}
7676 The number of microseconds to wait for each character sent to the
7677 screen. When non-zero, characters are sent to the terminal one by
7678 one. For MS-DOS pcterm this does not work. For debugging purposes.
7679
7680 vim:tw=78:ts=8:ft=help:norl: