Problem: when failing to wipeout a quickfix dummy buffer, it will
remain as a dummy buffer, despite being kept.
Solution: clear its dummy BF_DUMMY flag in this case (Sean Dewar).
closes: vim/vim#17283270124f46a
Co-authored-by: Sean Dewar <6256228+seandewar@users.noreply.github.com>
Problem: heap use-after-free possible when autocommands switch away from the
quickfix dummy buffer, but leave it open in a window.
Solution: close its windows first before attempting the wipe.
(Sean Dewar)
related: vim/vim#17283b4074ead5c
Co-authored-by: Sean Dewar <6256228+seandewar@users.noreply.github.com>
Problem: Cannot return to the original text after selecting the next
item when the currently selected item is the last one.
Solution: When continuing to move down past the last item, locate the
original completion at the head/tail nodes of the completed
linked list (glepnir).
closes: vim/vim#173005a18ccf490
Problem: When 'signcolumn' is set to `number` but a line has a sign
without text, the line number disappears (finite-state-machine)
Solution: Verify that a sign actually contains text before rendering the
line number (glepnir)
fixes: vim/vim#17169closes: vim/vim#172821b186833c1
Co-authored-by: glepnir <glephunter@gmail.com>
Problem: Currently, 'smartcase' is respected when completing keywords
using <C-N>, <C-P>, <C-X><C-N>, and <C-X><C-P>. However, when
a user continues typing and the completion menu is filtered
using cached matches, 'smartcase' is not applied. This leads
to poor-quality or irrelevant completion suggestions, as shown
in the example below.
Solution: When filtering cached completion items after typing additional
characters, apply case-sensitive comparison if 'smartcase' is
enabled and the typed pattern includes uppercase characters.
This ensures consistent and expected completion behavior.
(Girish Palya)
closes: vim/vim#17271dc314053e1
Co-authored-by: Girish Palya <girishji@gmail.com>
Problem: [security]: Possible to open more windows into a closing
buffer without splitting, bypassing existing "b_locked_split"
checks and triggering use-after-free
Solution: Disallow switching to a closing buffer. Editing a closing
buffer (via ":edit", etc.) was fixed in v9.1.0764, but add an
error message and check just "b_locked_split", as "b_locked"
is necessary only when the buffer shouldn't be wiped, and may
be set for buffers that are in-use but not actually closing.
(Sean Dewar)
closes: vim/vim#172466cb1c82840
Problem: Vim incorrectly escapes tags containing "[" in a help buffer
Solution: check if the buffer has the "help" filetype set, instead of
already being a help buffer (Phạm Bình An)
fixes: vim/vim#17224closes: vim/vim#172326af20a9be3
Co-authored-by: Phạm Bình An <phambinhanctb2004@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
Co-authored-by: zeertzjq <zeertzjq@outlook.com>
Problem: Delay for reading a message may be unwanted for ext_messages,
and can be done by the implementation. Empty completion source
error message is not distinguishable as such.
Solution: Only delay without ext_messages enabled. Emit empty completion
source message as an error.
clarify complete_match() documentation to better explain its backward
search behavior, argument handling, and return value format and add an
example of isexpand
closes: https://github.com/vim/vim/pull/17212ffc89e47d0
Problem: Return value of getcmdline() inconsistent in CmdlineLeavePre
when leaving cmdline in different ways (after v9.1.1329).
Solution: Trigger CmdlineLeavePre before calling abandon_cmdline() so
that getcmdline() can return the command line (zeertzjq).
closes: vim/vim#172189240369774
Problem: tests: typo in Test_CmdlineLeavePre_cabbr()
(after v9.1.1349)
Solution: fix typo, disable failing test on Windows for now
(Girish Palya)
closes: vim/vim#172176220bbad4e
Co-authored-by: Girish Palya <girishji@gmail.com>
Problem: CmdlineLeavePre may trigger twice
(after v9.1.1329)
Solution: check that the key was typed, trigger it when it wasn't before
(Girish Palya)
There are two problems:
- CmdlineLeavePre may be triggered twice when a cabbr is present.
- CmdlineLeavePre fails to trigger when exiting the command-line via
<Backspace>.
Check if the Carriage Return (Enter) key was actually typed.
Trigger the event when the command-line is exited using Backspace and
other keys.
closes: vim/vim#1721446755e6b52
Co-authored-by: Girish Palya <girishji@gmail.com>
Problem: Cannot define completion triggers and act upon it
Solution: add the new option 'isexpand' and add the complete_match()
function to return the completion matches according to the
'isexpand' setting (glepnir)
Currently, completion trigger position is determined solely by the
'iskeyword' pattern (\k\+$), which causes issues when users need
different completion behaviors - such as triggering after '/' for
comments or '.' for methods. Modifying 'iskeyword' to include these
characters has undesirable side effects on other Vim functionality that
relies on keyword definitions.
Introduce a new buffer-local option 'isexpand' that allows specifying
different completion triggers and add the complete_match() function that
finds the appropriate start column for completion based on these
triggers, scanning backwards from cursor position.
This separation of concerns allows customized completion behavior
without affecting iskeyword-dependent features. The option's
buffer-local nature enables per-filetype completion triggers.
closes: vim/vim#16716bcd5995b40
Co-authored-by: glepnir <glephunter@gmail.com>
Problem: Undo corrupted with 'completeopt' "preinsert" when switching
buffer or window.
Solution: Do not delete preinsert text when switching buffer or window.
(zeertzjq)
related: neovim/neovim#33581closes: vim/vim#171931343681aba
Problem: cannot get information about command line completion
Solution: add CmdlineLeavePre autocommand and cmdcomplete_info() Vim
script function (Girish Palya)
This commit introduces two features to improve introspection and control
over command-line completion in Vim:
- Add CmdlineLeavePre autocmd event:
A new event triggered just before leaving the command line and before
CmdlineLeave. It allows capturing completion-related state that is
otherwise cleared by the time CmdlineLeave fires.
- Add cmdcomplete_info() Vim script function:
Returns a Dictionary with details about the current command-line
completion state.
These are similar in spirit to InsertLeavePre and complete_info(),
but focused on command-line mode.
**Use case:**
In [[PR vim/vim#16759](https://github.com/vim/vim/pull/16759)], two examples
demonstrate command-line completion: one for live grep, and another for
fuzzy file finding. However, both examples share two key limitations:
1. **Broken history recall (`<Up>`)**
When selecting a completion item via `<Tab>` or `<C-n>`, the original
pattern used for searching (e.g., a regex or fuzzy string) is
overwritten in the command-line history. This makes it impossible to
recall the original query later.
This is especially problematic for interactive grep workflows, where
it’s useful to recall a previous search and simply select a different
match from the menu.
2. **Lack of default selection on `<CR>`**
Often, it’s helpful to allow `<CR>` (Enter) to accept the first match
in the completion list, even when no item is explicitly selected. This
behavior is particularly useful in fuzzy file finding.
----
Below are the updated examples incorporating these improvements:
**Live grep, fuzzy find file, fuzzy find buffer:**
```vim
command! -nargs=+ -complete=customlist,GrepComplete Grep VisitFile()
def GrepComplete(arglead: string, cmdline: string, cursorpos: number):
list<any>
return arglead->len() > 1 ? systemlist($'grep -REIHns "{arglead}"' ..
' --exclude-dir=.git --exclude=".*" --exclude="tags" --exclude="*.swp"') : []
enddef
def VisitFile()
if (selected_match != null_string)
var qfitem = getqflist({lines: [selected_match]}).items[0]
if qfitem->has_key('bufnr') && qfitem.lnum > 0
var pos = qfitem.vcol > 0 ? 'setcharpos' : 'setpos'
exec $':b +call\ {pos}(".",\ [0,\ {qfitem.lnum},\ {qfitem.col},\ 0]) {qfitem.bufnr}'
setbufvar(qfitem.bufnr, '&buflisted', 1)
endif
endif
enddef
nnoremap <leader>g :Grep<space>
nnoremap <leader>G :Grep <c-r>=expand("<cword>")<cr>
command! -nargs=* -complete=customlist,FuzzyFind Find
execute(selected_match != '' ? $'edit {selected_match}' : '')
var allfiles: list<string>
autocmd CmdlineEnter : allfiles = null_list
def FuzzyFind(arglead: string, _: string, _: number): list<string>
if allfiles == null_list
allfiles = systemlist($'find {get(g:, "fzfind_root", ".")} \! \(
-path "*/.git" -prune -o -name "*.swp" \) -type f -follow')
endif
return arglead == '' ? allfiles : allfiles->matchfuzzy(arglead)
enddef
nnoremap <leader><space> :<c-r>=execute('let
fzfind_root="."')\|''<cr>Find<space><c-@>
nnoremap <leader>fv :<c-r>=execute('let
fzfind_root="$HOME/.vim"')\|''<cr>Find<space><c-@>
nnoremap <leader>fV :<c-r>=execute('let
fzfind_root="$VIMRUNTIME"')\|''<cr>Find<space><c-@>
command! -nargs=* -complete=customlist,FuzzyBuffer Buffer execute('b '
.. selected_match->matchstr('\d\+'))
def FuzzyBuffer(arglead: string, _: string, _: number): list<string>
var bufs = execute('buffers', 'silent!')->split("\n")
var altbuf = bufs->indexof((_, v) => v =~ '^\s*\d\+\s\+#')
if altbuf != -1
[bufs[0], bufs[altbuf]] = [bufs[altbuf], bufs[0]]
endif
return arglead == '' ? bufs : bufs->matchfuzzy(arglead)
enddef
nnoremap <leader><bs> :Buffer <c-@>
var selected_match = null_string
autocmd CmdlineLeavePre : SelectItem()
def SelectItem()
selected_match = ''
if getcmdline() =~ '^\s*\%(Grep\|Find\|Buffer\)\s'
var info = cmdcomplete_info()
if info != {} && info.pum_visible && !info.matches->empty()
selected_match = info.selected != -1 ? info.matches[info.selected] : info.matches[0]
setcmdline(info.cmdline_orig). # Preserve search pattern in history
endif
endif
enddef
```
**Auto-completion snippet:**
```vim
set wim=noselect:lastused,full wop=pum wcm=<C-@> wmnu
autocmd CmdlineChanged : CmdComplete()
def CmdComplete()
var [cmdline, curpos] = [getcmdline(), getcmdpos()]
if getchar(1, {number: true}) == 0 # Typehead is empty (no more pasted input)
&& !pumvisible() && curpos == cmdline->len() + 1
&& cmdline =~ '\%(\w\|[*/:.-]\)$' && cmdline !~ '^\d\+$' # Reduce noise
feedkeys("\<C-@>", "ti")
SkipCmdlineChanged() # Suppress redundant completion attempts
# Remove <C-@> that get inserted when no items are available
timer_start(0, (_) => getcmdline()->substitute('\%x00', '', 'g')->setcmdline())
endif
enddef
cnoremap <expr> <up> SkipCmdlineChanged("\<up>")
cnoremap <expr> <down> SkipCmdlineChanged("\<down>")
autocmd CmdlineEnter : set bo+=error
autocmd CmdlineLeave : set bo-=error
def SkipCmdlineChanged(key = ''): string
set ei+=CmdlineChanged
timer_start(0, (_) => execute('set ei-=CmdlineChanged'))
return key != '' ? ((pumvisible() ? "\<c-e>" : '') .. key) : ''
enddef
```
These customizable snippets can serve as *lightweight* and *native*
alternatives to picker plugins like **FZF** or **Telescope** for common,
everyday workflows. Also, live grep snippet can replace **cscope**
without the overhead of building its database.
closes: vim/vim#1711592f68e26ec
Co-authored-by: Girish Palya <girishji@gmail.com>
Problem: filetype: nroff detection can be improved
Solution: improve nroff detection (Eisuke Kawashima)
- explicitly check roff comments and macros typically found in manpages
- do not try to detect alphabetically-sectioned files, except for n, as
nroff
- l: > 'l' happens to be a section for historical reasons
<https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=391977>
- n: e.g. /usr/share/man/mann/Tcl.n.gz
- o: unsure (perhaps fedora-specific)
- p: unsure (perhaps fedora-specific)
closes: vim/vim#171602cb42efc18
Co-authored-by: Eisuke Kawashima <e-kwsm@users.noreply.github.com>
Problem: filetype: some man files are not recognized
(e.g. 1p (POSIX commands))
Solution: update the filetype detection pattern and detect more man
files as nroff (Eisuke Kawashima)
- sections are revised referring to
- debian-12:/etc/manpath.config
- fedora-41:/etc/man_db.conf
- detection logic is improved
- detection test is implemented
closes: vim/vim#17117babdb0554a
Co-authored-by: Eisuke Kawashima <e-kwsm@users.noreply.github.com>
Problem: invalid cursor position after 'tagfunc'
(gandalf4a)
Solution: call check_cursor() after executing the 'tagfunc'
9919085491
Co-authored-by: Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
Problem: filetype: MS ixx and mpp files are not recognized
Solution: detect *.mpp and *.ixx files as c++ filetype
(Hampus Avekvist)
closes: vim/vim#17155aee34ef23e
Co-authored-by: Hampus Avekvist <hampus.avekvist@hey.com>
Problem: small delete register cannot paste multi-line correctly
(after v8.2.2189)
Solution: caused by 032a2d050b82b146d70d6ff714838ee62c07d8ad, so make
this logic handle charwise only (phanium)
closes: vim/vim#171517e93d4c617
Problem: Various typos in the code, redundant and strange use of
:execute in test_ins_complete.vim (after 9.1.1315).
Solution: Fix typos in the code and in the documentation, use the
executed command directly (zeertzjq).
closes: vim/vim#1714398800979dc
Co-authored-by: Christ van Willegen <cvwillegen@gmail.com>
Problem: tests: test_mksession does not consider XDG_CONFIG_HOME
Solution: allow to match $HOME/.vim/ and $HOME/.config/vim for &viewdir
(John M Devin)
closes: vim/vim#156395b9237c2e7
Co-authored-by: John M Devin <john.m.devin@gmail.com>
Problem: Amiga: default 'viewdir' may not work.
Solution: Use "home:" instead of "$VIM". Add a test. (Christian Brabandt,
closesvim/vim#12576)
b8b1c8ebd4
Cherry-pick Test_mkview_manual_fold() changes from 9.0.{0363,0626}.
Co-authored-by: Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
Problem: chain complete does not work when 'cot' includes fuzzy
and 'completefuzzycollect' collects wrong next word.
(Konfekt)
Solution: compl_startpos is not set correctly, remove next word check
in search_for_fuzzy_match (glepnir).
fixesvim/vim#17131fixesvim/vim#16942closes: vim/vim#17136cfe502c575
Co-authored-by: glepnir <glephunter@gmail.com>
Problem: tests: Test_backupskip() fails when HOME is defined
Solution: unset $HOME temporarily
ad503fe927
Co-authored-by: Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
Problem: GNU extensions, such as `ifeq` and `wildcard` function, are
highlighted in BSDmakefile
Solution: detect BSD, GNU, or Microsoft implementation according to
filename, user-defined global variables, or file contents
closes: vim/vim#17089f35bd76b31
Co-authored-by: Eisuke Kawashima <e-kwsm@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Roland Hieber <rohieb@users.noreply.github.com>
Problem: tests: no test for 'pummaxwidth' with non-truncated "kind".
Solution: Add a test with "kind" and larger 'pummaxwidth' (zeertzjq).
closes: vim/vim#17126031919c7ac
Problem: not possible to configure the completion menu truncation
character
Solution: add the "trunc" suboption to the 'fillchars' setting to
configure the truncation indicator (glepnir).
closes: vim/vim#17006b87620466c
Co-authored-by: glepnir <glephunter@gmail.com>
Problem: heap-buffer-overflow occurs with narrow 'pummaxwidth' value
(after v9.1.1250)
Solution: test that st_end points after st pointer (Hirohito Higashi)
closes: vim/vim#17005f13c856154
Co-authored-by: Hirohito Higashi <h.east.727@gmail.com>
Problem: During insert-mode completion, the most relevant match is often
the one closest to the cursor—frequently just above the current line.
However, both `<C-N>` and `<C-P>` tend to rank candidates from the
current buffer that appear above the cursor near the bottom of the
completion menu, rather than near the top. This ordering can feel
unintuitive, especially when `noselect` is active, as it doesn't
prioritize the most contextually relevant suggestions.
Solution: This change introduces a new sub-option value "nearest" for the
'completeopt' setting. When enabled, matches from the current buffer
are prioritized based on their proximity to the cursor position,
improving the relevance of suggestions during completion
(Girish Palya).
Key Details:
- Option: "nearest" added to 'completeopt'
- Applies to: Matches from the current buffer only
- Effect: Sorts completion candidates by their distance from the cursor
- Interaction with other options:
- Has no effect if the `fuzzy` option is also present
This feature is helpful especially when working within large buffers where
multiple similar matches may exist at different locations.
You can test this feature with auto-completion using the snippet below. Try it
in a large file like `vim/src/insexpand.c`, where you'll encounter many
potential matches. You'll notice that the popup menu now typically surfaces the
most relevant matches—those closest to the cursor—at the top. Sorting by
spatial proximity (i.e., contextual relevance) often produces more useful
matches than sorting purely by lexical distance ("fuzzy").
Another way to sort matches is by recency, using an LRU (Least Recently Used)
cache—essentially ranking candidates based on how recently they were used.
However, this is often overkill in practice, as spatial proximity (as provided
by the "nearest" option) is usually sufficient to surface the most relevant
matches.
```vim
set cot=menuone,popup,noselect,nearest inf
def SkipTextChangedIEvent(): string
# Suppress next event caused by <c-e> (or <c-n> when no matches found)
set eventignore+=TextChangedI
timer_start(1, (_) => {
set eventignore-=TextChangedI
})
return ''
enddef
autocmd TextChangedI * InsComplete()
def InsComplete()
if getcharstr(1) == '' && getline('.')->strpart(0, col('.') - 1) =~ '\k$'
SkipTextChangedIEvent()
feedkeys("\<c-n>", "n")
endif
enddef
inoremap <silent> <c-e> <c-r>=<SID>SkipTextChangedIEvent()<cr><c-e>
inoremap <silent><expr> <tab> pumvisible() ? "\<c-n>" : "\<tab>"
inoremap <silent><expr> <s-tab> pumvisible() ? "\<c-p>" : "\<s-tab>"
```
closes: vim/vim#17076b156588eb7
Co-authored-by: Girish Palya <girishji@gmail.com>
Problem: When switching to another window or tab page while the
completion menu is active, the menu stays visible, although it
belongs to the previous window/tab page context (Evgeni
Chasnovski).
Solution: Track the window and tab page where completion started. Detect
changes in the main editing loop and cancel completion mode if
the current window or tab page differs from where completion
started.
fixes: vim/vim#17090closes: vim/vim#17101cf7f01252f
Co-authored-by: glepnir <glephunter@gmail.com>
Problem: cursor_correct() calculates a valid cursor position which
is later changed by update_topline() and causes Ctrl-D
scrolling to be stuck (Daniel Steinberg, after v9.1.0258).
Solution: Update the valid cursor position before validating topline
(Luuk van Baal).
c98250377d
Problem: filetype: mbsyncrc files are not recognized
Solution: detect isyncrc and "*.mbsyncrc" files as mbsync filetype,
include filetype and syntax plugin (Pierrick Guillaume)
mbsync is a command line application which synchronizes mailboxes;
currently Maildir and IMAP4 mailboxes are supported.
New messages, message deletions and flag changes can be propagated both ways;
the operation set can be selected in a fine-grained manner.
References:
mbsync syntax overview: mbsync manual (isync v1.4.4)
https://isync.sourceforge.io/mbsync.html
Upstream support for the mbsync filetype.
Original plugin: https://github.com/Fymyte/mbsync.vimcloses: vim/vim#17103836b87d699
Co-authored-by: Pierrick Guillaume <pguillaume@fymyte.com>
Problem: tests: missing cleanup in test_filetype.vim, wrong name in
test_plugin_matchparen
Solution: Add :bwipe corresponding to :split, rename test case
closes: vim/vim#17088b0e19f9e1b
