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As mentioned in #28287, repeating a macro for each selected line doesn't really make sense in non-linewise Visual mode. Fix #28287
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*repeat.txt* Nvim
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VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
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Repeating commands, Vim scripts and debugging *repeating*
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Chapter 26 of the user manual introduces repeating |usr_26.txt|.
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Type |gO| to see the table of contents.
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==============================================================================
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Single repeats *single-repeat*
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*.*
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. Repeat last change, with count replaced with [count].
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Also repeat a yank command, when the 'y' flag is
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included in 'cpoptions'. Does not repeat a
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command-line command.
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Simple changes can be repeated with the "." command. Without a count, the
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count of the last change is used. If you enter a count, it will replace the
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last one. |v:count| and |v:count1| will be set.
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If the last change included a specification of a numbered register, the
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register number will be incremented. See |redo-register| for an example how
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to use this.
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Note that when repeating a command that used a Visual selection, the same SIZE
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of area is used, see |visual-repeat|.
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*@:*
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@: Repeat last command-line [count] times.
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==============================================================================
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Multiple repeats *multi-repeat*
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*:g* *:global* *E148*
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:[range]g[lobal]/{pattern}/[cmd]
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Execute the Ex command [cmd] (default ":p") on the
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lines within [range] where {pattern} matches.
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:[range]g[lobal]!/{pattern}/[cmd]
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Execute the Ex command [cmd] (default ":p") on the
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lines within [range] where {pattern} does NOT match.
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*:v* *:vglobal*
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:[range]v[global]/{pattern}/[cmd]
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Same as :g!.
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Example: >
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:g/^Obsolete/d _
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Using the underscore after `:d` avoids clobbering registers or the clipboard.
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This also makes it faster.
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Instead of the '/' which surrounds the {pattern}, you can use any other
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single byte character, but not an alphabetic character, '\', '"', '|' or '!'.
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This is useful if you want to include a '/' in the search pattern or
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replacement string.
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For the definition of a pattern, see |pattern|.
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NOTE [cmd] may contain a range; see |collapse| and |edit-paragraph-join| for
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examples.
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The global commands work by first scanning through the [range] lines and
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marking each line where a match occurs (for a multi-line pattern, only the
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start of the match matters).
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In a second scan the [cmd] is executed for each marked line, as if the cursor
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was in that line. For ":v" and ":g!" the command is executed for each not
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marked line. If a line is deleted its mark disappears.
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The default for [range] is the whole buffer (1,$). Use "CTRL-C" to interrupt
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the command. If an error message is given for a line, the command for that
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line is aborted and the global command continues with the next marked or
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unmarked line.
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*E147*
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When the command is used recursively, it only works on one line. Giving a
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range is then not allowed. This is useful to find all lines that match a
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pattern and do not match another pattern: >
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:g/found/v/notfound/{cmd}
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This first finds all lines containing "found", but only executes {cmd} when
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there is no match for "notfound".
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Any Ex command can be used, see |ex-cmd-index|. To execute a Normal mode
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command, you can use the `:normal` command: >
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:g/pat/normal {commands}
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Make sure that {commands} ends with a whole command, otherwise Vim will wait
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for you to type the rest of the command for each match. The screen will not
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have been updated, so you don't know what you are doing. See |:normal|.
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The undo/redo command will undo/redo the whole global command at once.
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The previous context mark will only be set once (with "''" you go back to
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where the cursor was before the global command).
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The global command sets both the last used search pattern and the last used
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substitute pattern (this is vi compatible). This makes it easy to globally
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replace a string:
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:g/pat/s//PAT/g
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This replaces all occurrences of "pat" with "PAT". The same can be done with:
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:%s/pat/PAT/g
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Which is two characters shorter!
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When using "global" in Ex mode, a special case is using ":visual" as a
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command. This will move to a matching line, go to Normal mode to let you
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execute commands there until you use |gQ| to return to Ex mode. This will be
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repeated for each matching line. While doing this you cannot use ":global".
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To abort this type CTRL-C twice.
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==============================================================================
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Complex repeats *complex-repeat*
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*q* *recording*
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q{0-9a-zA-Z"} Record typed characters into register {0-9a-zA-Z"}
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(uppercase to append). The 'q' command is disabled
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while executing a register, and it doesn't work inside
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a mapping and |:normal|.
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Note: If the register being used for recording is also
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used for |y| and |p| the result is most likely not
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what is expected, because the put will paste the
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recorded macro and the yank will overwrite the
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recorded macro.
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Note: The recording happens while you type, replaying
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the register happens as if the keys come from a
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mapping. This matters, for example, for undo, which
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only syncs when commands were typed.
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q Stops recording.
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Implementation note: The 'q' that stops recording is
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not stored in the register, unless it was the result
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of a mapping
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*@*
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@{0-9a-z".=*+} Execute the contents of register {0-9a-z".=*+} [count]
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times. Note that register '%' (name of the current
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file) and '#' (name of the alternate file) cannot be
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used.
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The register is executed like a mapping, that means
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that the difference between 'wildchar' and 'wildcharm'
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applies, and undo might not be synced in the same way.
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For "@=" you are prompted to enter an expression. The
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result of the expression is then executed.
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See also |@:|.
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*@@* *E748*
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@@ Repeat the previous @{0-9a-z":*} [count] times.
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*v_@-default*
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{Visual}@{0-9a-z".=*+} In linewise Visual mode, execute the contents of the
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{Visual}@@ register for each selected line.
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See |visual-repeat|, |default-mappings|.
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*Q*
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Q Repeat the last recorded register [count] times.
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See |reg_recorded()|.
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*v_Q-default*
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{Visual}Q In linewise Visual mode, repeat the last recorded
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register for each selected line.
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See |visual-repeat|, |default-mappings|.
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*:@*
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:[addr]@{0-9a-z".=*+} Execute the contents of register {0-9a-z".=*+} as an Ex
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command. First set cursor at line [addr] (default is
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current line). When the last line in the register does
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not have a <CR> it will be added automatically when
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the 'e' flag is present in 'cpoptions'.
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For ":@=" the last used expression is used. The
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result of evaluating the expression is executed as an
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Ex command.
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Mappings are not recognized in these commands.
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When the |line-continuation| character (\) is present
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at the beginning of a line in a linewise register,
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then it is combined with the previous line. This is
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useful for yanking and executing parts of a Vim
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script.
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*:@:*
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:[addr]@: Repeat last command-line. First set cursor at line
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[addr] (default is current line).
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:[addr]@ *:@@*
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:[addr]@@ Repeat the previous :@{register}. First set cursor at
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line [addr] (default is current line).
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==============================================================================
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Using Vim scripts *using-scripts*
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For writing a Vim script, see chapter 41 of the user manual |usr_41.txt|.
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*:so* *:source* *load-vim-script*
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:[range]so[urce] [file] Runs |Ex-commands| or Lua code (".lua" files) from
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[file].
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If no [file], the current buffer is used and treated
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as Lua code if 'filetype' is "lua" or its filename
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ends with ".lua".
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Triggers the |SourcePre| autocommand.
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*:source!*
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:[range]so[urce]! {file}
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Runs |Normal-mode| commands from {file}. When used
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after |:global|, |:argdo|, |:windo|, |:bufdo|, in
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a loop or when another command follows the display
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won't be updated while executing the commands.
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*:ru* *:runtime*
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:ru[ntime][!] [where] {file} ..
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Sources |Ex| commands or Lua code (".lua" files) read
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from {file} (a relative path) in each directory given
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by 'runtimepath' and/or 'packpath'.
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Ignores non-existing files.
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Example: >
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:runtime syntax/c.vim
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:runtime syntax/c.lua
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< There can be multiple space-separated {file}
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arguments. Each {file} is searched for in the first
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directory from 'runtimepath', then in the second
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directory, etc.
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When [!] is included, all found files are sourced.
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Else only the first found file is sourced.
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When [where] is omitted only 'runtimepath' is used.
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Other values:
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START search only under "start" in 'packpath'
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OPT search only under "opt" in 'packpath'
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PACK search under "start" and "opt" in
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'packpath'
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ALL first use 'runtimepath', then search
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under "start" and "opt" in 'packpath'
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When {file} contains wildcards it is expanded to all
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matching files. Example: >
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:runtime! plugin/**/*.{vim,lua}
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< This is what Nvim uses to load the plugin files when
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starting up. This similar command: >
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:runtime plugin/**/*.{vim,lua}
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< would source the first file only.
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For each {file} pattern, if two `.vim` and `.lua` file
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names match and differ only in extension, the `.vim`
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file is sourced first.
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When 'verbose' is one or higher, there is a message
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when no file could be found.
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When 'verbose' is two or higher, there is a message
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about each searched file.
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*:pa* *:packadd* *E919*
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:pa[ckadd][!] {name} Search for an optional plugin directory in 'packpath'
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and source any plugin files found. The directory must
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match:
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pack/*/opt/{name} ~
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The directory is added to 'runtimepath' if it wasn't
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there yet.
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If the directory pack/*/opt/{name}/after exists it is
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added at the end of 'runtimepath'.
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If loading packages from "pack/*/start" was skipped,
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then this directory is searched first:
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pack/*/start/{name} ~
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Note that {name} is the directory name, not the name
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of the .vim file. All the files matching the pattern
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pack/*/opt/{name}/plugin/**/*.vim ~
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and
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pack/*/opt/{name}/plugin/**/*.lua ~
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will be sourced. This allows for using subdirectories
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below "plugin", just like with plugins in
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'runtimepath'.
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If the filetype detection was already enabled (this
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is usually done with a `syntax enable` or `filetype on`
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command in your |vimrc|, or automatically during
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|initialization|), and the package was found in
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"pack/*/opt/{name}", this command will also look
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for "{name}/ftdetect/*.vim" files.
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When the optional ! is added no plugin files or
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ftdetect scripts are loaded, only the matching
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directories are added to 'runtimepath'. This is
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useful in your |init.vim|. The plugins will then be
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loaded during |initialization|, see |load-plugins| (note
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that the loading order will be reversed, because each
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directory is inserted before others). In this case, the
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ftdetect scripts will be loaded during |initialization|,
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before the |load-plugins| step.
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Also see |pack-add|.
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*:packl* *:packloadall*
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:packl[oadall][!] Load all packages in the "start" directory under each
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entry in 'packpath'.
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First all the directories found are added to
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'runtimepath', then the plugins found in the
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directories are sourced. This allows for a plugin to
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depend on something of another plugin, e.g. an
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"autoload" directory. See |packload-two-steps| for
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how this can be useful.
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This is normally done automatically during startup,
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after loading your |vimrc| file. With this command it
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can be done earlier.
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Packages will be loaded only once. Using
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`:packloadall` a second time will have no effect.
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When the optional ! is added this command will load
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packages even when done before.
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Note that when using `:packloadall` in the |vimrc|
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file, the 'runtimepath' option is updated, and later
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all plugins in 'runtimepath' will be loaded, which
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means they are loaded again. Plugins are expected to
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handle that.
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An error only causes sourcing the script where it
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happens to be aborted, further plugins will be loaded.
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See |packages|.
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:scripte[ncoding] [encoding] *:scripte* *:scriptencoding* *E167*
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Specify the character encoding used in the script.
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The following lines will be converted from [encoding]
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to the value of the 'encoding' option, if they are
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different. Examples: >
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scriptencoding iso-8859-5
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scriptencoding cp932
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<
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When [encoding] is empty, no conversion is done. This
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can be used to restrict conversion to a sequence of
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lines: >
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scriptencoding euc-jp
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... lines to be converted ...
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scriptencoding
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... not converted ...
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< When conversion isn't supported by the system, there
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is no error message and no conversion is done. When a
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line can't be converted there is no error and the
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original line is kept.
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Don't use "ucs-2" or "ucs-4", scripts cannot be in
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these encodings (they would contain NUL bytes).
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When a sourced script starts with a BOM (Byte Order
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Mark) in utf-8 format Vim will recognize it, no need
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to use ":scriptencoding utf-8" then.
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*:scr* *:scriptnames*
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:scr[iptnames] List all sourced script names, in the order they were
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first sourced. The number is used for the script ID
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|<SID>|.
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Also see `getscriptinfo()`.
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:scr[iptnames][!] {scriptId} *:script*
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Edit script {scriptId}. Although ":scriptnames name"
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works, using ":script name" is recommended.
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When the current buffer can't be |abandon|ed and the !
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is not present, the command fails.
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*:fini* *:finish* *E168*
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:fini[sh] Stop sourcing a script. Can only be used in a Vim
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script file. This is a quick way to skip the rest of
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the file. If it is used after a |:try| but before the
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matching |:finally| (if present), the commands
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following the ":finally" up to the matching |:endtry|
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are executed first. This process applies to all
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nested ":try"s in the script. The outermost ":endtry"
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then stops sourcing the script.
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All commands and command sequences can be repeated by putting them in a named
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register and then executing it. There are two ways to get the commands in the
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register:
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- Use the record command "q". You type the commands once, and while they are
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being executed they are stored in a register. Easy, because you can see
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what you are doing. If you make a mistake, "p"ut the register into the
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file, edit the command sequence, and then delete it into the register
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again. You can continue recording by appending to the register (use an
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uppercase letter).
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- Delete or yank the command sequence into the register.
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Often used command sequences can be put under a function key with the ':map'
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command.
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An alternative is to put the commands in a file, and execute them with the
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':source!' command. Useful for long command sequences. Can be combined with
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the ':map' command to put complicated commands under a function key.
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The ':source' command reads Ex commands from a file line by line. You will
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have to type any needed keyboard input. The ':source!' command reads from a
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script file character by character, interpreting each character as if you
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typed it.
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Example: When you give the ":!ls" command you get the |hit-enter| prompt. If
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you ':source' a file with the line "!ls" in it, you will have to type the
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<Enter> yourself. But if you ':source!' a file with the line ":!ls" in it,
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the next characters from that file are read until a <CR> is found. You will
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not have to type <CR> yourself, unless ":!ls" was the last line in the file.
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It is possible to put ':source[!]' commands in the script file, so you can
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make a top-down hierarchy of script files. The ':source' command can be
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nested as deep as the number of files that can be opened at one time (about
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15). The ':source!' command can be nested up to 15 levels deep.
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You can use the "<sfile>" string (literally, this is not a special key) inside
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of the sourced file, in places where a file name is expected. It will be
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replaced by the file name of the sourced file. For example, if you have a
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"other.vimrc" file in the same directory as your |init.vim| file, you can
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source it from your |init.vim| file with this command: >
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:source <sfile>:h/other.vimrc
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In script files terminal-dependent key codes are represented by
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terminal-independent two character codes. This means that they can be used
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in the same way on different kinds of terminals. The first character of a
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key code is 0x80 or 128, shown on the screen as "~@". The second one can be
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found in the list |key-notation|. Any of these codes can also be entered
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with CTRL-V followed by the three digit decimal code.
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*:source_crnl* *W15*
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Windows: Files that are read with ":source" normally have <CR><NL> <EOL>s.
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These always work. If you are using a file with <NL> <EOL>s (for example, a
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file made on Unix), this will be recognized if 'fileformats' is not empty and
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the first line does not end in a <CR>. This fails if the first line has
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something like ":map <F1> :help^M", where "^M" is a <CR>. If the first line
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ends in a <CR>, but following ones don't, you will get an error message,
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because the <CR> from the first lines will be lost.
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On other systems, Vim expects ":source"ed files to end in a <NL>. These
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always work. If you are using a file with <CR><NL> <EOL>s (for example, a
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file made on MS-Windows), all lines will have a trailing <CR>. This may cause
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problems for some commands (e.g., mappings). There is no automatic <EOL>
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detection, because it's common to start with a line that defines a mapping
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that ends in a <CR>, which will confuse the automaton.
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*line-continuation*
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Long lines in a ":source"d Ex command script file can be split by inserting
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a line continuation symbol "\" (backslash) at the start of the next line.
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There can be white space before the backslash, which is ignored.
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Example: the lines >
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:set comments=sr:/*,mb:*,el:*/,
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\://,
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\b:#,
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\:%,
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\n:>,
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\fb:-
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are interpreted as if they were given in one line:
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:set comments=sr:/*,mb:*,el:*/,://,b:#,:%,n:>,fb:-
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All leading whitespace characters in the line before a backslash are ignored.
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Note however that trailing whitespace in the line before it cannot be
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inserted freely; it depends on the position where a command is split up
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whether additional whitespace is allowed or not.
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When a space is required it's best to put it right after the backslash. A
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space at the end of a line is hard to see and may be accidentally deleted. >
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:syn match Comment
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\ "very long regexp"
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\ keepend
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There is a problem with the ":append" and ":insert" commands: >
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:1append
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\asdf
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.
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|
The backslash is seen as a line-continuation symbol, thus this results in the
|
|
command: >
|
|
:1appendasdf
|
|
.
|
|
To avoid this, add the 'C' flag to the 'cpoptions' option: >
|
|
:set cpo+=C
|
|
:1append
|
|
\asdf
|
|
.
|
|
:set cpo-=C
|
|
|
|
Note that when the commands are inside a function, you need to add the 'C'
|
|
flag when defining the function, it is not relevant when executing it. >
|
|
:set cpo+=C
|
|
:function Foo()
|
|
:1append
|
|
\asdf
|
|
.
|
|
:endfunction
|
|
:set cpo-=C
|
|
<
|
|
*line-continuation-comment*
|
|
To add a comment in between the lines start with `'"\ '`. Notice the space
|
|
after the backslash. Example: >
|
|
let array = [
|
|
"\ first entry comment
|
|
\ 'first',
|
|
"\ second entry comment
|
|
\ 'second',
|
|
\ ]
|
|
|
|
Rationale:
|
|
Most programs work with a trailing backslash to indicate line
|
|
continuation. Using this in Vim would cause incompatibility with Vi.
|
|
For example for this Vi mapping: >
|
|
:map xx asdf\
|
|
< Therefore the unusual leading backslash is used.
|
|
|
|
Starting a comment in a continuation line results in all following
|
|
continuation lines to be part of the comment. Since it was like this
|
|
for a long time, when making it possible to add a comment halfway a
|
|
sequence of continuation lines, it was not possible to use \", since
|
|
that was a valid continuation line. Using `'"\ '` comes closest, even
|
|
though it may look a bit weird. Requiring the space after the
|
|
backslash is to make it very unlikely this is a normal comment line.
|
|
|
|
==============================================================================
|
|
Using Vim packages *packages*
|
|
|
|
A Vim "package" is a directory that contains |plugin|s. Compared to normal
|
|
plugins, a package can...
|
|
- be downloaded as an archive and unpacked in its own directory, so the files
|
|
are not mixed with files of other plugins.
|
|
- be a git, mercurial, etc. repository, thus easy to update.
|
|
- contain multiple plugins that depend on each other.
|
|
- contain plugins that are automatically loaded on startup ("start" packages,
|
|
located in "pack/*/start/*") and ones that are only loaded when needed with
|
|
|:packadd| ("opt" packages, located in "pack/*/opt/*").
|
|
|
|
*runtime-search-path*
|
|
Nvim searches for |:runtime| files in:
|
|
1. all paths in 'runtimepath'
|
|
2. all "pack/*/start/*" dirs
|
|
|
|
Note that the "pack/*/start/*" paths are not explicitly included in
|
|
'runtimepath', so they will not be reported by ":set rtp" or "echo &rtp".
|
|
Scripts can use |nvim_list_runtime_paths()| to list all used directories, and
|
|
|nvim_get_runtime_file()| to query for specific files or sub-folders within
|
|
the runtime path. Example: >
|
|
" List all runtime dirs and packages with Lua paths.
|
|
:echo nvim_get_runtime_file("lua/", v:true)
|
|
|
|
Using a package and loading automatically ~
|
|
|
|
Let's assume your Nvim files are in "~/.local/share/nvim/site" and you want to
|
|
add a package from a zip archive "/tmp/foopack.zip":
|
|
% mkdir -p ~/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/foo
|
|
% cd ~/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/foo
|
|
% unzip /tmp/foopack.zip
|
|
|
|
The directory name "foo" is arbitrary, you can pick anything you like.
|
|
|
|
You would now have these files under ~/.local/share/nvim/site:
|
|
pack/foo/README.txt
|
|
pack/foo/start/foobar/plugin/foo.vim
|
|
pack/foo/start/foobar/syntax/some.vim
|
|
pack/foo/opt/foodebug/plugin/debugger.vim
|
|
|
|
On startup after processing your |config|, Nvim scans all directories in
|
|
'packpath' for plugins in "pack/*/start/*", then loads the plugins.
|
|
|
|
To allow for calling into package functionality while parsing your |vimrc|,
|
|
|:colorscheme| and |autoload| will both automatically search under 'packpath'
|
|
as well in addition to 'runtimepath'. See the documentation for each for
|
|
details.
|
|
|
|
In the example Nvim will find "pack/foo/start/foobar/plugin/foo.vim" and load
|
|
it.
|
|
|
|
If the "foobar" plugin kicks in and sets the 'filetype' to "some", Nvim will
|
|
find the syntax/some.vim file, because its directory is in the runtime search
|
|
path.
|
|
|
|
Nvim will also load ftdetect files, if there are any.
|
|
|
|
Note that the files under "pack/foo/opt" are not loaded automatically, only the
|
|
ones under "pack/foo/start". See |pack-add| below for how the "opt" directory
|
|
is used.
|
|
|
|
Loading packages automatically will not happen if loading plugins is disabled,
|
|
see |load-plugins|.
|
|
|
|
To load packages earlier, so that plugin/ files are sourced:
|
|
:packloadall
|
|
This also works when loading plugins is disabled. The automatic loading will
|
|
only happen once.
|
|
|
|
If the package has an "after" directory, that directory is added to the end of
|
|
'runtimepath', so that anything there will be loaded later.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Using a single plugin and loading it automatically ~
|
|
|
|
If you don't have a package but a single plugin, you need to create the extra
|
|
directory level:
|
|
% mkdir -p ~/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/foo/start/foobar
|
|
% cd ~/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/foo/start/foobar
|
|
% unzip /tmp/someplugin.zip
|
|
|
|
You would now have these files:
|
|
pack/foo/start/foobar/plugin/foo.vim
|
|
pack/foo/start/foobar/syntax/some.vim
|
|
|
|
From here it works like above.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Optional plugins ~
|
|
*pack-add*
|
|
To load an optional plugin from a pack use the `:packadd` command: >
|
|
:packadd foodebug
|
|
This searches for "pack/*/opt/foodebug" in 'packpath' and will find
|
|
~/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/foo/opt/foodebug/plugin/debugger.vim and source
|
|
it.
|
|
|
|
This could be done if some conditions are met. For example, depending on
|
|
whether Nvim supports a feature or a dependency is missing.
|
|
|
|
You can also load an optional plugin at startup, by putting this command in
|
|
your |config|: >
|
|
:packadd! foodebug
|
|
The extra "!" is so that the plugin isn't loaded if Nvim was started with
|
|
|--noplugin|.
|
|
|
|
It is perfectly normal for a package to only have files in the "opt"
|
|
directory. You then need to load each plugin when you want to use it.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Where to put what ~
|
|
|
|
Since color schemes, loaded with `:colorscheme`, are found below
|
|
"pack/*/start" and "pack/*/opt", you could put them anywhere. We recommend
|
|
you put them below "pack/*/opt", for example
|
|
"~/.config/nvim/pack/mycolors/opt/dark/colors/very_dark.vim".
|
|
|
|
Filetype plugins should go under "pack/*/start", so that they are always
|
|
found. Unless you have more than one plugin for a file type and want to
|
|
select which one to load with `:packadd`. E.g. depending on the compiler
|
|
version: >
|
|
if foo_compiler_version > 34
|
|
packadd foo_new
|
|
else
|
|
packadd foo_old
|
|
endif
|
|
|
|
The "after" directory is most likely not useful in a package. It's not
|
|
disallowed though.
|
|
|
|
==============================================================================
|
|
Creating Vim packages *package-create*
|
|
|
|
This assumes you write one or more plugins that you distribute as a package.
|
|
|
|
If you have two unrelated plugins you would use two packages, so that Vim
|
|
users can choose what they include or not. Or you can decide to use one
|
|
package with optional plugins, and tell the user to add the preferred ones with
|
|
`:packadd`.
|
|
|
|
Decide how you want to distribute the package. You can create an archive or
|
|
you could use a repository. An archive can be used by more users, but is a
|
|
bit harder to update to a new version. A repository can usually be kept
|
|
up-to-date easily, but it requires a program like "git" to be available.
|
|
You can do both, github can automatically create an archive for a release.
|
|
|
|
Your directory layout would be like this:
|
|
start/foobar/plugin/foo.vim " always loaded, defines commands
|
|
start/foobar/plugin/bar.vim " always loaded, defines commands
|
|
start/foobar/autoload/foo.vim " loaded when foo command used
|
|
start/foobar/doc/foo.txt " help for foo.vim
|
|
start/foobar/doc/tags " help tags
|
|
opt/fooextra/plugin/extra.vim " optional plugin, defines commands
|
|
opt/fooextra/autoload/extra.vim " loaded when extra command used
|
|
opt/fooextra/doc/extra.txt " help for extra.vim
|
|
opt/fooextra/doc/tags " help tags
|
|
|
|
This allows for the user to do: >
|
|
mkdir ~/.local/share/nvim/site/pack
|
|
cd ~/.local/share/nvim/site/pack
|
|
git clone https://github.com/you/foobar.git myfoobar
|
|
|
|
Here "myfoobar" is a name that the user can choose, the only condition is that
|
|
it differs from other packages.
|
|
|
|
In your documentation you explain what the plugins do, and tell the user how
|
|
to load the optional plugin: >
|
|
:packadd! fooextra
|
|
|
|
You could add this packadd command in one of your plugins, to be executed when
|
|
the optional plugin is needed.
|
|
|
|
Run the `:helptags` command to generate the doc/tags file. Including this
|
|
generated file in the package means that the user can drop the package in the
|
|
pack directory and the help command works right away. Don't forget to re-run
|
|
the command after changing the plugin help: >
|
|
:helptags path/start/foobar/doc
|
|
:helptags path/opt/fooextra/doc
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dependencies between plugins ~
|
|
*packload-two-steps*
|
|
Suppose you have two plugins that depend on the same functionality. You can
|
|
put the common functionality in an autoload directory, so that it will be
|
|
found automatically. Your package would have these files:
|
|
|
|
pack/foo/start/one/plugin/one.vim >
|
|
call foolib#getit()
|
|
< pack/foo/start/two/plugin/two.vim >
|
|
call foolib#getit()
|
|
< pack/foo/start/lib/autoload/foolib.vim >
|
|
func foolib#getit()
|
|
|
|
This works, because start packages will be searched for autoload files, when
|
|
sourcing the plugins.
|
|
|
|
==============================================================================
|
|
Debugging scripts *debug-scripts*
|
|
|
|
Besides the obvious messages that you can add to your scripts to find out what
|
|
they are doing, Vim offers a debug mode. This allows you to step through a
|
|
sourced file or user function and set breakpoints.
|
|
|
|
NOTE: The debugging mode is far from perfect. Debugging will have side
|
|
effects on how Vim works. You cannot use it to debug everything. For
|
|
example, the display is messed up by the debugging messages.
|
|
|
|
An alternative to debug mode is setting the 'verbose' option. With a bigger
|
|
number it will give more verbose messages about what Vim is doing.
|
|
|
|
|
|
STARTING DEBUG MODE *debug-mode*
|
|
|
|
To enter debugging mode use one of these methods:
|
|
1. Start Vim with the |-D| argument: >
|
|
vim -D file.txt
|
|
< Debugging will start as soon as the first vimrc file is sourced. This is
|
|
useful to find out what is happening when Vim is starting up. A side
|
|
effect is that Vim will switch the terminal mode before initialisations
|
|
have finished, with unpredictable results.
|
|
For a GUI-only version (Windows) the debugging will start as
|
|
soon as the GUI window has been opened. To make this happen early, add a
|
|
":gui" command in the vimrc file.
|
|
*:debug*
|
|
2. Run a command with ":debug" prepended. Debugging will only be done while
|
|
this command executes. Useful for debugging a specific script or user
|
|
function. And for scripts and functions used by autocommands. Example: >
|
|
:debug edit test.txt.gz
|
|
|
|
3. Set a breakpoint in a sourced file or user function. You could do this in
|
|
the command line: >
|
|
vim -c "breakadd file */explorer.vim" .
|
|
< This will run Vim and stop in the first line of the "explorer.vim" script.
|
|
Breakpoints can also be set while in debugging mode.
|
|
|
|
In debugging mode every executed command is displayed before it is executed.
|
|
Comment lines, empty lines and lines that are not executed are skipped. When
|
|
a line contains two commands, separated by "|", each command will be displayed
|
|
separately.
|
|
|
|
|
|
DEBUG MODE
|
|
|
|
Once in debugging mode, the usual Ex commands can be used. For example, to
|
|
inspect the value of a variable: >
|
|
echo idx
|
|
When inside a user function, this will print the value of the local variable
|
|
"idx". Prepend "g:" to get the value of a global variable: >
|
|
echo g:idx
|
|
All commands are executed in the context of the current function or script.
|
|
You can also set options, for example setting or resetting 'verbose' will show
|
|
what happens, but you might want to set it just before executing the lines you
|
|
are interested in: >
|
|
:set verbose=20
|
|
|
|
Commands that require updating the screen should be avoided, because their
|
|
effect won't be noticed until after leaving debug mode. For example: >
|
|
:help
|
|
won't be very helpful.
|
|
|
|
There is a separate command-line history for debug mode.
|
|
|
|
The line number for a function line is relative to the start of the function.
|
|
If you have trouble figuring out where you are, edit the file that defines
|
|
the function in another Vim, search for the start of the function and do
|
|
"99j". Replace "99" with the line number.
|
|
|
|
Additionally, these commands can be used:
|
|
*>cont*
|
|
cont Continue execution until the next breakpoint is hit.
|
|
*>quit*
|
|
quit Abort execution. This is like using CTRL-C, some
|
|
things might still be executed, doesn't abort
|
|
everything. Still stops at the next breakpoint.
|
|
*>next*
|
|
next Execute the command and come back to debug mode when
|
|
it's finished. This steps over user function calls
|
|
and sourced files.
|
|
*>step*
|
|
step Execute the command and come back to debug mode for
|
|
the next command. This steps into called user
|
|
functions and sourced files.
|
|
*>interrupt*
|
|
interrupt This is like using CTRL-C, but unlike ">quit" comes
|
|
back to debug mode for the next command that is
|
|
executed. Useful for testing |:finally| and |:catch|
|
|
on interrupt exceptions.
|
|
*>finish*
|
|
finish Finish the current script or user function and come
|
|
back to debug mode for the command after the one that
|
|
sourced or called it.
|
|
*>bt*
|
|
*>backtrace*
|
|
*>where*
|
|
backtrace Show the call stacktrace for current debugging session.
|
|
bt
|
|
where
|
|
*>frame*
|
|
frame N Goes to N backtrace level. + and - signs make movement
|
|
relative. E.g., ":frame +3" goes three frames up.
|
|
*>up*
|
|
up Goes one level up from call stacktrace.
|
|
*>down*
|
|
down Goes one level down from call stacktrace.
|
|
|
|
About the additional commands in debug mode:
|
|
- There is no command-line completion for them, you get the completion for the
|
|
normal Ex commands only.
|
|
- You can shorten them, up to a single character, unless more than one command
|
|
starts with the same letter. "f" stands for "finish", use "fr" for "frame".
|
|
- Hitting <CR> will repeat the previous one. When doing another command, this
|
|
is reset (because it's not clear what you want to repeat).
|
|
- When you want to use the Ex command with the same name, prepend a colon:
|
|
":cont", ":next", ":finish" (or shorter).
|
|
|
|
The backtrace shows the hierarchy of function calls, e.g.:
|
|
>bt ~
|
|
3 function One[3] ~
|
|
2 Two[3] ~
|
|
->1 Three[3] ~
|
|
0 Four ~
|
|
line 1: let four = 4 ~
|
|
|
|
The "->" points to the current frame. Use "up", "down" and "frame N" to
|
|
select another frame.
|
|
|
|
In the current frame you can evaluate the local function variables. There is
|
|
no way to see the command at the current line yet.
|
|
|
|
|
|
DEFINING BREAKPOINTS
|
|
*:breaka* *:breakadd*
|
|
:breaka[dd] func [lnum] {name}
|
|
Set a breakpoint in a function. Example: >
|
|
:breakadd func Explore
|
|
< Doesn't check for a valid function name, thus the breakpoint
|
|
can be set before the function is defined.
|
|
|
|
:breaka[dd] file [lnum] {name}
|
|
Set a breakpoint in a sourced file. Example: >
|
|
:breakadd file 43 init.vim
|
|
|
|
:breaka[dd] here
|
|
Set a breakpoint in the current line of the current file.
|
|
Like doing: >
|
|
:breakadd file <cursor-line> <current-file>
|
|
< Note that this only works for commands that are executed when
|
|
sourcing the file, not for a function defined in that file.
|
|
|
|
:breaka[dd] expr {expression}
|
|
Sets a breakpoint, that will break whenever the {expression}
|
|
evaluates to a different value. Example: >
|
|
:breakadd expr g:lnum
|
|
< Will break, whenever the global variable lnum changes.
|
|
|
|
Errors in evaluation are suppressed, you can use the name of a
|
|
variable that does not exist yet. This also means you will
|
|
not notice anything if the expression has a mistake.
|
|
|
|
Note if you watch a |script-variable| this will break
|
|
when switching scripts, since the script variable is only
|
|
valid in the script where it has been defined and if that
|
|
script is called from several other scripts, this will stop
|
|
whenever that particular variable will become visible or
|
|
inaccessible again.
|
|
|
|
The [lnum] is the line number of the breakpoint. Vim will stop at or after
|
|
this line. When omitted line 1 is used.
|
|
|
|
*:debug-name*
|
|
{name} is a pattern that is matched with the file or function name. The
|
|
pattern is like what is used for autocommands. There must be a full match (as
|
|
if the pattern starts with "^" and ends in "$"). A "*" matches any sequence
|
|
of characters. 'ignorecase' is not used, but "\c" can be used in the pattern
|
|
to ignore case |/\c|. Don't include the () for the function name!
|
|
|
|
The match for sourced scripts is done against the full file name. If no path
|
|
is specified the current directory is used. Examples: >
|
|
breakadd file explorer.vim
|
|
matches "explorer.vim" in the current directory. >
|
|
breakadd file *explorer.vim
|
|
matches ".../plugin/explorer.vim", ".../plugin/iexplorer.vim", etc. >
|
|
breakadd file */explorer.vim
|
|
matches ".../plugin/explorer.vim" and "explorer.vim" in any other directory.
|
|
|
|
The match for functions is done against the name as it's shown in the output
|
|
of ":function". For local functions this means that something like "<SNR>99_"
|
|
is prepended.
|
|
|
|
Note that functions are first loaded and later executed. When they are loaded
|
|
the "file" breakpoints are checked, when they are executed the "func"
|
|
breakpoints.
|
|
|
|
|
|
DELETING BREAKPOINTS
|
|
*:breakd* *:breakdel* *E161*
|
|
:breakd[el] {nr}
|
|
Delete breakpoint {nr}. Use |:breaklist| to see the number of
|
|
each breakpoint.
|
|
|
|
:breakd[el] *
|
|
Delete all breakpoints.
|
|
|
|
:breakd[el] func [lnum] {name}
|
|
Delete a breakpoint in a function.
|
|
|
|
:breakd[el] file [lnum] {name}
|
|
Delete a breakpoint in a sourced file.
|
|
|
|
:breakd[el] here
|
|
Delete a breakpoint at the current line of the current file.
|
|
|
|
When [lnum] is omitted, the first breakpoint in the function or file is
|
|
deleted.
|
|
The {name} must be exactly the same as what was typed for the ":breakadd"
|
|
command. "explorer", "*explorer.vim" and "*explorer*" are different.
|
|
|
|
|
|
LISTING BREAKPOINTS
|
|
*:breakl* *:breaklist*
|
|
:breakl[ist]
|
|
List all breakpoints.
|
|
|
|
|
|
OBSCURE
|
|
|
|
*:debugg* *:debuggreedy*
|
|
:debugg[reedy]
|
|
Read debug mode commands from the normal input stream, instead
|
|
of getting them directly from the user. Only useful for test
|
|
scripts. Example: >
|
|
echo 'q^Mq' | vim -e -s -c debuggreedy -c 'breakadd file script.vim' -S script.vim
|
|
|
|
:0debugg[reedy]
|
|
Undo ":debuggreedy": get debug mode commands directly from the
|
|
user, don't use typeahead for debug commands.
|
|
|
|
==============================================================================
|
|
Profiling *profile* *profiling*
|
|
|
|
Profiling means that Vim measures the time that is spent on executing
|
|
functions and/or scripts.
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You can also use the |reltime()| function to measure time.
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For profiling syntax highlighting see |:syntime|.
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For example, to profile the one_script.vim script file: >
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:profile start /tmp/one_script_profile
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:profile file one_script.vim
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:source one_script.vim
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:exit
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:prof[ile] start {fname} *:prof* *:profile* *E750*
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Start profiling, write the output in {fname} upon exit.
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"~/" and environment variables in {fname} will be expanded.
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If {fname} already exists it will be silently overwritten.
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The variable |v:profiling| is set to one.
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:prof[ile] stop
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Write the logfile and stop profiling.
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:prof[ile] pause
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Don't profile until the following ":profile continue". Can be
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used when doing something that should not be counted (e.g., an
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external command). Does not nest.
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:prof[ile] continue
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Continue profiling after ":profile pause".
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:prof[ile] func {pattern}
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Profile function that matches the pattern {pattern}.
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See |:debug-name| for how {pattern} is used.
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:prof[ile][!] file {pattern}
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Profile script file that matches the pattern {pattern}.
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See |:debug-name| for how {pattern} is used.
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This only profiles the script itself, not the functions
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defined in it.
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When the [!] is added then all functions defined in the script
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will also be profiled.
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Note that profiling only starts when the script is loaded
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after this command. A :profile command in the script itself
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won't work.
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:prof[ile] dump
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Don't wait until exiting Vim and write the current state of
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profiling to the log immediately.
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:profd[el] ... *:profd* *:profdel*
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Stop profiling for the arguments specified. See |:breakdel|
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for the arguments.
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You must always start with a ":profile start fname" command. The resulting
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file is written when Vim exits. Here is an example of the output, with line
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numbers prepended for the explanation:
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1 FUNCTION Test2() ~
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2 Called 1 time ~
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3 Total time: 0.155251 ~
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4 Self time: 0.002006 ~
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5 ~
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6 count total (s) self (s) ~
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7 9 0.000096 for i in range(8) ~
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8 8 0.153655 0.000410 call Test3() ~
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9 8 0.000070 endfor ~
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10 " Ask a question ~
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11 1 0.001341 echo input("give me an answer: ") ~
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The header (lines 1-4) gives the time for the whole function. The "Total"
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time is the time passed while the function was executing. The "Self" time is
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the "Total" time reduced by time spent in:
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- other user defined functions
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- sourced scripts
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- executed autocommands
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- external (shell) commands
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Lines 7-11 show the time spent in each executed line. Lines that are not
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executed do not count. Thus a comment line is never counted.
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The Count column shows how many times a line was executed. Note that the
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"for" command in line 7 is executed one more time as the following lines.
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That is because the line is also executed to detect the end of the loop.
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The time Vim spends waiting for user input isn't counted at all. Thus how
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long you take to respond to the input() prompt is irrelevant.
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Profiling should give a good indication of where time is spent, but keep in
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mind there are various things that may clobber the results:
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- Real elapsed time is measured, if other processes are busy they may cause
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delays at unpredictable moments. You may want to run the profiling several
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times and use the lowest results.
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- If you have several commands in one line you only get one time. Split the
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line to see the time for the individual commands.
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- The time of the lines added up is mostly less than the time of the whole
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function. There is some overhead in between.
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- Functions that are deleted before Vim exits will not produce profiling
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information. You can check the |v:profiling| variable if needed: >
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:if !v:profiling
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: delfunc MyFunc
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:endif
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<
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- Profiling may give weird results on multi-processor systems, when sleep
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mode kicks in or the processor frequency is reduced to save power.
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- The "self" time is wrong when a function is used recursively.
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==============================================================================
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Context *Context* *context*
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The editor state is represented by the Context concept. This includes things
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like the current |jumplist|, values of |registers|, and more, described below.
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*context-types*
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The following Context items are supported:
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"jumps" |jumplist|
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"regs" |registers|
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"bufs" |buffer-list|
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"gvars" |global-variable|s
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"sfuncs" |script-local| functions
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"funcs" global and |script-local| functions
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*context-dict*
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Context objects are dictionaries with the following key-value pairs:
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- "jumps", "regs", "bufs", "gvars":
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|readfile()|-style |List| representation of corresponding msgpack
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objects (see |msgpackdump()| and |msgpackparse()|).
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- "funcs" (includes |script-local| functions as well):
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|List| of |:function| definitions.
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*context-stack*
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An initially-empty internal Context stack is maintained by the ctx-family
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functions (see |ctx-functions|).
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