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authorBram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>2008-07-04 09:44:11 +0000
committerBram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>2008-07-04 09:44:11 +0000
commit05bb95391f2dc99574650d3ce5932c035a46bded (patch)
treeada4aa08aa92635e97a36c7997e1dc9bf5b465d3 /runtime/doc/eval.txt
parent47b46d7c470dab0823e03ec671b2bde543456c73 (diff)
downloadvim-05bb95391f2dc99574650d3ce5932c035a46bded.zip
updated for version 7.2a-013
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diff --git a/runtime/doc/eval.txt b/runtime/doc/eval.txt
index 349df2f25..6fd0ae171 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/eval.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/eval.txt
@@ -1856,7 +1856,8 @@ setreg( {n}, {v}[, {opt}]) Number set register to value and type
settabwinvar( {tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname}, {val}) set {varname} in window
{winnr} in tab page {tabnr} to {val}
setwinvar( {nr}, {varname}, {val}) set {varname} in window {nr} to {val}
-shellescape( {string}) String escape {string} for use as shell
+shellescape( {string} [, {special}])
+ String escape {string} for use as shell
command argument
simplify( {filename}) String simplify filename as much as possible
sin( {expr}) Float sine of {expr}
@@ -4018,10 +4019,10 @@ mkdir({name} [, {path} [, {prot}]])
<
*mode()*
mode([expr]) Return a string that indicates the current mode.
- If [expr] is supplied and it evaluates to a non-zero number or
- a non-empty string, then the full mode is returned, otherwise
- only the first letter is returned. Note that " " and "0" are
- also non-empty strings.
+ If [expr] is supplied and it evaluates to a non-zero Number or
+ a non-empty String (|non-zero-arg|), then the full mode is
+ returned, otherwise only the first letter is returned. Note
+ that " " and "0" are also non-empty strings.
n Normal
no Operator-pending
@@ -4941,19 +4942,23 @@ setwinvar({nr}, {varname}, {val}) *setwinvar()*
:call setwinvar(1, "&list", 0)
:call setwinvar(2, "myvar", "foobar")
-shellescape({string}) *shellescape()*
+shellescape({string} [, {special}]) *shellescape()*
Escape {string} for use as shell command argument.
On MS-Windows and MS-DOS, when 'shellslash' is not set, it
- will enclose {string} double quotes and double all double
+ will enclose {string} in double quotes and double all double
quotes within {string}.
For other systems, it will enclose {string} in single quotes
and replace all "'" with "'\''".
- Example: >
- :echo shellescape('c:\program files\vim')
-< results in:
- "c:\program files\vim" ~
- Example usage: >
- :call system("chmod +x -- " . shellescape(expand("%")))
+ When the {special} argument is present and it's a non-zero
+ Number or a non-empty String (|non-zero-arg|), then special
+ items such as "%", "#" and "<cword>" will be preceded by a
+ backslash. This backslash will be removed again by the |:!|
+ command.
+ Example of use with a |:!| command: >
+ :exe '!dir ' . shellescape(expand('<cfile>'), 1)
+< This results in a directory listing for the file under the
+ cursor. Example of use with |system()|: >
+ :call system("chmod +w -- " . shellescape(expand("%")))
simplify({filename}) *simplify()*
@@ -5333,13 +5338,14 @@ system({expr} [, {input}]) *system()* *E677*
passed as stdin to the command. The string is written as-is,
you need to take care of using the correct line separators
yourself. Pipes are not used.
- Note: newlines in {expr} may cause the command to fail. The
- characters in 'shellquote' and 'shellxquote' may also cause
- trouble.
+ Note: Use |shellescape()| to escape special characters in a
+ command argument. Newlines in {expr} may cause the command to
+ fail. The characters in 'shellquote' and 'shellxquote' may
+ also cause trouble.
This is not to be used for interactive commands.
- The result is a String. Example: >
- :let files = system("ls")
+ The result is a String. Example: >
+ :let files = system("ls " . shellescape(expand('%:h')))
< To make the result more system-independent, the shell output
is filtered to replace <CR> with <NL> for Macintosh, and
@@ -5559,11 +5565,13 @@ visualmode([expr]) *visualmode()*
Visual mode that was used.
If Visual mode is active, use |mode()| to get the Visual mode
(e.g., in a |:vmap|).
-
- If [expr] is supplied and it evaluates to a non-zero number or
- a non-empty string, then the Visual mode will be cleared and
+ *non-zero-arg*
+ If [expr] is supplied and it evaluates to a non-zero Number or
+ a non-empty String, then the Visual mode will be cleared and
the old value is returned. Note that " " and "0" are also
- non-empty strings, thus cause the mode to be cleared.
+ non-empty strings, thus cause the mode to be cleared. A List,
+ Dictionary or Float is not a Number or String, thus does not
+ cause the mode to be cleared.
*winbufnr()*
winbufnr({nr}) The result is a Number, which is the number of the buffer
@@ -6738,8 +6746,10 @@ This would call the function "my_func_whizz(parameter)".
Be careful to correctly escape special characters in
file names. The |fnameescape()| function can be used
- for this. Example: >
+ for Vim commands, |shellescape()| for |:!| commands.
+ Examples: >
:execute "e " . fnameescape(filename)
+ :execute "!ls " . shellescape(expand('%:h'), 1)
<
Note: The executed string may be any command-line, but
you cannot start or end a "while", "for" or "if"