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1 *insert.txt* For Vim version 7.1. Last change: 2007 May 07 | |
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4 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar | |
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6 | |
7 *Insert* *Insert-mode* | |
8 Inserting and replacing text *mode-ins-repl* | |
9 | |
10 Most of this file is about Insert and Replace mode. At the end are a few | |
11 commands for inserting text in other ways. | |
12 | |
13 An overview of the most often used commands can be found in chapter 24 of the | |
14 user manual |usr_24.txt|. | |
15 | |
16 1. Special keys |ins-special-keys| | |
17 2. Special special keys |ins-special-special| | |
18 3. 'textwidth' and 'wrapmargin' options |ins-textwidth| | |
19 4. 'expandtab', 'smarttab' and 'softtabstop' options |ins-expandtab| | |
20 5. Replace mode |Replace-mode| | |
21 6. Virtual Replace mode |Virtual-Replace-mode| | |
22 7. Insert mode completion |ins-completion| | |
23 8. Insert mode commands |inserting| | |
24 9. Ex insert commands |inserting-ex| | |
25 10. Inserting a file |inserting-file| | |
26 | |
27 Also see 'virtualedit', for moving the cursor to positions where there is no | |
28 character. Useful for editing a table. | |
29 | |
30 ============================================================================== | |
31 1. Special keys *ins-special-keys* | |
32 | |
33 In Insert and Replace mode, the following characters have a special meaning; | |
34 other characters are inserted directly. To insert one of these special | |
35 characters into the buffer, precede it with CTRL-V. To insert a <Nul> | |
36 character use "CTRL-V CTRL-@" or "CTRL-V 000". On some systems, you have to | |
37 use "CTRL-V 003" to insert a CTRL-C. Note: When CTRL-V is mapped you can | |
38 often use CTRL-Q instead |i_CTRL-Q|. | |
39 | |
40 If you are working in a special language mode when inserting text, see the | |
41 'langmap' option, |'langmap'|, on how to avoid switching this mode on and off | |
42 all the time. | |
43 | |
44 If you have 'insertmode' set, <Esc> and a few other keys get another meaning. | |
45 See |'insertmode'|. | |
46 | |
47 char action ~ | |
48 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | |
49 *i_CTRL-[* *i_<Esc>* | |
50 <Esc> or CTRL-[ End insert or Replace mode, go back to Normal mode. Finish | |
51 abbreviation. | |
52 Note: If your <Esc> key is hard to hit on your keyboard, train | |
53 yourself to use CTRL-[. | |
54 *i_CTRL-C* | |
55 CTRL-C Quit insert mode, go back to Normal mode. Do not check for | |
56 abbreviations. Does not trigger the |InsertLeave| autocommand | |
57 event. | |
58 | |
59 *i_CTRL-@* | |
60 CTRL-@ Insert previously inserted text and stop insert. {Vi: only | |
61 when typed as first char, only up to 128 chars} | |
62 *i_CTRL-A* | |
63 CTRL-A Insert previously inserted text. {not in Vi} | |
64 | |
65 *i_CTRL-H* *i_<BS>* *i_BS* | |
66 <BS> or CTRL-H Delete the character before the cursor (see |i_backspacing| | |
67 about joining lines). | |
68 See |:fixdel| if your <BS> key does not do what you want. | |
69 {Vi: does not delete autoindents} | |
70 *i_<Del>* *i_DEL* | |
71 <Del> Delete the character under the cursor. If the cursor is at | |
72 the end of the line, and the 'backspace' option includes | |
73 "eol", delete the <EOL>; the next line is appended after the | |
74 current one. | |
75 See |:fixdel| if your <Del> key does not do what you want. | |
76 {not in Vi} | |
77 *i_CTRL-W* | |
78 CTRL-W Delete the word before the cursor (see |i_backspacing| about | |
79 joining lines). See the section "word motions", | |
80 |word-motions|, for the definition of a word. | |
81 *i_CTRL-U* | |
82 CTRL-U Delete all entered characters in the current line (see | |
83 |i_backspacing| about joining lines). | |
84 | |
85 *i_CTRL-I* *i_<Tab>* *i_Tab* | |
86 <Tab> or CTRL-I Insert a tab. If the 'expandtab' option is on, the | |
87 equivalent number of spaces is inserted (use CTRL-V <Tab> to | |
88 avoid the expansion; use CTRL-Q <Tab> if CTRL-V is mapped | |
89 |i_CTRL-Q|). See also the 'smarttab' option and | |
90 |ins-expandtab|. | |
91 *i_CTRL-J* *i_<NL>* | |
92 <NL> or CTRL-J Begin new line. | |
93 *i_CTRL-M* *i_<CR>* | |
94 <CR> or CTRL-M Begin new line. | |
95 *i_CTRL-K* | |
96 CTRL-K {char1} [char2] | |
97 Enter digraph (see |digraphs|). When {char1} is a special | |
98 key, the code for that key is inserted in <> form. For | |
99 example, the string "<S-Space>" can be entered by typing | |
100 <C-K><S-Space> (two keys). Neither char is considered for | |
101 mapping. {not in Vi} | |
102 | |
103 CTRL-N Find next keyword (see |i_CTRL-N|). {not in Vi} | |
104 CTRL-P Find previous keyword (see |i_CTRL-P|). {not in Vi} | |
105 | |
106 CTRL-R {0-9a-z"%#*+:.-=} *i_CTRL-R* | |
107 Insert the contents of a register. Between typing CTRL-R and | |
108 the second character, '"' will be displayed to indicate that | |
109 you are expected to enter the name of a register. | |
110 The text is inserted as if you typed it, but mappings and | |
111 abbreviations are not used. If you have options like | |
112 'textwidth', 'formatoptions', or 'autoindent' set, this will | |
113 influence what will be inserted. This is different from what | |
114 happens with the "p" command and pasting with the mouse. | |
115 Special registers: | |
116 '"' the unnamed register, containing the text of | |
117 the last delete or yank | |
118 '%' the current file name | |
119 '#' the alternate file name | |
120 '*' the clipboard contents (X11: primary selection) | |
121 '+' the clipboard contents | |
122 '/' the last search pattern | |
123 ':' the last command-line | |
124 '.' the last inserted text | |
125 '-' the last small (less than a line) delete | |
126 '=' the expression register: you are prompted to | |
127 enter an expression (see |expression|) | |
128 Note that 0x80 (128 decimal) is used for | |
129 special keys. E.g., you can use this to move | |
130 the cursor up: | |
131 CTRL-R ="\<Up>" | |
132 Use CTRL-R CTRL-R to insert text literally. | |
133 When the result is a |List| the items are used | |
134 as lines. They can have line breaks inside | |
135 too. | |
136 See |registers| about registers. {not in Vi} | |
137 | |
138 CTRL-R CTRL-R {0-9a-z"%#*+/:.-=} *i_CTRL-R_CTRL-R* | |
139 Insert the contents of a register. Works like using a single | |
140 CTRL-R, but the text is inserted literally, not as if typed. | |
141 This differs when the register contains characters like <BS>. | |
142 Example, where register a contains "ab^Hc": > | |
143 CTRL-R a results in "ac". | |
144 CTRL-R CTRL-R a results in "ab^Hc". | |
145 < Options 'textwidth', 'formatoptions', etc. still apply. If | |
146 you also want to avoid these, use "<C-R><C-O>r", see below. | |
147 The '.' register (last inserted text) is still inserted as | |
148 typed. {not in Vi} | |
149 | |
150 CTRL-R CTRL-O {0-9a-z"%#*+/:.-=} *i_CTRL-R_CTRL-O* | |
151 Insert the contents of a register literally and don't | |
152 auto-indent. Does the same as pasting with the mouse | |
153 |<MiddleMouse>|. | |
154 Does not replace characters! | |
155 The '.' register (last inserted text) is still inserted as | |
156 typed. {not in Vi} | |
157 | |
158 CTRL-R CTRL-P {0-9a-z"%#*+/:.-=} *i_CTRL-R_CTRL-P* | |
159 Insert the contents of a register literally and fix the | |
160 indent, like |[<MiddleMouse>|. | |
161 Does not replace characters! | |
162 The '.' register (last inserted text) is still inserted as | |
163 typed. {not in Vi} | |
164 | |
165 *i_CTRL-T* | |
166 CTRL-T Insert one shiftwidth of indent at the start of the current | |
167 line. The indent is always rounded to a 'shiftwidth' (this is | |
168 vi compatible). {Vi: only when in indent} | |
169 *i_CTRL-D* | |
170 CTRL-D Delete one shiftwidth of indent at the start of the current | |
171 line. The indent is always rounded to a 'shiftwidth' (this is | |
172 vi compatible). {Vi: CTRL-D works only when used after | |
173 autoindent} | |
174 *i_0_CTRL-D* | |
175 0 CTRL-D Delete all indent in the current line. {Vi: CTRL-D works | |
176 only when used after autoindent} | |
177 *i_^_CTRL-D* | |
178 ^ CTRL-D Delete all indent in the current line. The indent is | |
179 restored in the next line. This is useful when inserting a | |
180 label. {Vi: CTRL-D works only when used after autoindent} | |
181 | |
182 *i_CTRL-V* | |
183 CTRL-V Insert next non-digit literally. For special keys, the | |
184 terminal code is inserted. It's also possible to enter the | |
185 decimal, octal or hexadecimal value of a character | |
186 |i_CTRL-V_digit|. | |
187 The characters typed right after CTRL-V are not considered for | |
188 mapping. {Vi: no decimal byte entry} | |
189 Note: When CTRL-V is mapped (e.g., to paste text) you can | |
190 often use CTRL-Q instead |i_CTRL-Q|. | |
191 | |
192 *i_CTRL-Q* | |
193 CTRL-Q Same as CTRL-V. | |
194 Note: Some terminal connections may eat CTRL-Q, it doesn't | |
195 work then. It does work in the GUI. | |
196 | |
197 CTRL-X Enter CTRL-X mode. This is a sub-mode where commands can | |
198 be given to complete words or scroll the window. See | |
199 |i_CTRL-X| and |ins-completion|. {not in Vi} | |
200 | |
201 *i_CTRL-E* | |
202 CTRL-E Insert the character which is below the cursor. {not in Vi} | |
203 *i_CTRL-Y* | |
204 CTRL-Y Insert the character which is above the cursor. {not in Vi} | |
205 Note that for CTRL-E and CTRL-Y 'textwidth' is not used, to be | |
206 able to copy characters from a long line. | |
207 | |
208 *i_CTRL-_* | |
209 CTRL-_ Switch between languages, as follows: | |
210 - When in a rightleft window, revins and nohkmap are toggled, | |
211 since English will likely be inserted in this case. | |
212 - When in a norightleft window, revins and hkmap are toggled, | |
213 since Hebrew will likely be inserted in this case. | |
214 | |
215 CTRL-_ moves the cursor to the end of the typed text. | |
216 | |
217 This command is only available when the 'allowrevins' option | |
218 is set. | |
219 Please refer to |rileft.txt| for more information about | |
220 right-to-left mode. | |
221 {not in Vi} | |
222 Only if compiled with the |+rightleft| feature. | |
223 | |
224 *i_CTRL-^* | |
225 CTRL-^ Toggle the use of typing language characters. | |
226 When language |:lmap| mappings are defined: | |
227 - If 'iminsert' is 1 (langmap mappings used) it becomes 0 (no | |
228 langmap mappings used). | |
229 - If 'iminsert' has another value it becomes 1, thus langmap | |
230 mappings are enabled. | |
231 When no language mappings are defined: | |
232 - If 'iminsert' is 2 (Input Method used) it becomes 0 (no | |
233 Input Method used). | |
234 - If 'iminsert' has another value it becomes 2, thus the Input | |
235 Method is enabled. | |
236 When set to 1, the value of the "b:keymap_name" variable, the | |
237 'keymap' option or "<lang>" appears in the status line. | |
238 The language mappings are normally used to type characters | |
239 that are different from what the keyboard produces. The | |
240 'keymap' option can be used to install a whole number of them. | |
241 {not in Vi} | |
242 | |
243 *i_CTRL-]* | |
244 CTRL-] Trigger abbreviation, without inserting a character. {not in | |
245 Vi} | |
246 | |
247 *i_<Insert>* | |
248 <Insert> Toggle between Insert and Replace mode. {not in Vi} | |
249 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | |
250 | |
251 *i_backspacing* | |
252 The effect of the <BS>, CTRL-W, and CTRL-U depend on the 'backspace' option | |
253 (unless 'revins' is set). This is a comma separated list of items: | |
254 | |
255 item action ~ | |
256 indent allow backspacing over autoindent | |
257 eol allow backspacing over end-of-line (join lines) | |
258 start allow backspacing over the start position of insert; CTRL-W and | |
259 CTRL-U stop once at the start position | |
260 | |
261 When 'backspace' is empty, Vi compatible backspacing is used. You cannot | |
262 backspace over autoindent, before column 1 or before where insert started. | |
263 | |
264 For backwards compatibility the values "0", "1" and "2" are also allowed, see | |
265 |'backspace'|. | |
266 | |
267 If the 'backspace' option does contain "eol" and the cursor is in column 1 | |
268 when one of the three keys is used, the current line is joined with the | |
269 previous line. This effectively deletes the <EOL> in front of the cursor. | |
270 {Vi: does not cross lines, does not delete past start position of insert} | |
271 | |
272 *i_CTRL-V_digit* | |
273 With CTRL-V the decimal, octal or hexadecimal value of a character can be | |
274 entered directly. This way you can enter any character, except a line break | |
275 (<NL>, value 10). There are five ways to enter the character value: | |
276 | |
277 first char mode max nr of chars max value ~ | |
278 (none) decimal 3 255 | |
279 o or O octal 3 377 (255) | |
280 x or X hexadecimal 2 ff (255) | |
281 u hexadecimal 4 ffff (65535) | |
282 U hexadecimal 8 7fffffff (2147483647) | |
283 | |
284 Normally you would type the maximum number of characters. Thus to enter a | |
285 space (value 32) you would type <C-V>032. You can omit the leading zero, in | |
286 which case the character typed after the number must be a non-digit. This | |
287 happens for the other modes as well: As soon as you type a character that is | |
288 invalid for the mode, the value before it will be used and the "invalid" | |
289 character is dealt with in the normal way. | |
290 | |
291 If you enter a value of 10, it will end up in the file as a 0. The 10 is a | |
292 <NL>, which is used internally to represent the <Nul> character. When writing | |
293 the buffer to a file, the <NL> character is translated into <Nul>. The <NL> | |
294 character is written at the end of each line. Thus if you want to insert a | |
295 <NL> character in a file you will have to make a line break. | |
296 | |
297 *i_CTRL-X* *insert_expand* | |
298 CTRL-X enters a sub-mode where several commands can be used. Most of these | |
299 commands do keyword completion; see |ins-completion|. These are not available | |
300 when Vim was compiled without the |+insert_expand| feature. | |
301 | |
302 Two commands can be used to scroll the window up or down, without exiting | |
303 insert mode: | |
304 | |
305 *i_CTRL-X_CTRL-E* | |
306 CTRL-X CTRL-E scroll window one line up. | |
307 When doing completion look here: |complete_CTRL-E| | |
308 | |
309 *i_CTRL-X_CTRL-Y* | |
310 CTRL-X CTRL-Y scroll window one line down. | |
311 When doing completion look here: |complete_CTRL-Y| | |
312 | |
313 After CTRL-X is pressed, each CTRL-E (CTRL-Y) scrolls the window up (down) by | |
314 one line unless that would cause the cursor to move from its current position | |
315 in the file. As soon as another key is pressed, CTRL-X mode is exited and | |
316 that key is interpreted as in Insert mode. | |
317 | |
318 | |
319 ============================================================================== | |
320 2. Special special keys *ins-special-special* | |
321 | |
322 The following keys are special. They stop the current insert, do something, | |
323 and then restart insertion. This means you can do something without getting | |
324 out of Insert mode. This is very handy if you prefer to use the Insert mode | |
325 all the time, just like editors that don't have a separate Normal mode. You | |
326 may also want to set the 'backspace' option to "indent,eol,start" and set the | |
327 'insertmode' option. You can use CTRL-O if you want to map a function key to | |
328 a command. | |
329 | |
330 The changes (inserted or deleted characters) before and after these keys can | |
331 be undone separately. Only the last change can be redone and always behaves | |
332 like an "i" command. | |
333 | |
334 char action ~ | |
335 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | |
336 <Up> cursor one line up *i_<Up>* | |
337 <Down> cursor one line down *i_<Down>* | |
338 CTRL-G <Up> cursor one line up, insert start column *i_CTRL-G_<Up>* | |
339 CTRL-G k cursor one line up, insert start column *i_CTRL-G_k* | |
340 CTRL-G CTRL-K cursor one line up, insert start column *i_CTRL-G_CTRL-K* | |
341 CTRL-G <Down> cursor one line down, insert start column *i_CTRL-G_<Down>* | |
342 CTRL-G j cursor one line down, insert start column *i_CTRL-G_j* | |
343 CTRL-G CTRL-J cursor one line down, insert start column *i_CTRL-G_CTRL-J* | |
344 <Left> cursor one character left *i_<Left>* | |
345 <Right> cursor one character right *i_<Right>* | |
346 <S-Left> cursor one word back (like "b" command) *i_<S-Left>* | |
347 <C-Left> cursor one word back (like "b" command) *i_<C-Left>* | |
348 <S-Right> cursor one word forward (like "w" command) *i_<S-Right>* | |
349 <C-Right> cursor one word forward (like "w" command) *i_<C-Right>* | |
350 <Home> cursor to first char in the line *i_<Home>* | |
351 <End> cursor to after last char in the line *i_<End>* | |
352 <C-Home> cursor to first char in the file *i_<C-Home>* | |
353 <C-End> cursor to after last char in the file *i_<C-End>* | |
354 <LeftMouse> cursor to position of mouse click *i_<LeftMouse>* | |
355 <S-Up> move window one page up *i_<S-Up>* | |
356 <PageUp> move window one page up *i_<PageUp>* | |
357 <S-Down> move window one page down *i_<S-Down>* | |
358 <PageDown> move window one page down *i_<PageDown>* | |
359 <MouseDown> scroll three lines down *i_<MouseDown>* | |
360 <S-MouseDown> scroll a full page down *i_<S-MouseDown>* | |
361 <MouseUp> scroll three lines up *i_<MouseUp>* | |
362 <S-MouseUp> scroll a full page up *i_<S-MouseUp>* | |
363 CTRL-O execute one command, return to Insert mode *i_CTRL-O* | |
364 CTRL-\ CTRL-O like CTRL-O but don't move the cursor *i_CTRL-\_CTRL-O* | |
365 CTRL-L when 'insertmode' is set: go to Normal mode *i_CTRL-L* | |
366 CTRL-G u break undo sequence, start new change *i_CTRL-G_u* | |
367 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | |
368 | |
369 Note: If the cursor keys take you out of Insert mode, check the 'noesckeys' | |
370 option. | |
371 | |
372 The CTRL-O command sometimes has a side effect: If the cursor was beyond the | |
373 end of the line, it will be put on the last character in the line. In | |
374 mappings it's often better to use <Esc> (first put an "x" in the text, <Esc> | |
375 will then always put the cursor on it). Or use CTRL-\ CTRL-O, but then | |
376 beware of the cursor possibly being beyond the end of the line. | |
377 | |
378 The shifted cursor keys are not available on all terminals. | |
379 | |
380 Another side effect is that a count specified before the "i" or "a" command is | |
381 ignored. That is because repeating the effect of the command after CTRL-O is | |
382 too complicated. | |
383 | |
384 An example for using CTRL-G u: > | |
385 | |
386 :inoremap <C-H> <C-G>u<C-H> | |
387 | |
388 This redefines the backspace key to start a new undo sequence. You can now | |
389 undo the effect of the backspace key, without changing what you typed before | |
390 that, with CTRL-O u. | |
391 | |
392 Using CTRL-O splits undo: the text typed before and after it is undone | |
393 separately. If you want to avoid this (e.g., in a mapping) you might be able | |
394 to use CTRL-R = |i_CTRL-R|. E.g., to call a function: > | |
395 :imap <F2> <C-R>=MyFunc()<CR> | |
396 | |
397 When the 'whichwrap' option is set appropriately, the <Left> and <Right> | |
398 keys on the first/last character in the line make the cursor wrap to the | |
399 previous/next line. | |
400 | |
401 The CTRL-G j and CTRL-G k commands can be used to insert text in front of a | |
402 column. Example: > | |
403 int i; | |
404 int j; | |
405 Position the cursor on the first "int", type "istatic <C-G>j ". The | |
406 result is: > | |
407 static int i; | |
408 int j; | |
409 When inserting the same text in front of the column in every line, use the | |
410 Visual blockwise command "I" |v_b_I|. | |
411 | |
412 ============================================================================== | |
413 3. 'textwidth' and 'wrapmargin' options *ins-textwidth* | |
414 | |
415 The 'textwidth' option can be used to automatically break a line before it | |
416 gets too long. Set the 'textwidth' option to the desired maximum line | |
417 length. If you then type more characters (not spaces or tabs), the | |
418 last word will be put on a new line (unless it is the only word on the | |
419 line). If you set 'textwidth' to 0, this feature is disabled. | |
420 | |
421 The 'wrapmargin' option does almost the same. The difference is that | |
422 'textwidth' has a fixed width while 'wrapmargin' depends on the width of the | |
423 screen. When using 'wrapmargin' this is equal to using 'textwidth' with a | |
424 value equal to (columns - 'wrapmargin'), where columns is the width of the | |
425 screen. | |
426 | |
427 When 'textwidth' and 'wrapmargin' are both set, 'textwidth' is used. | |
428 | |
429 If you don't really want to break the line, but view the line wrapped at a | |
430 convenient place, see the 'linebreak' option. | |
431 | |
432 The line is only broken automatically when using Insert mode, or when | |
433 appending to a line. When in replace mode and the line length is not | |
434 changed, the line will not be broken. | |
435 | |
436 Long lines are broken if you enter a non-white character after the margin. | |
437 The situations where a line will be broken can be restricted by adding | |
438 characters to the 'formatoptions' option: | |
439 "l" Only break a line if it was not longer than 'textwidth' when the insert | |
440 started. | |
441 "v" Only break at a white character that has been entered during the | |
442 current insert command. This is mostly Vi-compatible. | |
443 "lv" Only break if the line was not longer than 'textwidth' when the insert | |
444 started and only at a white character that has been entered during the | |
445 current insert command. Only differs from "l" when entering non-white | |
446 characters while crossing the 'textwidth' boundary. | |
447 | |
448 Normally an internal function will be used to decide where to break the line. | |
449 If you want to do it in a different way set the 'formatexpr' option to an | |
450 expression that will take care of the line break. | |
451 | |
452 If you want to format a block of text, you can use the "gq" operator. Type | |
453 "gq" and a movement command to move the cursor to the end of the block. In | |
454 many cases, the command "gq}" will do what you want (format until the end of | |
455 paragraph). Alternatively, you can use "gqap", which will format the whole | |
456 paragraph, no matter where the cursor currently is. Or you can use Visual | |
457 mode: hit "v", move to the end of the block, and type "gq". See also |gq|. | |
458 | |
459 ============================================================================== | |
460 4. 'expandtab', 'smarttab' and 'softtabstop' options *ins-expandtab* | |
461 | |
462 If the 'expandtab' option is on, spaces will be used to fill the amount of | |
463 whitespace of the tab. If you want to enter a real <Tab>, type CTRL-V first | |
464 (use CTRL-Q when CTRL-V is mapped |i_CTRL-Q|). | |
465 The 'expandtab' option is off by default. Note that in Replace mode, a single | |
466 character is replaced with several spaces. The result of this is that the | |
467 number of characters in the line increases. Backspacing will delete one | |
468 space at a time. The original character will be put back for only one space | |
469 that you backspace over (the last one). {Vi does not have the 'expandtab' | |
470 option} | |
471 | |
472 *ins-smarttab* | |
473 When the 'smarttab' option is on, a <Tab> inserts 'shiftwidth' positions at | |
474 the beginning of a line and 'tabstop' positions in other places. This means | |
475 that often spaces instead of a <Tab> character are inserted. When 'smarttab | |
476 is off, a <Tab> always inserts 'tabstop' positions, and 'shiftwidth' is only | |
477 used for ">>" and the like. {not in Vi} | |
478 | |
479 *ins-softtabstop* | |
480 When the 'softtabstop' option is non-zero, a <Tab> inserts 'softtabstop' | |
481 positions, and a <BS> used to delete white space, will delete 'softtabstop' | |
482 positions. This feels like 'tabstop' was set to 'softtabstop', but a real | |
483 <Tab> character still takes 'tabstop' positions, so your file will still look | |
484 correct when used by other applications. | |
485 | |
486 If 'softtabstop' is non-zero, a <BS> will try to delete as much white space to | |
487 move to the previous 'softtabstop' position, except when the previously | |
488 inserted character is a space, then it will only delete the character before | |
489 the cursor. Otherwise you cannot always delete a single character before the | |
490 cursor. You will have to delete 'softtabstop' characters first, and then type | |
491 extra spaces to get where you want to be. | |
492 | |
493 ============================================================================== | |
494 5. Replace mode *Replace* *Replace-mode* *mode-replace* | |
495 | |
496 Enter Replace mode with the "R" command in normal mode. | |
497 | |
498 In Replace mode, one character in the line is deleted for every character you | |
499 type. If there is no character to delete (at the end of the line), the | |
500 typed character is appended (as in Insert mode). Thus the number of | |
501 characters in a line stays the same until you get to the end of the line. | |
502 If a <NL> is typed, a line break is inserted and no character is deleted. | |
503 | |
504 Be careful with <Tab> characters. If you type a normal printing character in | |
505 its place, the number of characters is still the same, but the number of | |
506 columns will become smaller. | |
507 | |
508 If you delete characters in Replace mode (with <BS>, CTRL-W, or CTRL-U), what | |
509 happens is that you delete the changes. The characters that were replaced | |
510 are restored. If you had typed past the existing text, the characters you | |
511 added are deleted. This is effectively a character-at-a-time undo. | |
512 | |
513 If the 'expandtab' option is on, a <Tab> will replace one character with | |
514 several spaces. The result of this is that the number of characters in the | |
515 line increases. Backspacing will delete one space at a time. The original | |
516 character will be put back for only one space that you backspace over (the | |
517 last one). {Vi does not have the 'expandtab' option} | |
518 | |
519 ============================================================================== | |
520 6. Virtual Replace mode *vreplace-mode* *Virtual-Replace-mode* | |
521 | |
522 Enter Virtual Replace mode with the "gR" command in normal mode. | |
523 {not available when compiled without the +vreplace feature} | |
524 {Vi does not have Virtual Replace mode} | |
525 | |
526 Virtual Replace mode is similar to Replace mode, but instead of replacing | |
527 actual characters in the file, you are replacing screen real estate, so that | |
528 characters further on in the file never appear to move. | |
529 | |
530 So if you type a <Tab> it may replace several normal characters, and if you | |
531 type a letter on top of a <Tab> it may not replace anything at all, since the | |
532 <Tab> will still line up to the same place as before. | |
533 | |
534 Typing a <NL> still doesn't cause characters later in the file to appear to | |
535 move. The rest of the current line will be replaced by the <NL> (that is, | |
536 they are deleted), and replacing continues on the next line. A new line is | |
537 NOT inserted unless you go past the end of the file. | |
538 | |
539 Interesting effects are seen when using CTRL-T and CTRL-D. The characters | |
540 before the cursor are shifted sideways as normal, but characters later in the | |
541 line still remain still. CTRL-T will hide some of the old line under the | |
542 shifted characters, but CTRL-D will reveal them again. | |
543 | |
544 As with Replace mode, using <BS> etc will bring back the characters that were | |
545 replaced. This still works in conjunction with 'smartindent', CTRL-T and | |
546 CTRL-D, 'expandtab', 'smarttab', 'softtabstop', etc. | |
547 | |
548 In 'list' mode, Virtual Replace mode acts as if it was not in 'list' mode, | |
549 unless "L" is in 'cpoptions'. | |
550 | |
551 Note that the only times characters beyond the cursor should appear to move | |
552 are in 'list' mode, and occasionally when 'wrap' is set (and the line changes | |
553 length to become shorter or wider than the width of the screen), or | |
554 momentarily when typing over a CTRL character. A CTRL character takes up two | |
555 screen spaces. When replacing it with two normal characters, the first will | |
556 be inserted and the second will replace the CTRL character. | |
557 | |
558 This mode is very useful for editing <Tab> separated columns in tables, for | |
559 entering new data while keeping all the columns aligned. | |
560 | |
561 ============================================================================== | |
562 7. Insert mode completion *ins-completion* | |
563 | |
564 In Insert and Replace mode, there are several commands to complete part of a | |
565 keyword or line that has been typed. This is useful if you are using | |
566 complicated keywords (e.g., function names with capitals and underscores). | |
567 | |
568 These commands are not available when the |+insert_expand| feature was | |
569 disabled at compile time. | |
570 | |
571 Completion can be done for: | |
572 | |
573 1. Whole lines |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-L| | |
574 2. keywords in the current file |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-N| | |
575 3. keywords in 'dictionary' |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-K| | |
576 4. keywords in 'thesaurus', thesaurus-style |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-T| | |
577 5. keywords in the current and included files |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-I| | |
578 6. tags |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-]| | |
579 7. file names |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-F| | |
580 8. definitions or macros |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-D| | |
581 9. Vim command-line |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-V| | |
582 10. User defined completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-U| | |
583 11. omni completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-O| | |
584 12. Spelling suggestions |i_CTRL-X_s| | |
585 13. keywords in 'complete' |i_CTRL-N| | |
586 | |
587 All these (except 2) are done in CTRL-X mode. This is a sub-mode of Insert | |
588 and Replace modes. You enter CTRL-X mode by typing CTRL-X and one of the | |
589 CTRL-X commands. You exit CTRL-X mode by typing a key that is not a valid | |
590 CTRL-X mode command. Valid keys are the CTRL-X command itself, CTRL-N (next), | |
591 and CTRL-P (previous). | |
592 | |
593 Also see the 'infercase' option if you want to adjust the case of the match. | |
594 | |
595 *complete_CTRL-E* | |
596 When completion is active you can use CTRL-E to stop it and go back to the | |
597 originally typed text. The CTRL-E will not be inserted. | |
598 | |
599 *complete_CTRL-Y* | |
600 When the popup menu is displayed you can use CTRL-Y to stop completion and | |
601 accept the currently selected entry. The CTRL-Y is not inserted. Typing a | |
602 space, Enter, or some other unprintable character will leave completion mode | |
603 and insert that typed character. | |
604 | |
605 When the popup menu is displayed there are a few more special keys, see | |
606 |popupmenu-keys|. | |
607 | |
608 Note: The keys that are valid in CTRL-X mode are not mapped. This allows for | |
609 ":map ^F ^X^F" to work (where ^F is CTRL-F and ^X is CTRL-X). The key that | |
610 ends CTRL-X mode (any key that is not a valid CTRL-X mode command) is mapped. | |
611 Also, when doing completion with 'complete' mappings apply as usual. | |
612 | |
613 Note: While completion is active Insert mode can't be used recursively. | |
614 Mappings that somehow invoke ":normal i.." will generate an E523 error. | |
615 | |
616 The following mappings are suggested to make typing the completion commands | |
617 a bit easier (although they will hide other commands): > | |
618 :inoremap ^] ^X^] | |
619 :inoremap ^F ^X^F | |
620 :inoremap ^D ^X^D | |
621 :inoremap ^L ^X^L | |
622 | |
623 As a special case, typing CTRL-R to perform register insertion (see | |
624 |i_CTRL-R|) will not exit CTRL-X mode. This is primarily to allow the use of | |
625 the '=' register to call some function to determine the next operation. If | |
626 the contents of the register (or result of the '=' register evaluation) are | |
627 not valid CTRL-X mode keys, then CTRL-X mode will be exited as if those keys | |
628 had been typed. | |
629 | |
630 For example, the following will map <Tab> to either actually insert a <Tab> if | |
631 the current line is currently only whitespace, or start/continue a CTRL-N | |
632 completion operation: > | |
633 | |
634 function! CleverTab() | |
635 if strpart( getline('.'), 0, col('.')-1 ) =~ '^\s*$' | |
636 return "\<Tab>" | |
637 else | |
638 return "\<C-N>" | |
639 endfunction | |
640 inoremap <Tab> <C-R>=CleverTab()<CR> | |
641 | |
642 | |
643 | |
644 Completing whole lines *compl-whole-line* | |
645 | |
646 *i_CTRL-X_CTRL-L* | |
647 CTRL-X CTRL-L Search backwards for a line that starts with the | |
648 same characters as those in the current line before | |
649 the cursor. Indent is ignored. The matching line is | |
650 inserted in front of the cursor. | |
651 The 'complete' option is used to decide which buffers | |
652 are searched for a match. Both loaded and unloaded | |
653 buffers are used. | |
654 CTRL-L or | |
655 CTRL-P Search backwards for next matching line. This line | |
656 replaces the previous matching line. | |
657 | |
658 CTRL-N Search forward for next matching line. This line | |
659 replaces the previous matching line. | |
660 | |
661 CTRL-X CTRL-L After expanding a line you can additionally get the | |
662 line next to it by typing CTRL-X CTRL-L again, unless | |
663 a double CTRL-X is used. | |
664 | |
665 Completing keywords in current file *compl-current* | |
666 | |
667 *i_CTRL-X_CTRL-P* | |
668 *i_CTRL-X_CTRL-N* | |
669 CTRL-X CTRL-N Search forwards for words that start with the keyword | |
670 in front of the cursor. The found keyword is inserted | |
671 in front of the cursor. | |
672 | |
673 CTRL-X CTRL-P Search backwards for words that start with the keyword | |
674 in front of the cursor. The found keyword is inserted | |
675 in front of the cursor. | |
676 | |
677 CTRL-N Search forward for next matching keyword. This | |
678 keyword replaces the previous matching keyword. | |
679 | |
680 CTRL-P Search backwards for next matching keyword. This | |
681 keyword replaces the previous matching keyword. | |
682 | |
683 CTRL-X CTRL-N or | |
684 CTRL-X CTRL-P Further use of CTRL-X CTRL-N or CTRL-X CTRL-P will | |
685 copy the words following the previous expansion in | |
686 other contexts unless a double CTRL-X is used. | |
687 | |
688 If there is a keyword in front of the cursor (a name made out of alphabetic | |
689 characters and characters in 'iskeyword'), it is used as the search pattern, | |
690 with "\<" prepended (meaning: start of a word). Otherwise "\<\k\k" is used | |
691 as search pattern (start of any keyword of at least two characters). | |
692 | |
693 In Replace mode, the number of characters that are replaced depends on the | |
694 length of the matched string. This works like typing the characters of the | |
695 matched string in Replace mode. | |
696 | |
697 If there is not a valid keyword character before the cursor, any keyword of | |
698 at least two characters is matched. | |
699 e.g., to get: | |
700 printf("(%g, %g, %g)", vector[0], vector[1], vector[2]); | |
701 just type: | |
702 printf("(%g, %g, %g)", vector[0], ^P[1], ^P[2]); | |
703 | |
704 The search wraps around the end of the file, the value of 'wrapscan' is not | |
705 used here. | |
706 | |
707 Multiple repeats of the same completion are skipped; thus a different match | |
708 will be inserted at each CTRL-N and CTRL-P (unless there is only one | |
709 matching keyword). | |
710 | |
711 Single character matches are never included, as they usually just get in | |
712 the way of what you were really after. | |
713 e.g., to get: | |
714 printf("name = %s\n", name); | |
715 just type: | |
716 printf("name = %s\n", n^P); | |
717 or even: | |
718 printf("name = %s\n", ^P); | |
719 The 'n' in '\n' is skipped. | |
720 | |
721 After expanding a word, you can use CTRL-X CTRL-P or CTRL-X CTRL-N to get the | |
722 word following the expansion in other contexts. These sequences search for | |
723 the text just expanded and further expand by getting an extra word. This is | |
724 useful if you need to repeat a sequence of complicated words. Although CTRL-P | |
725 and CTRL-N look just for strings of at least two characters, CTRL-X CTRL-P and | |
726 CTRL-X CTRL-N can be used to expand words of just one character. | |
727 e.g., to get: | |
728 México | |
729 you can type: | |
730 M^N^P^X^P^X^P | |
731 CTRL-N starts the expansion and then CTRL-P takes back the single character | |
732 "M", the next two CTRL-X CTRL-P's get the words "é" and ";xico". | |
733 | |
734 If the previous expansion was split, because it got longer than 'textwidth', | |
735 then just the text in the current line will be used. | |
736 | |
737 If the match found is at the end of a line, then the first word in the next | |
738 line will be inserted and the message "word from next line" displayed, if | |
739 this word is accepted the next CTRL-X CTRL-P or CTRL-X CTRL-N will search | |
740 for those lines starting with this word. | |
741 | |
742 | |
743 Completing keywords in 'dictionary' *compl-dictionary* | |
744 | |
745 *i_CTRL-X_CTRL-K* | |
746 CTRL-X CTRL-K Search the files given with the 'dictionary' option | |
747 for words that start with the keyword in front of the | |
748 cursor. This is like CTRL-N, but only the dictionary | |
749 files are searched, not the current file. The found | |
750 keyword is inserted in front of the cursor. This | |
751 could potentially be pretty slow, since all matches | |
752 are found before the first match is used. By default, | |
753 the 'dictionary' option is empty. | |
754 For suggestions where to find a list of words, see the | |
755 'dictionary' option. | |
756 | |
757 CTRL-K or | |
758 CTRL-N Search forward for next matching keyword. This | |
759 keyword replaces the previous matching keyword. | |
760 | |
761 CTRL-P Search backwards for next matching keyword. This | |
762 keyword replaces the previous matching keyword. | |
763 | |
764 *i_CTRL-X_CTRL-T* | |
765 CTRL-X CTRL-T Works as CTRL-X CTRL-K, but in a special way. It uses | |
766 the 'thesaurus' option instead of 'dictionary'. If a | |
767 match is found in the thesaurus file, all the | |
768 remaining words on the same line are included as | |
769 matches, even though they don't complete the word. | |
770 Thus a word can be completely replaced. | |
771 | |
772 For an example, imagine the 'thesaurus' file has a | |
773 line like this: > | |
774 angry furious mad enraged | |
775 < Placing the cursor after the letters "ang" and typing | |
776 CTRL-X CTRL-T would complete the word "angry"; | |
777 subsequent presses would change the word to "furious", | |
778 "mad" etc. | |
779 Other uses include translation between two languages, | |
780 or grouping API functions by keyword. | |
781 | |
782 CTRL-T or | |
783 CTRL-N Search forward for next matching keyword. This | |
784 keyword replaces the previous matching keyword. | |
785 | |
786 CTRL-P Search backwards for next matching keyword. This | |
787 keyword replaces the previous matching keyword. | |
788 | |
789 | |
790 Completing keywords in the current and included files *compl-keyword* | |
791 | |
792 The 'include' option is used to specify a line that contains an include file | |
793 name. The 'path' option is used to search for include files. | |
794 | |
795 *i_CTRL-X_CTRL-I* | |
796 CTRL-X CTRL-I Search for the first keyword in the current and | |
797 included files that starts with the same characters | |
798 as those before the cursor. The matched keyword is | |
799 inserted in front of the cursor. | |
800 | |
801 CTRL-N Search forwards for next matching keyword. This | |
802 keyword replaces the previous matching keyword. | |
803 Note: CTRL-I is the same as <Tab>, which is likely to | |
804 be typed after a successful completion, therefore | |
805 CTRL-I is not used for searching for the next match. | |
806 | |
807 CTRL-P Search backward for previous matching keyword. This | |
808 keyword replaces the previous matching keyword. | |
809 | |
810 CTRL-X CTRL-I Further use of CTRL-X CTRL-I will copy the words | |
811 following the previous expansion in other contexts | |
812 unless a double CTRL-X is used. | |
813 | |
814 Completing tags *compl-tag* | |
815 *i_CTRL-X_CTRL-]* | |
816 CTRL-X CTRL-] Search for the first tag that starts with the same | |
817 characters as before the cursor. The matching tag is | |
818 inserted in front of the cursor. Alphabetic | |
819 characters and characters in 'iskeyword' are used | |
820 to decide which characters are included in the tag | |
821 name (same as for a keyword). See also |CTRL-]|. | |
822 The 'showfulltag' option can be used to add context | |
823 from around the tag definition. | |
824 CTRL-] or | |
825 CTRL-N Search forwards for next matching tag. This tag | |
826 replaces the previous matching tag. | |
827 | |
828 CTRL-P Search backward for previous matching tag. This tag | |
829 replaces the previous matching tag. | |
830 | |
831 | |
832 Completing file names *compl-filename* | |
833 *i_CTRL-X_CTRL-F* | |
834 CTRL-X CTRL-F Search for the first file name that starts with the | |
835 same characters as before the cursor. The matching | |
836 file name is inserted in front of the cursor. | |
837 Alphabetic characters and characters in 'isfname' | |
838 are used to decide which characters are included in | |
839 the file name. Note: the 'path' option is not used | |
840 here (yet). | |
841 CTRL-F or | |
842 CTRL-N Search forwards for next matching file name. This | |
843 file name replaces the previous matching file name. | |
844 | |
845 CTRL-P Search backward for previous matching file name. | |
846 This file name replaces the previous matching file | |
847 name. | |
848 | |
849 | |
850 Completing definitions or macros *compl-define* | |
851 | |
852 The 'define' option is used to specify a line that contains a definition. | |
853 The 'include' option is used to specify a line that contains an include file | |
854 name. The 'path' option is used to search for include files. | |
855 | |
856 *i_CTRL-X_CTRL-D* | |
857 CTRL-X CTRL-D Search in the current and included files for the | |
858 first definition (or macro) name that starts with | |
859 the same characters as before the cursor. The found | |
860 definition name is inserted in front of the cursor. | |
861 CTRL-D or | |
862 CTRL-N Search forwards for next matching macro name. This | |
863 macro name replaces the previous matching macro | |
864 name. | |
865 | |
866 CTRL-P Search backward for previous matching macro name. | |
867 This macro name replaces the previous matching macro | |
868 name. | |
869 | |
870 CTRL-X CTRL-D Further use of CTRL-X CTRL-D will copy the words | |
871 following the previous expansion in other contexts | |
872 unless a double CTRL-X is used. | |
873 | |
874 | |
875 Completing Vim commands *compl-vim* | |
876 | |
877 Completion is context-sensitive. It works like on the Command-line. It | |
878 completes an Ex command as well as its arguments. This is useful when writing | |
879 a Vim script. | |
880 | |
881 *i_CTRL-X_CTRL-V* | |
882 CTRL-X CTRL-V Guess what kind of item is in front of the cursor and | |
883 find the first match for it. | |
884 Note: When CTRL-V is mapped you can often use CTRL-Q | |
885 instead |i_CTRL-Q|. | |
886 CTRL-V or | |
887 CTRL-N Search forwards for next match. This match replaces | |
888 the previous one. | |
889 | |
890 CTRL-P Search backward for previous match. This match | |
891 replaces the previous one. | |
892 | |
893 CTRL-X CTRL-V Further use of CTRL-X CTRL-V will do the same as | |
894 CTRL-V. This allows mapping a key to do Vim command | |
895 completion, for example: > | |
896 :imap <Tab> <C-X><C-V> | |
897 | |
898 User defined completion *compl-function* | |
899 | |
900 Completion is done by a function that can be defined by the user with the | |
901 'completefunc' option. See below for how the function is called and an | |
902 example |complete-functions|. | |
903 | |
904 *i_CTRL-X_CTRL-U* | |
905 CTRL-X CTRL-U Guess what kind of item is in front of the cursor and | |
906 find the first match for it. | |
907 CTRL-U or | |
908 CTRL-N Use the next match. This match replaces the previous | |
909 one. | |
910 | |
911 CTRL-P Use the previous match. This match replaces the | |
912 previous one. | |
913 | |
914 | |
915 Omni completion *compl-omni* | |
916 | |
917 Completion is done by a function that can be defined by the user with the | |
918 'omnifunc' option. This is to be used for filetype-specific completion. | |
919 | |
920 See below for how the function is called and an example |complete-functions|. | |
921 For remarks about specific filetypes see |compl-omni-filetypes|. | |
922 More completion scripts will appear, check www.vim.org. Currently there is a | |
923 first version for C++. | |
924 | |
925 *i_CTRL-X_CTRL-O* | |
926 CTRL-X CTRL-O Guess what kind of item is in front of the cursor and | |
927 find the first match for it. | |
928 CTRL-O or | |
929 CTRL-N Use the next match. This match replaces the previous | |
930 one. | |
931 | |
932 CTRL-P Use the previous match. This match replaces the | |
933 previous one. | |
934 | |
935 | |
936 Spelling suggestions *compl-spelling* | |
937 | |
938 A word before or at the cursor is located and correctly spelled words are | |
939 suggested to replace it. If there is a badly spelled word in the line, before | |
940 or under the cursor, the cursor is moved to after it. Otherwise the word just | |
941 before the cursor is used for suggestions, even though it isn't badly spelled. | |
942 | |
943 NOTE: CTRL-S suspends display in many Unix terminals. Use 's' instead. Type | |
944 CTRL-Q to resume displaying. | |
945 | |
946 *i_CTRL-X_CTRL-S* *i_CTRL-X_s* | |
947 CTRL-X CTRL-S or | |
948 CTRL-X s Locate the word in front of the cursor and find the | |
949 first spell suggestion for it. | |
950 CTRL-S or | |
951 CTRL-N Use the next suggestion. This replaces the previous | |
952 one. Note that you can't use 's' here. | |
953 | |
954 CTRL-P Use the previous suggestion. This replaces the | |
955 previous one. | |
956 | |
957 | |
958 Completing keywords from different sources *compl-generic* | |
959 | |
960 *i_CTRL-N* | |
961 CTRL-N Find next match for words that start with the | |
962 keyword in front of the cursor, looking in places | |
963 specified with the 'complete' option. The found | |
964 keyword is inserted in front of the cursor. | |
965 | |
966 *i_CTRL-P* | |
967 CTRL-P Find previous match for words that start with the | |
968 keyword in front of the cursor, looking in places | |
969 specified with the 'complete' option. The found | |
970 keyword is inserted in front of the cursor. | |
971 | |
972 CTRL-N Search forward for next matching keyword. This | |
973 keyword replaces the previous matching keyword. | |
974 | |
975 CTRL-P Search backwards for next matching keyword. This | |
976 keyword replaces the previous matching keyword. | |
977 | |
978 CTRL-X CTRL-N or | |
979 CTRL-X CTRL-P Further use of CTRL-X CTRL-N or CTRL-X CTRL-P will | |
980 copy the words following the previous expansion in | |
981 other contexts unless a double CTRL-X is used. | |
982 | |
983 | |
984 FUNCTIONS FOR FINDING COMPLETIONS *complete-functions* | |
985 | |
986 This applies to 'completefunc' and 'omnifunc'. | |
987 | |
988 The function is called in two different ways: | |
989 - First the function is called to find the start of the text to be completed. | |
990 - Later the function is called to actually find the matches. | |
991 | |
992 On the first invocation the arguments are: | |
993 a:findstart 1 | |
994 a:base empty | |
995 | |
996 The function must return the column where the completion starts. It must be a | |
997 number between zero and the cursor column "col('.')". This involves looking | |
998 at the characters just before the cursor and including those characters that | |
999 could be part of the completed item. The text between this column and the | |
1000 cursor column will be replaced with the matches. Return -1 if no completion | |
1001 can be done. | |
1002 | |
1003 On the second invocation the arguments are: | |
1004 a:findstart 0 | |
1005 a:base the text with which matches should match; the text that was | |
1006 located in the first call (can be empty) | |
1007 | |
1008 The function must return a List with the matching words. These matches | |
1009 usually include the "a:base" text. When there are no matches return an empty | |
1010 List. | |
1011 *complete-items* | |
1012 Each list item can either be a string or a Dictionary. When it is a string it | |
1013 is used as the completion. When it is a Dictionary it can contain these | |
1014 items: | |
1015 word the text that will be inserted, mandatory | |
1016 abbr abbreviation of "word"; when not empty it is used in | |
1017 the menu instead of "word" | |
1018 menu extra text for the popup menu, displayed after "word" | |
1019 or "abbr" | |
1020 info more information about the item, can be displayed in a | |
1021 preview window | |
1022 kind single letter indicating the type of completion | |
1023 icase when non-zero case is to be ignored when comparing | |
1024 items to be equal; when omitted zero is used, thus | |
1025 items that only differ in case are added | |
1026 dup when non-zero this match will be added even when an | |
1027 item with the same word is already present. | |
1028 | |
1029 All of these except 'icase' must be a string. If an item does not meet these | |
1030 requirements then an error message is given and further items in the list are | |
1031 not used. You can mix string and Dictionary items in the returned list. | |
1032 | |
1033 The "menu" item is used in the popup menu and may be truncated, thus it should | |
1034 be relatively short. The "info" item can be longer, it will be displayed in | |
1035 the preview window when "preview" appears in 'completeopt'. The "info" item | |
1036 will also remain displayed after the popup menu has been removed. This is | |
1037 useful for function arguments. Use a single space for "info" to remove | |
1038 existing text in the preview window. | |
1039 | |
1040 The "kind" item uses a single letter to indicate the kind of completion. This | |
1041 may be used to show the completion differently (different color or icon). | |
1042 Currently these types can be used: | |
1043 v variable | |
1044 f function or method | |
1045 m member of a struct or class | |
1046 t typedef | |
1047 d #define or macro | |
1048 | |
1049 When searching for matches takes some time call |complete_add()| to add each | |
1050 match to the total list. These matches should then not appear in the returned | |
1051 list! Call |complete_check()| now and then to allow the user to press a key | |
1052 while still searching for matches. Stop searching when it returns non-zero. | |
1053 | |
1054 The function is allowed to move the cursor, it is restored afterwards. This | |
1055 option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for security | |
1056 reasons. | |
1057 | |
1058 An example that completes the names of the months: > | |
1059 fun! CompleteMonths(findstart, base) | |
1060 if a:findstart | |
1061 " locate the start of the word | |
1062 let line = getline('.') | |
1063 let start = col('.') - 1 | |
1064 while start > 0 && line[start - 1] =~ '\a' | |
1065 let start -= 1 | |
1066 endwhile | |
1067 return start | |
1068 else | |
1069 " find months matching with "a:base" | |
1070 let res = [] | |
1071 for m in split("Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec") | |
1072 if m =~ '^' . a:base | |
1073 call add(res, m) | |
1074 endif | |
1075 endfor | |
1076 return res | |
1077 endif | |
1078 endfun | |
1079 set completefunc=CompleteMonths | |
1080 < | |
1081 The same, but now pretending searching for matches is slow: > | |
1082 fun! CompleteMonths(findstart, base) | |
1083 if a:findstart | |
1084 " locate the start of the word | |
1085 let line = getline('.') | |
1086 let start = col('.') - 1 | |
1087 while start > 0 && line[start - 1] =~ '\a' | |
1088 let start -= 1 | |
1089 endwhile | |
1090 return start | |
1091 else | |
1092 " find months matching with "a:base" | |
1093 for m in split("Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec") | |
1094 if m =~ '^' . a:base | |
1095 call complete_add(m) | |
1096 endif | |
1097 sleep 300m " simulate searching for next match | |
1098 if complete_check() | |
1099 break | |
1100 endif | |
1101 endfor | |
1102 return [] | |
1103 endif | |
1104 endfun | |
1105 set completefunc=CompleteMonths | |
1106 < | |
1107 | |
1108 INSERT COMPLETION POPUP MENU *ins-completion-menu* | |
1109 *popupmenu-completion* | |
1110 Vim can display the matches in a simplistic popup menu. | |
1111 | |
1112 The menu is used when: | |
1113 - The 'completeopt' option contains "menu" or "menuone". | |
1114 - The terminal supports at least 8 colors. | |
1115 - There are at least two matches. One if "menuone" is used. | |
1116 | |
1117 The 'pumheight' option can be used to set a maximum height. The default is to | |
1118 use all space available. | |
1119 | |
1120 There are three states: | |
1121 1. A complete match has been inserted, e.g., after using CTRL-N or CTRL-P. | |
1122 2. A cursor key has been used to select another match. The match was not | |
1123 inserted then, only the entry in the popup menu is highlighted. | |
1124 3. Only part of a match has been inserted and characters were typed or the | |
1125 backspace key was used. The list of matches was then adjusted for what is | |
1126 in front of the cursor. | |
1127 | |
1128 You normally start in the first state, with the first match being inserted. | |
1129 When "longest" is in 'completeopt' and there is more than one match you start | |
1130 in the third state. | |
1131 | |
1132 If you select another match, e.g., with CTRL-N or CTRL-P, you go to the first | |
1133 state. This doesn't change the list of matches. | |
1134 | |
1135 When you are back at the original text then you are in the third state. To | |
1136 get there right away you can use a mapping that uses CTRL-P right after | |
1137 starting the completion: > | |
1138 :imap <F7> <C-N><C-P> | |
1139 < | |
1140 *popupmenu-keys* | |
1141 In the first state these keys have a special meaning: | |
1142 <BS> and CTRL-H Delete one character, find the matches for the word before | |
1143 the cursor. This reduces the list of matches, often to one | |
1144 entry, and switches to the second state. | |
1145 Any non-special character: | |
1146 Stop completion without changing the match and insert the | |
1147 typed character. | |
1148 | |
1149 In the second and third state these keys have a special meaning: | |
1150 <BS> and CTRL-H Delete one character, find the matches for the shorter word | |
1151 before the cursor. This may find more matches. | |
1152 CTRL-L Add one character from the current match, may reduce the | |
1153 number of matches. | |
1154 any printable, non-white character: | |
1155 Add this character and reduce the number of matches. | |
1156 | |
1157 In all three states these can be used: | |
1158 CTRL-Y Yes: Accept the currently selected match and stop completion. | |
1159 CTRL-E End completion, go back to what was there before selecting a | |
1160 match (what was typed or longest common string). | |
1161 <PageUp> Select a match several entries back, but don't insert it. | |
1162 <PageDown> Select a match several entries further, but don't insert it. | |
1163 <Up> Select the previous match, as if CTRL-P was used, but don't | |
1164 insert it. | |
1165 <Down> Select the next match, as if CTRL-N was used, but don't | |
1166 insert it. | |
1167 <Space> or <Tab> Stop completion without changing the match and insert the | |
1168 typed character. | |
1169 | |
1170 The behavior of the <Enter> key depends on the state you are in: | |
1171 first state: Use the text as it is and insert a line break. | |
1172 second state: Insert the currently selected match. | |
1173 third state: Use the text as it is and insert a line break. | |
1174 | |
1175 In other words: If you used the cursor keys to select another entry in the | |
1176 list of matches then the <Enter> key inserts that match. If you typed | |
1177 something else then <Enter> inserts a line break. | |
1178 | |
1179 | |
1180 The colors of the menu can be changed with these highlight groups: | |
1181 Pmenu normal item |hl-Pmenu| | |
1182 PmenuSel selected item |hl-PmenuSel| | |
1183 PmenuSbar scrollbar |hl-PmenuSbar| | |
1184 PmenuThumb thumb of the scrollbar |hl-PmenuThumb| | |
1185 | |
1186 There are no special mappings for when the popup menu is visible. However, | |
1187 you can use an Insert mode mapping that checks the |pumvisible()| function to | |
1188 do something different. Example: > | |
1189 :inoremap <Down> <C-R>=pumvisible() ? "\<lt>C-N>" : "\<lt>Down>"<CR> | |
1190 | |
1191 You can use of <expr> in mapping to have the popup menu used when typing a | |
1192 character and some condition is met. For example, for typing a dot: > | |
1193 inoremap <expr> . MayComplete() | |
1194 func MayComplete() | |
1195 if (can complete) | |
1196 return ".\<C-X>\<C-O>" | |
1197 endif | |
1198 return '.' | |
1199 endfunc | |
1200 | |
1201 See |:map-<expr>| for more info. | |
1202 | |
1203 | |
1204 FILETYPE-SPECIFIC REMARKS FOR OMNI COMPLETION *compl-omni-filetypes* | |
1205 | |
1206 The file used for {filetype} should be autoload/{filetype}complete.vim | |
1207 in 'runtimepath'. Thus for "java" it is autoload/javacomplete.vim. | |
1208 | |
1209 | |
1210 C *ft-c-omni* | |
1211 | |
1212 Completion of C code requires a tags file. You should use Exuberant ctags, | |
1213 because it adds extra information that is needed for completion. You can find | |
1214 it here: http://ctags.sourceforge.net/ Version 5.6 or later is recommended. | |
1215 | |
1216 For version 5.5.4 you should add a patch that adds the "typename:" field: | |
1217 ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/unstable/patches/ctags-5.5.4.patch | |
1218 A compiled .exe for MS-Windows can be found at: | |
1219 http://georgevreilly.com/vim/ctags.html | |
1220 | |
1221 If you want to complete system functions you can do something like this. Use | |
1222 ctags to generate a tags file for all the system header files: > | |
1223 % ctags -R -f ~/.vim/systags /usr/include /usr/local/include | |
1224 In your vimrc file add this tags file to the 'tags' option: > | |
1225 set tags+=~/.vim/systags | |
1226 | |
1227 When using CTRL-X CTRL-O after a name without any "." or "->" it is completed | |
1228 from the tags file directly. This works for any identifier, also function | |
1229 names. If you want to complete a local variable name, which does not appear | |
1230 in the tags file, use CTRL-P instead. | |
1231 | |
1232 When using CTRL-X CTRL-O after something that has "." or "->" Vim will attempt | |
1233 to recognize the type of the variable and figure out what members it has. | |
1234 This means only members valid for the variable will be listed. | |
1235 | |
1236 When a member name already was complete, CTRL-X CTRL-O will add a "." or | |
1237 "->" for composite types. | |
1238 | |
1239 Vim doesn't include a C compiler, only the most obviously formatted | |
1240 declarations are recognized. Preprocessor stuff may cause confusion. | |
1241 When the same structure name appears in multiple places all possible members | |
1242 are included. | |
1243 | |
1244 | |
1245 CSS *ft-css-omni* | |
1246 | |
1247 Complete properties and their appropriate values according to CSS 2.1 | |
1248 specification. | |
1249 | |
1250 | |
1251 HTML *ft-html-omni* | |
1252 XHTML *ft-xhtml-omni* | |
1253 | |
1254 CTRL-X CTRL-O provides completion of various elements of (X)HTML files. It is | |
1255 designed to support writing of XHTML 1.0 Strict files but will also works for | |
1256 other versions of HTML. Features: | |
1257 | |
1258 - after "<" complete tag name depending on context (no div suggestion inside | |
1259 of an a tag); '/>' indicates empty tags | |
1260 - inside of tag complete proper attributes (no width attribute for an a tag); | |
1261 show also type of attribute; '*' indicates required attributes | |
1262 - when attribute has limited number of possible values help to complete them | |
1263 - complete names of entities | |
1264 - complete values of "class" and "id" attributes with data obtained from | |
1265 <style> tag and included CSS files | |
1266 - when completing value of "style" attribute or working inside of "style" tag | |
1267 switch to |ft-css-omni| completion | |
1268 - when completing values of events attributes or working inside of "script" | |
1269 tag switch to |ft-javascript-omni| completion | |
1270 - when used after "</" CTRL-X CTRL-O will close the last opened tag | |
1271 | |
1272 Note: When used first time completion menu will be shown with little delay | |
1273 - this is time needed for loading of data file. | |
1274 Note: Completion may fail in badly formatted documents. In such case try to | |
1275 run |:make| command to detect formatting problems. | |
1276 | |
1277 | |
1278 HTML flavor *html-flavor* | |
1279 | |
1280 The default HTML completion depends on the filetype. For HTML files it is | |
1281 HTML 4.01 Transitional ('filetype' is "html"), for XHTML it is XHTML 1.0 | |
1282 Strict ('filetype' is "xhtml"). | |
1283 | |
1284 When doing completion outside of any other tag you will have possibility to | |
1285 choose DOCTYPE and the appropriate data file will be loaded and used for all | |
1286 next completions. | |
1287 | |
1288 More about format of data file in |xml-omni-datafile|. Some of the data files | |
1289 may be found on the Vim website (|www|). | |
1290 | |
1291 Note that b:html_omni_flavor may point to a file with any XML data. This | |
1292 makes possible to mix PHP (|ft-php-omni|) completion with any XML dialect | |
1293 (assuming you have data file for it). Without setting that variable XHTML 1.0 | |
1294 Strict will be used. | |
1295 | |
1296 | |
1297 JAVASCRIPT *ft-javascript-omni* | |
1298 | |
1299 Completion of most elements of JavaScript language and DOM elements. | |
1300 | |
1301 Complete: | |
1302 | |
1303 - variables | |
1304 - function name; show function arguments | |
1305 - function arguments | |
1306 - properties of variables trying to detect type of variable | |
1307 - complete DOM objects and properties depending on context | |
1308 - keywords of language | |
1309 | |
1310 Completion works in separate JavaScript files (&ft==javascript), inside of | |
1311 <script> tag of (X)HTML and in values of event attributes (including scanning | |
1312 of external files. | |
1313 | |
1314 DOM compatibility | |
1315 | |
1316 At the moment (beginning of 2006) there are two main browsers - MS Internet | |
1317 Explorer and Mozilla Firefox. These two applications are covering over 90% of | |
1318 market. Theoretically standards are created by W3C organisation | |
1319 (http://www.w3c.org) but they are not always followed/implemented. | |
1320 | |
1321 IE FF W3C Omni completion ~ | |
1322 +/- +/- + + ~ | |
1323 + + - + ~ | |
1324 + - - - ~ | |
1325 - + - - ~ | |
1326 | |
1327 Regardless from state of implementation in browsers but if element is defined | |
1328 in standards, completion plugin will place element in suggestion list. When | |
1329 both major engines implemented element, even if this is not in standards it | |
1330 will be suggested. All other elements are not placed in suggestion list. | |
1331 | |
1332 | |
1333 PHP *ft-php-omni* | |
1334 | |
1335 Completion of PHP code requires a tags file for completion of data from | |
1336 external files and for class aware completion. You should use Exuberant ctags | |
1337 version 5.5.4 or newer. You can find it here: http://ctags.sourceforge.net/ | |
1338 | |
1339 Script completes: | |
1340 | |
1341 - after $ variables name | |
1342 - if variable was declared as object add "->", if tags file is available show | |
1343 name of class | |
1344 - after "->" complete only function and variable names specific for given | |
1345 class. To find class location and contents tags file is required. Because | |
1346 PHP isn't strongly typed language user can use @var tag to declare class: > | |
1347 | |
1348 /* @var $myVar myClass */ | |
1349 $myVar-> | |
1350 < | |
1351 Still, to find myClass contents tags file is required. | |
1352 | |
1353 - function names with additional info: | |
1354 - in case of built-in functions list of possible arguments and after | type | |
1355 data returned by function | |
1356 - in case of user function arguments and name of file were function was | |
1357 defined (if it is not current file) | |
1358 | |
1359 - constants names | |
1360 - class names after "new" declaration | |
1361 | |
1362 | |
1363 Note: when doing completion first time Vim will load all necessary data into | |
1364 memory. It may take several seconds. After next use of completion delay | |
1365 should not be noticeable. | |
1366 | |
1367 Script detects if cursor is inside <?php ?> tags. If it is outside it will | |
1368 automatically switch to HTML/CSS/JavaScript completion. Note: contrary to | |
1369 original HTML files completion of tags (and only tags) isn't context aware. | |
1370 | |
1371 | |
1372 RUBY *ft-ruby-omni* | |
1373 | |
1374 Completion of Ruby code requires that vim be built with |+ruby|. | |
1375 | |
1376 Ruby completion will parse your buffer on demand in order to provide a list of | |
1377 completions. These completions will be drawn from modules loaded by 'require' | |
1378 and modules defined in the current buffer. | |
1379 | |
1380 The completions provided by CTRL-X CTRL-O are sensitive to the context: | |
1381 | |
1382 CONTEXT COMPLETIONS PROVIDED ~ | |
1383 | |
1384 1. Not inside a class definition Classes, constants and globals | |
1385 | |
1386 2. Inside a class definition Methods or constants defined in the class | |
1387 | |
1388 3. After '.', '::' or ':' Methods applicable to the object being | |
1389 dereferenced | |
1390 | |
1391 4. After ':' or ':foo' Symbol name (beginning with 'foo') | |
1392 | |
1393 Notes: | |
1394 - Vim will load/evaluate code in order to provide completions. This may | |
1395 cause some code execution, which may be a concern. This is no longer | |
1396 enabled by default, to enable this feature add > | |
1397 let g:rubycomplete_buffer_loading = 1 | |
1398 <- In context 1 above, Vim can parse the entire buffer to add a list of | |
1399 classes to the completion results. This feature is turned off by default, | |
1400 to enable it add > | |
1401 let g:rubycomplete_classes_in_global = 1 | |
1402 < to your vimrc | |
1403 - In context 2 above, anonymous classes are not supported. | |
1404 - In context 3 above, Vim will attempt to determine the methods supported by | |
1405 the object. | |
1406 - Vim can detect and load the Rails environment for files within a rails | |
1407 project. The feature is disabled by default, to enable it add > | |
1408 let g:rubycomplete_rails = 1 | |
1409 < to your vimrc | |
1410 | |
1411 | |
1412 SYNTAX *ft-syntax-omni* | |
1413 | |
1414 Vim has the ability to color syntax highlight nearly 500 languages. Part of | |
1415 this highlighting includes knowing what keywords are part of a language. Many | |
1416 filetypes already have custom completion scripts written for them, the | |
1417 syntaxcomplete plugin provides basic completion for all other filetypes. It | |
1418 does this by populating the omni completion list with the text Vim already | |
1419 knows how to color highlight. It can be used for any filetype and provides a | |
1420 minimal language-sensitive completion. | |
1421 | |
1422 To enable syntax code completion you can run: > | |
1423 setlocal omnifunc=syntaxcomplete#Complete | |
1424 | |
1425 You can automate this by placing the following in your vimrc (after any | |
1426 ":filetype" command): > | |
1427 if has("autocmd") && exists("+omnifunc") | |
1428 autocmd Filetype * | |
1429 \ if &omnifunc == "" | | |
1430 \ setlocal omnifunc=syntaxcomplete#Complete | | |
1431 \ endif | |
1432 endif | |
1433 | |
1434 The above will set completion to this script only if a specific plugin does | |
1435 not already exist for that filetype. | |
1436 | |
1437 Each filetype can have a wide range of syntax items. The plugin allows you to | |
1438 customize which syntax groups to include or exclude from the list. Let's have | |
1439 a look at the PHP filetype to see how this works. | |
1440 | |
1441 If you edit a file called, index.php, run the following command: > | |
1442 :syntax list | |
1443 | |
1444 First thing you will notice is there are many different syntax groups. The | |
1445 PHP language can include elements from different languages like HTML, | |
1446 JavaScript and many more. The syntax plugin will only include syntax groups | |
1447 that begin with the filetype, "php", in this case. For example these syntax | |
1448 groups are included by default with the PHP: phpEnvVar, phpIntVar, | |
1449 phpFunctions. | |
1450 | |
1451 The PHP language has an enormous number of items which it knows how to syntax | |
1452 highlight. This means these items will be available within the omni | |
1453 completion list. Some people may find this list unwieldy or are only | |
1454 interested in certain items. | |
1455 | |
1456 There are two ways to prune this list (if necessary). If you find certain | |
1457 syntax groups you do not wish displayed you can add the following to your | |
1458 vimrc: > | |
1459 let g:omni_syntax_group_exclude_php = 'phpCoreConstant,phpConstant' | |
1460 | |
1461 Add as many syntax groups to this list by comma separating them. The basic | |
1462 form of this variable is: > | |
1463 let g:omni_syntax_group_exclude_{filetype} = 'comma,separated,list' | |
1464 | |
1465 For completeness the opposite is also true. Creating this variable in your | |
1466 vimrc will only include the items in the phpFunctions and phpMethods syntax | |
1467 groups: > | |
1468 let g:omni_syntax_group_include_php = 'phpFunctions,phpMethods' | |
1469 | |
1470 You can create as many of these variables as you need, varying only the | |
1471 filetype at the end of the variable name. | |
1472 | |
1473 The plugin uses the isKeyword option to determine where word boundaries are | |
1474 for the syntax items. For example, in the Scheme language completion should | |
1475 include the "-", call-with-output-file. Depending on your filetype, this may | |
1476 not provide the words you are expecting. Setting the | |
1477 g:omni_syntax_use_iskeyword option to 0 will force the syntax plugin to break | |
1478 on word characters. This can be controlled adding the following to your | |
1479 vimrc: > | |
1480 let g:omni_syntax_use_iskeyword = 0 | |
1481 | |
1482 | |
1483 SQL *ft-sql-omni* | |
1484 | |
1485 Completion for the SQL language includes statements, functions, keywords. | |
1486 It will also dynamically complete tables, procedures, views and column lists | |
1487 with data pulled directly from within a database. For detailed instructions | |
1488 and a tutorial see |omni-sql-completion|. | |
1489 | |
1490 The SQL completion plugin can be used in conjunction with other completion | |
1491 plugins. For example, the PHP filetype has it's own completion plugin. | |
1492 Since PHP is often used to generate dynamic website by accessing a database, | |
1493 the SQL completion plugin can also be enabled. This allows you to complete | |
1494 PHP code and SQL code at the same time. | |
1495 | |
1496 | |
1497 XML *ft-xml-omni* | |
1498 | |
1499 Vim 7 provides a mechanism for context aware completion of XML files. It | |
1500 depends on a special |xml-omni-datafile| and two commands: |:XMLns| and | |
1501 |:XMLent|. Features are: | |
1502 | |
1503 - after "<" complete the tag name, depending on context | |
1504 - inside of a tag complete proper attributes | |
1505 - when an attribute has a limited number of possible values help to complete | |
1506 them | |
1507 - complete names of entities (defined in |xml-omni-datafile| and in the | |
1508 current file with "<!ENTITY" declarations) | |
1509 - when used after "</" CTRL-X CTRL-O will close the last opened tag | |
1510 | |
1511 Format of XML data file *xml-omni-datafile* | |
1512 | |
1513 XML data files are stored in the "autoload/xml" directory in 'runtimepath'. | |
1514 Vim distribution provides examples of data files in the | |
1515 "$VIMRUNTIME/autoload/xml" directory. They have a meaningful name which will | |
1516 be used in commands. It should be a unique name which will not create | |
1517 conflicts. For example, the name xhtml10s.vim means it is the data file for | |
1518 XHTML 1.0 Strict. | |
1519 | |
1520 Each file contains a variable with a name like g:xmldata_xhtml10s . It is | |
1521 a compound from two parts: | |
1522 | |
1523 1. "g:xmldata_" general prefix, constant for all data files | |
1524 2. "xhtml10s" the name of the file and the name of the described XML | |
1525 dialect; it will be used as an argument for the |:XMLns| | |
1526 command | |
1527 | |
1528 Part two must be exactly the same as name of file. | |
1529 | |
1530 The variable is a |Dictionary|. Keys are tag names and each value is a two | |
1531 element |List|. The first element of the List is also a List with the names | |
1532 of possible children. The second element is a |Dictionary| with the names of | |
1533 attributes as keys and the possible values of attributes as values. Example: > | |
1534 | |
1535 let g:xmldata_crippled = { | |
1536 \ "vimxmlentities": ["amp", "lt", "gt", "apos", "quot"], | |
1537 \ 'vimxmlroot': ['tag1'], | |
1538 \ 'tag1': | |
1539 \ [ ['childoftag1a', 'childoftag1b'], {'attroftag1a': [], | |
1540 \ 'attroftag1b': ['valueofattr1', 'valueofattr2']}], | |
1541 \ 'childoftag1a': | |
1542 \ [ [], {'attrofchild': ['attrofchild']}], | |
1543 \ 'childoftag1b': | |
1544 \ [ ['childoftag1a'], {'attrofchild': []}], | |
1545 \ "vimxmltaginfo": { | |
1546 \ 'tag1': ['Menu info', 'Long information visible in preview window']}, | |
1547 \ 'vimxmlattrinfo': { | |
1548 \ 'attrofchild': ['Menu info', 'Long information visible in preview window']}} | |
1549 | |
1550 This example would be put in the "autoload/xml/crippled.vim" file and could | |
1551 help to write this file: > | |
1552 | |
1553 <tag1 attroftag1b="valueofattr1"> | |
1554 <childoftag1a attrofchild> | |
1555 & < | |
1556 </childoftag1a> | |
1557 <childoftag1b attrofchild="5"> | |
1558 <childoftag1a> | |
1559 > ' " | |
1560 </childoftag1a> | |
1561 </childoftag1b> | |
1562 </tag1> | |
1563 | |
1564 In the example four special elements are visible: | |
1565 | |
1566 1. "vimxmlentities" - a special key with List containing entities of this XML | |
1567 dialect. | |
1568 2. If the list containing possible values of attributes has one element and | |
1569 this element is equal to the name of the attribute this attribute will be | |
1570 treated as boolean and inserted as 'attrname' and not as 'attrname="' | |
1571 3. "vimxmltaginfo" - a special key with a Dictionary containing tag | |
1572 names as keys and two element List as values, for additional menu info and | |
1573 the long description. | |
1574 4. "vimxmlattrinfo" - special key with Dictionary containing attribute names | |
1575 as keys and two element List as values, for additional menu info and long | |
1576 description. | |
1577 | |
1578 Note: Tag names in the data file MUST not contain a namespace description. | |
1579 Check xsl.vim for an example. | |
1580 Note: All data and functions are publicly available as global | |
1581 variables/functions and can be used for personal editing functions. | |
1582 | |
1583 | |
1584 DTD -> Vim *dtd2vim* | |
1585 | |
1586 On |www| is the script |dtd2vim| which parses DTD and creates an XML data file | |
1587 for Vim XML omni completion. | |
1588 | |
1589 dtd2vim: http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=1462 | |
1590 | |
1591 Check the beginning of that file for usage details. | |
1592 The script requires perl and: | |
1593 | |
1594 perlSGML: http://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/perlsgml | |
1595 | |
1596 | |
1597 Commands | |
1598 | |
1599 :XMLns {name} [{namespace}] *:XMLns* | |
1600 | |
1601 Vim has to know which data file should be used and with which namespace. For | |
1602 loading of the data file and connecting data with the proper namespace use | |
1603 |:XMLns| command. The first (obligatory) argument is the name of the data | |
1604 (xhtml10s, xsl). The second argument is the code of namespace (h, xsl). When | |
1605 used without a second argument the dialect will be used as default - without | |
1606 namespace declaration. For example to use XML completion in .xsl files: > | |
1607 | |
1608 :XMLns xhtml10s | |
1609 :XMLns xsl xsl | |
1610 | |
1611 | |
1612 :XMLent {name} *:XMLent* | |
1613 | |
1614 By default entities will be completed from the data file of the default | |
1615 namespace. The XMLent command should be used in case when there is no default | |
1616 namespace: > | |
1617 | |
1618 :XMLent xhtml10s | |
1619 | |
1620 Usage | |
1621 | |
1622 While used in this situation (after declarations from previous part, | is | |
1623 cursor position): > | |
1624 | |
1625 <| | |
1626 | |
1627 Will complete to an appropriate XHTML tag, and in this situation: > | |
1628 | |
1629 <xsl:| | |
1630 | |
1631 Will complete to an appropriate XSL tag. | |
1632 | |
1633 | |
1634 The script xmlcomplete.vim, provided through the |autoload| mechanism, | |
1635 has the xmlcomplete#GetLastOpenTag() function which can be used in XML files | |
1636 to get the name of the last open tag (b:unaryTagsStack has to be defined): > | |
1637 | |
1638 :echo xmlcomplete#GetLastOpenTag("b:unaryTagsStack") | |
1639 | |
1640 | |
1641 | |
1642 ============================================================================== | |
1643 8. Insert mode commands *inserting* | |
1644 | |
1645 The following commands can be used to insert new text into the buffer. They | |
1646 can all be undone and repeated with the "." command. | |
1647 | |
1648 *a* | |
1649 a Append text after the cursor [count] times. If the | |
1650 cursor is in the first column of an empty line Insert | |
1651 starts there. But not when 'virtualedit' is set! | |
1652 | |
1653 *A* | |
1654 A Append text at the end of the line [count] times. | |
1655 | |
1656 <insert> or *i* *insert* *<Insert>* | |
1657 i Insert text before the cursor [count] times. | |
1658 When using CTRL-O in Insert mode |i_CTRL-O| the count | |
1659 is not supported. | |
1660 | |
1661 *I* | |
1662 I Insert text before the first non-blank in the line | |
1663 [count] times. | |
1664 When the 'H' flag is present in 'cpoptions' and the | |
1665 line only contains blanks, insert start just before | |
1666 the last blank. | |
1667 | |
1668 *gI* | |
1669 gI Insert text in column 1 [count] times. {not in Vi} | |
1670 | |
1671 *gi* | |
1672 gi Insert text in the same position as where Insert mode | |
1673 was stopped last time in the current buffer. | |
1674 This uses the |'^| mark. It's different from "`^i" | |
1675 when the mark is past the end of the line. | |
1676 The position is corrected for inserted/deleted lines, | |
1677 but NOT for inserted/deleted characters. | |
1678 When the |:keepjumps| command modifier is used the |'^| | |
1679 mark won't be changed. | |
1680 {not in Vi} | |
1681 | |
1682 *o* | |
1683 o Begin a new line below the cursor and insert text, | |
1684 repeat [count] times. {Vi: blank [count] screen | |
1685 lines} | |
1686 When the '#' flag is in 'cpoptions' the count is | |
1687 ignored. | |
1688 | |
1689 *O* | |
1690 O Begin a new line above the cursor and insert text, | |
1691 repeat [count] times. {Vi: blank [count] screen | |
1692 lines} | |
1693 When the '#' flag is in 'cpoptions' the count is | |
1694 ignored. | |
1695 | |
1696 These commands are used to start inserting text. You can end insert mode with | |
1697 <Esc>. See |mode-ins-repl| for the other special characters in Insert mode. | |
1698 The effect of [count] takes place after Insert mode is exited. | |
1699 | |
1700 When 'autoindent' is on, the indent for a new line is obtained from the | |
1701 previous line. When 'smartindent' or 'cindent' is on, the indent for a line | |
1702 is automatically adjusted for C programs. | |
1703 | |
1704 'textwidth' can be set to the maximum width for a line. When a line becomes | |
1705 too long when appending characters a line break is automatically inserted. | |
1706 | |
1707 | |
1708 ============================================================================== | |
1709 9. Ex insert commands *inserting-ex* | |
1710 | |
1711 *:a* *:append* | |
1712 :{range}a[ppend][!] Insert several lines of text below the specified | |
1713 line. If the {range} is missing, the text will be | |
1714 inserted after the current line. | |
1715 Adding [!] toggles 'autoindent' for the time this | |
1716 command is executed. | |
1717 | |
1718 *:i* *:in* *:insert* | |
1719 :{range}i[nsert][!] Insert several lines of text above the specified | |
1720 line. If the {range} is missing, the text will be | |
1721 inserted before the current line. | |
1722 Adding [!] toggles 'autoindent' for the time this | |
1723 command is executed. | |
1724 | |
1725 These two commands will keep on asking for lines, until you type a line | |
1726 containing only a ".". Watch out for lines starting with a backslash, see | |
1727 |line-continuation|. | |
1728 When these commands are used with |:global| or |:vglobal| then the lines are | |
1729 obtained from the text following the command. Separate lines with a NL | |
1730 escaped with a backslash: > | |
1731 :global/abc/insert\ | |
1732 one line\ | |
1733 another line | |
1734 The final "." is not needed then. | |
1735 NOTE: ":append" and ":insert" don't work properly in between ":if" and | |
1736 ":endif", ":for" and ":endfor", ":while" and ":endwhile". | |
1737 | |
1738 *:start* *:startinsert* | |
1739 :star[tinsert][!] Start Insert mode just after executing this command. | |
1740 Works like typing "i" in Normal mode. When the ! is | |
1741 included it works like "A", append to the line. | |
1742 Otherwise insertion starts at the cursor position. | |
1743 Note that when using this command in a function or | |
1744 script, the insertion only starts after the function | |
1745 or script is finished. | |
1746 This command does not work from |:normal|. | |
1747 {not in Vi} | |
1748 {not available when compiled without the +ex_extra | |
1749 feature} | |
1750 | |
1751 *:stopi* *:stopinsert* | |
1752 :stopi[nsert] Stop Insert mode as soon as possible. Works like | |
1753 typing <Esc> in Insert mode. | |
1754 Can be used in an autocommand, example: > | |
1755 :au BufEnter scratch stopinsert | |
1756 < | |
1757 *replacing-ex* *:startreplace* | |
1758 :startr[eplace][!] Start Replace mode just after executing this command. | |
1759 Works just like typing "R" in Normal mode. When the | |
1760 ! is included it acts just like "$R" had been typed | |
1761 (ie. begin replace mode at the end-of-line). Other- | |
1762 wise replacement begins at the cursor position. | |
1763 Note that when using this command in a function or | |
1764 script that the replacement will only start after | |
1765 the function or script is finished. | |
1766 {not in Vi} | |
1767 {not available when compiled without the +ex_extra | |
1768 feature} | |
1769 | |
1770 *:startgreplace* | |
1771 :startg[replace][!] Just like |:startreplace|, but use Virtual Replace | |
1772 mode, like with |gR|. | |
1773 {not in Vi} | |
1774 {not available when compiled without the +ex_extra | |
1775 feature} | |
1776 | |
1777 ============================================================================== | |
1778 10. Inserting a file *inserting-file* | |
1779 | |
1780 *:r* *:re* *:read* | |
1781 :r[ead] [++opt] [name] | |
1782 Insert the file [name] (default: current file) below | |
1783 the cursor. | |
1784 See |++opt| for the possible values of [++opt]. | |
1785 | |
1786 :{range}r[ead] [++opt] [name] | |
1787 Insert the file [name] (default: current file) below | |
1788 the specified line. | |
1789 See |++opt| for the possible values of [++opt]. | |
1790 | |
1791 *:r!* *:read!* | |
1792 :[range]r[ead] !{cmd} Execute {cmd} and insert its standard output below | |
1793 the cursor or the specified line. A temporary file is | |
1794 used to store the output of the command which is then | |
1795 read into the buffer. 'shellredir' is used to save | |
1796 the output of the command, which can be set to include | |
1797 stderr or not. {cmd} is executed like with ":!{cmd}", | |
1798 any '!' is replaced with the previous command |:!|. | |
1799 | |
1800 These commands insert the contents of a file, or the output of a command, | |
1801 into the buffer. They can be undone. They cannot be repeated with the "." | |
1802 command. They work on a line basis, insertion starts below the line in which | |
1803 the cursor is, or below the specified line. To insert text above the first | |
1804 line use the command ":0r {name}". | |
1805 | |
1806 After the ":read" command, the cursor is left on the first non-blank in the | |
1807 first new line. Unless in Ex mode, then the cursor is left on the last new | |
1808 line (sorry, this is Vi compatible). | |
1809 | |
1810 If a file name is given with ":r", it becomes the alternate file. This can be | |
1811 used, for example, when you want to edit that file instead: ":e! #". This can | |
1812 be switched off by removing the 'a' flag from the 'cpoptions' option. | |
1813 | |
1814 Of the [++opt] arguments one is specifically for ":read", the ++edit argument. | |
1815 This is useful when the ":read" command is actually used to read a file into | |
1816 the buffer as if editing that file. Use this command in an empty buffer: > | |
1817 :read ++edit filename | |
1818 The effect is that the 'fileformat', 'fileencoding', 'bomb', etc. options are | |
1819 set to what has been detected for "filename". Note that a single empty line | |
1820 remains, you may want to delete it. | |
1821 | |
1822 *file-read* | |
1823 The 'fileformat' option sets the <EOL> style for a file: | |
1824 'fileformat' characters name ~ | |
1825 "dos" <CR><NL> or <NL> DOS format | |
1826 "unix" <NL> Unix format | |
1827 "mac" <CR> Mac format | |
1828 Previously 'textmode' was used. It is obsolete now. | |
1829 | |
1830 If 'fileformat' is "dos", a <CR> in front of an <NL> is ignored and a CTRL-Z | |
1831 at the end of the file is ignored. | |
1832 | |
1833 If 'fileformat' is "mac", a <NL> in the file is internally represented by a | |
1834 <CR>. This is to avoid confusion with a <NL> which is used to represent a | |
1835 <NUL>. See |CR-used-for-NL|. | |
1836 | |
1837 If the 'fileformats' option is not empty Vim tries to recognize the type of | |
1838 <EOL> (see |file-formats|). However, the 'fileformat' option will not be | |
1839 changed, the detected format is only used while reading the file. | |
1840 A similar thing happens with 'fileencodings'. | |
1841 | |
1842 On non-MS-DOS, Win32, and OS/2 systems the message "[dos format]" is shown if | |
1843 a file is read in DOS format, to remind you that something unusual is done. | |
1844 On Macintosh, MS-DOS, Win32, and OS/2 the message "[unix format]" is shown if | |
1845 a file is read in Unix format. | |
1846 On non-Macintosh systems, the message "[Mac format]" is shown if a file is | |
1847 read in Mac format. | |
1848 | |
1849 An example on how to use ":r !": > | |
1850 :r !uuencode binfile binfile | |
1851 This command reads "binfile", uuencodes it and reads it into the current | |
1852 buffer. Useful when you are editing e-mail and want to include a binary | |
1853 file. | |
1854 | |
1855 *read-messages* | |
1856 When reading a file Vim will display a message with information about the read | |
1857 file. In the table is an explanation for some of the items. The others are | |
1858 self explanatory. Using the long or the short version depends on the | |
1859 'shortmess' option. | |
1860 | |
1861 long short meaning ~ | |
1862 [readonly] {RO} the file is write protected | |
1863 [fifo/socket] using a stream | |
1864 [fifo] using a fifo stream | |
1865 [socket] using a socket stream | |
1866 [CR missing] reading with "dos" 'fileformat' and a | |
1867 NL without a preceding CR was found. | |
1868 [NL found] reading with "mac" 'fileformat' and a | |
1869 NL was found (could be "unix" format) | |
1870 [long lines split] at least one line was split in two | |
1871 [NOT converted] conversion from 'fileencoding' to | |
1872 'encoding' was desired but not | |
1873 possible | |
1874 [converted] conversion from 'fileencoding' to | |
1875 'encoding' done | |
1876 [crypted] file was decrypted | |
1877 [READ ERRORS] not all of the file could be read | |
1878 | |
1879 | |
1880 vim:tw=78:ts=8:ft=help:norl: |