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diff --git a/runtime/doc/if_perl.txt b/runtime/doc/if_perl.txt index 7e33af24a..bee9b88bf 100644 --- a/runtime/doc/if_perl.txt +++ b/runtime/doc/if_perl.txt @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -*if_perl.txt* For Vim version 8.1. Last change: 2019 May 05 +*if_perl.txt* For Vim version 8.1. Last change: 2019 Jul 21 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Sven Verdoolaege @@ -55,15 +55,18 @@ The ActiveState one should work, Strawberry Perl is a good alternative. working: > :perl VIM::Msg("Hello") -:pe[rl] << {endpattern} +:pe[rl] << [endpattern] {script} {endpattern} Execute Perl script {script}. - {endpattern} must NOT be preceded by any white space. - If {endpattern} is omitted, it defaults to a dot '.' + The {endpattern} after {script} must NOT be preceded + by any white space. + + If [endpattern] is omitted, it defaults to a dot '.' like for the |:append| and |:insert| commands. Using '.' helps when inside a function, because "$i;" looks like the start of an |:insert| command to Vim. + This form of the |:perl| command is mainly useful for including perl code in vim scripts. Note: This command doesn't work when the Perl feature |