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diff --git a/runtime/doc/map.txt b/runtime/doc/map.txt index 055d33383..c18eed104 100644 --- a/runtime/doc/map.txt +++ b/runtime/doc/map.txt @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -*map.txt* For Vim version 7.3. Last change: 2010 Sep 29 +*map.txt* For Vim version 7.3. Last change: 2010 Nov 10 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar @@ -1093,16 +1093,20 @@ is executed, it is transformed into a normal Ex command and then executed. For starters: See section |40.2| in the user manual. - *E183* *user-cmd-ambiguous* + *E183* *E841* *user-cmd-ambiguous* All user defined commands must start with an uppercase letter, to avoid -confusion with builtin commands. (There are a few builtin commands, notably -:Next, :Print and :X, which do start with an uppercase letter. The builtin -will always take precedence in these cases). The other characters of the user -command can be uppercase letters, lowercase letters or digits. When using -digits, note that other commands that take a numeric argument may become -ambiguous. For example, the command ":Cc2" could be the user command ":Cc2" -without an argument, or the command ":Cc" with argument "2". It is advised to -put a space between the command name and the argument to avoid these problems. +confusion with builtin commands. Exceptions are these builtin commands: + :Next + :X +They cannot be used for a user defined command. ":Print" is also an existing +command, but it is deprecated and can be overruled. + +The other characters of the user command can be uppercase letters, lowercase +letters or digits. When using digits, note that other commands that take a +numeric argument may become ambiguous. For example, the command ":Cc2" could +be the user command ":Cc2" without an argument, or the command ":Cc" with +argument "2". It is advised to put a space between the command name and the +argument to avoid these problems. When using a user-defined command, the command can be abbreviated. However, if an abbreviation is not unique, an error will be issued. Furthermore, a |