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diff --git a/runtime/doc/various.txt b/runtime/doc/various.txt index ebc016382..2f33ac157 100644 --- a/runtime/doc/various.txt +++ b/runtime/doc/various.txt @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -*various.txt* For Vim version 7.4. Last change: 2014 Mar 23 +*various.txt* For Vim version 7.4. Last change: 2014 Apr 01 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar @@ -234,25 +234,41 @@ g8 Print the hex values of the bytes used in the *:!cmd* *:!* *E34* :!{cmd} Execute {cmd} with the shell. See also the 'shell' and 'shelltype' option. + Any '!' in {cmd} is replaced with the previous external command (see also 'cpoptions'). But not when there is a backslash before the '!', then that backslash is removed. Example: ":!ls" followed by ":!echo ! \! \\!" executes "echo ls ! \!". - After the command has been executed, the timestamp of - the current file is checked |timestamp|. + A '|' in {cmd} is passed to the shell, you cannot use it to append a Vim command. See |:bar|. + + If {cmd} contains "%" it is expanded to the current + file name. Special characters are not escaped, use + quotes to avoid their special meaning: > + :!ls "%" +< If the file name contains a "$" single quotes might + work better (but a single quote causes trouble): > + :!ls '%' +< This should always work, but it's more typing: > + :exe "!ls " . shellescape(expand("%")) +< A newline character ends {cmd}, what follows is interpreted as a following ":" command. However, if there is a backslash before the newline it is removed and {cmd} continues. It doesn't matter how many backslashes are before the newline, only one is removed. + On Unix the command normally runs in a non-interactive shell. If you want an interactive shell to be used (to use aliases) set 'shellcmdflag' to "-ic". For Win32 also see |:!start|. + + After the command has been executed, the timestamp of + the current file is checked |timestamp|. + Vim redraws the screen after the command is finished, because it may have printed any text. This requires a hit-enter prompt, so that you can read any messages. |