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diff --git a/runtime/doc/eval.txt b/runtime/doc/eval.txt index 66ee3aa2f..66b3038e2 100644 --- a/runtime/doc/eval.txt +++ b/runtime/doc/eval.txt @@ -1562,6 +1562,10 @@ v:progname Contains the name (with path removed) with which Vim was v:progpath Contains the command with which Vim was invoked, including the path. Useful if you want to message a Vim server using a |--remote-expr|. + To get the full path use: > + echo exepath(v:progpath) +< NOTE: This does not work when the command is a relative path + and the current directory has changed. Read-only. *v:register* *register-variable* @@ -1762,6 +1766,7 @@ escape( {string}, {chars}) String escape {chars} in {string} with '\' eval( {string}) any evaluate {string} into its value eventhandler( ) Number TRUE if inside an event handler executable( {expr}) Number 1 if executable {expr} exists +exepath( {expr}) String full path of the command {expr} exists( {expr}) Number TRUE if {expr} exists extend( {expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}]) List/Dict insert items of {expr2} into {expr1} @@ -2706,6 +2711,15 @@ executable({expr}) *executable()* 0 does not exist -1 not implemented on this system +exepath({expr}) *exepath()* + If {expr} is an executable and is either an absolute path, a + relative path or found in $PATH, return the full path. + Note that the current directory is used when {expr} starts + with "./", which may be a problem for Vim: > + echo exepath(v:progpath) +< If {expr} cannot be found in $PATH or is not executable then + an empty string is returned. + *exists()* exists({expr}) The result is a Number, which is non-zero if {expr} is defined, zero otherwise. The {expr} argument is a string, |