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1 files changed, 26 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/runtime/doc/eval.txt b/runtime/doc/eval.txt index b51770bf..86cc88ef 100644 --- a/runtime/doc/eval.txt +++ b/runtime/doc/eval.txt @@ -1808,10 +1808,11 @@ getcharmod( ) Number modifiers for the last typed character getcmdline() String return the current command-line getcmdpos() Number return cursor position in command-line getcmdtype() String return the current command-line type +getcurpos() List position of the cursor getcwd() String the current working directory +getfontname( [{name}]) String name of font being used getfperm( {fname}) String file permissions of file {fname} getfsize( {fname}) Number size in bytes of file {fname} -getfontname( [{name}]) String name of font being used getftime( {fname}) Number last modification time of file getftype( {fname}) String description of type of file {fname} getline( {lnum}) String line {lnum} of current buffer @@ -2606,8 +2607,8 @@ cursor({list}) with two, three or four item: [{lnum}, {col}, {off}] [{lnum}, {col}, {off}, {curswant}] - This is like the return value of |getpos()|, but without the - first item. + This is like the return value of |getpos()| or |getcurpos|, + but without the first item. Does not change the jumplist. If {lnum} is greater than the number of lines in the buffer, @@ -2617,6 +2618,8 @@ cursor({list}) the cursor will be positioned at the last character in the line. If {col} is zero, the cursor will stay in the current column. + If {curswant} is given it is used to set the preferred column + for vertical movment. Otherwise {col} is used. When 'virtualedit' is used {off} specifies the offset in screen columns from the start of the character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the last character. @@ -3340,6 +3343,17 @@ getcmdtype() *getcmdtype()* Returns an empty string otherwise. Also see |getcmdpos()|, |setcmdpos()| and |getcmdline()|. + *getcurpos()* +getcurpos() Get the position of the cursor. This is like getpos('.'), but + includes an extra item in the list: + [bufnum, lnum, col, off, curswant] + The "curswant" number is the preferred column when moving the + cursor vertically. + This can be used to save and restore the cursor position: > + let save_cursor = getcurpos() + MoveTheCursorAround + call setpos('.', save_cursor) + *getcwd()* getcwd() The result is a String, which is the name of the current working directory. @@ -4499,10 +4513,10 @@ getpid() Return a Number which is the process ID of the Vim process. *getpos()* getpos({expr}) Get the position for {expr}. For possible values of {expr} - see |line()|. - The result is a |List| with four or five numbers: + see |line()|. For getting the cursor position see + |getcurpos()|. + The result is a |List| with four numbers: [bufnum, lnum, col, off] - [bufnum, lnum, col, off, curswant] "bufnum" is zero, unless a mark like '0 or 'A is used, then it is the buffer number of the mark. "lnum" and "col" are the position in the buffer. The first @@ -4511,16 +4525,14 @@ getpos({expr}) Get the position for {expr}. For possible values of {expr} it is the offset in screen columns from the start of the character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the last character. - The "curswant" number is only added for getpos('.'), it is the - preferred column when moving the cursor vertically. Note that for '< and '> Visual mode matters: when it is "V" (visual line mode) the column of '< is zero and the column of '> is a large number. - This can be used to save and restore the cursor position: > - let save_cursor = getpos(".") - MoveTheCursorAround - call setpos('.', save_cursor) -< Also see |setpos()|. + This can be used to save and restore the position of a mark: > + let save_a_mark = getpos("'a") + ... + call setpos(''a', save_a_mark +< Also see |getcurpos()| and |setpos()|. or({expr}, {expr}) *or()* Bitwise OR on the two arguments. The arguments are converted @@ -5353,7 +5365,7 @@ setpos({expr}, {list}) Returns 0 when the position could be set, -1 otherwise. An error message is given if {expr} is invalid. - Also see |getpos()| + Also see |getpos()| and |getcurpos()|. This does not restore the preferred column for moving vertically; if you set the cursor position with this, |j| and |