:enddef end of a user function started with :def :endenum reserved for future use :echoconsole like :echomsg but write to stdout :defcompile compile Vim9 user functions in current script :disassemble disassemble Vim9 user function 'xtermcodes' request terminal codes from an xtermĮx commands: :abstract :argdedupe remove duplicates from the argument list :balt like " :badd" but also set the alternate file 'thesaurusfunc' function to be used for thesaurus completion 'quickfixtextfunc' function for the text in the quickfix window 'spelloptions' options for spell checking 'guiligatures' GTK GUI: ASCII characters that can form shapes 'cdhome' change directory to the home directory by " :cd" Options: 'autoshelldir' change directory to the shell's current directory TODO: Visual/Insert/Cmdline mode commands? Is added, it does not replace the legacy script.Īll the information about Vim9 script can be found in the Vim9 help file. The price to pay is that Vim9 script is not backwards compatible.īut don't worry, you can still use your old scripts, the new script language You can expect around ten times fasterĮxecution. Compiled functions are introduced which allowįor a large speed improvement. Vim9 script provides a syntax that is much more similar to other languages. Much more often, since there are so many plugins being used. At the same time, Vim script is being used Several choices made in early days got in The Vim script language has been changed step by step over many years, = NEW FEATURES new-9įirst an overview of the more interesting new features. He registered the vim.org domain and created the first Vim website. Tournoij) on this site: Vim version 9.0 is dedicated to Sven Guckes, who passed away in February 2022 You can find an overview of the most important changes (according to Martin
Version8.txt for differences between Vim versions. See version4.txt, version5.txt, version6.txt, version7.txt and See vi_diff.txt for an overview of differences between Vi and Vim 9.0.
Use this command to see the full version and features information of the Vim This file mentions all the new itemsĪnd changes to existing features since Vim 8.2.0. Welcome to Vim 9! Several years have passed since the previous release.Ī large number of bugs have been fixed, many nice features have been addedĪnd Vim9 script syntax is introduced.
VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar vim-9.0 vim-9 version-9.0 version9.0