Merge pull request #14367 from janlazo/vim-8.2.2046

vim-patch:8.2.{265,2761,2764}

1 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/runtime/doc/eval.txt b/runtime/doc/eval.txt
index c3736d9a3e..cc84bb6c97 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/eval.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/eval.txt
@@ -10099,6 +10099,8 @@ This function can then be called with: >
 The recursiveness of user functions is restricted with the |'maxfuncdepth'|
 option.
 
+It is also possible to use `:eval`.  It does not support a range.
+
 
 AUTOMATICALLY LOADING FUNCTIONS ~
 							*autoload-functions*
@@ -10532,6 +10534,20 @@ text...
 			Unlock the internal variable {name}.  Does the
 			opposite of |:lockvar|.
 
+                                                       *:eval*
+:eval {expr}           Evaluate {expr} and discard the result.  Example: >
+                               :eval append(Filter(Getlist()), '$')
+
+<                      The expression is supposed to have a side effect,
+                       since the resulting value is not used.  In the example
+                       the `append()` call appends the List with text to the
+                       buffer.  This is similar to `:call` but works with any
+                       expression.
+
+                       The command can be shortened to `:ev` or `:eva`, but
+                       these are hard to recognize and therefore not to be
+                       used.
+
 
 :if {expr1}			*:if* *:end* *:endif* *:en* *E171* *E579* *E580*
 :en[dif]		Execute the commands until the next matching ":else"