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| -rw-r--r-- | runtime/doc/builtin.txt | 1 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | runtime/lua/vim/_meta/vimfn.lua | 1 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | src/nvim/eval.lua | 1 |
3 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/runtime/doc/builtin.txt b/runtime/doc/builtin.txt index 1a7efc3d79..3df24a3b5f 100644 --- a/runtime/doc/builtin.txt +++ b/runtime/doc/builtin.txt @@ -6054,6 +6054,7 @@ search({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]]) *search()* When a match has been found its line number is returned. If there is no match a 0 is returned and the cursor doesn't move. No error message is given. + To get the matched string, use |matchbufline()|. {flags} is a String, which can contain these character flags: 'b' search Backward instead of forward diff --git a/runtime/lua/vim/_meta/vimfn.lua b/runtime/lua/vim/_meta/vimfn.lua index a51f89227b..2b93ea7d4e 100644 --- a/runtime/lua/vim/_meta/vimfn.lua +++ b/runtime/lua/vim/_meta/vimfn.lua @@ -7259,6 +7259,7 @@ function vim.fn.screenstring(row, col) end --- When a match has been found its line number is returned. --- If there is no match a 0 is returned and the cursor doesn't --- move. No error message is given. +--- To get the matched string, use |matchbufline()|. --- --- {flags} is a String, which can contain these character flags: --- 'b' search Backward instead of forward diff --git a/src/nvim/eval.lua b/src/nvim/eval.lua index 73715e2631..96dc32259f 100644 --- a/src/nvim/eval.lua +++ b/src/nvim/eval.lua @@ -8746,6 +8746,7 @@ M.funcs = { When a match has been found its line number is returned. If there is no match a 0 is returned and the cursor doesn't move. No error message is given. + To get the matched string, use |matchbufline()|. {flags} is a String, which can contain these character flags: 'b' search Backward instead of forward |