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diff --git a/runtime/doc/api.txt b/runtime/doc/api.txt index 7dab69df22..2520a15890 100644 --- a/runtime/doc/api.txt +++ b/runtime/doc/api.txt @@ -546,25 +546,24 @@ nvim_set_current_tabpage({tabpage}) *nvim_set_current_tabpage()* {tabpage} Tabpage handle nvim_create_namespace({name}) *nvim_create_namespace()* - create a new namespace, or get one with an exisiting name + Creates a new namespace, or gets an existing one - Namespaces are currently used for buffer highlighting and - virtual text, see |nvim_buf_add_highlight| and - |nvim_buf_set_virtual_text|. + Namespaces are used for buffer highlights and virtual text, + see |nvim_buf_add_highlight()| and + |nvim_buf_set_virtual_text()|. - Namespaces can have a name of be anonymous. If `name` is a - non-empty string, and a namespace already exists with that - name,the existing namespace id is returned. If an empty string - is used, a new anonymous namespace is returned. + Namespaces can be named or anonymous. If `name` matches an + existing namespace, the associated id is returned. If `name` + is an empty string a new, anonymous namespace is created. Parameters: ~ - {name} Name of the namespace or empty string + {name} Namespace name or empty string Return: ~ - the namespace id + Namespace id nvim_get_namespaces() *nvim_get_namespaces()* - Get existing named namespaces + Gets existing, non-anonymous namespaces Return: ~ dict that maps from names to namespace ids. |