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diff --git a/runtime/doc/eval.txt b/runtime/doc/eval.txt
index b68c70bf9f..f4573d7617 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/eval.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/eval.txt
@@ -6011,9 +6011,9 @@ range({expr} [, {max} [, {stride}]]) *range()*
*readfile()*
readfile({fname} [, {binary} [, {max}]])
Read file {fname} and return a |List|, each line of the file
- as an item. Lines broken at NL characters. Macintosh files
- separated with CR will result in a single long line (unless a
- NL appears somewhere).
+ as an item. Lines are broken at NL characters. Macintosh
+ files separated with CR will result in a single long line
+ (unless a NL appears somewhere).
All NUL characters are replaced with a NL character.
When {binary} contains "b" binary mode is used:
- When the last line ends in a NL an extra empty list item is
@@ -6531,15 +6531,27 @@ serverlist() *serverlist()*
nvim --cmd "echo serverlist()" --cmd "q"
<
serverstart([{address}]) *serverstart()*
- Opens a TCP socket (IPv4/IPv6), Unix domain socket (Unix),
- or named pipe (Windows) at {address} for clients to connect
- to and returns {address}.
+ Opens a socket or named pipe at {address} and listens for
+ |RPC| messages. Clients can send |API| commands to the address
+ to control Nvim. Returns the address string.
- If {address} contains `:`, a TCP socket is used. Everything in
- front of the last occurrence of `:` is the IP or hostname,
- everything after it the port. If the port is empty or `0`,
- a random port will be assigned.
+ If {address} does not contain a colon ":" it is interpreted as
+ a named pipe or Unix domain socket path.
+ Example: >
+ if has('win32')
+ call serverstart('\\.\pipe\nvim-pipe-1234')
+ else
+ call serverstart('nvim.sock')
+ endif
+<
+ If {address} contains a colon ":" it is interpreted as a TCP
+ address where the last ":" separates the host and port.
+ Assigns a random port if it is empty or 0. Supports IPv4/IPv6.
+
+ Example: >
+ :call serverstart('::1:12345')
+<
If no address is given, it is equivalent to: >
:call serverstart(tempname())
@@ -7318,6 +7330,9 @@ submatch({nr}[, {list}]) *submatch()* *E935*
|substitute()| this list will always contain one or zero
items, since there are no real line breaks.
+ When substitute() is used recursively only the submatches in
+ the current (deepest) call can be obtained.
+
Example: >
:s/\d\+/\=submatch(0) + 1/
< This finds the first number in the line and adds one to it.