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diff --git a/runtime/doc/eval.txt b/runtime/doc/eval.txt
index e1a8ba079a..37ce0e1b5f 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/eval.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/eval.txt
@@ -2297,6 +2297,7 @@ tan({expr}) Float tangent of {expr}
tanh({expr}) Float hyperbolic tangent of {expr}
tempname() String name for a temporary file
test_garbagecollect_now() none free memory right now for testing
+timer_info([{id}]) List information about timers
timer_start({time}, {callback} [, {options}])
Number create a timer
timer_stop({timer}) none stop a timer
@@ -3198,8 +3199,12 @@ exepath({expr}) *exepath()*
*exists()*
exists({expr}) The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if {expr} is
- defined, zero otherwise. The {expr} argument is a string,
- which contains one of these:
+ defined, zero otherwise.
+
+ For checking for a supported feature use |has()|.
+ For checking if a file exists use |filereadable()|.
+
+ The {expr} argument is a string, which contains one of these:
&option-name Vim option (only checks if it exists,
not if it really works)
+option-name Vim option that works.
@@ -3247,7 +3252,6 @@ exists({expr}) The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if {expr} is
event and pattern.
##event autocommand for this event is
supported.
- For checking for a supported feature use |has()|.
Examples: >
exists("&mouse")
@@ -5329,7 +5333,8 @@ matchadd({group}, {pattern}[, {priority}[, {id} [, {dict}]]])
available from |getmatches()|. All matches can be deleted in
one operation by |clearmatches()|.
-matchaddpos({group}, {pos}[, {priority}[, {id}[, {dict}]]]) *matchaddpos()*
+ *matchaddpos()*
+matchaddpos({group}, {pos}[, {priority}[, {id}[, {dict}]]])
Same as |matchadd()|, but requires a list of positions {pos}
instead of a pattern. This command is faster than |matchadd()|
because it does not require to handle regular expressions and
@@ -7513,6 +7518,22 @@ tanh({expr}) *tanh()*
< -0.761594
+ *timer_info()*
+timer_info([{id}])
+ Return a list with information about timers.
+ When {id} is given only information about this timer is
+ returned. When timer {id} does not exist an empty list is
+ returned.
+ When {id} is omitted information about all timers is returned.
+
+ For each timer the information is stored in a Dictionary with
+ these items:
+ "id" the timer ID
+ "time" time the timer was started with
+ "repeat" number of times the timer will still fire;
+ -1 means forever
+ "callback" the callback
+
*timer_start()*
timer_start({time}, {callback} [, {options}])
Create a timer and return the timer ID.
@@ -7542,7 +7563,7 @@ timer_start({time}, {callback} [, {options}])
timer_stop({timer}) *timer_stop()*
Stop a timer. The timer callback will no longer be invoked.
{timer} is an ID returned by timer_start(), thus it must be a
- Number.
+ Number. If {timer} does not exist there is no error.
tolower({expr}) *tolower()*
The result is a copy of the String given, with all uppercase