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diff --git a/runtime/doc/eval.txt b/runtime/doc/eval.txt index 476ab71461..9437491623 100644 --- a/runtime/doc/eval.txt +++ b/runtime/doc/eval.txt @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -*eval.txt* For Vim version 7.4. Last change: 2015 Sep 19 +*eval.txt* For Vim version 7.4. Last change: 2016 Jan 16 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar @@ -1830,7 +1830,7 @@ cursor( {lnum}, {col} [, {off}]) Number move cursor to {lnum}, {col}, {off} cursor( {list}) Number move cursor to position in {list} deepcopy( {expr} [, {noref}]) any make a full copy of {expr} -delete( {fname}) Number delete file {fname} +delete( {fname} [, {flags}]) Number delete the file or directory {fname} dictwatcheradd( {dict}, {pattern}, {callback}) Start watching a dictionary dictwatcherdel( {dict}, {pattern}, {callback}) @@ -2770,13 +2770,18 @@ deepcopy({expr}[, {noref}]) *deepcopy()* *E698* {noref} set to 1 will fail. Also see |copy()|. -delete({fname}) *delete()* - Deletes the file by the name {fname}. The result is a Number, - which is 0 if the file was deleted successfully, and non-zero - when the deletion failed. - Use |remove()| to delete an item from a |List|. - To delete a line from the buffer use |:delete|. Use |:exe| - when the line number is in a variable. +delete({fname} [, {flags}]) *delete()* + Without {flags} or with {flags} empty: Deletes the file by the + name {fname}. + + When {flags} is "d": Deletes the directory by the name + {fname}. This fails when {fname} is not empty. + + When {flags} is "rf": Deletes the directory by the name + {fname} and everything in it, recursively. Be careful! + + The result is a Number, which is 0 if the delete operation was + successful and -1 when the deletion failed or partly failed. dictwatcheradd({dict}, {pattern}, {callback}) *dictwatcheradd()* Adds a watcher to a dictionary. A dictionary watcher is |