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-rw-r--r--runtime/doc/lua.txt24
-rw-r--r--runtime/doc/news.txt9
-rw-r--r--runtime/doc/various.txt9
3 files changed, 41 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/runtime/doc/lua.txt b/runtime/doc/lua.txt
index fb6cbca6e3..77a89a123d 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/lua.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/lua.txt
@@ -2343,6 +2343,30 @@ input({opts}, {on_confirm}) *vim.ui.input()*
typed (it might be an empty string if nothing was
entered), or `nil` if the user aborted the dialog.
+open({path}) *vim.ui.open()*
+ Opens `path` with the system default handler (macOS `open`, Windows
+ `explorer.exe`, Linux `xdg-open`, …), or returns (but does not show) an
+ error message on failure.
+
+ Expands "~/" and environment variables in filesystem paths.
+
+ Examples: >lua
+
+ vim.ui.open("https://neovim.io/")
+ vim.ui.open("~/path/to/file")
+ vim.ui.open("$VIMRUNTIME")
+<
+
+ Parameters: ~
+ • {path} (string) Path or URL to open
+
+ Return: ~
+ SystemCompleted|nil # Command result, or nil if not found.
+ (string|nil) # Error message on failure
+
+ See also: ~
+ • |vim.system()|
+
select({items}, {opts}, {on_choice}) *vim.ui.select()*
Prompts the user to pick from a list of items, allowing arbitrary
(potentially asynchronous) work until `on_choice`.
diff --git a/runtime/doc/news.txt b/runtime/doc/news.txt
index 61ae92296f..24e9dc917b 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/news.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/news.txt
@@ -105,7 +105,10 @@ The following new APIs and features were added.
https://microsoft.github.io/language-server-protocol/specifications/lsp/3.17/specification/#textDocument_inlayHint
• Bundled treesitter parser and queries (highlight, folds) for Markdown,
-Python, and Bash.
+ Python, and Bash.
+
+• |vim.ui.open()| opens URIs using the system default handler (macOS `open`,
+ Windows `explorer`, Linux `xdg-open`, etc.)
==============================================================================
CHANGED FEATURES *news-changed*
@@ -143,6 +146,10 @@ The following changes to existing APIs or features add new behavior.
• |:Man| now respects 'wrapmargin'
+• |gx| now uses |vim.ui.open()| and not netrw. To customize, you can redefine
+ `vim.ui.open` or remap `gx`. To continue using netrw (deprecated): >vim
+ :call netrw#BrowseX(expand(exists("g:netrw_gx")? g:netrw_gx : '<cfile>'), netrw#CheckIfRemote())<CR>
+
==============================================================================
REMOVED FEATURES *news-removed*
diff --git a/runtime/doc/various.txt b/runtime/doc/various.txt
index 1b1dca321b..956c37fc0f 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/various.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/various.txt
@@ -97,6 +97,15 @@ g8 Print the hex values of the bytes used in the
cursor is halfway through a multibyte character the
command won't move the cursor.
+ *gx*
+gx Opens the current filepath or URL (decided by
+ |<cfile>|, 'isfname') at cursor using the system
+ default handler, by calling |vim.ui.open()|.
+
+ *v_gx*
+{Visual}gx Opens the selected text using the system default
+ handler, by calling |vim.ui.open()|.
+
*:p* *:pr* *:print* *E749*
:[range]p[rint] [flags]
Print [range] lines (default current line).