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Diffstat (limited to 'runtime')
| -rw-r--r-- | runtime/doc/intro.txt | 21 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | runtime/doc/starting.txt | 14 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | runtime/doc/vim_diff.txt | 7 |
3 files changed, 20 insertions, 22 deletions
diff --git a/runtime/doc/intro.txt b/runtime/doc/intro.txt index e7fb632de8..5c63d9e5e2 100644 --- a/runtime/doc/intro.txt +++ b/runtime/doc/intro.txt @@ -642,25 +642,12 @@ The command CTRL-\ CTRL-G or <C-\><C-G> can be used to go to Insert mode when make sure Vim is in the mode indicated by 'insertmode', without knowing in what mode Vim currently is. - *Q* *mode-Ex* *Ex-mode* *Ex* *EX* *E501* -Q Switch to "Ex" mode. This is a bit like typing ":" - commands one after another, except: + *gQ* *Q* *mode-Ex* *Ex-mode* *Ex* *EX* *E501* +Q or gQ Switch to Ex mode. This is like typing ":" commands + one after another, except: - You don't have to keep pressing ":". - The screen doesn't get updated after each command. - - There is no normal command-line editing. - - Mappings and abbreviations are not used. - In fact, you are editing the lines with the "standard" - line-input editing commands (<Del> or <BS> to erase, - CTRL-U to kill the whole line). - Vim will enter this mode by default if it's invoked as - "ex" on the command-line. - Use the ":vi" command |:visual| to exit "Ex" mode. - - *gQ* -gQ Switch to "Ex" mode like with "Q", but really behave - like typing ":" commands after another. All command - line editing, completion etc. is available. - Use the ":vi" command |:visual| to exit "Ex" mode. + Use the ":vi" command |:visual| to exit this mode. ============================================================================== 7. The window contents *window-contents* diff --git a/runtime/doc/starting.txt b/runtime/doc/starting.txt index e89d72bce3..ad1077bcab 100644 --- a/runtime/doc/starting.txt +++ b/runtime/doc/starting.txt @@ -185,11 +185,12 @@ argument. delete(), rename(), mkdir(), writefile(), libcall(), jobstart(), etc. - *-e* --e Start Vim in Ex mode |Q|. +-e *-e* *-E* +-E Start Nvim in Ex mode |gQ|. - *-E* --E Start Vim in improved Ex mode |gQ|. + If stdin is not a TTY: + -e reads stdin as Ex commands. + -E reads stdin as text (into buffer 1). *-es* *-Es* -es *-s-ex* *silent-mode* @@ -207,6 +208,11 @@ argument. < User |init.vim| is skipped (unless given with |-u|). |$TERM| is not used. + + If stdin is not a TTY: + -es reads stdin as Ex commands. + -Es reads stdin as text (into buffer 1). + Example: > printf "put ='foo'\n%%print\n" | nvim -es < diff --git a/runtime/doc/vim_diff.txt b/runtime/doc/vim_diff.txt index 5394414947..0035e15be1 100644 --- a/runtime/doc/vim_diff.txt +++ b/runtime/doc/vim_diff.txt @@ -315,10 +315,15 @@ Macro/|recording| behavior macros and 'keymap' at the same time. This also means you can use |:imap| on the results of keys from 'keymap'. +Normal commands: + |Q| is the same as |gQ| + Options: 'ttimeout', 'ttimeoutlen' behavior was simplified Startup: + |-e| and |-es| invoke the same "improved Ex mode" as -E and -Es. + |-E| and |-Es| reads stdin as text (into buffer 1). |-s| reads Normal commands from stdin if the script name is "-". Reading text (instead of commands) from stdin |--|: - works by default: "-" file is optional @@ -465,4 +470,4 @@ TUI: always uses 7-bit control sequences. ============================================================================== - vim:tw=78:ts=8:noet:ft=help:norl: + vim:tw=78:ts=8:sw=2:noet:ft=help:norl: |