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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/runtime/doc/repeat.txt b/runtime/doc/repeat.txt index 4c95066998..d653a8f9fd 100644 --- a/runtime/doc/repeat.txt +++ b/runtime/doc/repeat.txt @@ -201,7 +201,9 @@ For writing a Vim script, see chapter 41 of the user manual |usr_41.txt|. code if 'filetype' is "lua" or its filename ends with ".lua". When sourcing commands or Lua code from the current buffer, the same script-ID |<SID>| is used - even if the buffer is sourced multiple times. + even if the buffer is sourced multiple times. If a + buffer is sourced more than once, then the functions + in the buffer are redefined again. *:source!* :so[urce]! {file} @@ -394,10 +396,10 @@ An alternative is to put the commands in a file, and execute them with the ':source!' command. Useful for long command sequences. Can be combined with the ':map' command to put complicated commands under a function key. -The ':source' command reads Ex commands from a file line by line. You will -have to type any needed keyboard input. The ':source!' command reads from a -script file character by character, interpreting each character as if you -typed it. +The ':source' command reads Ex commands from a file or a buffer line by line. +You will have to type any needed keyboard input. The ':source!' command reads +from a script file character by character, interpreting each character as if +you typed it. Example: When you give the ":!ls" command you get the |hit-enter| prompt. If you ':source' a file with the line "!ls" in it, you will have to type the |