From 5510361a8ca8b47e9c3a46fae9ec0f0b00b507d3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Marco Hinz <mh.codebro@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2019 22:13:00 +0200
Subject: vim-patch:8.1.0493: argv() and argc() only work on the current
 argument list

Problem:    argv() and argc() only work on the current argument list.
Solution:   Add a window ID argument. (Yegappan Lakshmanan, closes vim/vim#832)

https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/e6e3989c1b3f18907a0c305712b867e9a3821369
---
 runtime/doc/eval.txt | 31 ++++++++++++++++++++-----------
 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

(limited to 'runtime')

diff --git a/runtime/doc/eval.txt b/runtime/doc/eval.txt
index db278b2fb0..f5817279df 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/eval.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/eval.txt
@@ -1970,11 +1970,11 @@ and({expr}, {expr})		Number  bitwise AND
 api_info()			Dict	api metadata
 append({lnum}, {string})	Number	append {string} below line {lnum}
 append({lnum}, {list})		Number	append lines {list} below line {lnum}
-argc()				Number	number of files in the argument list
+argc([{winid}])			Number	number of files in the argument list
 argidx()			Number	current index in the argument list
 arglistid([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) Number	argument list id
-argv({nr})			String	{nr} entry of the argument list
-argv()				List	the argument list
+argv({nr} [, {winid}])		String	{nr} entry of the argument list
+argv([-1, {winid}])		List	the argument list
 assert_equal({exp}, {act} [, {msg}])
 				none	assert {exp} is equal to {act}
 assert_exception({error} [, {msg}])
@@ -2446,8 +2446,15 @@ append({lnum}, {text})					*append()*
 			:let failed = append(0, ["Chapter 1", "the beginning"])
 <
 							*argc()*
-argc()		The result is the number of files in the argument list of the
-		current window.  See |arglist|.
+argc([{winid}])
+		The result is the number of files in the argument list.  See
+		|arglist|.
+		If {winid} is not supplied, the argument list of the current
+		window is used.
+		If {winid} is -1, the global argument list is used.
+		Otherwise {winid} specifies the window of which the argument
+		list is used: either the window number or the window ID.
+		Returns -1 if the {winid} argument is invalid.
 
 							*argidx()*
 argidx()	The result is the current index in the argument list.  0 is
@@ -2458,7 +2465,7 @@ arglistid([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
 		Return the argument list ID.  This is a number which
 		identifies the argument list being used.  Zero is used for the
 		global argument list.  See |arglist|.
-		Return -1 if the arguments are invalid.
+		Returns -1 if the arguments are invalid.
 
 		Without arguments use the current window.
 		With {winnr} only use this window in the current tab page.
@@ -2467,17 +2474,19 @@ arglistid([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
 		{winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
 
 							*argv()*
-argv([{nr}])	The result is the {nr}th file in the argument list of the
-		current window.  See |arglist|.  "argv(0)" is the first one.
-		Example: >
+argv([{nr} [, {winid}])
+		The result is the {nr}th file in the argument list.  See
+		|arglist|.  "argv(0)" is the first one.  Example: >
 	:let i = 0
 	:while i < argc()
 	:  let f = escape(fnameescape(argv(i)), '.')
 	:  exe 'amenu Arg.' . f . ' :e ' . f . '<CR>'
 	:  let i = i + 1
 	:endwhile
-<		Without the {nr} argument a |List| with the whole |arglist| is
-		returned.
+<		Without the {nr} argument, or when {nr} is -1, a |List| with
+		the whole |arglist| is returned.
+
+		The {winid} argument specifies the window ID, see |argc()|.
 
 							*assert_equal()*
 assert_equal({expected}, {actual}, [, {msg}])
-- 
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