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| author | Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> | 2020-09-04 16:35:35 +0200 |
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| committer | Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> | 2020-09-04 16:35:35 +0200 |
| commit | 077cc7aa0e0c431e97795612374fe17fe7c88803 (patch) | |
| tree | 80843d4928d91ca5f9d4c38d37807e0eb17bc4be /runtime/doc/channel.txt | |
| parent | eadee486c70946ad0e1746d77898d6f4f4acc817 (diff) | |
patch 8.2.1588: cannot read back the prompt of a prompt bufferv8.2.1588
Problem: Cannot read back the prompt of a prompt buffer.
Solution: Add prompt_getprompt(). (Ben Jackson, closes #6851)
Diffstat (limited to 'runtime/doc/channel.txt')
| -rw-r--r-- | runtime/doc/channel.txt | 10 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/runtime/doc/channel.txt b/runtime/doc/channel.txt index 84a344fa95..18b0232dfa 100644 --- a/runtime/doc/channel.txt +++ b/runtime/doc/channel.txt @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -*channel.txt* For Vim version 8.2. Last change: 2020 Jul 10 +*channel.txt* For Vim version 8.2. Last change: 2020 Sep 03 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar @@ -608,6 +608,10 @@ ch_logfile({fname} [, {mode}]) *ch_logfile()* after every message, on Unix you can use "tail -f" to see what is going on in real time. + To enable the log very early, to see what is received from a + terminal during startup, use |--cmd|: > + vim --cmd "call ch_logfile('logfile', 'w')" +< This function is not available in the |sandbox|. NOTE: the channel communication is stored in the file, be aware that this may contain confidential and privacy sensitive @@ -1256,7 +1260,9 @@ After setting 'buftype' to "prompt" Vim does not automatically start Insert mode, use `:startinsert` if you want to enter Insert mode, so that the user can start typing a line. -The text of the prompt can be set with the |prompt_setprompt()| function. +The text of the prompt can be set with the |prompt_setprompt()| function. If +no prompt is set with |prompt_setprompt()|, "% " is used. You can get the +effective prompt text for a buffer, with |prompt_getprompt()|. The user can go to Normal mode and navigate through the buffer. This can be useful to see older output or copy text. |