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authorBram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>2019-07-31 21:07:14 +0200
committerBram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>2019-07-31 21:07:14 +0200
commit5477506a9f01d40fad2e8f0555bc37adee30478f (patch)
treeafb8271b63c5813ea4f2dee83df994f33791fed5 /runtime/doc/if_perl.txt
parent0e6bfb9b2eb108d96a49ac4f8dc638c2eefeda2b (diff)
Update runtime files.
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diff --git a/runtime/doc/if_perl.txt b/runtime/doc/if_perl.txt
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--- a/runtime/doc/if_perl.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/if_perl.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-*if_perl.txt* For Vim version 8.1. Last change: 2019 May 05
+*if_perl.txt* For Vim version 8.1. Last change: 2019 Jul 21
VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Sven Verdoolaege
@@ -55,15 +55,18 @@ The ActiveState one should work, Strawberry Perl is a good alternative.
working: >
:perl VIM::Msg("Hello")
-:pe[rl] << {endpattern}
+:pe[rl] << [endpattern]
{script}
{endpattern}
Execute Perl script {script}.
- {endpattern} must NOT be preceded by any white space.
- If {endpattern} is omitted, it defaults to a dot '.'
+ The {endpattern} after {script} must NOT be preceded
+ by any white space.
+
+ If [endpattern] is omitted, it defaults to a dot '.'
like for the |:append| and |:insert| commands. Using
'.' helps when inside a function, because "$i;" looks
like the start of an |:insert| command to Vim.
+
This form of the |:perl| command is mainly useful for
including perl code in vim scripts.
Note: This command doesn't work when the Perl feature