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| author | Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org> | 2024-04-26 18:42:59 +0200 |
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| committer | Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org> | 2024-04-26 18:44:03 +0200 |
| commit | fe1e2b5e2d65f05d820f17db935b15454a63be06 (patch) | |
| tree | 328dde07c49a4919fe8003f8fa565370ce79154c /runtime/doc/pattern.txt | |
| parent | 98b12ede31754071f36fb7a73324456c1ee7b89c (diff) | |
runtime(doc): clarify syntax vs matching mechanism
fixes: #14643
Signed-off-by: Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'runtime/doc/pattern.txt')
| -rw-r--r-- | runtime/doc/pattern.txt | 15 |
1 files changed, 14 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/runtime/doc/pattern.txt b/runtime/doc/pattern.txt index 2d1898de52..c23462c818 100644 --- a/runtime/doc/pattern.txt +++ b/runtime/doc/pattern.txt @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -*pattern.txt* For Vim version 9.1. Last change: 2023 Oct 23 +*pattern.txt* For Vim version 9.1. Last change: 2024 Apr 26 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar @@ -1394,6 +1394,19 @@ Finally, these constructs are unique to Perl: ============================================================================== 10. Highlighting matches *match-highlight* + *syntax-vs-match* + Note that the match highlight mechanism is independent + of |syntax-highlighting|, which is (usually) a buffer-local + highlighting, while matching is window-local, both methods + can be freely mixed. Match highlighting functions give you + a bit more flexibility in when and how to apply, but are + typically only used for temporary highlighting, without strict + rules. Both methods can be used to conceal text. + + Thus the matching functions like |matchadd()| won't consider + syntax rules and functions like |synconcealend()| and the + other way around. + *:mat* *:match* :mat[ch] {group} /{pattern}/ Define a pattern to highlight in the current window. It will |