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diff --git a/runtime/doc/builtin.txt b/runtime/doc/builtin.txt index 5001205ea6..19b9bc9f65 100644 --- a/runtime/doc/builtin.txt +++ b/runtime/doc/builtin.txt @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -*builtin.txt* For Vim version 9.1. Last change: 2024 Jan 29 +*builtin.txt* For Vim version 9.1. Last change: 2024 Feb 01 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar @@ -147,6 +147,8 @@ delete({fname} [, {flags}]) Number delete the file or directory {fname} deletebufline({buf}, {first} [, {last}]) Number delete lines from buffer {buf} did_filetype() Number |TRUE| if FileType autocmd event used +diff({fromlist}, {tolist} [, {options}]) + List diff two Lists of strings diff_filler({lnum}) Number diff filler lines about {lnum} diff_hlID({lnum}, {col}) Number diff highlighting at {lnum}/{col} digraph_get({chars}) String get the |digraph| of {chars} @@ -2046,6 +2048,67 @@ did_filetype() Returns |TRUE| when autocommands are being executed and the editing another buffer to set 'filetype' and load a syntax file. +diff({fromlist}, {tolist} [, {options}]) *diff()* + Returns a String or a List containing the diff between the + strings in {fromlist} and {tolist}. Uses the Vim internal + diff library to compute the diff. + + *E106* + The optional "output" item in {options} specifies the returned + diff format. The following values are supported: + indices Return a List of the starting and ending + indices and a count of the strings in each + diff hunk. + unified Return the unified diff output as a String. + This is the default. + + If the "output" item in {options} is "indices", then a List is + returned. Each List item contains a Dict with the following + items for each diff hunk: + from_idx start index in {fromlist} for this diff hunk. + from_count number of strings in {fromlist} that are + added/removed/modified in this diff hunk. + to_idx start index in {tolist} for this diff hunk. + to_count number of strings in {tolist} that are + added/removed/modified in this diff hunk. + + The {options} Dict argument also specifies diff options + (similar to 'diffopt') and supports the following items: + iblank ignore changes where lines are all + blank. + icase ignore changes in case of text. + iwhite ignore changes in amount of white + space. + iwhiteall ignore all white space changes. + iwhiteeol ignore white space changes at end of + line. + indent-heuristic use the indent heuristic for the + internal diff library. + algorithm Dict specifying the diff algorithm to + use. Supported boolean items are + "myers", "minimal", "patience" and + "histogram". + For more information about these options, refer to 'diffopt'. + + Returns an empty List or String if {fromlist} and {tolist} are + identical. + + Examples: + :echo diff(['abc'], ['xxx']) + @@ -1 +1 @@ + -abc + +xxx + + :echo diff(['abc'], ['xxx'], {'output': 'indices'}) + [{'from_idx': 0, 'from_count': 1, 'to_idx': 0, 'to_count': 1}] + :echo diff(readfile('oldfile'), readfile('newfile')) + :echo diff(getbufline(5, 1, '$'), getbufline(6, 1, '$')) + + For more examples, refer to |diff-func-examples| + + Can also be used as a |method|: > + GetFromList->diff(to_list) +< diff_filler({lnum}) *diff_filler()* Returns the number of filler lines above line {lnum}. These are the lines that were inserted at this point in |