file name is expanded on the command line.
'suffixes' and 'wildignore' are used, unless the optional
{nosuf} argument is given and it is |TRUE|.
Names for non-existing files are included. The "**" item can
be used to search in a directory tree. For example, to find
all "README" files in the current directory and below: >vim
echo expand("**/README")
<
expand() can also be used to expand variables and environment
variables that are only known in a shell. But this can be
slow, because a shell may be used to do the expansion. See
|expr-env-expand|.
The expanded variable is still handled like a list of file
names. When an environment variable cannot be expanded, it is
left unchanged. Thus ":echo expand('$FOOBAR')" results in
"$FOOBAR".
See |glob()| for finding existing files. See |system()| for
getting the raw output of an external command.
Parameters: ~
• {string} (`string`)
• {nosuf} (`boolean?`)
• {list} (`nil|false?`)
Return: ~
(`string`)
expandcmd({string} [, {options}]) *expandcmd()*
Expand special items in String {string} like what is done for
an Ex command such as `:edit`. This expands special keywords,
like with |expand()|, and environment variables, anywhere in
{string}. "~user" and "~/path" are only expanded at the
start.
The following items are supported in the {options} Dict
argument:
errmsg If set to TRUE, error messages are displayed
if an error is encountered during expansion.
By default, error messages are not displayed.
Returns the expanded string. If an error is encountered
during expansion, the unmodified {string} is returned.
Example: >vim
echo expandcmd('make %<.o')
< >
make /path/runtime/doc/builtin.o
< >vim
echo expandcmd('make %<.o', {'errmsg': v:true})
<
Parameters: ~
• {string} (`string`)
• {options} (`table?`)
Return: ~
(`any`)
extend({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}]) *extend()*
{expr1} and {expr2} must be both |Lists| or both
|Dictionaries|.
If they are |Lists|: Append {expr2} to {expr1}.
If {expr3} is given insert the items of {expr2} before the
item with index {expr3} in {expr1}. When {expr3} is zero
insert before the first item. When {expr3} is equal to
len({expr1}) then {expr2} is appended.
Examples: >vim
echo sort(extend(mylist, [7, 5]))
call extend(mylist, [2, 3], 1)
< When {expr1} is the same List as {expr2} then the number of
items copied is equal to the original length of the List.
E.g., when {expr3} is 1 you get N new copies of the first item
(where N is the original length of the List).
Use |add()| to concatenate one item to a list. To concatenate
two lists into a new list use the + operator: >vim
let newlist = [1, 2, 3] + [4, 5]
<
If they are |Dictionaries|:
Add all entries from {expr2} to {expr1}.
If a key exists in both {expr1} and {expr2} then {expr3} is
used to decide what to do:
{expr3} = "keep": keep the value of {expr1}
{expr3} = "force": use the value of {expr2}
{expr3} = "error": give an error message *E737*
When {expr3} is omitted then "force" is assumed.
{expr1} is changed when {expr2} is not empty. If necessary
make a copy of {expr1} first or use |extendnew()| to return a
new List/Dictionary.
{expr2} remains unchanged.
When {expr1} is locked and {expr2} is not empty the operation
fails.
Returns {expr1}. Returns 0 on error.
Parameters: ~
• {expr1} (`table`)
• {expr2} (`table`)
• {expr3} (`table?`)
Return: ~
(`any`)
extendnew({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}]) *extendnew()*
Like |extend()| but instead of adding items to {expr1} a new