Vim Options: Selection Mode, Session Options, Shared Data

string (default "inclusive") global This option defines the behavior of the selection. It is only used in Visual and Select mode. Possible values: value past line inclusive ~ old no yes inclusive yes yes exclusive yes no "past line" means that the cursor is allowed to be positioned one character past the line. "inclusive" means that the last character of the selection is included in an operation. For example, when "x" is used to delete the selection. When "old" is used and 'virtualedit' allows the cursor to move past the end of line the line break still isn't included. When "exclusive" is used, cursor position in visual mode will be adjusted for inclusive motions |inclusive-motion-selection-exclusive|. Note: - When "exclusive" is used and selecting from the end backwards, you cannot include the last character of a line, when starting in Normal mode and 'virtualedit' empty. - when "exclusive" is used with a single character visual selection, Vim will behave as if the 'selection' is inclusive (in other words, you cannot visually select an empty region). *'selectmode'* *'slm'* 'selectmode' 'slm' string (default "") global This is a comma-separated list of words, which specifies when to start Select mode instead of Visual mode, when a selection is started. Possible values: mouse when using the mouse key when using shifted special keys cmd when using "v", "V" or CTRL-V See |Select-mode|. *'sessionoptions'* *'ssop'* 'sessionoptions' 'ssop' string (default "blank,buffers,curdir,folds,help,tabpages,winsize,terminal") global Changes the effect of the |:mksession| command. It is a comma- separated list of words. Each word enables saving and restoring something: word save and restore ~ blank empty windows buffers hidden and unloaded buffers, not just those in windows curdir the current directory folds manually created folds, opened/closed folds and local fold options globals global variables that start with an uppercase letter and contain at least one lowercase letter. Only String and Number types are stored. help the help window localoptions options and mappings local to a window or buffer (not global values for local options) options all options and mappings (also global values for local options) skiprtp exclude 'runtimepath' and 'packpath' from the options resize size of the Vim window: 'lines' and 'columns' sesdir the directory in which the session file is located will become the current directory (useful with projects accessed over a network from different systems) tabpages all tab pages; without this only the current tab page is restored, so that you can make a session for each tab page separately terminal include terminal windows where the command can be restored winpos position of the whole Vim window winsize window sizes slash |deprecated| Always enabled. Uses "/" in filenames. unix |deprecated| Always enabled. Uses "\n" line endings. Don't include both "curdir" and "sesdir". When neither is included filenames are stored as absolute paths. If you leave out "options" many things won't work well after restoring the session. *'shada'* *'sd'* *E526* *E527* *E528* 'shada' 'sd' string (default for Win32: !,'100,<50,s10,h,rA:,rB: others: !,'100,<50,s10,h) global When non-empty, the shada file is read upon startup and written when exiting Vim (see |shada-file|). The string should be a comma- separated list of parameters, each consisting of a single character identifying the particular parameter, followed by a number or string which specifies the value of that parameter. If a particular character is left out, then the default value is used for that parameter. The following is a list of the identifying characters and the effect of

This section details several Vim options. It begins with 'selectmode', which defines when to start Select mode instead of Visual mode based on user actions like mouse clicks, shifted special keys, or specific commands. It then explains 'sessionoptions', controlling what elements are saved and restored by the ':mksession' command. Options include saving empty windows, hidden buffers, current directory, folds, global variables, help window, local/global options, window size/position, and tab pages. Finally, it covers 'shada', which determines how Vim reads and writes the shared data file for persistent data across sessions.