NVIM REFERENCE MANUAL
Nvim *deprecated*
The items listed below are deprecated: they will be removed in the future.
They should not be used in new scripts, and old scripts should be updated.
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Deprecated features
API
- *nvim_buf_clear_highlight()* Use |nvim_buf_clear_namespace()| instead.
- *nvim_buf_set_virtual_text()* Use |nvim_buf_set_extmark()| instead.
- *nvim_command_output()* Use |nvim_exec2()| instead.
- *nvim_execute_lua()* Use |nvim_exec_lua()| instead.
- *nvim_get_hl_by_name()* Use |nvim_get_hl()| instead.
- *nvim_get_hl_by_id()* Use |nvim_get_hl()| instead.
- *nvim_exec()* Use |nvim_exec2()| instead.
- *nvim_get_option_info()* Use |nvim_get_option_info2()| instead.
COMMANDS
- *:rv* *:rviminfo* Deprecated alias to |:rshada| command.
- *:wv* *:wviminfo* Deprecated alias to |:wshada| command.
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
- *$NVIM_LISTEN_ADDRESS*
- Deprecated way to:
- set the server name (use |--listen| or |serverstart()| instead)
- get the server name (use |v:servername| instead)
- detect a parent Nvim (use |$NVIM| instead)
- Ignored if --listen is given.
- Unset by |terminal| and |jobstart()| unless explicitly given by the "env"
option. Example: >vim
call jobstart(['foo'], { 'env': { 'NVIM_LISTEN_ADDRESS': v:servername } })
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EVENTS
- *BufCreate* Use |BufAdd| instead.
- *EncodingChanged* Never fired; 'encoding' is always "utf-8".
- *FileEncoding* Never fired; equivalent to |EncodingChanged|.
- *GUIEnter* Never fired; use |UIEnter| instead.
- *GUIFailed* Never fired.
KEYCODES
- *<MouseDown>* Use <ScrollWheelUp> instead.
- *<MouseUp>* Use <ScrollWheelDown> instead.
FUNCTIONS
- *buffer_exists()* Obsolete name for |bufexists()|.
- *buffer_name()* Obsolete name for |bufname()|.
- *buffer_number()* Obsolete name for |bufnr()|.
- *file_readable()* Obsolete name for |filereadable()|.
- *health#report_error* Use Lua |vim.health.report_error()| instead.
- *health#report_info* Use Lua |vim.health.report_info()| instead.
- *health#report_ok* Use Lua |vim.health.report_ok()| instead.
- *health#report_start* Use Lua |vim.health.report_start()| instead.
- *health#report_warn* Use Lua |vim.health.report_warn()| instead.
- *highlight_exists()* Obsolete name for |hlexists()|.
- *highlightID()* Obsolete name for |hlID()|.
- *inputdialog()* Use |input()| instead.
- *jobclose()* Obsolete name for |chanclose()|
- *jobsend()* Obsolete name for |chansend()|
- *last_buffer_nr()* Obsolete name for bufnr("$").
- *rpcstop()* Use |jobstop()| instead to stop any job, or
`chanclose(id, "rpc")` to close RPC communication
without stopping the job. Use chanclose(id) to close
any socket.
HIGHLIGHTS
- *hl-VertSplit* Use |hl-WinSeparator| instead.
LSP DIAGNOSTICS
For each of the functions below, use the corresponding function in
|vim.diagnostic| instead (unless otherwise noted). For example, use
|vim.diagnostic.get()| instead of |vim.lsp.diagnostic.get()|.
- *vim.lsp.diagnostic.clear()* Use |vim.diagnostic.hide()| instead.
- *vim.lsp.diagnostic.disable()*
- *vim.lsp.diagnostic.display()* Use |vim.diagnostic.show()| instead.
- *vim.lsp.diagnostic.enable()*
- *vim.lsp.diagnostic.get()*
- *vim.lsp.diagnostic.get_all()* Use |vim.diagnostic.get()| instead.
- *vim.lsp.diagnostic.get_count()* Use |vim.diagnostic.get()| instead.
- *vim.lsp.diagnostic.get_line_diagnostics()* Use |vim.diagnostic.get()| instead.
- *vim.lsp.diagnostic.get_next()*
- *vim.lsp.diagnostic.get_next_pos()*
- *vim.lsp.diagnostic.get_prev()*
- *vim.lsp.diagnostic.get_prev_pos()*
- *vim.lsp.diagnostic.get_virtual_text_chunks_for_line()* No replacement. Use
options provided by |vim.diagnostic.config()| to customize virtual text.
- *vim.lsp.diagnostic.goto_next()*
- *vim.lsp.diagnostic.goto_prev()*
- *vim.lsp.diagnostic.redraw()* Use |vim.diagnostic.show()| instead.
- *vim.lsp.diagnostic.reset()*
- *vim.lsp.diagnostic.save()* Use |vim.diagnostic.set()| instead.
- *vim.lsp.diagnostic.set_loclist()* Use |vim.diagnostic.setloclist()| instead.
- *vim.lsp.diagnostic.set_qflist()* Use |vim.diagnostic.setqflist()| instead.
- *vim.lsp.diagnostic.show_line_diagnostics()* Use |vim.diagnostic.open_float()| instead.
- *vim.lsp.diagnostic.show_position_diagnostics()* Use |vim.diagnostic.open_float()| instead.
The following are deprecated without replacement. These functions are moved
internally and are no longer exposed as part of the API. Instead, use
|vim.diagnostic.config()| and |vim.diagnostic.show()|.
- *vim.lsp.diagnostic.set_signs()*
- *vim.lsp.diagnostic.set_underline()*
- *vim.lsp.diagnostic.set_virtual_text()*
LSP FUNCTIONS
- *vim.lsp.buf.range_code_action()* Use |vim.lsp.buf.code_action()| with
the `range` parameter.
- *vim.lsp.util.diagnostics_to_items()* Use |vim.diagnostic.toqflist()| instead.
- *vim.lsp.util.set_qflist()* Use |setqflist()| instead.
- *vim.lsp.util.set_loclist()* Use |setloclist()| instead.
- *vim.lsp.buf_get_clients()* Use |vim.lsp.get_active_clients()| with
{buffer = bufnr} instead.
- *vim.lsp.buf.formatting()* Use |vim.lsp.buf.format()| with
{async = true} instead.
- *vim.lsp.buf.range_formatting()* Use |vim.lsp.formatexpr()|
or |vim.lsp.buf.format()| instead.
TREESITTER FUNCTIONS
- *vim.treesitter.language.require_language()* Use |vim.treesitter.language.add()|
instead.
- *vim.treesitter.get_node_at_pos()* Use |vim.treesitter.get_node()|
instead.
- *vim.treesitter.get_node_at_cursor()* Use |vim.treesitter.get_node()|
and |TSNode:type()| instead.
- *vim.treesitter.query.get_query()* Use |vim.treesitter.query.get()|
instead.
LUA
- vim.register_keystroke_callback() Use |vim.on_key()| instead.
- *vim.pretty_print()* Use |vim.print()| instead.
NORMAL COMMANDS
- *]f* *[f* Same as "gf".
OPTIONS
- *cpo-<* *:menu-<special>* *:menu-special* *:map-<special>* *:map-special*
`<>` notation is always enabled.
- 'gdefault' Enables the |:substitute| flag 'g' by default.
- *'fe'* 'fenc'+'enc' before Vim 6.0; no longer used.
- *'highlight'* *'hl'* Names of builtin |highlight-groups| cannot be changed.
- *'langnoremap'* Deprecated alias to 'nolangremap'.
- 'sessionoptions' Flags "unix", "slash" are ignored and always enabled.
- *'vi'*
- 'viewoptions' Flags "unix", "slash" are ignored and always enabled.
- *'viminfo'* Deprecated alias to 'shada' option.
- *'viminfofile'* Deprecated alias to 'shadafile' option.
- *'paste'* *'nopaste'* This option is obsolete; |paste| is handled automatically.
Enables "paste mode":
- mappings in Insert mode and Command-line mode are
disabled
- abbreviations are disabled
- 'autoindent' is reset
- 'expandtab' is reset
- 'formatoptions' is used like it is empty
- 'revins' is reset
- 'ruler' is reset
- 'showmatch' is reset
- 'smartindent' is reset
- 'smarttab' is reset
- 'softtabstop' is set to 0
- 'textwidth' is set to 0
- 'wrapmargin' is set to 0
These options keep their value, but their effect is
disabled:
- 'cindent'
- 'indentexpr'
- 'lisp'
UI EXTENSIONS
- *ui-wildmenu* Use |ui-cmdline| with |ui-popupmenu| instead. Enabled
by the `ext_wildmenu` |ui-option|. Emits these events:
- `["wildmenu_show", items]`
- `["wildmenu_select", selected]`
- `["wildmenu_hide"]`
VARIABLES
- *b:terminal_job_pid* PID of the top-level process in a |:terminal|.
Use `jobpid(&channel)` instead.
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