The VimL Primer: Edit Like a Pro with Vim Plugins and Scripts

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Cover; Table of Contents; An Introduction; The World's Shortest History Lesson; Who Should Read This Book; How to Read This Book; Online Resources; Acknowledgments; 1. The Lay of the Land; Functions, Types, and Variables; Loops and Comparisons; Our Project: An Interface for mpc; The Structure of a Vim Plugin; 2. A Real Live Plugin; But First, a Function; Running External Commands; Writing Text to a Buffer; 3. The Autoload System; Autoloading Functions; Finding Windows by Buffers; The Built-in Buffer Functions; Retrieving the Text of a Line; 4. Recognizing File Types. Cover Table of Contents An Introduction The World's Shortest History Lesson Who Should Read This Book How to Read This Book Online Resources Acknowledgments 1. The Lay of the Land Functions, Types, and Variables Loops and Comparisons Our Project: An Interface for mpc The Structure of a Vim Plugin 2. A Real Live Plugin But First, a Function Running External Commands Writing Text to a Buffer 3. The Autoload System Autoloading Functions Finding Windows by Buffers The Built-in Buffer Functions Retrieving the Text of a Line 4. Recognizing File Types. Autocommands and Their EventsDetecting the Current File Type Making Filetype-Specific Changes 5. Highlighting Syntax The Vim Syntax File Using conceal with Syntax Regions Specifying a New Syntax 6. Commands and Mappings Writing User Commands Adding Mappings Localizing Mappings In Conclusion A1. Some Resources Websites Plugins Bibliography.