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= Execute-keys and Evaluate-commands

== Description

The *execute-keys* and *evaluate-commands* commands can be used to run
Kakoune commands:

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execute-keys [<switches>] <key> ...
evaluate-commands [<switches>] <command> ...
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*execute-keys* runs keys as if they were pressed, whereas *evaluate-commands*
evaluates its given parameters as if they were entered in the command prompt.
By default, their execution happens within the context of the current client,
and stops when the last key/command is reached, or an error is raised.

*execute-keys* also save the following registers, who are then restored
when the commands have been executed: */*, *"*, *|*, *^*, *@*.
*evaluate-commands* does not save any registers by default.
(See <<registers#,`:doc registers`>>)

== Optional switches

*-client* <name>::
    execute in the context of the client named *name*

*-try-client* <name>::
    execute in the context of the client named *name* if such client
    exists, or else in the current context

*-draft*::
    execute in a copy of the context of the selected client. Modifications
    to the selections or input state will not affect the client. This
    permits to make some modification to the buffer without modifying
    the user’s selection

*-itersel*::
    execute once per selection, in a context with only the considered
    selection. This permits avoiding cases where the selections may
    get merged

*-buffer* <names>::
    execute in the context of each buffers in the comma separated list
    *names*. `*` as a name can be used to iterate on all buffers

*-no-hooks*::
    disable hook execution while executing the keys/commands
    (See <<hooks#,`:doc hooks`>>)

*-save-regs* <regs>::
    regs is a string of registers to be restored after execution (overwrites
    the list of registers saved by default, c.f. description)

== execute-keys specific switches

*-with-maps*::
    use user key mapping in instead of built in keys
    (See <<mapping#,`:doc mapping`>>)