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KAKOUNE(1)
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NAME
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expansions - a

Strings
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\'strings'::
	uninterpreted strings, use a backslash (\\') to escape the separator
"strings"::
	expanded strings, % strings (c.f. next section) contained are expended, use a backslash (\\%) to escape the separator
%\{strings\}::
	these strings are very useful when entering commands
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	* the '{' and '}' delimiters are configurable, you can use any non alphanumeric character
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e.g. %[string], %<string>, %(string), %~string~, %!string!
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	* if the character following '%' is one of '{[(<', then the closing one is the matching '}])>' and the
	delimiters are not escapable but are nestable
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e.g. %{ roger {}; } is a valid string, %{ marcel \} as well
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Typed expansions
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*sh*::
	shell expansion, similar to posix shell '$(...)' construct (c.f. next section)
*reg*::
	register expansion, will be replaced by the content of the given register
*opt*::
	option expansion, will be replaced with the value of the given option
*val*::
	value expansion, gives access to the environment variable available to the Shell expansion. The 'kak_'
	prefix is not used there
*arg*::
	argument expansion, gives access to the arguments of the current command, the content can be a number,
	or @ for all arguments

Shell expansions
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The '%sh{...}' expansion replaces its content with the output of the shell commands in it. The following environment
variables are used to pass informations about Kakoune's state:

*kak_selection*::
	content of the main selection
*kak_selections*::
	content of the selection separated by colons, colons in the selection contents are escapted with a backslash
*kak_selection_desc*::
	range of the main selection, represented as anchor,cursor; anchor and cursor are in this format: line.column
*kak_selections_desc*::
	range of the selecations separated by colons
*kak_bufname*::
	name of the current buffer
*kak_buffile*::
	full path of the file or same as kak_bufname when there’s no associated file
*kak_buflist*::
	the current buffer list, each buffer seperated by a colon
*kak_timestamp*::
	timestamp of the current buffer, the timestamp is an integer value which is incremented each time the
	buffer is modified
*kak_runtime*::
	directory containing the kak binary
*kak_opt_<name>*::
	value of option *name*
*kak_reg_<r>*::
	value of register *r*
*kak_socket*::
	filename of session socket ('/tmp/kak-<session>')
*kak_session*::
	name of the current session
*kak_client*::
	name of current client
*kak_cursor_line*::
	line of the end of the main selection
*kak_cursor_column*::
	column of the end of the main selection (in byte)
*kak_cursor_char_column*::
	column of the end of the main selection (in character)
*kak_window_width*::
	width of the current kakoune window
*kak_window_height*::
	height of the current kakoune window
*kak_hook_param*::
	filtering text passed to the currently executing hook
*kak_client_env_<name>*::
	value of the *name* variable in the client environment (e.g. *$kak_client_env_SHELL* is the SHELL variable)

Note that in order for Kakoune to pass a value in the environment, the variable has to be spelled out within the
body of the expansion

Markup strings
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In certain contexts, Kakoune can take a markup string, which is a string containing formatting informations.
In these strings, the {facename} syntax will enable the face facename until another face gets activated, or the
end of the string is reached.
Literal '{' characters shall be written '\{', and a literal backslash ('\') that preceeds a '{' character shall
be escaped as well ('\\').