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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"::
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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*::
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shell expansion, similar to posix shell '$(...)' construct (c.f. next
section)
*reg*::
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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*::
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value expansion, gives access to the environment variable available
to the Shell expansion. The 'kak_' prefix is not used there
*arg*::
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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*::
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content of the selection separated by colons, colons in the selection
contents are escapted with a backslash
*kak_selection_desc*::
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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*::
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full path of the file or same as kak_bufname when theres no
associated file
*kak_buflist*::
the current buffer list, each buffer seperated by a colon
*kak_timestamp*::
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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>*::
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value of the *name* variable in the client environment
(e.g. *$kak_client_env_SHELL* is the SHELL variable)
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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 ('\\').