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= Expansions
== Strings
\'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
%\{strings\} can have an expansion type between the *%* and the opening
character. They will be written *%<type>\{<content>\}*. They will be
expanded according to the given *<type>* using *<content>* as its
parameter:
*sh*::
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shell expansion, similar to posix shell '$(...)' construct (c.f. next
section)
*reg*::
register expansion, will expand to the content of the register named
by *<content>*.
*opt*::
option expansion, will expand to the value of the option named by
*<content>*
*val*::
value expansion, will expand to the value of the environment variables
available to shell expansion. *<content>* shall be the name of that
variable without the *kak_* prefix.
*arg*::
argument expansion, expand to the arguments of the current
command, *<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
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contents are escaped 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*::
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range of the selections 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*::
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the current buffer list, each buffer separated by a colon
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*kak_buf_line_count*::
the current buffer line count
*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_history_id*::
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history id of the current buffer, the history id is an integer value
which is used to reference a specific buffer version in the undo tree
*kak_runtime*::
directory containing the kak binary
*kak_count*::
count parameter passed to the command
*kak_opt_<name>*::
value of option *name*
*kak_reg_<r>*::
value of register *r*
*kak_session*::
name of the current session
*kak_client*::
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name of the current client
*kak_client_pid*::
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process id of the current client
*kak_client_list*::
list of clients connected to the current session
*kak_source*::
path of the file currently getting executed (through the source
command)
*kak_modified*::
buffer has modifications not saved
*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_value*::
unicode value of the codepoint under the cursor
*kak_cursor_char_column*::
column of the end of the main selection (in character)
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*kak_cursor_byte_offset*::
Offset of the main selection from the beginning of the buffer (in bytes).
*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_hook_param_capture_N*::
text captured by the hook filter regex capture N
*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
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containing formatting informations. In these strings, the {facename}
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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 ('\')
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that precedes a '{' character shall be escaped as well ('\\').