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kakoune(k)
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NAME
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options - a
Types
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*int*::
an integer number
*bool*::
a boolean value, yes/true or no/false
*str*::
a string, some freeform text
*coord*::
a line, column pair (separated by comma)
*regex*::
as a string but the set commands will complain if the entered text
is not a valid regex
*int-list*, *str-list*, *codepoint-list*::
a list, elements are separated by a colon (:) if an element needs
to contain a colon, it can be escaped with a backslash
*range-specs*::
a `:` separated list of a pair of a buffer range (`<begin
line>.<begin column>,<end line>.<end column>` or `<begin
line>.<begin column>+<length>`) and a string (separated by `|`),
except for the first element which is just the timestamp of
the buffer. When the `update-option` is used on an option of
this type, its ranges gets updated according to all the buffer
modifications that happened since its timestamp.
*line-specs*::
a `:` separated list of a line number and a corresponding flag
(`<line>|<flag text>`), except for the first element which is
just the timestamp of the buffer. When the `update-option` is
used on an option of this type, its lines gets updated according
to all the buffer modifications that happened since its timestamp.
*completions*::
a `:` separated list of `<text>|<docstring>|<menu text>`
candidates, except for the first element which follows the
`<line>.<column>[+<length>]@<timestamp>` format to define where the
completion apply in the buffer. Markup can be used in the menu text.
*enum(value1|value2|...)*::
an enum, taking one of the given values
*flags(value1|value2|...)*::
a set of flags, taking a combination of the given values joined by a
'|' character
Refer to the 'scopes' documentation page for more information about
scopes.
Builtin options
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*tabstop* 'int'::
width of a tab character
*indentwidth* 'int'::
width (in spaces) used for indentation, 0 means a tab character
*scrolloff* 'coord'::
number of lines, columns to keep visible around the cursor when
scrolling
*eolformat* 'enum(lf|crlf)'::
the format of end of lines when writing a buffer, this is autodetected
on load; values of this option assigned to the `window` scope are
ignored
*BOM* 'enum(none|utf8)'::
define if the file should be written with a unicode byte order mark;
values of this option assigned to the `window` scope are ignored
*readonly* 'bool'::
prevent modifications from being saved to disk, all buffers if set
to `true` in the `global` scope, or current buffer if set in the
`buffer` scope; values of this option assigned to the `window`
scope are ignored
*incsearch* 'bool'::
execute search as it is typed
*aligntab* 'bool'::
use tabs for alignment command
*autoinfo* 'flags(command|onkey|normal)'::
display automatic information box in the enabled contexts
*autoshowcompl* 'bool'::
automatically display possible completions when editing a prompt
*ignored_files* 'regex'::
filenames matching this regex won't be considered as candidates on
filename completion (except if the text being completed already
matches it)
*disabled_hooks* 'regex'::
hooks whose group matches this regex won't be executed. For example
indentation hooks can be disabled with '.*-indent'
*filetype* 'str'::
arbitrary string defining the type of the file filetype dependant
actions should hook on this option changing for activation/deactivation
*path* 'str-list'::
directories to search for gf command
*completers* 'str-list'::
completion engines to use for insert mode completion (they are tried
in order until one generates candidates). Existing completers are:
*word=all*, *word=buffer*:::
which complete using words in all buffers (*word=all*)
or only the current one (*word=buffer*)
*filename*:::
which tries to detect when a filename is being entered and
provides completion based on local filesystem
*option=<opt-name>*:::
where *opt-name* is an option of type 'completions' whose
contents will be used
*static_words* 'str-list'::
list of words that are always added to completion candidates
when completing words in insert mode
*extra_word_chars* 'codepoint-list'::
a list of all additional codepoints that should be considered
as word character for the purpose of insert mode completion.
*autoreload* 'enum(yes|no|ask)'::
auto reload the buffers when an external modification is detected
*debug* 'flags(hooks|shell|profile)'::
dump various debug information in the '\*debug*' buffer
*idle_timeout* 'int'::
timeout, in milliseconds, with no user input that will trigger the
*PromptIdle*, *InsertIdle* and *NormalIdle* hooks.
*fs_checkout_timeout* 'int'::
timeout, in milliseconds, between checks in normal mode of modifications
of the file associated with the current buffer on the filesystem.
*modelinefmt* 'string'::
A format string used to generate the mode line, that string is first
expanded as a command line would be (expanding '%...{...}' strings),
then markup tags are applied (c.f. the 'Expansions' documentation page.)
Two special atoms are available as markup:
*`{{mode_info}}`*:::
Information about the current mode, such as `insert 3 sel` or
`prompt`. The faces used are StatusLineMode, StatusLineInfo,
and StatusLineValue.
*`{{context_info}}`*:::
Information such as `[+][recording (@)][no-hooks][new file][fifo]`,
in face Information.
The default value is '%val{bufname} %val{cursor_line}:%val{cursor_char_column} {{context_info}} {{mode_info}} - %val{client}@[%val{session}]'
*ui_options*::
colon separated list of key=value pairs that are forwarded to the user
interface implementation. The NCurses UI support the following options:
*ncurses_set_title*:::
if *yes* or *true*, the terminal emulator title will
be changed
*ncurses_status_on_top*:::
if *yes*, or *true* the status line will be placed
at the top of the terminal rather than at the bottom
*ncurses_assistant*:::
specify the nice assistant you get in info boxes,
can be *clippy* (the default), *cat*, *dilbert* or *none*
*ncurses_enable_mouse*:::
boolean option that enables mouse support
*ncurses_change_colors*:::
boolean option that can disable color palette changing if the
terminfo enables it but the terminal does not support it.
*ncurses_wheel_down_button*, *ncurses_wheel_up_button*:::
specify which button send for wheel down/up events