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*version8.txt* For Vim version 8.0. Last change: 2016 Apr 12
*version8.txt* For Vim version 8.0. Last change: 2016 Apr 14
VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
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These changes are incompatible with previous releases. Check this list if you
run into a problem when upgrading from Vim 7.4 to 8.0.
The support for MS-DOS has been removed.
The support for MS-DOS has been removed. It hasn't been working for a while
and removing it cleans up the code quite a bit.
The support for Windows 16 bit (Windows 95 and older) has been removed.
Minor incompatibilities:
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==============================================================================
NEW FEATURES *new-8*
First a list to the bigger new features. A comprehensive list is below.
First a list of the bigger new features. A comprehensive list is below.
Asynchronous I/O support, channels ~
Vim can now exchange messages with another process in the background. The
message are received and handled while Vim is waiting for a character. See
Vim can now exchange messages with another process in the background. The
messages are received and handled while Vim is waiting for a character. See
|channel-demo| for an example, communicating with a Python server.
Closely related to channels is JSON support. JSON is widely supported and can
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Also asynchronous are timers. They can fire once or repeatedly and invoke a
function to do any work. For example: >
let tempTimer = timer_start(4000, 'CheckTemp')
This will make call 4 seconds later, like: >
This will make a call four seconds (4000 milli seconds) later, like: >
call CheckTemp()
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especially useful for callbacks on channels and timers. E.g., for the timer
example above, to pass an argument to the function: >
let tempTimer = timer_start(4000, function('CheckTemp', ['out']))
This will make call 4 seconds later, like: >
This will a make call four seconds later, like: >
call CheckTemp('out')
Packages ~
Plugins keep growing and more of them are available then ever before. To keep
Plugins keep growing and more of them are available than ever before. To keep
the collection of plugins manageable package support has been added. This is
a convenient way to get one or more plugins, drop them in a directory and
possibly keep them updated. Vim will load them automatically, or only when
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Vim script enhancements *new-vim-script-8*
-----------------------
In Vim scripts the following types have been added:
In Vim script the following types have been added:
|Special| |v:false|, |v:true|, |v:none| and |v:null|
|Channel| connection to another process for asynchronous I/O