diff --git a/runtime/doc/change.txt b/runtime/doc/change.txt index 785f4accae..e4366551d6 100644 --- a/runtime/doc/change.txt +++ b/runtime/doc/change.txt @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -*change.txt* For Vim version 9.1. Last change: 2024 Oct 07 +*change.txt* For Vim version 9.1. Last change: 2024 Nov 12 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar @@ -586,6 +586,8 @@ comment (starting with '"') after the `:!` command. program {filter} (for {Visual} see |Visual-mode|). :{range}![!]{filter} [!][arg] *:range!* + For executing external commands see |:!| + Filter {range} lines through the external program {filter}. Vim replaces the optional bangs with the latest given command and appends the optional [arg]. diff --git a/runtime/doc/usr_10.txt b/runtime/doc/usr_10.txt index 4ffd235562..29ccd9f887 100644 --- a/runtime/doc/usr_10.txt +++ b/runtime/doc/usr_10.txt @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -*usr_10.txt* For Vim version 9.1. Last change: 2019 Nov 22 +*usr_10.txt* For Vim version 9.1. Last change: 2024 Nov 12 VIM USER MANUAL - by Bram Moolenaar @@ -736,6 +736,11 @@ The "!!" command filters the current line through a filter. In Unix the "date" command prints the current time and date. "!!date" replaces the current line with the output of "date". This is useful to add a timestamp to a file. +Note: There is a difference between "!cmd" (e.g. using it without any file +range) and "{range}!cmd". While the former will simply execute the external +command and Vim will show the output, the latter will filter {range}lines +through the filter and replace that range by the result of the filter command. +See |:!| and |:range!| for details. WHEN IT DOESN'T WORK diff --git a/runtime/doc/various.txt b/runtime/doc/various.txt index 4c267941d7..5f0ad0635c 100644 --- a/runtime/doc/various.txt +++ b/runtime/doc/various.txt @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -*various.txt* For Vim version 9.1. Last change: 2024 Oct 05 +*various.txt* For Vim version 9.1. Last change: 2024 Nov 12 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar @@ -254,7 +254,8 @@ g8 Print the hex values of the bytes used in the *:!cmd* *:!* :!{cmd} Execute {cmd} with the shell. See also the 'shell' - and 'shelltype' option. + and 'shelltype' option. For the filter command, see + |:range!|. *E34* Any '!' in {cmd} is replaced with the previous external command (see also 'cpoptions'). But not when