Vimscript print function?

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Is there a function in Vimscript or a convention that allows you to simply print text to the editor? The function echo only supplies a command line print function, and does not actually print to the editor.

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 12 '12 at 22:20

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When you say "print to the editor", I take it you mean "print to the current buffer". If that's correct, take a look at :help append().

answered Mar 12 '12 at 22:20

Randy Morris

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score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 12 '12 at 22:28

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A facility I sometimes use is :redir @" (or :redir @a for register a), which redirects the output of commands to a buffer, so you can paste it. To stop output redirection, say :redir end. See :help :redir.

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Lumi

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Vimscript print function?

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