created by

Andy Wokula

script type

utility

description

Continued here: https://github.com/Houl/ExplainPattern-vim (2017 Aug 06) :ExplainPattern {pattern}               or :ExplainPattern {register}         parse the given Vim {pattern} and print a line of help         (with color) for each found pattern item.  Nested         items get extra indent.         A single-char argument is used as {register} argument:                 / explain the last search pattern                 * explain pattern from the clipboard                 a explain pattern from register a Example:  :ExplainPattern * Register: * Pattern: \C^\%(\\\%(@<.\|%[dxouU[(^$V#<>]\=\|z[1-9se(]\|@[>=!]\|_[[^$.]\=\|.\)\|.\)   \C         match case while matching the pattern   ^          match at start of line (or string)   \%(        start of non-capturing group   |   \\         literal string (1 atom(s))   |   \%(        start of non-capturing group   |   |   @<         literal string (2 atom(s))   |   |   .          match any character   |   | \|         OR branch   |   |   %          literal string (1 atom(s))   |   |   [dxouU[(^$V#<>] collection   |   |   \=         (multi) zero or one of the preceding atom   |   | \|         OR branch   |   |   z          literal string (1 atom(s))   |   |   [1-9se(]   collection   |   | \|         OR branch   |   |   @          literal string (1 atom(s))   |   |   [>=!]      collection   |   | \|         OR branch   |   |   _          literal string (1 atom(s))   |   |   [[^$.]     collection   |   |   \=         (multi) zero or one of the preceding atom   |   | \|         OR branch   |   |   .          match any character   |   \)         end of group   | \|         OR branch   |   .          match any character   \)         end of group 2013 Jan 17

install details

This is a vimball archive, edit it in vim, do  :so %   , then restart.

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package	script version	date	Vim version	user	release notes
explainpat_0.5.vmb	0.5	2013-03-09	7.0	Andy Wokula	Bug fixes (accept more patterns): `\z(', `\z1', ..., `[foo'; added cases where `^', `*', `$' become literal; `[=a=]` in collections, a few more.
explainpat_0.2.vmb	0.2	2012-12-19	7.0	Andy Wokula	include suggestions from vim_use
explainpat_0.1.vmb	0.1	2012-12-19	7.0	Andy Wokula	Uploaded again, this time not gzipped (vimball anyway keeps an unpacked version on disk)

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