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How to view variables in Vim

Ashwin Uncategorized 2010-11-262015-11-01 1 Minute

To view the list of all variables and their values in Vim:

:let

Note that this does not list environment variables, this post (2012/06/26/how-to-view-environment-variables-in-
vim/) shows how to view those.

If you find it hard to wade through the long list, you can redirect the output of this command
(http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2573021) to a buffer for further analysis. For example, to load the output of
:let into a buffer:

1 :redir @a
2 :let
3 :redir END
4 "ap

There are many types of variables in Vim and each has a special name or prefix:

1 g:  global variables

2 b:  local buffer variables
3 w:  local window variables
4 t:  local tab page variables
5 s:  script-local variables
6 l:  local function variables
7 v:  Vim variables.

To list the variables of a particular type, for example global variables, just use its prefix:

1 :let g:

Tried with: Vim 7.3 and Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

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