So I want to be able to type something like:
:hello
in vim normal mode and then have it echo out 'hello sir'.
I made the below vimscript into a plugin, and I get the error:
Not an editor command
What am I doing wrong?
vimscript
if exists("g:hello_world") || &cp || v:version < 700
finish
endif
let g:hello_world=1 " your version number
let s:keepcpo = &cpo
set cpo&vim
fun! s:hellosir()
echo 'hello sir'
endfun
command hello call hellosir()
steffen's answer is correct, but here is an example with an argument:
" a highlight color must be set up for the function to work
highlight blue ctermbg=blue guibg=blue
function! Highlight(text)
:execute "match blue /" . a:text . "/"
endfunction
:command! -nargs=1 Highlight :call Highlight(<q-args>)
To run it and highlight all occurrences of a regex:
:Highlight foobar
Note that I try not to abbreviate commands/functions in .vimrc. Save abbreviations for when you're typing on the command line.
Define your function (note the uppercase letter for user-defined functions):
:fun! Hellosir()
: echo 'hello sir'
:endfun
Now call it:
:call Hellosir()
hello sir
It is also possible to define your own ex command:
:command Hello :call Hellosir()
:Hello
hello sir
EDIT
You can combine both: Make the function script-local and access it with your (global) ex command:
fun! s:hellosir()
echo 'hello sir'
endfun
command Hello call s:hellosir()
command Hello call s:hellosir(). Now the command does need to be capitalized.What is wrong relates with this line:
command hello call hellosir()
First, from :h user-cmd-ambiguous
All user defined commands must start with an uppercase letter, to avoid confusion with builtin commands. Exceptions are these builtin commands:
:Next:XThey cannot be used for a user defined command. [...]
Second, that you have to call your function with the s: prefix in that command.
