diff -r 6a961a54f953 -r 61f2008cd6bf contrib/vim/hgcommand.txt --- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 +++ b/contrib/vim/hgcommand.txt Mon Jul 10 23:39:08 2006 +0200 @@ -0,0 +1,617 @@ +*cvscommand.txt* CVSCommand + +For instructions on installing this file, type + :help add-local-help +inside Vim. + +Author: Bob Hiestand +Credits: Benji Fisher's excellent MatchIt documentation + +============================================================================== +1. Contents *cvscommand-contents* + + Installation : |cvscommand-install| + CVSCommand Intro : |cvscommand| + CVSCommand Manual : |cvscommand-manual| + Customization : |cvscommand-customize| + SSH "integration" : |cvscommand-ssh| + Bugs : |cvscommand-bugs| + +============================================================================== + +2. CVSCommand Installation *cvscommand-install* + +The CVSCommand plugin comprises two files, cvscommand.vim and cvscommand.txt +(this file). In order to install the plugin, place the cvscommand.vim file +into a plugin' directory in your runtime path (please see |add-global-plugin| +and |'runtimepath'|. + +CVSCommand may be customized by setting variables, creating maps, and +specifying event handlers. Please see |cvscommand-customize| for more +details. + +This help file can be included in the VIM help system by copying it into a +'doc' directory in your runtime path and then executing the |:helptags| +command, specifying the full path of the 'doc' directory. Please see +|add-local-help| for more details. + +============================================================================== + +3. CVSCommand Intro *cvscommand* + *cvscommand-intro* + +The CVSCommand plugin provides global ex commands for manipulating +CVS-controlled source files. In general, each command operates on the current +buffer and accomplishes a separate cvs function, such as update, commit, log, +and others (please see |cvscommand-commands| for a list of all available +commands). The results of each operation are displayed in a scratch buffer. +Several buffer variables are defined for those scratch buffers (please see +|cvscommand-buffer-variables|). + +The notion of "current file" means either the current buffer, or, in the case +of a directory buffer, the file on the current line within the buffer. + +For convenience, any CVSCommand invoked on a CVSCommand scratch buffer acts as +though it was invoked on the original file and splits the screen so that the +output appears in a new window. + +Many of the commands accept revisions as arguments. By default, most operate +on the most recent revision on the current branch if no revision is specified +(though see |CVSCommandInteractive| to prompt instead). + +Each CVSCommand is mapped to a key sequence starting with the +keystroke. The default mappings may be overridden by supplying different +mappings before the plugin is loaded, such as in the vimrc, in the standard +fashion for plugin mappings. For examples, please see +|cvscommand-mappings-override|. + +The CVSCommand plugin may be configured in several ways. For more details, +please see |cvscommand-customize|. + +============================================================================== + +4. CVSCommand Manual *cvscommand-manual* + +4.1 CVSCommand commands *cvscommand-commands* + +CVSCommand defines the following commands: + +|:CVSAdd| +|:CVSAnnotate| +|:CVSCommit| +|:CVSDiff| +|:CVSEdit| +|:CVSEditors| +|:CVSGotoOriginal| +|:CVSLog| +|:CVSRevert| +|:CVSReview| +|:CVSStatus| +|:CVSUnedit| +|:CVSUpdate| +|:CVSVimDiff| +|:CVSWatch| +|:CVSWatchAdd| +|:CVSWatchOn| +|:CVSWatchOff| +|:CVSWatchRemove| +|:CVSWatchers| + +:CVSAdd *:CVSAdd* + +This command performs "cvs add" on the current file. Please note, this does +not commit the newly-added file. + +:CVSAnnotate *:CVSAnnotate* + +This command performs "cvs annotate" on the current file. If an argument is +given, the argument is used as a revision number to display. If not given an +argument, it uses the most recent version of the file on the current branch. +Additionally, if the current buffer is a CVSAnnotate buffer already, the +version number on the current line is used. + +If the |CVSCommandAnnotateParent| variable is set to a non-zero value, the +version previous to the one on the current line is used instead. This allows +one to navigate back to examine the previous version of a line. + +The filetype of the CVSCommand scratch buffer is set to 'CVSAnnotate', to take +advantage of the bundled syntax file. + + +:CVSCommit[!] *:CVSCommit* + +If called with arguments, this performs "cvs commit" using the arguments as +the log message. + +If '!' is used with no arguments, an empty log message is committed. + +If called with no arguments, this is a two-step command. The first step opens +a buffer to accept a log message. When that buffer is written, it is +automatically closed and the file is committed using the information from that +log message. The commit can be abandoned if the log message buffer is deleted +or wiped before being written. + +Alternatively, the mapping that is used to invoke :CVSCommit (by default +cc) can be used in the log message buffer to immediately commit. This +is useful if the |CVSCommandCommitOnWrite| variable is set to 0 to disable the +normal commit-on-write behavior. + +:CVSDiff *:CVSDiff* + +With no arguments, this performs "cvs diff" on the current file against the +current repository version. + +With one argument, "cvs diff" is performed on the current file against the +specified revision. + +With two arguments, cvs diff is performed between the specified +revisions of the current file. + +This command uses the 'CVSCommandDiffOpt' variable to specify diff options. +If that variable does not exist, then 'wbBc' is assumed. If you wish to have +no options, then set it to the empty string. + +:CVSEdit *:CVSEdit* + +This command performs "cvs edit" on the current file. Yes, the output buffer +in this case is almost completely useless. + +:CVSEditors *:CVSEditors* + +This command performs "cvs edit" on the current file. + +:CVSGotoOriginal *:CVSGotoOriginal* + +This command returns the current window to the source buffer, if the current +buffer is a CVS command output buffer. + +:CVSGotoOriginal! + +Like ":CVSGotoOriginal" but also executes :bufwipeout on all CVS command +output buffers for the source buffer. + +:CVSLog *:CVSLog* + +Performs "cvs log" on the current file. + +If an argument is given, it is passed as an argument to the "-r" option of +"cvs log". + +:CVSRevert *:CVSRevert* + +Replaces the current file with the most recent version from the repository in +order to wipe out any undesired changes. + +:CVSReview *:CVSReview* + +Retrieves a particular version of the current file. If no argument is given, +the most recent version of the file on the current branch is retrieved. +Otherwise, the specified version is retrieved. + +:CVSStatus *:CVSStatus* + +Performs "cvs status" on the current file. + +:CVSUnedit *:CVSUnedit* + +Performs "cvs unedit" on the current file. Again, yes, the output buffer here +is basically useless. + +:CVSUpdate *:CVSUpdate* + +Performs "cvs update" on the current file. This intentionally does not +automatically reload the current buffer, though vim should prompt the user to +do so if the underlying file is altered by this command. + +:CVSVimDiff *:CVSVimDiff* + +With no arguments, this prompts the user for a revision and then uses vimdiff +to display the differences between the current file and the specified +revision. If no revision is specified, the most recent version of the file on +the current branch is used. + +With one argument, that argument is used as the revision as above. With two +arguments, the differences between the two revisions is displayed using +vimdiff. + +With either zero or one argument, the original buffer is used to perform the +vimdiff. When the other buffer is closed, the original buffer will be +returned to normal mode. + +Once vimdiff mode is started using the above methods, additional vimdiff +buffers may be added by passing a single version argument to the command. +There may be up to 4 vimdiff buffers total. + +Using the 2-argument form of the command resets the vimdiff to only those 2 +versions. Additionally, invoking the command on a different file will close +the previous vimdiff buffers. + +:CVSWatch *:CVSWatch* + +This command takes an argument which must be one of [on|off|add|remove]. The +command performs "cvs watch" with the given argument on the current file. + +:CVSWatchAdd *:CVSWatchAdd* + +This command is an alias for ":CVSWatch add" + +:CVSWatchOn *:CVSWatchOn* + +This command is an alias for ":CVSWatch on" + +:CVSWatchOff *:CVSWatchOff* + +This command is an alias for ":CVSWatch off" + +:CVSWatchRemove *:CVSWatchRemove* + +This command is an alias for ":CVSWatch remove" + +:CVSWatchers *:CVSWatchers* + +This command performs "cvs watchers" on the current file. + +4.2 Mappings *cvscommand-mappings* + +By default, a mapping is defined for each command. These mappings execute the +default (no-argument) form of each command. + +ca CVSAdd +cn CVSAnnotate +cc CVSCommit +cd CVSDiff +ce CVSEdit +ci CVSEditors +cg CVSGotoOriginal +cG CVSGotoOriginal! +cl CVSLog +cr CVSReview +cs CVSStatus +ct CVSUnedit +cu CVSUpdate +cv CVSVimDiff +cwv CVSWatchers +cwa CVSWatchAdd +cwn CVSWatchOn +cwf CVSWatchOff +cwf CVSWatchRemove + + *cvscommand-mappings-override* + +The default mappings can be overriden by user-provided instead by mapping to +CommandName. This is especially useful when these mappings collide with +other existing mappings (vim will warn of this during plugin initialization, +but will not clobber the existing mappings). + +For instance, to override the default mapping for :CVSAdd to set it to '\add', +add the following to the vimrc: + +nmap \add CVSAdd + +4.3 Automatic buffer variables *cvscommand-buffer-variables* + +Several buffer variables are defined in each CVSCommand result buffer. These +may be useful for additional customization in callbacks defined in the event +handlers (please see |cvscommand-events|). + +The following variables are automatically defined: + +b:cvsOrigBuffNR *b:cvsOrigBuffNR* + +This variable is set to the buffer number of the source file. + +b:cvscmd *b:cvscmd* + +This variable is set to the name of the cvs command that created the result +buffer. +============================================================================== + +5. Configuration and customization *cvscommand-customize* + *cvscommand-config* + +The CVSCommand plugin can be configured in two ways: by setting configuration +variables (see |cvscommand-options|) or by defining CVSCommand event handlers +(see |cvscommand-events|). Additionally, the CVSCommand plugin provides +several option for naming the CVS result buffers (see |cvscommand-naming|) and +supported a customized status line (see |cvscommand-statusline| and +|cvscommand-buffer-management|). + +5.1 CVSCommand configuration variables *cvscommand-options* + +Several variables affect the plugin's behavior. These variables are checked +at time of execution, and may be defined at the window, buffer, or global +level and are checked in that order of precedence. + + +The following variables are available: + +|CVSCommandAnnotateParent| +|CVSCommandCommitOnWrite| +|CVSCommandCVSExec| +|CVSCommandDeleteOnHide| +|CVSCommandDiffOpt| +|CVSCommandDiffSplit| +|CVSCommandEdit| +|CVSCommandEnableBufferSetup| +|CVSCommandInteractive| +|CVSCommandNameMarker| +|CVSCommandNameResultBuffers| +|CVSCommandSplit| + +CVSCommandAnnotateParent *CVSCommandAnnotateParent* + +This variable, if set to a non-zero value, causes the zero-argument form of +CVSAnnotate when invoked on a CVSAnnotate buffer to go to the version previous +to that displayed on the current line. If not set, it defaults to 0. + +CVSCommandCommitOnWrite *CVSCommandCommitOnWrite* + +This variable, if set to a non-zero value, causes the pending cvs commit +to take place immediately as soon as the log message buffer is written. +If set to zero, only the CVSCommit mapping will cause the pending commit to +occur. If not set, it defaults to 1. + +CVSCommandCVSExec *CVSCommandCVSExec* + +This variable controls the executable used for all CVS commands If not set, +it defaults to "cvs". + +CVSCommandDeleteOnHide *CVSCommandDeleteOnHide* + +This variable, if set to a non-zero value, causes the temporary CVS result +buffers to automatically delete themselves when hidden. + +CVSCommandDiffOpt *CVSCommandDiffOpt* + +This variable, if set, determines the options passed to the diff command of +CVS. If not set, it defaults to 'wbBc'. + +CVSCommandDiffSplit *CVSCommandDiffSplit* + +This variable overrides the |CVSCommandSplit| variable, but only for buffers +created with |:CVSVimDiff|. + +CVSCommandEdit *CVSCommandEdit* + +This variable controls whether the original buffer is replaced ('edit') or +split ('split'). If not set, it defaults to 'edit'. + +CVSCommandEnableBufferSetup *CVSCommandEnableBufferSetup* + +This variable, if set to a non-zero value, activates CVS buffer management +mode see (|cvscommand-buffer-management|). This mode means that two buffer +variables, 'CVSRevision' and 'CVSBranch', are set if the file is +CVS-controlled. This is useful for displaying version information in the +status bar. + +CVSCommandInteractive *CVSCommandInteractive* + +This variable, if set to a non-zero value, causes appropriate commands (for +the moment, only |:CVSReview|) to query the user for a revision to use instead +of the current revision if none is specified. + +CVSCommandNameMarker *CVSCommandNameMarker* + +This variable, if set, configures the special attention-getting characters +that appear on either side of the cvs buffer type in the buffer name. This +has no effect unless |CVSCommandNameResultBuffers| is set to a true value. If +not set, it defaults to '_'. + +CVSCommandNameResultBuffers *CVSCommandNameResultBuffers* + +This variable, if set to a true value, causes the cvs result buffers to be +named in the old way (' __'). If not set +or set to a false value, the result buffer is nameless. + +CVSCommandSplit *CVSCommandSplit* + +This variable controls the orientation of the various window splits that +may occur (such as with CVSVimDiff, when using a CVS command on a CVS +command buffer, or when the |CVSCommandEdit| variable is set to 'split'. +If set to 'horizontal', the resulting windows will be on stacked on top of +one another. If set to 'vertical', the resulting windows will be +side-by-side. If not set, it defaults to 'horizontal' for all but +CVSVimDiff windows. + +5.2 CVSCommand events *cvscommand-events* + +For additional customization, CVSCommand can trigger user-defined events. +Event handlers are provided by defining User event autocommands (see +|autocommand|, |User|) in the CVSCommand group with patterns matching the +event name. + +For instance, the following could be added to the vimrc to provide a 'q' +mapping to quit a CVSCommand scratch buffer: + +augroup CVSCommand + au CVSCommand User CVSBufferCreated silent! nmap q: bwipeout +augroup END + +The following hooks are available: + +CVSBufferCreated This event is fired just after a cvs command + result buffer is created and filled with the + result of a cvs command. It is executed within + the context of the CVS command buffer. The + CVSCommand buffer variables may be useful for + handlers of this event (please see + |cvscommand-buffer-variables|). + +CVSBufferSetup This event is fired just after CVS buffer setup + occurs, if enabled. + +CVSPluginInit This event is fired when the CVSCommand plugin + first loads. + +CVSPluginFinish This event is fired just after the CVSCommand + plugin loads. + +CVSVimDiffFinish This event is fired just after the CVSVimDiff + command executes to allow customization of, + for instance, window placement and focus. + +5.3 CVSCommand buffer naming *cvscommand-naming* + +By default, the buffers containing the result of CVS commands are nameless +scratch buffers. It is intended that buffer variables of those buffers be +used to customize the statusline option so that the user may fully control the +display of result buffers. + +If the old-style naming is desired, please enable the +|CVSCommandNameResultBuffers| variable. Then, each result buffer will receive +a unique name that includes the source file name, the CVS command, and any +extra data (such as revision numbers) that were part of the command. + +5.4 CVSCommand status line support *cvscommand-statusline* + +It is intended that the user will customize the |'statusline'| option to +include CVS result buffer attributes. A sample function that may be used in +the |'statusline'| option is provided by the plugin, CVSGetStatusLine(). In +order to use that function in the status line, do something like the +following: + +set statusline=%<%f\ %{CVSGetStatusLine()}\ %h%m%r%=%l,%c%V\ %P + +of which %{CVSGetStatusLine()} is the relevant portion. + +The sample CVSGetStatusLine() function handles both CVS result buffers and +CVS-managed files if CVSCommand buffer management is enabled (please see +|cvscommand-buffer-management|). + +5.5 CVSCommand buffer management *cvscommand-buffer-management* + +The CVSCommand plugin can operate in buffer management mode, which means that +it attempts to set two buffer variables ('CVSRevision' and 'CVSBranch') upon +entry into a buffer. This is rather slow because it means that 'cvs status' +will be invoked at each entry into a buffer (during the |BufEnter| +autocommand). + +This mode is disabled by default. In order to enable it, set the +|CVSCommandEnableBufferSetup| variable to a true (non-zero) value. Enabling +this mode simply provides the buffer variables mentioned above. The user must +explicitly include those in the |'statusline'| option if they are to appear in +the status line (but see |cvscommand-statusline| for a simple way to do that). + +============================================================================== + +6. SSH "integration" *cvscommand-ssh* + +The following instructions are intended for use in integrating the +cvscommand.vim plugin with an SSH-based CVS environment. + +Familiarity with SSH and CVS are assumed. + +These instructions assume that the intent is to have a message box pop up in +order to allow the user to enter a passphrase. If, instead, the user is +comfortable using certificate-based authentication, then only instructions +6.1.1 and 6.1.2 (and optionally 6.1.4) need to be followed; ssh should then +work transparently. + +6.1 Environment settings *cvscommand-ssh-env* + +6.1.1 CVSROOT should be set to something like: + + :ext:user@host:/path_to_repository + +6.1.2 CVS_RSH should be set to: + + ssh + + Together, those settings tell CVS to use ssh as the transport when + performing CVS calls. + +6.1.3 SSH_ASKPASS should be set to the password-dialog program. In my case, + running gnome, it's set to: + + /usr/libexec/openssh/gnome-ssh-askpass + + This tells SSH how to get passwords if no input is available. + +6.1.4 OPTIONAL. You may need to set SSH_SERVER to the location of the cvs + executable on the remote (server) machine. + +6.2 CVS wrapper program *cvscommand-ssh-wrapper* + +Now you need to convince SSH to use the password-dialog program. This means +you need to execute SSH (and therefore CVS) without standard input. The +following script is a simple perl wrapper that dissasociates the CVS command +from the current terminal. Specific steps to do this may vary from system to +system; the following example works for me on linux. + +#!/usr/bin/perl -w +use strict; +use POSIX qw(setsid); +open STDIN, '/dev/null'; +fork and do {wait; exit;}; +setsid; +exec('cvs', @ARGV); + +6.3 Configuring cvscommand.vim *cvscommand-ssh-config* + +At this point, you should be able to use your wrapper script to invoke CVS with +various commands, and get the password dialog. All that's left is to make CVS +use your newly-created wrapper script. + +6.3.1 Tell cvscommand.vim what CVS executable to use. The easiest way to do this + is globally, by putting the following in your .vimrc: + + let CVSCommandCVSExec=/path/to/cvs/wrapper/script + +6.4 Where to go from here *cvscommand-ssh-other* + +The script given above works even when non-SSH CVS connections are used, +except possibly when interactively entering the message for CVS commit log +(depending on the editor you use... VIM works fine). Since the cvscommand.vim +plugin handles that message without a terminal, the wrapper script can be used +all the time. + +This allows mixed-mode operation, where some work is done with SSH-based CVS +repositories, and others with pserver or local access. + +It is possible, though beyond the scope of the plugin, to dynamically set the +CVS executable based on the CVSROOT for the file being edited. The user +events provided (such as CVSBufferCreated and CVSBufferSetup) can be used to +set a buffer-local value (b:CVSCommandCVSExec) to override the CVS executable +on a file-by-file basis. Alternatively, much the same can be done (less +automatically) by the various project-oriented plugins out there. + +It is highly recommended for ease-of-use that certificates with no passphrase +or ssh-agent are employed so that the user is not given the password prompt +too often. + +============================================================================== +9. Tips *cvscommand-tips* + +9.1 Split window annotation, by Michael Anderson + +:nmap cN :vshcn:vertical res 40 + \ggdddd:set scb:set nowraplgg:set scb + \:set nowrap + +This splits the buffer vertically, puts an annotation on the left (minus the +header) with the width set to 40. An editable/normal copy is placed on the +right. The two versions are scroll locked so they move as one. and wrapping +is turned off so that the lines line up correctly. The advantages are... + +1) You get a versioning on the right. +2) You can still edit your own code. +3) Your own code still has syntax highlighting. + +============================================================================== + +8. Known bugs *cvscommand-bugs* + +Please let me know if you run across any. + +CVSUnedit may, if a file is changed from the repository, provide prompt text +to determine whether the changes should be thrown away. Currently, that text +shows up in the CVS result buffer as information; there is no way for the user +to actually respond to the prompt and the CVS unedit command does nothing. If +this really bothers anyone, please let me know. + +CVSVimDiff, when using the original (real) source buffer as one of the diff +buffers, uses some hacks to try to restore the state of the original buffer +when the scratch buffer containing the other version is destroyed. There may +still be bugs in here, depending on many configuration details. + +vim:tw=78:ts=8:ft=help