List entries 6 to 12 from the search history: >
:history / 6,12
<
- List the recent five entries from all histories: >
- :history all -5,
+ List the penultimate entry from all histories: >
+ :history all -2
+<
+ List the most recent two entries from all histories: >
+ :history all -2,
:keepp[atterns] {command} *:keepp* *:keeppatterns*
Execute {command}, without adding anything to the search
call assert_equal('ls', histget(a:hist, -1))
call assert_equal(4, histnr(a:hist))
+ let a=execute('history ' . a:hist)
+ call assert_match("^\n # \\S* history\n 3 buffers\n> 4 ls$", a)
+ let a=execute('history all')
+ call assert_match("^\n # .* history\n 3 buffers\n> 4 ls", a)
+
+ if len(a:hist) > 0
+ let a=execute('history ' . a:hist . ' 2')
+ call assert_match("^\n # \\S* history$", a)
+ let a=execute('history ' . a:hist . ' 3')
+ call assert_match("^\n # \\S* history\n 3 buffers$", a)
+ let a=execute('history ' . a:hist . ' 4')
+ call assert_match("^\n # \\S* history\n> 4 ls$", a)
+ let a=execute('history ' . a:hist . ' 3,4')
+ call assert_match("^\n # \\S* history\n 3 buffers\n> 4 ls$", a)
+ let a=execute('history ' . a:hist . ' -1')
+ call assert_match("^\n # \\S* history\n> 4 ls$", a)
+ let a=execute('history ' . a:hist . ' -2')
+ call assert_match("^\n # \\S* history\n 3 buffers$", a)
+ let a=execute('history ' . a:hist . ' -2,')
+ call assert_match("^\n # \\S* history\n 3 buffers\n> 4 ls$", a)
+ let a=execute('history ' . a:hist . ' -3')
+ call assert_match("^\n # \\S* history$", a)
+ endif
+
" Test for removing entries matching a pattern
for i in range(1, 3)
call histadd(a:hist, 'text_' . i)