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Merge pull request #392 from anowlcalledjosh/yaml-frontmatter-fix
[etc/vim.git] / doc / vim-markdown.txt
index 10d94d2cf2d2ef28f17c29b556391aaac70c1886..29ed66ddc5f7940de3f647cd4b26a8a225ef488f 100644 (file)
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@ Contents ~
 
  1. Introduction                                    |vim-markdown-introduction|
  2. Installation                                    |vim-markdown-installation|
- 3. Options                                              |vim-markdown-options|
+ 3. Basic usage                                      |vim-markdown-basic-usage|
+  1. Folding                                             |vim-markdown-folding|
+  2. Concealing                                       |vim-markdown-concealing|
+ 4. Options                                              |vim-markdown-options|
   1. Disable Folding                             |vim-markdown-disable-folding|
   2. Change fold style                         |vim-markdown-change-fold-style|
   3. Set header folding level           |vim-markdown-set-header-folding-level|
@@ -14,16 +17,28 @@ Contents ~
   6. Text emphasis restriction to single-lines
                        |vim-markdown-text-emphasis-restriction-to-single-lines|
   7. Syntax Concealing                         |vim-markdown-syntax-concealing|
-  8. Syntax extensions                         |vim-markdown-syntax-extensions|
+  8. Fenced code block languages     |vim-markdown-fenced-code-block-languages|
+  9. Follow named anchors                   |vim-markdown-follow-named-anchors|
+  10. Syntax extensions                        |vim-markdown-syntax-extensions|
    1. LaTeX math                                      |vim-markdown-latex-math|
    2. YAML Front Matter                        |vim-markdown-yaml-front-matter|
    3. TOML Front Matter                        |vim-markdown-toml-front-matter|
    4. JSON Front Matter                        |vim-markdown-json-front-matter|
- 4. Mappings                                            |vim-markdown-mappings|
- 5. Commands                                            |vim-markdown-commands|
- 6. Credits                                              |vim-markdown-credits|
- 7. License                                              |vim-markdown-license|
- 8. References                                        |vim-markdown-references|
+  11. Adjust new list item indent    |vim-markdown-adjust-new-list-item-indent|
+  12. Do not require .md extensions for Markdown links
+                |vim-markdown-do-not-require-.md-extensions-for-markdown-links|
+  13. Auto-write when following link
+                                  |vim-markdown-auto-write-when-following-link|
+  14. Change default file extension
+                                   |vim-markdown-change-default-file-extension|
+  15. Do not automatically insert bulletpoints
+                        |vim-markdown-do-not-automatically-insert-bulletpoints|
+  16. Change how to open new files  |vim-markdown-change-how-to-open-new-files|
+ 5. Mappings                                            |vim-markdown-mappings|
+ 6. Commands                                            |vim-markdown-commands|
+ 7. Credits                                              |vim-markdown-credits|
+ 8. License                                              |vim-markdown-license|
+ 9. References                                        |vim-markdown-references|
 
 ===============================================================================
                                                     *vim-markdown-introduction*
@@ -65,6 +80,52 @@ If you are not using any package manager, download the tarball [5] and do this:
   cd ~/.vim
   tar --strip=1 -zxf vim-markdown-master.tar.gz
 <
+===============================================================================
+                                                     *vim-markdown-basic-usage*
+Basic usage ~
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+                                                         *vim-markdown-folding*
+Folding ~
+
+Folding is enabled for headers by default.
+
+The following commands are useful to open and close folds:
+
+                                                              *vim-markdown-zr*
+- 'zr': reduces fold level throughout the buffer
+                                                              *vim-markdown-zR*
+- 'zR': opens all folds
+                                                              *vim-markdown-zm*
+- 'zm': increases fold level throughout the buffer
+                                                              *vim-markdown-zM*
+- 'zM': folds everything all the way
+                                                              *vim-markdown-za*
+- 'za': open a fold your cursor is on
+                                                              *vim-markdown-zA*
+- 'zA': open a fold your cursor is on recursively
+                                                              *vim-markdown-zc*
+- 'zc': close a fold your cursor is on
+                                                              *vim-markdown-zC*
+- 'zC': close a fold your cursor is on recursively
+
+Options are available to disable folding or change folding style.
+
+Try ':help fold-expr' and ':help fold-commands' for details.
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+                                                      *vim-markdown-concealing*
+Concealing ~
+
+Concealing is set for some syntax such as bold, italic, code block and link.
+
+Concealing lets you conceal text with other text. The actual source text is not
+modified. If you put your cursor on the concealed line, the conceal goes away.
+
+Options are available to disable or change concealing.
+
+Try ':help concealcursor' and ':help conceallevel' for details.
+
 ===============================================================================
                                                          *vim-markdown-options*
 Options ~
@@ -91,6 +152,13 @@ To fold in a style like python-mode [6], add the following to your '.vimrc':
 >
   let g:vim_markdown_folding_style_pythonic = 1
 <
+Level 1 heading which is served as a document title is not folded.
+'g:vim_markdown_folding_level' setting is not active with this fold style.
+
+To prevent foldtext from being set add the following to your '.vimrc':
+>
+  let g:vim_markdown_override_foldtext = 0
+<
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                         *vim-markdown-set-header-folding-level*
 Set header folding level ~
@@ -129,7 +197,7 @@ never increases its default size (half screen), it only shrinks.
 Text emphasis restriction to single-lines ~
 
 By default text emphasis works across multiple lines until a closing token is
-found. However, it's possible to restrict text emphasis to a single line (ie,
+found. However, it's possible to restrict text emphasis to a single line (i.e.,
 for it to be applied a closing token must be found on the same line). To do so:
 >
   let g:vim_markdown_emphasis_multiline = 0
@@ -140,12 +208,73 @@ Syntax Concealing ~
 
 Concealing is set for some syntax.
 
-For example, conceal '[link text](link url)' as just 'link text'.
+For example, conceal '[link text](link url)' as just 'link text'. Also,
+'_italic_' and '*italic*' will conceal to just _italic_. Similarly '__bold__',
+'**bold**', '___italic bold___', and '***italic bold***' will conceal to just
+**bold**, **bold**, **_italic bold_**, and **_italic bold_** respectively.
 
-To disable conceal, add the following to your '.vimrc':
+To enable conceal use Vim's standard conceal configuration.
+>
+  set conceallevel=2
+<
+To disable conceal regardless of 'conceallevel' setting, add the following to
+your '.vimrc':
 >
   let g:vim_markdown_conceal = 0
 <
+To disable math conceal with LaTeX math syntax enabled, add the following to
+your '.vimrc':
+>
+  let g:tex_conceal = ""
+  let g:vim_markdown_math = 1
+<
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+                                     *vim-markdown-fenced-code-block-languages*
+Fenced code block languages ~
+
+You can use filetype name as fenced code block languages for syntax
+highlighting. If you want to use different name from filetype, you can add it
+in your '.vimrc' like so:
+>
+  let g:vim_markdown_fenced_languages = ['csharp=cs']
+<
+This will cause the following to be highlighted using the 'cs' filetype syntax.
+>
+  ```csharp
+  ...
+  ```
+<
+Default is "['c++=cpp', 'viml=vim', 'bash=sh', 'ini=dosini']".
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+                                            *vim-markdown-follow-named-anchors*
+Follow named anchors ~
+
+This feature allows the 'ge' command to follow named anchors in links of the
+form 'file#anchor' or just '#anchor', where file may omit the '.md' extension
+as usual. Two variables control its operation:
+>
+  let g:vim_markdown_follow_anchor = 1
+<
+This tells vim-markdown whether to attempt to follow a named anchor in a link
+or not. When it is 1, and only if a link can be split in two parts by the
+pattern '#', then the first part is interpreted as the file and the second one
+as the named anchor. This also includes urls of the form '#anchor', for which
+the first part is considered empty, meaning that the target file is the current
+one. After the file is opened, the anchor will be searched.
+
+Default is '0'.
+>
+  let g:vim_markdown_anchorexpr = "'<<'.v:anchor.'>>'"
+<
+This expression will be evaluated substituting 'v:anchor' with a quoted string
+that contains the anchor to visit. The result of the evaluation will become the
+real anchor to search in the target file. This is useful in order to convert
+anchors of the form, say, 'my-section-title' to searches of the form 'My
+Section Title' or '<<my-section-title>>'.
+
+Default is "''".
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                *vim-markdown-syntax-extensions*
 Syntax extensions ~
@@ -189,13 +318,93 @@ JSON syntax highlight requires vim-json [9].
 >
   let g:vim_markdown_json_frontmatter = 1
 <
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+                                     *vim-markdown-adjust-new-list-item-indent*
+Adjust new list item indent ~
+
+You can adjust a new list indent. For example, you insert a single line like
+below:
+>
+  * item1
+<
+Then if you type 'o' to insert new line in vim and type '* item2', the result
+will be:
+>
+  * item1
+      * item2
+<
+vim-markdown automatically insert the indent. By default, the number of spaces
+of indent is 4. If you'd like to change the number as 2, just write:
+>
+  let g:vim_markdown_new_list_item_indent = 2
+<
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+                *vim-markdown-do-not-require-.md-extensions-for-markdown-links*
+Do not require .md extensions for Markdown links ~
+
+If you want to have a link like this '[link text](link-url)' and follow it for
+editing in vim using the 'ge' command, but have it open the file "link-url.md"
+instead of the file "link-url", then use this option:
+>
+  let g:vim_markdown_no_extensions_in_markdown = 1
+<
+This is super useful for GitLab and GitHub wiki repositories.
+
+Normal behaviour would be that vim-markup required you to do this '[link text
+](link-url.md)', but this is not how the Gitlab and GitHub wiki repositories
+work. So this option adds some consistency between the two.
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+                                  *vim-markdown-auto-write-when-following-link*
+Auto-write when following link ~
+
+If you follow a link like this '[link text](link-url)' using the 'ge' shortcut,
+this option will automatically save any edits you made before moving you:
+>
+  let g:vim_markdown_autowrite = 1
+<
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+                                   *vim-markdown-change-default-file-extension*
+Change default file extension ~
+
+If you would like to use a file extension other than '.md' you may do so using
+the 'vim_markdown_auto_extension_ext' variable:
+>
+  let g:vim_markdown_auto_extension_ext = 'txt'
+<
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+                        *vim-markdown-do-not-automatically-insert-bulletpoints*
+Do not automatically insert bulletpoints ~
+
+Automatically inserting bulletpoints can lead to problems when wrapping text
+(see issue #232 for details), so it can be disabled:
+>
+  let g:vim_markdown_auto_insert_bullets = 0
+<
+In that case, you probably also want to set the new list item indent to 0 as
+well, or you will have to remove an indent each time you add a new list item:
+>
+  let g:vim_markdown_new_list_item_indent = 0
+<
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+                                    *vim-markdown-change-how-to-open-new-files*
+Change how to open new files ~
+
+By default when following a link the target file will be opened in your current
+buffer. This behavior can change if you prefer using splits or tabs by using
+the 'vim_markdown_edit_url_in' variable. Possible values are 'tab', 'vsplit',
+'hsplit', 'current' opening in a new tab, vertical split, horizontal split, and
+current buffer respectively. Defaults to current buffer if not set:
+>
+  let g:vim_markdown_edit_url_in = 'tab'
+<
 ===============================================================================
                                                         *vim-markdown-mappings*
 Mappings ~
 
 The following work on normal and visual modes:
 
-                                                                           *gx*
+                                                              *vim-markdown-gx*
 - 'gx': open the link under the cursor in the same browser as the standard
   'gx' command. '<Plug>Markdown_OpenUrlUnderCursor'
 
@@ -214,25 +423,31 @@ The following work on normal and visual modes:
 <
   Known limitation: does not work for links that span multiple lines.
 
-                                                                           *]]*
+                                                              *vim-markdown-ge*
+- 'ge': open the link under the cursor in Vim for editing. Useful for
+  relative markdown links. '<Plug>Markdown_EditUrlUnderCursor'
+
+  The rules for the cursor position are the same as the 'gx' command.
+
+                                                              *vim-markdown-]]*
 - ']]': go to next header. '<Plug>Markdown_MoveToNextHeader'
 
-                                                                           *[[*
+                                                              *vim-markdown-[[*
 - '[[': go to previous header. Contrast with ']c'.
   '<Plug>Markdown_MoveToPreviousHeader'
 
-                                                                           *][*
+                                                              *vim-markdown-][*
 - '][': go to next sibling header if any.
   '<Plug>Markdown_MoveToNextSiblingHeader'
 
-                                                                           *[]*
+                                                              *vim-markdown-[]*
 - '[]': go to previous sibling header if any.
   '<Plug>Markdown_MoveToPreviousSiblingHeader'
 
-                                                                           *]c*
+                                                              *vim-markdown-]c*
 - ']c': go to Current header. '<Plug>Markdown_MoveToCurHeader'
 
-                                                                           *]u*
+                                                              *vim-markdown-]u*
 - ']u': go to parent header (Up). '<Plug>Markdown_MoveToParentHeader'
 
 This plugin follows the recommended Vim plugin mapping interface, so to change