Other help

Various commands

:contexts :contexts ex-command

Lists the completion contexts used during the completion of its arguments. These context names may be used to tune the function of the completion system via options like autocomplete and wildcase. Note that completion must be triggered in order for this command to be effective, so if autocompletion is not active, you'll need to press the key at least once. You should also be aware that this command is only useful from the commandline.

:norm :normal :normal! keys

Execute key mappings for keys as if they were typed in Normal mode. If ! is provided, only builtin key mappings are executed. This makes it possible to fake Normal mode key presses from scripts, key mappings, autocommands, and the command line.

CTRL-L :redr :redraw]]> :redraw

Redraws the screen. Useful for updating the screen during the execution of a script or function.

:run :! :!cmd :!cmd

Run an external command. Runs cmd through system() and displays its output. Any ‘!’ in cmd is replaced with the previous external command, so long as it is not preceded by a backslash and banghist is enabled.

:!! :!!

Repeat last :!cmd.

:sil :silent :silent command

Execute a command silently. Normal messages and error messages generated by the command invocation will not be displayed and will not be added to the message history.

:verb :verbose :countverbose command

Execute a command with verbose set to count. If count is not specified then 1 is used.

:ve :version :version!

Print &dactyl.appName; and &dactyl.host; version information. When ! is provided, show the &dactyl.host; version page.

:yank :y :y[ank] :cmd :y[ank] js

Yanks the output of the given Ex command cmd or JavaScript js to the clipboard.

Privacy and sensitive information

Part of &dactyl.appName;'s user efficiency comes at the cost of storing a lot of potentially private data, including command-line history, page marks, visited page history, and the like. Because we know that keeping a detailed trail of all of your activities isn't always welcome, &dactyl.appName; provides comprehensive facilities for erasing potentially sensitive data.

&dactyl.appName; fully supports &dactyl.host;'s private browsing mode. When in private browsing mode, no data other than Bookmarks and QuickMarks are written to disk. Further, upon exiting private mode, all newly accumulated data, including command-line history, local and URL marks, and macros, are purged from memory. For more information, see private.

In addition to private mode, &dactyl.appName; provides a comprehensive facility for clearing any potentially sensitive data generated by either &dactyl.appName; or &dactyl.host;. It directly integrates with &dactyl.host;'s own sanitization facility, and so automatically clears any domain data and session history when requested. Further, &dactyl.appName; provides its own more granular sanitization facility, which allows, e.g., clearing only the command-line and macro history for the past ten minutes.

:sa :sanitize :sanitize -host=host -older -timespan=timespan item … :sanitize! -host=host -older -timespan=timespan

Clear private data items for timespan, where item … is a list of private items to delete. If ! is specified, then sanitizeitems is used for the list of items to delete. Items may be any of:

all: All items
cache: Cache
commandline: Command-line history
cookies: Cookies
downloads: Download history
formdata: Saved form and search history
history: Browsing history
marks: Local and URL marks
macros: Saved macros
messages: Saved :messages
offlineapps: Offline website data
options: Options containing hostname data
passwords: Saved passwords
sessions: Authenticated sessions
sitesettings: Site preferences

When history items are sanitized, all command-line history items containing URLs or page titles (other than bookmark commands) are additionally cleared. Invocations of the :sanitize command are included in this set.

If timespan (short name -t) is specified, only items within that timespan are deleted, otherwise the value of sanitizetimespan is used. If -older (short name -o) is specified, then only items older than timespan are deleted.

The following items are always cleared entirely, regardless of timeframe: cache, offlineapps, passwords, sessions, sitesettings. Conversely, options are never cleared unless a host is specified.

If host (short name -h) is specified, only items containing a reference to that domain or a subdomain thereof are cleared. Moreover, if commandline or history is specified, the invocation of the :sanitize command is naturally cleared as well.

This only applies to commandline, cookies, history, marks, messages, options, and sitesettings. All other domain-specific data is cleared only along with history, when a request is made to &dactyl.host; to purge all data for host. Included in this purge are all matching history entries, cookies, closed tabs, form data, and location bar entries.

Cookie Settings

:cookies :ck :cookies host action …

Manage cookies for host. Additionally, the completion list will show you information about the cookies and permissions for the current page.

Available actions:

unset: Unset special permissions for host
allow: Allow cookies from host
deny: Deny cookies from host
session: Allow cookies from host for the current session
list: List all cookies for host
clear: Clear all cookies for host
clear-persistent: Clear all persistent cookies for host
clear-session: Clear all session cookies for host

If no action is given, the value of cookies is used.

:map -b c :cookies

Online help

:help :h help]]> :help subject <F1>

Open a help page for subject. If subject is omitted, open the default page as specified in helpfile. If you're not sure of the exact topic you need help with, try completion or :help overview.

:helpall :helpa help-all :helpall subject

Open all help pages coalesced into a single page.

See :help.

:exu :exusage :exusage!

Show help on Ex commands. If ! is given then the help is listed in the command output window.

:optionu :optionusage :optionusage!

Show help on options. If ! is given then the help is listed in the command output window.

:viu :viusage :viusage!

Show help on Normal mode commands. If ! is given then the help is listed in the command output window.

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Exits command-line, Insert, or Hints mode and returns to Normal mode. Focuses the content web page.

i]]> i

Start Caret mode. This mode resembles the Vim's Normal mode where the text cursor is visible on the web page. The v key enters visual mode, where text is selected as the cursor moves.