Reply to message «Using the colon with `execute'», sent 21:30:42 05 June 2011, Sunday by Tim Johnson:
For :execute it is not necessary in any case. The only place where you *must* have a colon is a mapping/feedkeys() call/manual typing: where you need to execute a command not from the command mode and thus have to use colon to start it. In any other place it is unnecessary. I personally sometimes use colon for readability in :au definitions, but it is also not required here. Documentation does not mention it because `:' is only used in normal mode to start command mode. Ability to specify colon in front of a command is present, I guess, only for convenience. At least I can't find it anywhere in help. Original message: > I'm unclear about when to use and when *not* to use the colon in a > string for the `execute' command - as composed programmatically. > > I'd appreciate it if someone could point me to some documentation or > discussion on this topic. > > :h execute > > doesn't seem to clear this question up for me. > > thanks
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