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What is the correct name of the Vim scripting language? I see it being called VimScript, Vim script and even VimL.
VimL is even listed on GitHub as the 10th most popular programming language! What is the history behind the VimL name? Why are the Git folks calling it VimL?
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Vim script (aka Vimscript, or VimL) is a full feature scripting language, meaning it can solve almost any text processing problem.
Comments in Vimscript start with " (a double quote), not // . If you want to execute a normal mode command, like % or dd , you can use normal! % or normal!
What is Vim9 script? Vim9-script Vim script has been growing over time, while preserving backwards compatibility. That means bad choices from the past often can't be changed and compatibility with Vi restricts possible solutions. Execution is quite slow, each line is parsed every time it is executed.
After grepping through official documentation, it seems that "Vim script" is the "most" official name since nowhere is "VimScript" mentioned in regular sentences. GetLatestVimScripts is often mentioned, but this is a script name where no underlines are allowed.
I'd guess VimL is just an abbreviation for Vim Language (Vim script). It was probably coined some time ago and became used at few places, but it's not official.
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