Re: unexpected value from mode(1) command

On 05/26/2024 10:42 PM, M wrote:
> вс, 26 мая 2024 г., 19:25 Mike <mssr953@gmail.com>:
>
>> Hello.
>>
>> If, in normal mode, I type a colon followed by the command "echo
>> mode(1)", the value "n" is displayed in the command-line area indicating
>> normal mode. I would have expected something beginning with "c" which
>> would be consistent with what ":help cmdline-mode" states.
>>
>> Could someone explain why the observed behavior should have been expected?
>>
>> Thanks in advance for the education!
>>
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>
> Vim stays in Command-line mode as long as user _is editing_ the command
> line. After enter key has been pressed Vim gets back into the Normal mode,
> as explained at `:help mode-switching` topic.
>
> Kind regards,
>
>>
>
Thanks for the explanation and link, it certainly explains what I'm
seeing. It just seemed odd that an ex-command is being executed in
"normal" mode. But, now that I think about it, autocommands do invoke
ex-commands and we do expect them to be aware of the current buffer's
mode setting.

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