Re: What do I need to read to understand g: and s: VIM variable prefixes?

On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 9:09 AM, Tony Mechelynck
<antoine.mechelynck@gmail.com> wrote:
> In Vimscript, an interpreted language, there are no "declarations": any
> command needs to be "executed" in order to have an effect. It is when flow
> control goes through the :au, :map, :abbrev, :function or :command command,
> for instance, that the autocommand, mapping, abbreviation, function
> definition or user-command definition are stored in interpreter memory;
> before that, Vim doesn't "know" anything about them. Similarly, the type of
> a variable is set by the latest :let command affecting that variable, you
> cannot "declare" a variable except by giving that variable a value (possibly
> an empty value such as "", [] or {}).
>

I realize that. I just stated that Vimscript is different than other
environments that I am familiar with, and that it was good of you to
point out an important difference.

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