Complete Options Reference

All 457 options across Vim and Neovim

Comprehensive lookup table of every Neovim and Vim option: name, short name, type, scope, availability, and a one-line summary.

Every option known to Neovim and/or Vim, with its short name, type, scope, and availability. Cross-referenced from Setting Options. Use this as a lookup when you encounter an option name in a config file or plugin and want to know what it controls and which editor ships it.

Availability: N+V — both Neovim and Vim. N — Neovim only (Vim doesn't ship it). V — Vim only (Neovim removed or never implemented it). Scope: global, win (window-local), buf (buffer-local). Type: bool, num, str.

Total: 457 options (350 in both, 15 Neovim-only, 92 Vim-only). For full documentation of any option, run :help '{option}' in Neovim or Vim.

Option Type Scope Avail. Summary
aleph / al num global N+V ASCII code of the letter Aleph (Hebrew)
allowrevins / ari bool global N+V allow CTRL-_ in insert mode
altkeymap / akm V obsolete option for Farsi
ambiwidth / ambw str global N+V what to do with Unicode chars of ambiguous width
antialias / anti V Mac OS X: use smooth, antialiased fonts
arabic / arab bool win N+V for Arabic as a default second language
arabicshape / arshape bool global N+V do shaping for Arabic characters
autochdir / acd bool global N+V change directory to the file in the current window
autocomplete / ac V enable automatic completion in insert mode
autocompletedelay / acl V delay in msec before menu appears after typing
autocompletetimeout / act V initial decay timeout for autocompletion algorithm
autoindent / ai bool buf N+V take indent for new line from previous line
autoread / ar bool buf N+V autom. read file when changed outside of Vim
autoshelldir / asd V change directory to the shell's current directory
autowrite / aw bool global N+V automatically write file if changed
autowriteall / awa bool global N+V as 'autowrite', but works with more commands
background / bg str global N+V "dark" or "light", used for highlight colors
backspace / bs str global N+V how backspace works at start of line
backup / bk bool global N+V keep backup file after overwriting a file
backupcopy / bkc str buf N+V make backup as a copy, don't rename the file
backupdir / bdir str global N+V list of directories for the backup file
backupext / bex str global N+V extension used for the backup file
backupskip / bsk str global N+V no backup for files that match these patterns
balloondelay / bdlay V delay in mS before a balloon may pop up
ballooneval / beval V switch on balloon evaluation in the GUI
balloonevalterm / bevalterm V switch on balloon evaluation in the terminal
balloonexpr / bexpr V expression to show in balloon
belloff / bo str global N+V do not ring the bell for these reasons
binary / bin bool buf N+V read/write/edit file in binary mode
bioskey / biosk V MS-DOS: use bios calls for input characters
bomb bool buf N+V prepend a Byte Order Mark to the file
breakat / brk str global N+V characters that may cause a line break
breakindent / bri bool win N+V wrapped line repeats indent
breakindentopt / briopt str win N+V settings for breakindent
browsedir / bsdir str global N+V which directory to start browsing in
bufhidden / bh str buf N+V what to do when buffer is no longer in window
buflisted / bl bool buf N+V whether the buffer shows up in the buffer list
buftype / bt str buf N+V special type of buffer
casemap / cmp str global N+V specifies how case of letters is changed
cdhome / cdh bool global N+V change directory to the home directory by ":cd"
cdpath / cd str global N+V list of directories searched with ":cd"
cedit str global N+V key used to open the command-line window
channel num buf N
charconvert / ccv str global N+V expression for character encoding conversion
chistory / chi V maximum number of quickfix lists in history
cindent / cin bool buf N+V do C program indenting
cinkeys / cink str buf N+V keys that trigger indent when cindent is set
cinoptions / cino str buf N+V how to do indenting when cindent is set
cinscopedecls / cinsd str buf N+V words that are recognized by 'cino-g'
cinwords / cinw str buf N+V words where 'si' and 'cin' add an indent
clipboard / cb str global N+V use the clipboard as the unnamed register
clipmethod / cpm V specify order of what clipboard methods to use
cmdheight / ch num global N+V number of lines to use for the command-line
cmdwinheight / cwh num global N+V height of the command-line window
colorcolumn / cc str win N+V columns to highlight
columns / co num global N+V number of columns in the display
comments / com str buf N+V patterns that can start a comment line
commentstring / cms str buf N+V template for comments; used for fold marker
compatible / cp bool global N+V behave Vi-compatible as much as possible
complete / cpt str buf N+V specify how insert mode completion works
completefunc / cfu str buf N+V function to be used for insert mode completion
completeitemalign / cia str global N
completeopt / cot str buf N+V options for insert mode completion
completepopup / cpp V options for the insert mode completion info popup
completeslash / csl str buf N+V like 'shellslash' for completion
completetimeout / cto V initial decay timeout for CTRL-N and CTRL-P
concealcursor / cocu str win N+V whether concealable text is hidden in cursor line
conceallevel / cole num win N+V whether concealable text is shown or hidden
confirm / cf bool global N+V ask what to do about unsaved/read-only files
conskey / consk V get keys directly from console (MS-DOS only)
copyindent / ci bool buf N+V make autoindent use existing indent structure
cpoptions / cpo str global N+V flags for Vi-compatible behavior
cryptmethod / cm V type of encryption to use for file writing
cscopepathcomp / cspc V how many components of the path to show
cscopeprg / csprg V command to execute cscope
cscopequickfix / csqf V use quickfix window for cscope results
cscoperelative / csre V Use cscope.out path basename as prefix
cscopetag / cst V use cscope for tag commands
cscopetagorder / csto V determines ":cstag" search order
cscopeverbose / csverb V give messages when adding a cscope database
cursorbind / crb bool win N+V move cursor in window as it moves in other windows
cursorcolumn / cuc bool win N+V highlight the screen column of the cursor
cursorline / cul bool win N+V highlight the screen line of the cursor
cursorlineopt / culopt str win N+V settings for cursorline
debug str global N+V set to "msg" to see all error messages
define / def str buf N+V pattern to be used to find a macro definition
delcombine / deco bool global N+V delete combining characters on their own
dictionary / dict str buf N+V list of file names used for keyword completion
diff bool win N+V use diff mode for the current window
diffanchors / dia V list of {address} to force anchoring of a diff
diffexpr / dex str global N+V expression used to obtain a diff file
diffopt / dip str global N+V options for using diff mode
digraph / dg bool global N+V enable the entering of digraphs in insert mode
directory / dir str global N+V list of directory names for the swap file
display / dy str global N+V list of flags for how to display text
eadirection / ead str global N+V in which direction 'equalalways' works
edcompatible / ed bool global N+V toggle flags of ":substitute" command
emoji / emo bool global N+V emoji characters are considered full width
encoding / enc str global N+V encoding used internally
endoffile / eof bool buf N+V write CTRL-Z at end of the file
endofline / eol bool buf N+V write <EOL> for last line in file
equalalways / ea bool global N+V windows are automatically made the same size
equalprg / ep str buf N+V external program to use for "=" command
errorbells / eb bool global N+V ring the bell for error messages
errorfile / ef str global N+V name of the errorfile for the QuickFix mode
errorformat / efm str buf N+V description of the lines in the error file
esckeys / ek V recognize function keys in insert mode
eventignore / ei str global N+V autocommand events that are ignored
eventignorewin / eiw str win N+V autocommand events that are ignored in a window
expandtab / et bool buf N+V use spaces when Tab is inserted
exrc / ex bool global N+V read init files in the current directory
fileencoding / fenc str buf N+V file encoding for multibyte text
fileencodings / fencs str global N+V automatically detected character encodings
fileformat / ff str buf N+V file format used for file I/O
fileformats / ffs str global N+V automatically detected values for fileformat
fileignorecase / fic bool global N+V ignore case when using file names
filetype / ft str buf N+V type of file, used for autocommands
fillchars / fcs str win N+V characters to use for displaying special items
findfunc / ffu str buf N+V function to be called for the /:find/ command
fixendofline / fixeol bool buf N+V make sure last line in file has <EOL>
fkmap / fk V obsolete option for Farsi
foldclose / fcl str global N+V close a fold when the cursor leaves it
foldcolumn / fdc str win N+V width of the column used to indicate folds
foldenable / fen bool win N+V set to display all folds open
foldexpr / fde str win N+V expression used when foldmethod is "expr"
foldignore / fdi str win N+V ignore lines when foldmethod is "indent"
foldlevel / fdl num win N+V close folds with a level higher than this
foldlevelstart / fdls num global N+V foldlevel when starting to edit a file
foldmarker / fmr str win N+V markers used when foldmethod is "marker"
foldmethod / fdm str win N+V folding type
foldminlines / fml num win N+V minimum number of lines for a fold to be closed
foldnestmax / fdn num win N+V maximum fold depth
foldopen / fdo str global N+V for which commands a fold will be opened
foldtext / fdt str win N+V expression used to display for a closed fold
formatexpr / fex str buf N+V expression used with "gq" command
formatlistpat / flp str buf N+V pattern used to recognize a list header
formatoptions / fo str buf N+V how automatic formatting is to be done
formatprg / fp str buf N+V name of external program used with "gq" command
fsync / fs bool global N+V whether to invoke fsync() after file write
gdefault / gd bool global N+V the ":substitute" flag 'g' is default on
grepformat / gfm str global N+V format of grepprg output
grepprg / gp str buf N+V program to use for ":grep"
guicursor / gcr str global N+V GUI: settings for cursor shape and blinking
guifont / gfn str global N+V GUI: Name(s) of font(s) to be used
guifontset / gfs V GUI: Names of multibyte fonts to be used
guifontwide / gfw str global N+V list of font names for double-wide characters
guiheadroom / ghr V GUI: pixels room for window decorations
guiligatures / gli V GTK GUI: ASCII characters that can form shapes
guioptions / go str global N+V GUI: Which components and options are used
guipty V GUI: try to use a pseudo-tty for ":!" commands
guitablabel / gtl str global N+V GUI: custom label for a tab page
guitabtooltip / gtt str global N+V GUI: custom tooltip for a tab page
helpfile / hf str global N+V full path name of the main help file
helpheight / hh num global N+V minimum height of a new help window
helplang / hlg str global N+V preferred help languages
hidden / hid bool global N+V don't unload buffer when it is /abandon/ed
highlight / hl str global N+V sets highlighting mode for various occasions
history / hi num global N+V number of command-lines that are remembered
hkmap / hk bool global N+V Hebrew keyboard mapping
hkmapp / hkp bool global N+V phonetic Hebrew keyboard mapping
hlsearch / hls bool global N+V highlight matches with last search pattern
icon bool global N+V let Vim set the text of the window icon
iconstring str global N+V string to use for the Vim icon text
ignorecase / ic bool global N+V ignore case in search patterns
imactivatefunc / imaf V function to enable/disable the X input method
imactivatekey / imak V key that activates the X input method
imcmdline / imc bool global N+V use IM when starting to edit a command line
imdisable / imd bool global N+V do not use the IM in any mode
iminsert / imi num buf N+V use :lmap or IM in insert mode
imsearch / ims num buf N+V use :lmap or IM when typing a search pattern
imstatusfunc / imsf V function to obtain X input method status
imstyle / imst V specifies the input style of the input method
inccommand / icm str global N
include / inc str buf N+V pattern to be used to find an include file
includeexpr / inex str buf N+V expression used to process an include line
incsearch / is bool global N+V highlight match while typing search pattern
indentexpr / inde str buf N+V expression used to obtain the indent of a line
indentkeys / indk str buf N+V keys that trigger indenting with indentexpr
infercase / inf bool buf N+V adjust case of match for keyword completion
insertmode / im bool global N+V start the edit of a file in insert mode
isfname / isf str global N+V characters included in file names and pathnames
isident / isi str global N+V characters included in identifiers
iskeyword / isk str buf N+V characters included in keywords
isprint / isp str global N+V printable characters
joinspaces / js bool global N+V two spaces after a period with a join command
jumpoptions / jop str global N+V specifies how jumping is done
key V encryption key
keymap / kmp str buf N+V name of a keyboard mapping
keymodel / km str global N+V enable starting/stopping selection with keys
keyprotocol / kpc V what keyboard protocol to use for what terminal
keywordprg / kp str buf N+V program to use for the "K" command
langmap / lmap str global N+V alphabetic characters for other language mode
langmenu / lm str global N+V language to be used for the menus
langnoremap / lnr bool global N+V do not apply 'langmap' to mapped characters
langremap / lrm bool global N+V do apply 'langmap' to mapped characters
laststatus / ls num global N+V tells when last window has status lines
lazyredraw / lz bool global N+V don't redraw while executing macros
lhistory / lhi V maximum number of location lists in history
linebreak / lbr bool win N+V wrap long lines at a blank
lines num global N+V number of lines in the display
linespace / lsp num global N+V number of pixel lines to use between characters
lisp bool buf N+V automatic indenting for Lisp
lispoptions / lop str buf N+V changes how Lisp indenting is done
lispwords / lw str buf N+V words that change how lisp indenting works
list bool win N+V show Tab and <EOL>
listchars / lcs str win N+V characters for displaying in list mode
loadplugins / lpl bool global N+V load plugin scripts when starting up
luadll V name of the Lua dynamic library
macatsui V Mac GUI: use ATSUI text drawing
magic bool global N+V changes special characters in search patterns
makeef / mef str global N+V name of the errorfile for ":make"
makeencoding / menc str buf N+V encoding of external make/grep commands
makeprg / mp str buf N+V program to use for the ":make" command
matchpairs / mps str buf N+V pairs of characters that "%" can match
matchtime / mat num global N+V tenths of a second to show matching paren
maxcombine / mco num global N+V maximum nr of combining characters displayed
maxfuncdepth / mfd num global N+V maximum recursive depth for user functions
maxmapdepth / mmd num global N+V maximum recursive depth for mapping
maxmem / mm V maximum memory (in Kbyte) used for one buffer
maxmempattern / mmp num global N+V maximum memory (in Kbyte) used for pattern search
maxmemtot / mmt V maximum memory (in Kbyte) used for all buffers
menuitems / mis num global N+V maximum number of items in a menu
messagesopt / mopt str global N
mkspellmem / msm str global N+V memory used before /:mkspell/ compresses the tree
modeline / ml bool buf N+V recognize modelines at start or end of file
modelineexpr / mle bool global N+V allow setting expression options from a modeline
modelines / mls num global N+V number of lines checked for modelines
modelinestrict / mlst V only allow safe options in modelines
modifiable / ma bool buf N+V changes to the text are not possible
modified / mod bool buf N+V buffer has been modified
more bool global N+V pause listings when the whole screen is filled
mouse str global N+V enable the use of mouse clicks
mousefocus / mousef bool global N+V keyboard focus follows the mouse
mousehide / mh bool global N+V hide mouse pointer while typing
mousemodel / mousem str global N+V changes meaning of mouse buttons
mousemoveevent / mousemev bool global N+V report mouse moves with <MouseMove>
mousescroll str global N amount to scroll by when scrolling with a mouse
mouseshape / mouses str global N+V shape of the mouse pointer in different modes
mousetime / mouset num global N+V max time between mouse double-click
mzquantum / mzq V the interval between polls for MzScheme threads
mzschemedll V name of the MzScheme dynamic library
mzschemegcdll V name of the MzScheme dynamic library for GC
nrformats / nf str buf N+V number formats recognized for CTRL-A command
number / nu bool win N+V print the line number in front of each line
numberwidth / nuw num win N+V number of columns used for the line number
omnifunc / ofu str buf N+V function for filetype-specific completion
opendevice / odev bool global N+V allow reading/writing devices on MS-Windows
operatorfunc / opfunc str global N+V function to be called for /g@/ operator
osfiletype / oft V no longer supported
packpath / pp str global N+V list of directories used for packages
paragraphs / para str global N+V nroff macros that separate paragraphs
paste bool global N+V allow pasting text
pastetoggle / pt str global N+V key code that causes 'paste' to toggle
patchexpr / pex str global N+V expression used to patch a file
patchmode / pm str global N+V keep the oldest version of a file
path / pa str buf N+V list of directories searched with "gf" et.al.
perldll V name of the Perl dynamic library
preserveindent / pi bool buf N+V preserve the indent structure when reindenting
previewheight / pvh num global N+V height of the preview window
previewpopup / pvp V use popup window for preview
previewwindow / pvw bool win N+V identifies the preview window
printdevice / pdev V name of the printer to be used for :hardcopy
printencoding / penc V encoding to be used for printing
printexpr / pexpr V expression used to print PostScript for :hardcopy
printfont / pfn V name of the font to be used for :hardcopy
printheader / pheader V format of the header used for :hardcopy
printmbcharset / pmbcs V CJK character set to be used for :hardcopy
printmbfont / pmbfn V font names to be used for CJK output of :hardcopy
printoptions / popt V controls the format of :hardcopy output
prompt / prompt bool global N+V enable prompt in ex mode
pumblend / pb num global N
pumheight / ph num global N+V maximum number of items to show in the popup menu
pumopt / pumopt V additional options for the popup menu
pumwidth / pw num global N+V minimum width of the popup menu
pythondll V name of the Python 2 dynamic library
pythonhome V name of the Python 2 home directory
pythonthreedll V name of the Python 3 dynamic library
pythonthreehome V name of the Python 3 home directory
pyxversion / pyx num global N+V Python version used for pyx* commands
quickfixtextfunc / qftf str global N+V function for the text in the quickfix window
quoteescape / qe str buf N+V escape characters used in a string
readonly / ro bool buf N+V disallow writing the buffer
redrawdebug / rdb str global N
redrawtime / rdt num global N+V timeout for hlsearch and /:match/ highlighting
regexpengine / re num global N+V default regexp engine to use
relativenumber / rnu bool win N+V show relative line number in front of each line
remap bool global N+V allow mappings to work recursively
renderoptions / rop V options for text rendering on Windows
report num global N+V threshold for reporting nr. of lines changed
restorescreen / rs V Win32: restore screen when exiting
revins / ri bool global N+V inserting characters will work backwards
rightleft / rl bool win N+V window is right-to-left oriented
rightleftcmd / rlc str win N+V commands for which editing works right-to-left
rubydll V name of the Ruby dynamic library
ruler / ru bool global N+V show cursor line and column in the status line
rulerformat / ruf str global N+V custom format for the ruler
runtimepath / rtp str global N+V list of directories used for runtime files
scroll / scr num win N+V lines to scroll with CTRL-U and CTRL-D
scrollback / scbk num buf N
scrollbind / scb bool win N+V scroll in window as other windows scroll
scrollfocus / scf V scroll wheel applies to window under pointer
scrolljump / sj num global N+V minimum number of lines to scroll
scrolloff / so num win N+V minimum nr. of lines above and below cursor
scrolloffpad / sop V vertically center cursor at end of file
scrollopt / sbo str global N+V how scrollbind should behave
sections / sect str global N+V nroff macros that separate sections
secure bool global N+V secure mode for reading .vimrc in current dir
selection / sel str global N+V what type of selection to use
selectmode / slm str global N+V when to use select mode instead of visual mode
sessionoptions / ssop str global N+V options for /:mksession/
shada / sd str global N use /shada/ file upon startup and exiting
shadafile / sdf str global N
shell / sh str global N+V name of shell to use for external commands
shellcmdflag / shcf str global N+V flag to shell to execute one command
shellpipe / sp str global N+V string to put output of ":make" in error file
shellquote / shq str global N+V quote character(s) for around shell command
shellredir / srr str global N+V string to put output of filter in a temp file
shellslash / ssl bool global N+V use forward slash for shell file names
shelltemp / stmp bool global N+V whether to use a temp file for shell commands
shelltype / st V Amiga: influences how to use a shell
shellxescape / sxe str global N+V characters to escape when 'shellxquote' is (
shellxquote / sxq str global N+V like 'shellquote', but include redirection
shiftround / sr bool global N+V round indent to multiple of shiftwidth
shiftwidth / sw num buf N+V number of spaces to use for (auto)indent step
shortmess / shm str global N+V list of flags, reduce length of messages
shortname / sn V Filenames assumed to be 8.3 chars
showbreak / sbr str win N+V string to use at the start of wrapped lines
showcmd / sc bool global N+V show (partial) command somewhere
showcmdloc / sloc str global N+V where to show (partial) command
showfulltag / sft bool global N+V show full tag pattern when completing tag
showmatch / sm bool global N+V briefly jump to matching bracket if insert one
showmode / smd bool global N+V message on status line to show current mode
showtabline / stal num global N+V tells when the tab pages line is displayed
sidescroll / ss num global N+V minimum number of columns to scroll horizontal
sidescrolloff / siso num win N+V min. nr. of columns to left and right of cursor
signcolumn / scl str win N+V when and how to display the sign column
smartcase / scs bool global N+V no ignore case when pattern has uppercase
smartindent / si bool buf N+V smart autoindenting for C programs
smarttab / sta bool global N+V use shiftwidth when inserting Tab
smoothscroll / sms bool win N+V scroll by screen lines when wrap is set
softtabstop / sts num buf N+V number of spaces that Tab uses while editing
spell bool win N+V enable spell checking
spellcapcheck / spc str buf N+V pattern to locate end of a sentence
spellfile / spf str buf N+V files where /zg/ and /zw/ store words
spelllang / spl str buf N+V language(s) to do spell checking for
spelloptions / spo str buf N+V options for spell checking
spellsuggest / sps str global N+V method(s) used to suggest spelling corrections
splitbelow / sb bool global N+V new window from split is below the current one
splitkeep / spk str global N+V determines scroll behavior for split windows
splitright / spr bool global N+V new window is put right of the current one
startofline / sol bool global N+V commands move cursor to first non-blank in line
statuscolumn / stc str win N custom format for the status column
statusline / stl str win N+V custom format for the status line
statuslineopt / stlo V additional options for the /status-line/
suffixes / su str global N+V suffixes that are ignored with multiple match
suffixesadd / sua str buf N+V suffixes added when searching for a file
swapfile / swf bool buf N+V whether to use a swapfile for a buffer
swapsync / sws V how to sync the swap file
switchbuf / swb str global N+V sets behavior when switching to another buffer
synmaxcol / smc num buf N+V maximum column to find syntax items
syntax / syn str buf N+V syntax to be loaded for current buffer
tabclose / tcl str global N+V which tab page to focus when closing a tab
tabline / tal str global N+V custom format for the console tab pages line
tabpagemax / tpm num global N+V maximum number of tab pages for /-p/ and "tab all"
tabstop / ts num buf N+V number of spaces that Tab in file uses
tagbsearch / tbs bool global N+V use binary searching in tags files
tagcase / tc str buf N+V how to handle case when searching in tags files
tagfunc / tfu str buf N+V function to get list of tag matches
taglength / tl num global N+V number of significant characters for a tag
tagrelative / tr bool global N+V file names in tag file are relative
tags / tag str buf N+V list of file names used by the tag command
tagstack / tgst bool global N+V push tags onto the tag stack
tcldll V name of the Tcl dynamic library
term N+V name of the terminal
termbidi / tbidi bool global N+V terminal takes care of bi-directionality
termencoding / tenc str global N+V character encoding used by the terminal
termguicolors / tgc bool global N+V enable 24-bit RGB color in the TUI
termpastefilter / tpf str global N
termsync / tsy bool global N+V enable terminal sync mode for redraw
termwinkey / twk V key that precedes a Vim command in a terminal
termwinscroll / twsl V max number of scrollback lines in a terminal window
termwinsize / tws V size of a terminal window
termwintype / twt V MS-Windows: type of pty to use for terminal window
terse bool global N+V shorten some messages
textauto / ta V obsolete, use fileformats
textmode / tx V obsolete, use fileformat
textwidth / tw num buf N+V maximum width of text that is being inserted
thesaurus / tsr str buf N+V list of thesaurus files for keyword completion
thesaurusfunc / tsrfu str buf N+V function to be used for thesaurus completion
tildeop / top bool global N+V tilde command "~" behaves like an operator
timeout / to bool global N+V time out on mappings and key codes
timeoutlen / tm num global N+V time out time in milliseconds
title bool global N+V let Vim set the title of the window
titlelen num global N+V percentage of 'columns' used for window title
titleold str global N+V old title, restored when exiting
titlestring str global N+V string to use for the Vim window title
toolbar / tb V GUI: which items to show in the toolbar
toolbariconsize / tbis V size of the toolbar icons (for GTK 2 only)
ttimeout bool global N+V time out on mappings
ttimeoutlen / ttm num global N+V time out time for key codes in milliseconds
ttybuiltin / tbi V use built-in termcap before external termcap
ttyfast / tf bool global N+V indicates a fast terminal connection
ttymouse / ttym V type of mouse codes generated
ttyscroll / tsl V maximum number of lines for a scroll
ttytype / tty N+V alias for 'term'
undodir / udir str global N+V where to store undo files
undofile / udf bool buf N+V save undo information in a file
undolevels / ul num buf N+V maximum number of changes that can be undone
undoreload / ur num global N+V max nr of lines to save for undo on a buffer reload
updatecount / uc num global N+V after this many characters flush swap file
updatetime / ut num global N+V after this many milliseconds flush swap file
varsofttabstop / vsts str buf N+V a list of number of spaces when typing Tab
vartabstop / vts str buf N+V a list of number of spaces for Tabs
verbose / vbs num global N+V give informative messages
verbosefile / vfile str global N+V file to write messages in
viewdir / vdir str global N+V directory where to store files with :mkview
viewoptions / vop str global N+V specifies what to save for :mkview
viminfo / vi V use .viminfo file upon startup and exiting
viminfofile / vif V file name used for the viminfo file
virtualedit / ve str win N+V when to use virtual editing
visualbell / vb bool global N+V use visual bell instead of beeping
warn bool global N+V warn for shell command when buffer was changed
weirdinvert / wiv V for terminals that have weird inversion method
whichwrap / ww str global N+V allow specified keys to cross line boundaries
wildchar / wc num global N+V command-line character for wildcard expansion
wildcharm / wcm num global N+V like 'wildchar' but also works when mapped
wildignore / wig str global N+V files matching these patterns are not completed
wildignorecase / wic bool global N+V ignore case when completing file names
wildmenu / wmnu bool global N+V use menu for command line completion
wildmode / wim str global N+V mode for 'wildchar' command-line expansion
wildoptions / wop str global N+V specifies how command line completion is done
winaltkeys / wak str global N+V when the windows system handles ALT keys
winbar / wbr str win N
winblend / winbl num win N
winborder str global N
wincolor / wcr V window-local highlighting
window / wi num global N+V nr of lines to scroll for CTRL-F and CTRL-B
winfixbuf / wfb bool win N+V keep window focused on a single buffer
winfixheight / wfh bool win N+V keep window height when opening/closing windows
winfixwidth / wfw bool win N+V keep window width when opening/closing windows
winheight / wh num global N+V minimum number of lines for the current window
winhighlight / winhl str win N+V window-local highlighting
winminheight / wmh num global N+V minimum number of lines for any window
winminwidth / wmw num global N+V minimal number of columns for any window
winptydll V name of the winpty dynamic library
winwidth / wiw num global N+V minimal number of columns for current window
wlseat / wse V the Wayland seat to use
wlsteal / wst V allow focus stealing functionality for Wayland
wltimeoutlen / wtm V timeout to use when polling in Wayland
wrap bool win N+V long lines wrap and continue on the next line
wrapmargin / wm num buf N+V chars from the right where wrapping starts
wrapscan / ws bool global N+V searches wrap around the end of the file
write bool global N+V writing to a file is allowed
writeany / wa bool global N+V write to file with no need for "!" override
writebackup / wb bool global N+V make a backup before overwriting a file
writedelay / wd num global N+V delay this many msec for each char (for debug)
xtermcodes V request terminal codes from an xterm

See also: options.setting