cooked mode. This is meant to be used for commands that do
not need the user to type. It avoids stray characters showing
up on the screen which require |CTRL-L| to remove.
- When calling system() from a |statusline| expression, an
+ When calling system() from a 'statusline' expression, an
|autocommand| or a |timer| callback, you should use |:silent|
to avoid terminal responses (e.g. from cursor style queries)
being echoed on the screen. >
Returns an empty string on error.
Like |system()|, prepend |:silent| when the command does not
- need user interaction and is called from a |statusline|
+ need user interaction and is called from a 'statusline'
expression, an |autocommand| or a |timer| callback. See
|system()| for details.