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Ask for input ​

vim
let default_value = 'default'
call inputsave()
let opts = {
      \ 'prompt': 'Choose a name: ',
      \ 'default': default_value,
      \ 'cancelreturn': default_value,
      \ }
let name = input(opts)
call inputrestore()

Useful functions ​

FunctionDescription
printf(' %s ', myvar)Print formatted string.
writefile(list, filename, flags)Save list of text into file.
executable('binary-name')Check if binary-name is executable.

Load vim file ​

Use % for the current file.

vim
so %
so $MYVIMRC