:h script vim-script-intro function-list - list of functions list-functions string-functions http://learnvimscriptthehardway.stevelosh.com/ if filereadable(expand("~/.vim/gvimrc.local")) source ~/.vim/gvimrc.local :type(varname) variable type Number: 0 String: 1 Funcref: 2 List: 3 Dictionary: 4 Float: 5 :mess[ages] show last messages :set verbose= :set verbosefile= http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3025615/is-there-a-vim-runtime-log