NAME

       execeval - a

DESCRIPTION

       The exec and eval commands can be used to run Kakoune commands, and should be used as
       follows:

           exec [<flags>] <key> ...
           eval [<flags>] <command> ...

       exec runs keys as if they were pressed, whereas eval executes its given parameters as if
       they were entered in the command prompt. By default, their execution happens within the
       context of the current client, and stops when the last key/command is reached, or an error
       is raised.

       These two commands also save the following registers, who are then restored when the
       commands have been executed: /, ", |, ^, @.

OPTIONAL FLAGS

       -client <name>
           execute in the context of the client named name

       -try-client <name>
           execute in the context of the client named name if such client exists, or else in the
           current context

       -draft
           execute in a copy of the context of the selected client. Modifications to the
           selections or input state will not affect the client. This allows making some
           modification to the buffer without modifying the user’s selection

       -itersel (requires -draft)
           execute once per selection, in a context with only the considered selection. This
           allows one to avoid cases where the selections may get merged

       -buffer <names>
           execute in the context of each buffers in the comma separated list names, as a name
           can be used to iterate on all buffers

       -no-hooks
           disable hook execution while executing the keys/commands

       -with-maps
           use user key mapping in instead of built in keys (exec only)

       -save-regs <regs>
           regs is a string of registers to be restored after execution (overwrites the list of
           registers saved by default, c.f. description)

                                                                                  KAK_EXECEVAL(1)