Make references to [range] consistent

runtime/doc/autocmd.txt

@@ -1121,7 +1121,7 @@ ShellCmdPost After executing a shell command with |:!cmd|,
  check for any changed files.
  *ShellFilterPost*
 ShellFilterPost After executing a shell command with
- ":{range}!cmd", ":w !cmd" or ":r !cmd".
+ ":[range]!cmd", ":w !cmd" or ":r !cmd".
  Can be used to check for any changed files.
  *SourcePre*
 SourcePre Before sourcing a Vim script. |:source|

runtime/doc/change.txt

@@ -254,9 +254,9 @@ If you prefer "cw" to include the space after a word, use this mapping: >
 Or use "caw" (see |aw|).
 
  *:c* *:ch* *:change*
-:{range}c[hange][!] Replace lines of text with some different text.
+:[range]c[hange][!] Replace lines of text with some different text.
  Type a line containing only "." to stop replacing.
- Without {range}, this command changes only the current
+ Without [range], this command changes only the current
  line.
  Adding [!] toggles 'autoindent' for the time this
  command is executed.
@@ -584,8 +584,8 @@ comment (starting with '"') after the `:!` command.
 {Visual}!{filter} Filter the highlighted lines through the external
  program {filter} (for {Visual} see |Visual-mode|).
 
-:{range}![!]{filter} [!][arg] *:range!*
- Filter {range} lines through the external program
+:[range]![!]{filter} [!][arg] *:range!*
+ Filter [range] lines through the external program
  {filter}. Vim replaces the optional bangs with the
  latest given command and appends the optional [arg].
  Vim saves the output of the filter command in a

runtime/doc/channel.txt

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ There are four main types of jobs:
 
 For when using sockets See |job-start|, |job-start-nochannel| and
 |channel-open|. For 2 and 3, one or more jobs using pipes, see |job-start|.
-For 4 use the ":{range}!cmd" command, see |filter|.
+For 4 use the ":[range]!cmd" command, see |filter|.
 
 Over the socket and pipes these protocols are available:
 RAW nothing known, Vim cannot tell where a message ends

runtime/doc/fold.txt

@@ -297,8 +297,8 @@ zf{motion} or
  *zF*
 zF Create a fold for [count] lines. Works like "zf".
 
-:{range}fo[ld] *:fold* *:fo*
- Create a fold for the lines in {range}. Works like "zf".
+:[range]fo[ld] *:fold* *:fo*
+ Create a fold for the lines in [range]. Works like "zf".
 
  *zd* *E351*
 zd Delete one fold at the cursor. When the cursor is on a folded
@@ -399,15 +399,15 @@ zr Reduce folding: Add |v:count1| to 'foldlevel'.
 zR Open all folds. This sets 'foldlevel' to highest fold level.
 
  *:foldo* *:foldopen*
-:{range}foldo[pen][!]
- Open folds in {range}. When [!] is added all folds are
- opened. Useful to see all the text in {range}. Without [!]
+:[range]foldo[pen][!]
+ Open folds in [range]. When [!] is added all folds are
+ opened. Useful to see all the text in [range]. Without [!]
  one level of folds is opened.
 
  *:foldc* *:foldclose*
-:{range}foldc[lose][!]
- Close folds in {range}. When [!] is added all folds are
- closed. Useful to hide all the text in {range}. Without [!]
+:[range]foldc[lose][!]
+ Close folds in [range]. When [!] is added all folds are
+ closed. Useful to hide all the text in [range]. Without [!]
  one level of folds is closed.
 
  *zn*

runtime/doc/index.txt

@@ -1161,7 +1161,7 @@ The commands are sorted on the non-optional part of their name.
 tag command action ~
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 |:| : nothing
-|:range| :{range} go to last line in {range}
+|:[range]| :{range} go to last line in {range} (normally denoted |[range]|)
 |:!| :! filter lines or execute an external command
 |:!!| :!! repeat last ":!" command
 |:#| :# same as ":number"

runtime/doc/insert.txt

@@ -1972,8 +1972,8 @@ too long when appending characters a line break is automatically inserted.
 9. Ex insert commands *inserting-ex*
 
  *:a* *:append*
-:{range}a[ppend][!] Insert several lines of text below the specified
- line. If the {range} is missing, the text will be
+:[range]a[ppend][!] Insert several lines of text below the specified
+ line. If the [range] is missing, the text will be
  inserted after the current line.
  Adding [!] toggles 'autoindent' for the time this
  command is executed.
@@ -1982,8 +1982,8 @@ too long when appending characters a line break is automatically inserted.
  name.
 
  *:i* *:in* *:insert*
-:{range}i[nsert][!] Insert several lines of text above the specified
- line. If the {range} is missing, the text will be
+:[range]i[nsert][!] Insert several lines of text above the specified
+ line. If the [range] is missing, the text will be
  inserted before the current line.
  Adding [!] toggles 'autoindent' for the time this
  command is executed.
@@ -2043,7 +2043,7 @@ NOTE: These commands cannot be used with |:global| or |:vglobal|.
  the cursor.
  See |++opt| for the possible values of [++opt].
 
-:{range}r[ead] [++opt] [name]
+:[range]r[ead] [++opt] [name]
  Insert the file [name] (default: current file) below
  the specified line.
  See |++opt| for the possible values of [++opt].

runtime/doc/quickref.txt

@@ -1455,7 +1455,7 @@ Context-sensitive completion on the command-line:
  set foldmethod=marker folding by 'foldmarker'
 
 |zf| zf{motion} operator: Define a fold manually
-|:fold| :{range}fold define a fold for {range} lines
+|:fold| :[range]fold define a fold for [range] lines
 |zd| zd delete one fold under the cursor
 |zD| zD delete all folds under the cursor
 

runtime/doc/todo.txt

@@ -1279,7 +1279,7 @@ Implement named arguments for functions with optional arguments:
  call Foo(12, all = 0)
 
 Add a command to take a range of lines, filter them and put the output
-somewhere else. :{range}copy {dest} !cmd
+somewhere else. :[range]copy {dest} !cmd
 
 The TermResponse event is not triggered when a plugin has set 'eventignore' to
 "all". Netrw does this. (Gary Johnson, 2017 Jan 24)

runtime/doc/userfunc.txt

@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ See |:verbose-cmd| for more information.
  When the [range] argument is added, the function is
  expected to take care of a range itself. The range is
  passed as "a:firstline" and "a:lastline". If [range]
- is excluded, ":{range}call" will call the function for
+ is excluded, ":[range]call" will call the function for
  each line in the range, with the cursor on the start
  of each line. See |function-range-example|.
  The cursor is still moved to the first line of the

runtime/doc/usr_25.txt

@@ -134,9 +134,9 @@ if your text can't be properly formatted with Vim's builtin command. See the
 
 To center a range of lines, use the following command: >
 
- :{range}center [width]
+ :[range]center [width]
 
-{range} is the usual command-line range. [width] is an optional line width to
+[range] is the usual command-line range. [width] is an optional line width to
 use for centering. If [width] is not specified, it defaults to the value of
 'textwidth'. (If 'textwidth' is 0, the default is 80.)
  For example: >
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ LEFT ALIGNMENT
 
 Finally there is this command: >
 
- :{range}left [margin]
+ :[range]left [margin]
 
 Unlike ":center" and ":right", however, the argument to ":left" is not the
 length of the line. Instead it is the left margin. If it is omitted, the

runtime/doc/various.txt

@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ g8 Print the hex values of the bytes used in the
 := [flags] Print the last line number.
  See |ex-flags| for [flags].
 
-:{range}= [flags] Prints the last line number in {range}. For example,
+:[range]= [flags] Prints the last line number in [range]. For example,
  this prints the current line number: >
  :.=
 < See |ex-flags| for [flags].
@@ -230,9 +230,9 @@ g8 Print the hex values of the bytes used in the
  Example: >
  :exe "normal \<c-w>\<c-w>"
 
-:{range}norm[al][!] {commands} *:normal-range*
+:[range]norm[al][!] {commands} *:normal-range*
  Execute Normal mode commands {commands} for each line
- in the {range}. Before executing the {commands}, the
+ in the [range]. Before executing the {commands}, the
  cursor is positioned in the first column of the range,
  for each line. Otherwise it's the same as the
  ":normal" command without a range.

src/ex_eval.c

@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ static int cause_abort = FALSE;
 
 /*
  * Return TRUE when immediately aborting on error, or when an interrupt
- * occurred or an exception was thrown but not caught. Use for ":{range}call"
+ * occurred or an exception was thrown but not caught. Use for ":[range]call"
  * to check whether an aborted function that does not handle a range itself
  * should be called again for the next line in the range. Also used for
  * cancelling expression evaluation after a function call caused an immediate

src/match.c

@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ next_search_hl(
  int called_emsg_before = called_emsg;
  int timed_out = FALSE;
 
- // for :{range}s/pat only highlight inside the range
+ // for :[range]s/pat only highlight inside the range
  if ((lnum < search_first_line || lnum > search_last_line) && cur == NULL)
  {
  shl->lnum = 0;