How to output the result of a command like :scriptnames in a buffer [duplicate]

Question

:scriptnames outputs a (not convenient) list with more at the bottom.

I'd like to have all the output in a buffer so i can search, edit ...

How do i do that?

Answer 1

You can also directly paste it into the current buffer using

:put =execute(':scriptnames')

Answer 2

You could redirect the output to a register like:

:redir @a | silent scriptnames | redir END

And then past the content of the register wherever you want with "ap.

The silent is used here, to prevent a "-- More --" prompt.

You could also redirect to file or a script variable. See :help :redir.