Add `:update` that will write the changes if the file has been modified. (#4426)

* add command update that will write the changes if file hasn been modified

* add docs

* update the docs

1 files changed, 25 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/helix-term/src/commands/typed.rs b/helix-term/src/commands/typed.rs
index 7ea4c801..9b79c3e6 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/commands/typed.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/commands/typed.rs
@@ -1029,6 +1029,24 @@ fn reload(
     })
 }
 
+/// Update the [`Document`] if it has been modified.
+fn update(
+    cx: &mut compositor::Context,
+    args: &[Cow<str>],
+    event: PromptEvent,
+) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    if event != PromptEvent::Validate {
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+
+    let (_view, doc) = current!(cx.editor);
+    if doc.is_modified() {
+        write(cx, args, event)
+    } else {
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
 fn lsp_restart(
     cx: &mut compositor::Context,
     _args: &[Cow<str>],
@@ -1958,6 +1976,13 @@ pub const TYPABLE_COMMAND_LIST: &[TypableCommand] = &[
             completer: None,
         },
         TypableCommand {
+            name: "update",
+            aliases: &[],
+            doc: "Write changes only if the file has been modified.",
+            fun: update,
+            completer: None,
+        },
+        TypableCommand {
             name: "lsp-restart",
             aliases: &[],
             doc: "Restarts the Language Server that is in use by the current doc",