feat!: remove hardcopy

runtime/doc/eval.txt

@@ -1707,17 +1707,13 @@ v:charconvert_to
 		Only valid while evaluating the 'charconvert' option.
 
 					*v:cmdarg* *cmdarg-variable*
-v:cmdarg	This variable is used for two purposes:
-		1. The extra arguments ("++p", "++enc=", "++ff=") given to
-		   a file read/write command.  This is set before an
-		   autocommand event for a file read/write command is
-		   triggered.  There is a leading space to make it possible to
-		   append this variable directly after the read/write command.
-		   Note: "+cmd" isn't included here, because it will be
-		   executed anyway.
-		2. When printing a PostScript file with ":hardcopy" this is
-		   the argument for the ":hardcopy" command.  This can be used
-		   in 'printexpr'.
+v:cmdarg
+		The extra arguments ("++p", "++enc=", "++ff=") given to a file
+		read/write command.  This is set before an autocommand event
+		for a file read/write command is triggered.  There is a
+		leading space to make it possible to append this variable
+		directly after the read/write command. Note: "+cmd" isn't
+		included here, because it will be executed anyway.
 
 						*v:collate* *collate-variable*
 v:collate	The current locale setting for collation order of the runtime

runtime/doc/news.txt

@@ -34,6 +34,17 @@ The following changes may require adaptations in user config or plugins.
 
   See https://github.com/neovim/neovim/pull/20545 for more information.
 
+• `:hardcopy` is now removed (see |hardcopy| and |nvim-features-removed|):
+  - Commands removed:
+    - `:hardcopy`
+  - Options removed:
+    - `printdevice`
+    - `printencoding`
+    - `printexpr`
+    - `printfont`
+    - `printheader`
+    - `printmbcharset`
+
 ==============================================================================
 NEW FEATURES                                                    *news-features*
 

runtime/doc/options.txt

@@ -4681,58 +4681,6 @@ A jump table for the options with a short description can be found at |Q_op|.
 	set.  It's normally not set directly, but by using one of the commands
 	|:ptag|, |:pedit|, etc.
 
-						*'printdevice'* *'pdev'*
-'printdevice' 'pdev'	string	(default empty)
-			global
-	The name of the printer to be used for |:hardcopy|.
-	See |pdev-option|.
-	This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
-	security reasons.
-
-						*'printencoding'* *'penc'*
-'printencoding' 'penc'	string	(default empty, except for some systems)
-			global
-	Sets the character encoding used when printing.
-	See |penc-option|.
-
-						*'printexpr'* *'pexpr'*
-'printexpr' 'pexpr'	string	(default: see below)
-			global
-	Expression used to print the PostScript produced with |:hardcopy|.
-	See |pexpr-option|.
-	This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
-	security reasons.
-
-						*'printfont'* *'pfn'*
-'printfont' 'pfn'	string	(default "courier")
-			global
-	The name of the font that will be used for |:hardcopy|.
-	See |pfn-option|.
-
-						*'printheader'* *'pheader'*
-'printheader' 'pheader'  string  (default "%<%f%h%m%=Page %N")
-			global
-	The format of the header produced in |:hardcopy| output.
-	See |pheader-option|.
-
-						*'printmbcharset'* *'pmbcs'*
-'printmbcharset' 'pmbcs'  string (default "")
-			global
-	The CJK character set to be used for CJK output from |:hardcopy|.
-	See |pmbcs-option|.
-
-						*'printmbfont'* *'pmbfn'*
-'printmbfont' 'pmbfn'	string (default "")
-			global
-	List of font names to be used for CJK output from |:hardcopy|.
-	See |pmbfn-option|.
-
-						*'printoptions'* *'popt'*
-'printoptions' 'popt' string (default "")
-			global
-	List of items that control the format of the output of |:hardcopy|.
-	See |popt-option|.
-
 						*'pumblend'* *'pb'*
 'pumblend' 'pb'		number	(default 0)
 			global
@@ -5004,7 +4952,6 @@ A jump table for the options with a short description can be found at |Q_op|.
 	  pack/		packages |:packadd|
 	  parser/	|treesitter| syntax parsers
 	  plugin/	plugin scripts |write-plugin|
-	  print/	files for printing |postscript-print-encoding|
 	  query/	|treesitter| queries
 	  rplugin/	|remote-plugin| scripts
 	  spell/	spell checking files |spell|
@@ -6110,7 +6057,6 @@ A jump table for the options with a short description can be found at |Q_op|.
 	o N   Byte number in file of byte under cursor, first byte is 1.
 	      Mnemonic: Offset from start of file (with one added)
 	O N   As above, in hexadecimal.
-	N N   Printer page number.  (Only works in the 'printheader' option.)
 	l N   Line number.
 	L N   Number of lines in buffer.
 	c N   Column number (byte index).
@@ -6390,7 +6336,7 @@ A jump table for the options with a short description can be found at |Q_op|.
 	the |:retab| command, and the 'softtabstop' option.
 
 	Note: Setting 'tabstop' to any other value than 8 can make your file
-	appear wrong in many places, e.g., when printing it.
+	appear wrong in many places.
 	The value must be more than 0 and less than 10000.
 
 	There are four main ways to use tabs in Vim: