Before: Save g:ale_c_clang_executable Save g:ale_c_clang_options unlet! g:ale_c_clang_executable unlet! b:ale_c_clang_executable unlet! g:ale_c_clang_options unlet! b:ale_c_clang_options runtime ale_linters/c/clang.vim let b:command_tail = ' -S -x c -fsyntax-only -iquote' \ . ' ' . ale#Escape(getcwd()) \ . ' -std=c11 -Wall -' After: Restore unlet! b:command_tail unlet! b:ale_c_clang_executable unlet! b:ale_c_clang_options call ale#linter#Reset() Execute(The executable should be configurable): AssertEqual 'clang', ale_linters#c#clang#GetExecutable(bufnr('')) let b:ale_c_clang_executable = 'foobar' AssertEqual 'foobar', ale_linters#c#clang#GetExecutable(bufnr('')) Execute(The executable should be used in the command): AssertEqual \ ale#Escape('clang') . b:command_tail, \ ale_linters#c#clang#GetCommand(bufnr(''), []) let b:ale_c_clang_executable = 'foobar' AssertEqual \ ale#Escape('foobar') . b:command_tail, \ ale_linters#c#clang#GetCommand(bufnr(''), [])