Before: Save g:ale_tcl_nagelfar_executable Save g:ale_tcl_nagelfar_options unlet! g:ale_tcl_nagelfar_executable unlet! b:ale_tcl_nagelfar_executable unlet! g:ale_tcl_nagelfar_options unlet! b:ale_tcl_nagelfar_options runtime ale_linters/tcl/nagelfar.vim After: Restore unlet! b:command_tail unlet! b:ale_tcl_nagelfar_executable unlet! b:ale_tcl_nagelfar_options call ale#linter#Reset() Execute(The executable should be configurable): AssertEqual 'nagelfar.tcl', ale_linters#tcl#nagelfar#GetExecutable(bufnr('')) let b:ale_tcl_nagelfar_executable = 'foobar' AssertEqual 'foobar', ale_linters#tcl#nagelfar#GetExecutable(bufnr('')) Execute(The executable should be used in the command): AssertEqual \ ale#Escape('nagelfar.tcl') . ' %s', \ ale_linters#tcl#nagelfar#GetCommand(bufnr('')) let b:ale_tcl_nagelfar_executable = 'foobar' AssertEqual \ ale#Escape('foobar') . ' %s', \ ale_linters#tcl#nagelfar#GetCommand(bufnr('')) Execute(The options should be configurable): let b:ale_tcl_nagelfar_options = '--something' AssertEqual \ ale#Escape('nagelfar.tcl') . ' --something %s', \ ale_linters#tcl#nagelfar#GetCommand(bufnr(''))