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