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authorJames McCoy <jamessan@jamessan.com>2017-02-01 15:30:51 -0500
committerJames McCoy <jamessan@jamessan.com>2017-02-01 18:34:58 -0500
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Updated runtime files. https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/e18dbe865d190e74fb5d43ac8bc6ac22507d0223
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@@ -30,10 +30,14 @@ positions in files. For example, |:vimgrep| finds pattern matches. You can
use the positions in a script with the |getqflist()| function. Thus you can
do a lot more than the edit/compile/fix cycle!
-You should save your compiler's error messages to a file and start vim with
-"vim -q filename". An easy way to do this is with the |:make| command (see
-below). The 'errorformat' option should be set to match the error messages
-from your compiler (see |errorformat| below).
+If you have the error messages in a file you can start Vim with: >
+ vim -q filename
+
+From inside Vim an easy way to run a command and handle the output is with the
+|:make| command (see below).
+
+The 'errorformat' option should be set to match the error messages from your
+compiler (see |errorformat| below).
*location-list* *E776*
A location list is similar to a quickfix list and contains a list of positions
@@ -42,8 +46,8 @@ have a separate location list. A location list can be associated with only
one window. The location list is independent of the quickfix list.
When a window with a location list is split, the new window gets a copy of the
-location list. When there are no references to a location list, the location
-list is destroyed.
+location list. When there are no longer any references to a location list,
+the location list is destroyed.
The following quickfix commands can be used. The location list commands are
similar to the quickfix commands, replacing the 'c' prefix in the quickfix