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diff --git a/runtime/doc/quickfix.txt b/runtime/doc/quickfix.txt index e94723f337..0b7907e364 100644 --- a/runtime/doc/quickfix.txt +++ b/runtime/doc/quickfix.txt @@ -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 |