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diff --git a/runtime/doc/quickfix.txt b/runtime/doc/quickfix.txt index a647318347..da167c0f5b 100644 --- a/runtime/doc/quickfix.txt +++ b/runtime/doc/quickfix.txt @@ -31,11 +31,21 @@ From inside Vim an easy way to run a command and handle the output is with the The 'errorformat' option should be set to match the error messages from your compiler (see |errorformat| below). + *quickfix-ID* +Each quickfix list has a unique identifier called the quickfix ID and this +number will not change within a Vim session. The getqflist() function can be +used to get the identifier assigned to a list. There is also a quickfix list +number which may change whenever more than ten lists are added to a quickfix +stack. + *location-list* *E776* -A location list is similar to a quickfix list and contains a list of positions -in files. A location list is associated with a window and each window can -have a separate location list. A location list can be associated with only -one window. The location list is independent of the quickfix list. +A location list is a window-local quickfix list. You get one after commands +like `:lvimgrep`, `:lgrep`, `:lhelpgrep`, `:lmake`, etc., which create a +location list instead of a quickfix list as the corresponding `:vimgrep`, +`:grep`, `:helpgrep`, `:make` do. +A location list is associated with a window and each window can 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 longer any references to a location list, @@ -1362,7 +1372,7 @@ prints information about entering a directory in the form "Making all in dir". Making all in dir2 ./dir1/dir2 This can be solved by printing absolute directories in the "enter directory" - message or by printing "leave directory" messages.. + message or by printing "leave directory" messages. To avoid this problem, ensure to print absolute directory names and "leave directory" messages. |