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diff --git a/runtime/doc/quickfix.txt b/runtime/doc/quickfix.txt index 44e29c6f3b..4c9a68fa63 100644 --- a/runtime/doc/quickfix.txt +++ b/runtime/doc/quickfix.txt @@ -32,10 +32,13 @@ 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 -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, |