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diff --git a/runtime/doc/starting.txt b/runtime/doc/starting.txt index 46efe1996a..c9cb849164 100644 --- a/runtime/doc/starting.txt +++ b/runtime/doc/starting.txt @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -*starting.txt* For Vim version 7.4. Last change: 2015 Jan 15 +*starting.txt* For Vim version 7.4. Last change: 2016 Feb 18 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar @@ -10,9 +10,10 @@ Starting Vim *starting* 2. Initialization |initialization| 3. $VIM and $VIMRUNTIME |$VIM| 4. Suspending |suspend| -5. Saving settings |save-settings| -6. Views and Sessions |views-sessions| -7. The ShaDa file |shada-file| +5. Exiting |exiting| +6. Saving settings |save-settings| +7. Views and Sessions |views-sessions| +8. The ShaDa file |shada-file| ============================================================================== 1. Vim arguments *vim-arguments* @@ -696,7 +697,20 @@ can't paste it in another application (since Vim is going to sleep an attempt to get the selection would make the program hang). ============================================================================== -5. Saving settings *save-settings* +5. Exiting *exiting* + +There are several ways to exit Vim: +- Close the last window with `:quit`. Only when there are no changes. +- Close the last window with `:quit!`. Also when there are changes. +- Close all windows with `:qall`. Only when there are no changes. +- Close all windows with `:qall!`. Also when there are changes. +- Use `:cquit`. Also when there are changes. + +When using `:cquit` or when there was an error message Vim exits with exit +code 1. Errors can be avoide by using `:silent!`. + +============================================================================== +6. Saving settings *save-settings* Mostly you will edit your vimrc files manually. This gives you the greatest flexibility. There are a few commands to generate a vimrc file automatically. @@ -753,7 +767,7 @@ these steps: You need to escape special characters, esp. spaces. ============================================================================== -6. Views and Sessions *views-sessions* +7. Views and Sessions *views-sessions* This is introduced in sections |21.4| and |21.5| of the user manual. @@ -897,7 +911,7 @@ To automatically save and restore views for *.c files: > au BufWinEnter *.c silent loadview ============================================================================== -7. The ShaDa file *shada* *shada-file* +8. The ShaDa file *shada* *shada-file* If you exit Vim and later start it again, you would normally lose a lot of information. The ShaDa file can be used to remember that information, which |