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diff --git a/runtime/doc/starting.txt b/runtime/doc/starting.txt index 5431ce3bd8..1b6291f279 100644 --- a/runtime/doc/starting.txt +++ b/runtime/doc/starting.txt @@ -407,20 +407,18 @@ accordingly. Vim proceeds in this order: proceeding to load user configuration. 4. Load user config (execute Ex commands from files, environment, …). - An environment variable (e.g. $VIMINIT) is read as one Ex command - line, where multiple commands must be separated with '|' or <NL>. + $VIMINIT environment variable is read as one Ex command line (separate + multiple commands with '|' or <NL>). *config* *init.vim* *init.lua* *vimrc* *exrc* - A file that contains initialization commands is generically called - a "vimrc" or config file. It can be a Vimscript or Lua file named - "init.vim" or "init.lua" respectively. It is an error to use both at - the same time. Each line in a "init.vim" is executed as an Ex command - line. See also |vimrc-intro| and |base-directories|. + A file containing initialization commands is generically called + a "vimrc" or config file. It can be either Vimscript ("init.vim") or + Lua ("init.lua"), but not both. *E5422* + See also |vimrc-intro| and |base-directories|. The config file is located at: - Unix ~/.config/nvim/init.vim (or init.lua) - Windows ~/AppData/Local/nvim/init.vim (or init.lua) - or if |$XDG_CONFIG_HOME| is defined: - $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/nvim/init.vim (or init.lua) + Unix ~/.config/nvim/init.vim (or init.lua) + Windows ~/AppData/Local/nvim/init.vim (or init.lua) + |$XDG_CONFIG_HOME| $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/nvim/init.vim (or init.lua) If Nvim was started with "-u {file}" then {file} is used as the config and all initializations until 5. are skipped. $MYVIMRC is not set. @@ -470,14 +468,11 @@ accordingly. Vim proceeds in this order: This does the same as the command: > :runtime! plugin/**/*.vim :runtime! plugin/**/*.lua -< The result is that all directories in the 'runtimepath' option will be - searched for the "plugin" sub-directory and all files ending in ".vim" - and ".lua" will be sourced (in alphabetical order per directory), - also in subdirectories. First all the "*.vim" files will be sourced and - then all the "*.lua" files will be sourced. If two files with same - name but different extensions exists they will be treated in same - manner. For example when both "foo.vim" and "foo.lua" exists then - first "foo.vim" will be sourced then "foo.lua" will be sourced. +< The result is that all directories in 'runtimepath' will be searched + for the "plugin" sub-directory and all files ending in ".vim" or + ".lua" will be sourced (in alphabetical order per directory), + also in subdirectories. First "*.vim" are sourced, then "*.lua" files. + However, directories in 'runtimepath' ending in "after" are skipped here and only loaded after packages, see below. Loading plugins won't be done when: |