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diff --git a/runtime/doc/starting.txt b/runtime/doc/starting.txt index 0bfbea75fb..c0254c3fa1 100644 --- a/runtime/doc/starting.txt +++ b/runtime/doc/starting.txt @@ -164,8 +164,7 @@ argument. you can overwrite a file by adding an exclamation mark to the Ex command, as in ":w!". The 'readonly' option can be reset with ":set noro" (see the options chapter, |options|). - Subsequent edits will not be done in readonly mode. Calling - the executable "view" has the same effect as the -R argument. + Subsequent edits will not be done in readonly mode. The 'updatecount' option will be set to 10000, meaning that the swap file will not be updated automatically very often. See |-M| for disallowing modifications. @@ -226,7 +225,8 @@ argument. arguments. The {script} name is stored at `_G.arg[0]`. Sets 'verbose' to 1 (like "-V1"), so Lua `print()` writes to - output. + output, as well as other message-emitting functions like + |:echo|. If {script} prints messages and doesn't cause Nvim to exit, Nvim ensures output ends with a newline. @@ -288,21 +288,18 @@ argument. command from a script. |debug-mode| *-n* --n No |swap-file| will be used. Recovery after a crash will be - impossible. Handy if you want to view or edit a file on a - very slow medium (e.g., a floppy). - Can also be done with ":set updatecount=0". You can switch it - on again by setting the 'updatecount' option to some value, - e.g., ":set uc=100". - 'updatecount' is set to 0 AFTER executing commands from a - vimrc file, but before the GUI initializations. Thus it - overrides a setting for 'updatecount' in a vimrc file, but not - in a gvimrc file. See |startup|. - When you want to reduce accesses to the disk (e.g., for a - laptop), don't use "-n", but set 'updatetime' and - 'updatecount' to very big numbers, and type ":preserve" when - you want to save your work. This way you keep the possibility - for crash recovery. +-n Disables |swap-file| by setting 'updatecount' to 0 (after + executing any |vimrc|). Recovery after a crash will be + impossible. Improves peformance when working with a file on + a very slow medium (usb drive, network share). + + Enable it again by setting 'updatecount' to some value, e.g. + ":set updatecount=100". + + To reduce accesses to the disk, don't use "-n", but set + 'updatetime' and 'updatecount' to very big numbers, and type + ":preserve" when you want to save your work. This way you + keep the possibility for crash recovery. *-o* -o[N] Open N windows, split horizontally. If [N] is not given, |