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Diffstat (limited to 'runtime')
| -rw-r--r-- | runtime/doc/various.txt | 12 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | runtime/doc/vim_diff.txt | 5 |
2 files changed, 14 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/runtime/doc/various.txt b/runtime/doc/various.txt index a1bf379d86..625416146e 100644 --- a/runtime/doc/various.txt +++ b/runtime/doc/various.txt @@ -255,14 +255,20 @@ g8 Print the hex values of the bytes used in the backslashes are before the newline, only one is removed. - On Unix the command normally runs in a non-interactive - shell. If you want an interactive shell to be used - (to use aliases) set 'shellcmdflag' to "-ic". + The command runs in a non-interactive shell connected + to a pipe (not a terminal). Use |:terminal| to run an + interactive shell connected to a terminal. + For Win32 also see |:!start|. After the command has been executed, the timestamp and size of the current file is checked |timestamp|. + If the command produces a lot of output the displayed + output will be "throttled" so the command can execute + quickly without waiting for the display. This only + affects the display, no data is lost. + Vim redraws the screen after the command is finished, because it may have printed any text. This requires a hit-enter prompt, so that you can read any messages. diff --git a/runtime/doc/vim_diff.txt b/runtime/doc/vim_diff.txt index c4795bec57..1940bc55fa 100644 --- a/runtime/doc/vim_diff.txt +++ b/runtime/doc/vim_diff.txt @@ -155,6 +155,11 @@ are always available and may be used simultaneously in separate plugins. The |system()| does not support writing/reading "backgrounded" commands. |E5677| +Nvim truncates ("throttles") shell-command messages echoed by |:!|, |:grep|, +and |:make|. No data is lost, this only affects display. This makes things +faster, but may seem weird for commands like ":!cat foo". Use ":te cat foo" +instead, |:terminal| output is never throttled. + |mkdir()| behaviour changed: 1. Assuming /tmp/foo does not exist and /tmp can be written to mkdir('/tmp/foo/bar', 'p', 0700) will create both /tmp/foo and /tmp/foo/bar |