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| -rw-r--r-- | runtime/doc/news.txt | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | runtime/doc/starting.txt | 12 |
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diff --git a/runtime/doc/news.txt b/runtime/doc/news.txt index 2afb22bb43..ae21bc47ca 100644 --- a/runtime/doc/news.txt +++ b/runtime/doc/news.txt @@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ NEW FEATURES *news-features* The following new APIs or features were added. +• A new environment variable named NVIM_APPNAME enables configuring the + directories where Neovim should find its configuration and state files. See + `:help $NVIM_APPNAME` . + • |nvim_open_win()| now accepts a relative `mouse` option to open a floating win relative to the mouse. Note that the mouse doesn't update frequently without setting `vim.o.mousemoveevent = true` diff --git a/runtime/doc/starting.txt b/runtime/doc/starting.txt index 5e0718c3bb..67a88913fb 100644 --- a/runtime/doc/starting.txt +++ b/runtime/doc/starting.txt @@ -1385,6 +1385,18 @@ STATE DIRECTORY (DEFAULT) ~ Note: Throughout the user manual these defaults are used as placeholders, e.g. "~/.config" is understood to mean "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME or ~/.config". +NVIM_APPNAME *$NVIM_APPNAME* +The XDG directories used by Nvim can be further configured by setting the +`$NVIM_APPNAME` environment variable. This variable controls the directory +Neovim will look for (and auto-create) in the various XDG parent directories. +For example, setting `$NVIM_APPNAME` to "neovim" before running Neovim will +result in Neovim looking for configuration files in `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/neovim` +instead of `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/nvim`. + +Note: Similarly to the $XDG environment variables, when +`$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/nvim` is mentionned, it should be understood as +`$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/$NVIM_APPNAME`. + LOG FILE *$NVIM_LOG_FILE* *E5430* Besides 'debug' and 'verbose', Nvim keeps a general log file for internal debugging, plugins and RPC clients. > |