From 52fe3741aa68e3175500b80bd0d5f85579c70712 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: zeertzjq Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2024 08:19:43 +0800 Subject: vim-patch:374e26aba2e5 (#27617) runtime(doc): clarify ':set[l] {option}<' behaviour closes: vim/vim#14062 https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/374e26aba2e5e0a220b1a7ce1934b0eb5f493e6c Co-authored-by: Matt Ellis --- runtime/doc/options.txt | 23 ++++++++++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) (limited to 'runtime') diff --git a/runtime/doc/options.txt b/runtime/doc/options.txt index a74071ef12..dc52504048 100644 --- a/runtime/doc/options.txt +++ b/runtime/doc/options.txt @@ -302,11 +302,24 @@ created, thus they behave slightly differently: For a global option the global value is shown (but that might change in the future). -:setl[ocal] {option}< Set the local value of {option} to its global value by - copying the value. - -:se[t] {option}< For |global-local| options: Remove the local value of - {option}, so that the global value will be used. +:se[t] {option}< Set the effective value of {option} to its global + value. + For string |global-local| options, the local value is + removed, so that the global value will be used. + For all other options, the global value is copied to + the local value. + +:setl[ocal] {option}< Set the effective value of {option} to its global + value. + For number and boolean |global-local| options, the + local value is removed, so that the global value will + be used. + For all other options, including string |global-local| + options, the global value is copied to the local + value. + +Note that the behaviour for |global-local| options is slightly different +between string and number-based options. *:setg* *:setglobal* :setg[lobal][!] ... Like ":set" but set only the global value for a local -- cgit