runtime(doc): clarify 'shortmess' flag "S"

fixes: #14893

Signed-off-by: Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>

1 files changed, 8 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/runtime/doc/options.txt b/runtime/doc/options.txt
index a6f156ada7..cae3e5433a 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/options.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/options.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-*options.txt*	For Vim version 9.1.  Last change: 2024 May 19
+*options.txt*	For Vim version 9.1.  Last change: 2024 Jun 01
 
 
 		  VIM REFERENCE MANUAL	  by Bram Moolenaar
@@ -7238,8 +7238,8 @@ A jump table for the options with a short description can be found at |Q_op|.
 		message;  also for quickfix message (e.g., ":cn")
 	  s	don't give "search hit BOTTOM, continuing at TOP" or	*shm-s*
 		"search hit TOP, continuing at BOTTOM" messages; when using
-		the search count do not show "W" after the count message (see
-		S below)
+		the search count do not show "W" before the count message
+		(see |shm-S| below)
 	  t	truncate file message at the start if it is too long	*shm-t*
 		to fit on the command-line, "<" will appear in the left most
 		column; ignored in Ex mode
@@ -7261,7 +7261,11 @@ A jump table for the options with a short description can be found at |Q_op|.
 		`:silent` was used for the command; note that this also
 		affects messages from autocommands and 'autoread' reloading
 	  S	do not show search count message when searching, e.g.	*shm-S*
-		"[1/5]"
+		"[1/5]". When the "S" flag is not present (e.g. search count
+		is shown), the "search hit BOTTOM, continuing at TOP" and
+		"search hit TOP, continuing at BOTTOM" messages are only
+		indicated by a "W" (Mnemonic: Wrapped) letter before the
+		search count statistics.
 
 	This gives you the opportunity to avoid that a change between buffers
 	requires you to hit <Enter>, but still gives as useful a message as