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authorChristian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>2023-11-11 15:50:13 +0100
committerChristian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>2023-11-11 15:51:19 +0100
commit1b08d2cd0789fd9aaae148a64ff46342730022d7 (patch)
tree7072b12a10af10853ab7268e915c8092d435a01e /runtime/doc/options.txt
parent5994329667a630b85fae07b9121668456e86b22d (diff)
runtime(doc): clarify when formatoptions applies
closes: #13503 Signed-off-by: Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
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-*options.txt* For Vim version 9.0. Last change: 2023 Nov 06
+*options.txt* For Vim version 9.0. Last change: 2023 Nov 11
VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
@@ -3791,9 +3791,10 @@ A jump table for the options with a short description can be found at |Q_op|.
'formatoptions' 'fo' string (Vim default: "tcq", Vi default: "vt")
local to buffer
This is a sequence of letters which describes how automatic
- formatting is to be done. See |fo-table|. When the 'paste' option is
- on, no formatting is done (like 'formatoptions' is empty). Commas can
- be inserted for readability.
+ formatting is to be done.
+ See |fo-table| for possible values and |gq| for how to format text.
+ When the 'paste' option is on, no formatting is done (like
+ 'formatoptions' is empty). Commas can be inserted for readability.
To avoid problems with flags that are added in the future, use the
"+=" and "-=" feature of ":set" |add-option-flags|.
NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is