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authorBram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>2016-07-02 21:42:23 +0200
committerBram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>2016-07-02 21:42:23 +0200
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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-*quickfix.txt* For Vim version 7.4. Last change: 2016 Jul 01
+*quickfix.txt* For Vim version 7.4. Last change: 2016 Jul 02
VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
@@ -35,11 +35,13 @@ positions in files. For example, |:vimgrep| finds pattern matches. You can
use the positions in a script with the |getqflist()| function. Thus you can
do a lot more than the edit/compile/fix cycle!
-If you are using Manx's Aztec C compiler on the Amiga look here for how to use
-it with Vim: |quickfix-manx|. If you are using another compiler you should
-save the error messages in a file and start Vim with "vim -q filename". An
-easy way to do this is with the |:make| command (see below). The
-'errorformat' option should be set to match the error messages from your
+If you have the error messages in a file you can start Vim with: >
+ vim -q filename
+
+From inside Vim an easy way to run a command and handle the output is with the
+|:make| command (see below).
+
+The 'errorformat' option should be set to match the error messages from your
compiler (see |errorformat| below).
*location-list* *E776*
@@ -49,8 +51,8 @@ have a separate location list. A location list can be associated with only
one window. The location list is independent of the quickfix list.
When a window with a location list is split, the new window gets a copy of the
-location list. When there are no references to a location list, the location
-list is destroyed.
+location list. When there are no longer any references to a location list,
+the location list is destroyed.
The following quickfix commands can be used. The location list commands are
similar to the quickfix commands, replacing the 'c' prefix in the quickfix