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-*options.txt* For Vim version 8.2. Last change: 2020 Jul 18
+*options.txt* For Vim version 8.2. Last change: 2020 Aug 07
VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
@@ -2715,6 +2715,11 @@ A jump table for the options with a short description can be found at |Q_op|.
for Unix: ".,~/tmp,/var/tmp,/tmp")
global
List of directory names for the swap file, separated with commas.
+ Recommended value: ".,~/vimswap//" - this will put the swap file next
+ to the edited file if possible, and in your personal swap directory
+ otherwise. Make sure "~/vimswap//" is only readable for you.
+
+ Possible items:
- The swap file will be created in the first directory where this is
possible.
- Empty means that no swap file will be used (recovery is
@@ -2749,9 +2754,10 @@ A jump table for the options with a short description can be found at |Q_op|.
the same file twice will result in a warning. Using "/tmp" on Unix is
discouraged: When the system crashes you lose the swap file.
"/var/tmp" is often not cleared when rebooting, thus is a better
- choice than "/tmp". But it can contain a lot of files, your swap
- files get lost in the crowd. That is why a "tmp" directory in your
- home directory is tried first.
+ choice than "/tmp". But others on the computer may be able to see the
+ files, and it can contain a lot of files, your swap files get lost in
+ the crowd. That is why a "tmp" directory in your home directory is
+ tried first.
The use of |:set+=| and |:set-=| is preferred when adding or removing
directories from the list. This avoids problems when a future version
uses another default.
@@ -8368,7 +8374,7 @@ A jump table for the options with a short description can be found at |Q_op|.
>= 14 Anything pending in a ":finally" clause.
>= 15 Every executed Ex command from a script (truncated at 200
characters).
- >= 16 Every executed Ex command
+ >= 16 Every executed Ex command.
This option can also be set with the "-V" argument. See |-V|.
This option is also set by the |:verbose| command.
@@ -8907,7 +8913,7 @@ A jump table for the options with a short description can be found at |Q_op|.
{only available when compiled with the |terminal|
feature on MS-Windows}
Specifies the name of the winpty shared library, used for the
- |:terminal| command. The default depends on whether was build as a
+ |:terminal| command. The default depends on whether Vim was built as a
32-bit or 64-bit executable. If not found, "winpty.dll" is tried as
a fallback.
Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.