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-*options.txt* For Vim version 7.2a. Last change: 2008 Jun 24
+*options.txt* For Vim version 7.2b. Last change: 2008 Jul 05
VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
@@ -1280,7 +1280,8 @@ A jump table for the options with a short description can be found at |Q_op|.
|+file_in_path| feature}
This is a list of directories which will be searched when using the
|:cd| and |:lcd| commands, provided that the directory being searched
- for has a relative path (not starting with "/", "./" or "../").
+ for has a relative path, not an absolute part starting with "/", "./"
+ or "../", the 'cdpath' option is not used then.
The 'cdpath' option's value has the same form and semantics as
|'path'|. Also see |file-searching|.
The default value is taken from $CDPATH, with a "," prepended to look
@@ -5011,9 +5012,10 @@ A jump table for the options with a short description can be found at |Q_op|.
global or local to buffer |global-local|
{not in Vi}
This is a list of directories which will be searched when using the
- |gf|, [f, ]f, ^Wf, |:find| and other commands, provided that the file
- being searched for has a relative path (not starting with '/'). The
- directories in the 'path' option may be relative or absolute.
+ |gf|, [f, ]f, ^Wf, |:find|, |:sfind|, |:tabfind| and other commands,
+ provided that the file being searched for has a relative path (not
+ starting with "/", "./" or "../"). The directories in the 'path'
+ option may be relative or absolute.
- Use commas to separate directory names: >
:set path=.,/usr/local/include,/usr/include
< - Spaces can also be used to separate directory names (for backwards
@@ -5032,19 +5034,8 @@ A jump table for the options with a short description can be found at |Q_op|.
- Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
- When using |netrw.vim| URLs can be used. For example, adding
"http://www.vim.org" will make ":find index.html" work.
- - Search upwards and downwards in a directory tree:
- 1) "*" matches a sequence of characters, e.g.: >
- :set path=/usr/include/*
-< means all subdirectories in /usr/include (but not /usr/include
- itself). >
- :set path=/usr/*c
-< matches /usr/doc and /usr/src.
- 2) "**" matches a subtree, up to 100 directories deep. Example: >
- :set path=/home/user_x/src/**
-< means search in the whole subtree under "/home/usr_x/src".
- 3) If the path ends with a ';', this path is the startpoint
- for upward search.
- See |file-searching| for more info and exact syntax.
+ - Search upwards and downwards in a directory tree using "*", "**" and
+ ";". See |file-searching| for info and syntax.
{not available when compiled without the |+path_extra| feature}
- Careful with '\' characters, type two to get one in the option: >
:set path=.,c:\\include