changeset 33752:a141a8fb99b1

runtime(doc): clarify when formatoptions applies Commit: https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/1b08d2cd0789fd9aaae148a64ff46342730022d7 Author: Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org> Date: Sat Nov 11 15:50:13 2023 +0100 runtime(doc): clarify when formatoptions applies closes: https://github.com/vim/vim/issues/13503 Signed-off-by: Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
author Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
date Sat, 11 Nov 2023 16:00:04 +0100
parents 7f15cfe11f8d
children 0839c759c9d1
files runtime/doc/options.txt
diffstat 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/runtime/doc/options.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/options.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-*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 shor
 '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