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patch 8.1.1226: {not in Vi} remarks get in the way of useful help text

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Problem:    {not in Vi} remarks get in the way of useful help text.
Solution:   Make a list of all Vi options, instead of mentioning what Vi does
            not have.  Update the help text for options.
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Bram Moolenaar
2019-04-28 16:00:35 +02:00
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*vi_diff.txt* For Vim version 8.1. Last change: 2016 Aug 16
*vi_diff.txt* For Vim version 8.1. Last change: 2019 Apr 28
VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
@ -19,8 +19,9 @@ is missing something or because Posix is beside the mark).
3. Limits |limits|
4. The most interesting additions |vim-additions|
5. Other vim features |other-features|
6. Command-line arguments |cmdline-arguments|
7. POSIX compliance |posix-compliance|
6. Supported Vi features |vi-features|
7. Command-line arguments |cmdline-arguments|
8. POSIX compliance |posix-compliance|
==============================================================================
1. Simulated command *simulated-command*
@ -787,7 +788,80 @@ message, since that may cause a mapping to be aborted.
The AUX: device of the Amiga is supported.
==============================================================================
6. Command-line arguments *cmdline-arguments*
6. Supported Vi features *vi-features*
Vim supports nearly all Vi commands and mostly in the same way. That is when
the 'compatible' option is set and 'cpoptions' contains all flags. What the
effect is of resetting 'compatible' and removing flags from 'cpoptions' can be
found at the help for the specific command.
Below is listed what features are present in Vi. Anything else has been added
by Vim.
The following Ex commands are supported by Vi: ~
TODO
`:set` but not `:set inv{option}`, `:set option&`, `:set all&`,
`:set option+=value`,
`:set option^=value`
`:set option-=value`
`:set option<`
The following Normal mode commands are supported by Vi: ~
TODO
The following options are supported by Vi: ~
'autoindent' 'ai' take indent for new line from previous line
'autowrite' 'aw' automatically write file if changed
'directory' 'dir' list of directory names for the swap file
'edcompatible' 'ed' toggle flags of ":substitute" command
'errorbells' 'eb' ring the bell for error messages
'ignorecase' 'ic' ignore case in search patterns
'lines' number of lines in the display
'lisp' automatic indenting for Lisp
'list' show <Tab> and <EOL>
'magic' changes special characters in search patterns
'modeline' 'ml' recognize 'modelines' at start or end of file
{called modelines in some Vi versions}
'number' 'nu' print the line number in front of each line
'paragraphs' 'para' nroff macros that separate paragraphs
'prompt' 'prompt' enable prompt in Ex mode
'readonly' 'ro' disallow writing the buffer {Vim sets 'readonly'
when editing a file with `:view`}
'remap' allow mappings to work recursively
'report' threshold for reporting nr. of lines changed
'scroll' 'scr' lines to scroll with CTRL-U and CTRL-D
'sections' 'sect' nroff macros that separate sections
'shell' 'sh' name of shell to use for external commands
'shiftwidth' 'sw' number of spaces to use for (auto)indent step
'showmatch' 'sm' briefly jump to matching bracket if insert one
'showmode' 'smd' message on status line to show current mode
'tabstop' 'ts' number of spaces that <Tab> in file uses
'taglength' 'tl' number of significant characters for a tag
'tags' 'tag' list of file names used by the tag command
'tagstack' 'tgst' push tags onto the tag stack {not in all versions
of Vi}
'term' name of the terminal
'terse' shorten some messages
'timeout' 'to' time out on mappings and key codes
'ttytype' 'tty' alias for 'term'
'verbose' 'vbs' give informative messages {only in some Vi
versions as a boolean option}
'warn' warn for shell command when buffer was changed
'window' 'wi' nr of lines to scroll for CTRL-F and CTRL-B
'wrapmargin' 'wm' chars from the right where wrapping starts
'wrapscan' 'ws' searches wrap around the end of the file
'writeany' 'wa' write to file with no need for "!" override
Also see |missing-options|.
==============================================================================
7. Command-line arguments *cmdline-arguments*
Different versions of Vi have different command-line arguments. This can be
confusing. To help you, this section gives an overview of the differences.
@ -967,7 +1041,7 @@ Only Vim is able to accept options in between and after the file names.
@{cmdfile} Vile: use {cmdfile} as startup file.
==============================================================================
7. POSIX compliance *posix* *posix-compliance*
8. POSIX compliance *posix* *posix-compliance*
In 2005 the POSIX test suite was run to check the compatibility of Vim. Most
of the test was executed properly. There are the few things where Vim

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static int included_patches[] =
{ /* Add new patch number below this line */
/**/
1226,
/**/
1225,
/**/