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diff --git a/runtime/doc/options.txt b/runtime/doc/options.txt index ae1a07e4b..91076157f 100644 --- a/runtime/doc/options.txt +++ b/runtime/doc/options.txt @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -*options.txt* For Vim version 7.0aa. Last change: 2005 Sep 08 +*options.txt* For Vim version 7.0aa. Last change: 2005 Sep 10 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar @@ -560,12 +560,20 @@ is entered, this is almost like having global options. If 's' and 'S' are not present, the options are copied from the currently active buffer when the buffer is created. -Not all options are supported in all versions. To test if option "foo" can be -used with ":set" use "exists('&foo')". This doesn't mean the value is -actually remembered and works. Some options are hidden, which means that you -can set them but the value is not remembered. To test if option "foo" is -really supported use "exists('+foo')". +Hidden options *hidden-options* +Not all options are supported in all versions. This depends on the supported +features and sometimes on the system. A remark about this is in curly braces +below. When an option is not supported it may still be set without getting an +error, this is called a hidden option. You can't get the value of a hidden +option though, it is not stored. + +To test if option "foo" can be used with ":set" use something like this: > + if exists('&foo') +This also returns true for a hidden option. To test if option "foo" is really +supported use something like this: > + if exists('+foo') +< *E355* A jump table for the options with a short description can be found at |Q_op|. |