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diff --git a/runtime/doc/options.txt b/runtime/doc/options.txt index 75e4f9741..e584b3dbf 100644 --- a/runtime/doc/options.txt +++ b/runtime/doc/options.txt @@ -6630,14 +6630,21 @@ A jump table for the options with a short description can be found at |Q_op|. It is allowed to give an argument to the command, e.g. "csh -f". See |option-backslash| about including spaces and backslashes. Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|. + If the name of the shell contains a space, you might need to enclose - it in quotes. Example: > + it in quotes or escape the space. Example with quotes: > :set shell=\"c:\program\ files\unix\sh.exe\"\ -f < Note the backslash before each quote (to avoid starting a comment) and each space (to avoid ending the option value). Also note that the "-f" is not inside the quotes, because it is not part of the command - name. And Vim automagically recognizes the backslashes that are path + name. Vim automagically recognizes the backslashes that are path separators. + Example with escaped space (Vim will do this when initializing the + option from $SHELL): > + :set shell=/bin/with\\\ space/sh +< The resulting value of 'shell' is "/bin/with\ space/sh", two + backslashes are consumed by `:set`. + Under MS-Windows, when the executable ends in ".com" it must be included. Thus setting the shell to "command.com" or "4dos.com" works, but "command" and "4dos" do not work for all commands (e.g., |