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-rw-r--r--runtime/doc/eval.txt10
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/runtime/doc/eval.txt b/runtime/doc/eval.txt
index 687c60532..f69bf06a1 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/eval.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/eval.txt
@@ -6798,10 +6798,12 @@ setpos({expr}, {list})
[bufnum, lnum, col, off, curswant]
"bufnum" is the buffer number. Zero can be used for the
- current buffer. Setting the cursor is only possible for
- the current buffer. To set a mark in another buffer you can
- use the |bufnr()| function to turn a file name into a buffer
- number.
+ current buffer. When setting an uppercase mark "bufnum" is
+ used for the mark position. For other marks it specifies the
+ buffer to set the mark in. You can use the |bufnr()| function
+ to turn a file name into a buffer number.
+ For setting the cursor and the ' mark "bufnum" is ignored,
+ since these are associated with a window, not a buffer.
Does not change the jumplist.
"lnum" and "col" are the position in the buffer. The first