Fix #577 Add an option preventing linting of large files

1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/doc/ale.txt b/doc/ale.txt
index 4868e17c..5dd8d053 100644
--- a/doc/ale.txt
+++ b/doc/ale.txt
@@ -514,6 +514,15 @@ g:ale_max_buffer_history_size                   *g:ale_max_buffer_history_size*
   History can be disabled completely with |g:ale_history_enabled|.
 
 
+g:ale_maximum_file_size                               *g:ale_maximum_file_size*
+                                                      *b:ale_maximum_file_size*
+  Type: |Number|
+  Default: `0`
+
+  A maximum file size in bytes for ALE to check. If set to any positive
+  number, ALE will skip checking files larger than the given size.
+
+
 g:ale_open_list                                               *g:ale_open_list*
 
   Type: |Number|