#427 Allow linters and aliases to be configured in buffer local variables

1 files changed, 11 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/doc/ale.txt b/doc/ale.txt
index 8f3476bd..7f391964 100644
--- a/doc/ale.txt
+++ b/doc/ale.txt
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ g:ale_lint_on_insert_leave                         *g:ale_lint_on_insert_leave*
 
 
 g:ale_linter_aliases                                     *g:ale_linter_aliases*
-
+                                                         *b:ale_linter_aliases*
   Type: |Dictionary|
   Default: `{}`
 
@@ -399,8 +399,13 @@ g:ale_linter_aliases                                     *g:ale_linter_aliases*
   Note that `html` itself was included as an alias. That is because aliases
   will override the original linters for the aliased filetepe.
 
-g:ale_linters                                                   *g:ale_linters*
+  Linter aliases can be configured in each buffer with buffer-local variables.
+  ALE will first look for aliases for filetypes in the `b:ale_linter_aliases`
+  variable, then `g:ale_linter_aliases`, and then a default Dictionary.
+
 
+g:ale_linters                                                   *g:ale_linters*
+                                                                *b:ale_linters*
   Type: |Dictionary|
   Default: `{}`
 
@@ -434,6 +439,10 @@ g:ale_linters                                                   *g:ale_linters*
 
   let g:ale_linters = {'c': 'all'}
 <
+  Linters can be configured in each buffer with buffer-local variables. ALE
+  will first look for linters for filetypes in the `b:ale_linters` variable,
+  then `g:ale_linters`, and then a default Dictionary.
+
 
 g:ale_max_buffer_history_size                   *g:ale_max_buffer_history_size*