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### 5.viii. How can I run linters only when I save files?
ALE offers an option `g:ale_lint_on_save` for enabling running the linters
-when files are saved. If you wish to run linters when files are saved, not
-as you are editing files, then you can turn the option for linting
-when text is changed off too.
+when files are saved. This option is enabled by default. If you only
+wish to run linters when files are saved, you can turn the other
+options off.
```vim
" Write this in your vimrc file
-let g:ale_lint_on_save = 1
let g:ale_lint_on_text_changed = 0
" You can disable this option too
" if you don't want linters to run on opening a file
let g:ale_lint_on_enter = 0
```
+If for whatever reason you don't wish to run linters again when you save
+files, you can set `g:ale_lint_on_save` to `0`.
+
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### 5.ix. How can I use the quickfix list instead of the loclist?
@@ -451,11 +453,10 @@ type, and this delay can be increased so linters are run less often. See
`:help g:ale_lint_delay` for more information.
If you don't wish to run linters while you type, you can disable that
-behaviour. Set `g:ale_lint_on_text_changed` to `0`, and consider setting
-`g:ale_lint_on_save` to `1` to enable linting when you save files. You won't
-get as frequent error checking, but ALE shouldn't block your ability to edit a
-document after you save a file, so the asynchronous nature of the plugin will
-still be an advantage.
+behaviour. Set `g:ale_lint_on_text_changed` to `0`. You won't get as frequent
+error checking, but ALE shouldn't block your ability to edit a document after
+you save a file, so the asynchronous nature of the plugin will still be an
+advantage.
If you are still concerned, you can turn the automatic linting off altogether,
including the option `g:ale_lint_on_enter`, and you can run ALE manually with