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diff --git a/doc/ale.txt b/doc/ale.txt index b500d5d4..d325fb22 100644 --- a/doc/ale.txt +++ b/doc/ale.txt @@ -2495,14 +2495,22 @@ ale#linter#Define(filetype, linter) *ale#linter#Define()* For example: > 'command': 'ghc -fno-code -v0 %t', < + Any substring `%e` will be replaced with the escaped executable supplied + with `executable` or `executable_callback`. This provides a convenient way + to define a command string which needs to include a dynamic executable name, + but which is otherwise static. + + For example: > + 'command': '%e --some-argument', +< The character sequence `%%` can be used to emit a literal `%` into a command, so literal character sequences `%s` and `%t` can be escaped by using `%%s` and `%%t` instead, etc. If a callback for a command generates part of a command string which might - possibly contain `%%`, `%s`, or `%t` where the special formatting behaviour - is not desired, the |ale#engine#EscapeCommandPart()| function can be used to - replace those characters to avoid formatting issues. + possibly contain `%%`, `%s`, `%t`, or `%e`, where the special formatting + behavior is not desired, the |ale#engine#EscapeCommandPart()| function can + be used to replace those characters to avoid formatting issues. *ale-linter-loading-behavior* *ale-linter-loading-behaviour* |