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| author | Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> | 2017-07-24 22:29:21 +0200 |
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| committer | Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> | 2017-07-24 22:29:21 +0200 |
| commit | 8a77306fa170f9d95f2402e73b4a94a2692ce84f (patch) | |
| tree | 1b02486ba966cc5ee70636ce9d62aea4e6f3dd5a /runtime | |
| parent | 2155441460a6dc0a72125f7860507693112a1460 (diff) | |
| download | vim-8a77306fa170f9d95f2402e73b4a94a2692ce84f.zip | |
patch 8.0.0769: build problems with terminal on MS-Windows
Problem: Build problems with terminal on MS-Windows using MSVC.
Solution: Remove stdbool.h dependency. Only use ScreenLinesUC when it was
allocated. Fix typos. (Ken Takata)
Diffstat (limited to 'runtime')
| -rw-r--r-- | runtime/doc/terminal.txt | 26 |
1 files changed, 19 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/runtime/doc/terminal.txt b/runtime/doc/terminal.txt index 4fc119cc7..73bcf9971 100644 --- a/runtime/doc/terminal.txt +++ b/runtime/doc/terminal.txt @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -*terminal.txt* For Vim version 8.0. Last change: 2017 Jul 19 +*terminal.txt* For Vim version 8.0. Last change: 2017 Jul 24 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar @@ -47,8 +47,9 @@ See option 'termsize' for controlling the size of the terminal window. (TODO: scrolling when the terminal is larger than the window) Syntax ~ - *:ter* *:terminal* -:terminal[!] [command] Open a new terminal window. + +:ter[minal][!] [command] *:ter* *:terminal* + Open a new terminal window. If [command] is provided run it as a job and connect the input and output to the terminal. @@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ The size of the terminal can be in one of three modes: The minimal size is 2 screen lines with 10 cells. 2. The 'termsize' option is "rows*cols", where "rows" is the minimal number of - screen rows and "cols" is the minial number of cells. + screen rows and "cols" is the minimal number of cells. 3. The 'termsize' option is "rowsXcols" (where the x is upper or lower case). The terminal size is fixed to the specified number of screen lines and @@ -101,9 +102,20 @@ can even run Vim in the terminal! That's used for debugging, see below. MS-Windows ~ -On MS-Windows a hidden console is used to run the command in. This should -work well for all kind of commands. Obviously, they must be commands that run -in a terminal, not open their own window. +On MS-Windows winpty is used to make it possible to run all kind of commands. +Obviously, they must be commands that run in a terminal, not open their own +window. + +You need the following two files from winpty: + + winpty.dll + winpty-agent.exe + +You can download them from the following page: + + https://github.com/rprichard/winpty + +Just put the files somewhere in your PATH. ============================================================================== 2. Remote testing *terminal-testing* |