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| author | Sébastien Helleu <flashcode@flashtux.org> | 2016-11-20 22:23:49 +0100 |
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| committer | Sébastien Helleu <flashcode@flashtux.org> | 2016-11-20 22:23:49 +0100 |
| commit | b0c8f33dc152ed8aec1441acb2ed95d3cb472cf8 (patch) | |
| tree | 1bb77af93465324e8b8d312f870c0c06d165f620 /doc/en | |
| parent | 17f74a885fbdda2399c3d766b7bd0867610596d5 (diff) | |
| download | weechat-b0c8f33dc152ed8aec1441acb2ed95d3cb472cf8.zip | |
doc: add a question about editing config files by hand in FAQ
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diff --git a/doc/en/weechat_faq.en.adoc b/doc/en/weechat_faq.en.adoc index 6623311df..2d2ffb2cd 100644 --- a/doc/en/weechat_faq.en.adoc +++ b/doc/en/weechat_faq.en.adoc @@ -800,6 +800,24 @@ Scripts are not compatible with other IRC clients. [[settings]] == Settings +[[editing_config_files]] +=== Can I edit configuration files (*.conf) by hand? + +You can, but this is *NOT* recommended. + +Command `/set` in WeeChat is recommended: + +* you can complete value with the Tab key +* the value is checked, a message is displayed in case of error +* the value is used immediately, you don't need to restart anything + +If you still want to edit files by hand, you should be careful: + +* if you put an invalid value for an option, WeeChat will display an error + on load and discard the value (the default value for option will be used) +* if WeeChat is running, you'll have to issue the command `/reload`, and if + some settings were changed but not saved with `/save`, you will lose them + [[memory_usage]] === How can I tweak WeeChat to consume less memory? |