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diff --git a/doc/en/weechat_quickstart.en.adoc b/doc/en/weechat_quickstart.en.adoc index 330aef1e3..b85f1e3df 100644 --- a/doc/en/weechat_quickstart.en.adoc +++ b/doc/en/weechat_quickstart.en.adoc @@ -78,8 +78,14 @@ You can display help for an option with `/help`, for example: All settings are saved when WeeChat ends (or with `/save` command to force a write of the options). -You can edit configuration files (*.conf) by hand and reload them by -`/reload` command if you don't want to use `/set` command. +[IMPORTANT] +It is *not recommended* to edit configuration files by hand because WeeChat +may write them at any time (for example on <<command_weechat_quit,/quit>>) +and after any change you must run the command <<command_weechat_reload,/reload>> +(with the risk of loosing other changes that were not yet saved with +<<command_weechat_save,/save>>). + +You can use the command <<command_weechat_set,/set>>, which checks the value +and applies immediately the changes. [[core_vs_plugins]] == Core vs plugins |