patch 7.4.1735
Problem: It is not possible to only see part of the message history. It is
not possible to clear messages.
Solution: Add a count to ":messages" and a clear argument. (Yasuhiro
Matsumoto)
diff --git a/runtime/doc/message.txt b/runtime/doc/message.txt
index 56745f3..d41915e 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/message.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/message.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-*message.txt* For Vim version 7.4. Last change: 2016 Feb 27
+*message.txt* For Vim version 7.4. Last change: 2016 Apr 14
VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
@@ -19,6 +19,15 @@
is especially useful when messages have been overwritten or truncated. This
depends on the 'shortmess' option.
+ :messages Show all messages.
+
+ :{count}messages Show the {count} most recent messages.
+
+ :messages clear Clear all messages.
+
+ :{count}messages clear Clear messages, keeping only the {count} most
+ recent ones.
+
The number of remembered messages is fixed at 20 for the tiny version and 200
for other versions.
@@ -58,8 +67,9 @@
When an error message is displayed, but it is removed before you could read
it, you can see it again with: >
:echo errmsg
-or view a list of recent messages with: >
+Or view a list of recent messages with: >
:messages
+See `:messages` above.
LIST OF MESSAGES