diff --git a/runtime/doc/starting.txt b/runtime/doc/starting.txt
index f2ce9eb..1d56980 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/starting.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/starting.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-*starting.txt*  For Vim version 7.0aa.  Last change: 2005 Apr 18
+*starting.txt*  For Vim version 7.0aa.  Last change: 2005 May 31
 
 
 		  VIM REFERENCE MANUAL    by Bram Moolenaar
@@ -312,6 +312,11 @@
 		for reading or writing a viminfo file.  Can be used to find
 		out what is happening upon startup and exit.  {not in Vi}
 
+-V[N]{filename}
+		Like -V and set 'verbosefile' to {filename}.  The result is
+		that messages are not displayed but written to the file
+		{filename}.  {filename} must not start with a digit.
+
 							*-D*
 -D		Debugging.  Go to debugging mode when executing the first
 		command from a script. |debug-mode|
@@ -706,6 +711,8 @@
 2. Process the arguments
 	The options and file names from the command that start Vim are
 	inspected.  Buffers are created for all files (but not loaded yet).
+	The |-V| argument can be used to display or log what happens next,
+	useful for debugging the initializations.
 
 3. Execute Ex commands, from environment variables and/or files
 	An environment variable is read as one Ex command line, where multiple
diff --git a/runtime/doc/todo.txt b/runtime/doc/todo.txt
index 3ba6d1c..dc748ab 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/todo.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/todo.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-*todo.txt*      For Vim version 7.0aa.  Last change: 2005 May 25
+*todo.txt*      For Vim version 7.0aa.  Last change: 2005 May 31
 
 
 		  VIM REFERENCE MANUAL	  by Bram Moolenaar
@@ -30,28 +30,18 @@
 							*known-bugs*
 -------------------- Known bugs and current work -----------------------
 
-GTK: Hang for "gvim </tmp/tt >&/tmp/ttt".  Ready to read char from stdin but
-it's never read.
-Namsh also has a problem with a hang, coming from the added char_avail() call.
-Temporary fix: check "gui.starting".
-
-Make option like 'verbose' that writes output into a file?  Should make it
-possible to see what's happening without messing up the display.
-
-Errors when compiling with Cygwin (Thomas).
-
-":sort n" sort on decimal number (skipping white space)
-":sort x" sort on hex number
-":sort o" sort on octal number
-Docs: doesn't work well together with :global.
-
-split(): splitting into chars doesn't work.
-
 ":qtag" command: make list of matching tags and use like quickfix list.
 This changes the stack of quickfix lists.  Make another list and use ":qnext",
 ":qprev", etc.?  Do allow other commands for quickfix list, such as quickfix
 window.
 
+Win32: Balloon text can't contain line break.
+    Hints for multiline tooltips from Alexei Alexandrov (2005 Mar 26)
+    Patch from Sergey Khorev, 2005 Apr 11
+    Add has("balloon_multiline")
+
+Patch in if_cscope.c also in 6.3?  (Froloff)
+
 Mac unicode patch (Da Woon Jung):
 - selecting proportional font breaks display
 - UTF-8 text causes display problems.  Font replacement causes this.
@@ -72,11 +62,6 @@
     helpfile doc/myscript.txt
   For the "helpfile" item ":helptags" is run.
 
-Win32: Balloon text can't contain line break.
-    Hints for multiline tooltips from Alexei Alexandrov (2005 Mar 26)
-    Patch from Sergey Khorev, 2005 Apr 11
-    Add has("balloon_multiline")
-
 Patch to alternate fold highlighting.  (Anthony Iano-Fletcher, 2005 May 12)
 More levels?
 
@@ -121,7 +106,7 @@
 	add word to private dict: wrong and OK (in popup menu for evim)
 	    :spell good <word>	    zg
 	    :spell wrong <word>	    zw
-    - Update option window for 'spell' and 'spelllang'.
+    - Update option window for 'verbosefile', 'spell' and 'spelllang'.
     - Distribution: Need wordlists for many languages; "language pack"
       Put them on the ftp site, ready to download.  Include README for
       copyrights.
diff --git a/runtime/doc/various.txt b/runtime/doc/various.txt
index 3ec22c2..cdb9bd9 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/various.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/various.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-*various.txt*   For Vim version 7.0aa.  Last change: 2005 Apr 01
+*various.txt*   For Vim version 7.0aa.  Last change: 2005 May 31
 
 
 		  VIM REFERENCE MANUAL    by Bram Moolenaar
@@ -392,6 +392,8 @@
 			To stop the messages and commands from being echoed to
 			the screen, put the commands in a function and call it
 			with ":silent call Function()".
+			An alternative is to use the 'verbosefile' option,
+			this can be used in combination with ":redir".
 			{not in Vi}
 
 :redi[r] >> {file}	Redirect messages to file {file}.  Append if {file}
@@ -475,6 +477,8 @@
 				:4verbose set verbose | set verbose
 <				  verbose=4 ~
 				  verbose=0 ~
+			For logging verbose messages in a file use the
+			'verbosefile' option.
 
 							*K*
 K			Run a program to lookup the keyword under the
diff --git a/runtime/doc/version7.txt b/runtime/doc/version7.txt
index f7d8665..fc8988a 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/version7.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/version7.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-*version7.txt*  For Vim version 7.0aa.  Last change: 2005 May 22
+*version7.txt*  For Vim version 7.0aa.  Last change: 2005 May 31
 
 
 		  VIM REFERENCE MANUAL    by Bram Moolenaar
@@ -296,6 +296,7 @@
 			(idea by Hugo Haas)
 'spell'			switch spell checking on/off
 'spelllang'		languages to check spelling for
+'verbosefile'		Log messages in a file.
 
 
 Ex commands: ~
@@ -584,6 +585,10 @@
 
 ":redir @{a-z}>>" appends to register a to z.
 
+The 'verbosefile' option can be used to log messages in a file.  Verbose
+messages are not displayed then.  The "-V{filename}" argument can be used to
+log startup messages.
+
 ":let g:" lists global variables.
 ":let b:" lists buffer-local variables.
 ":let w:" lists window-local variables.