Commit: runtime(doc): Improve the description at :help :cwindow

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runtime(doc): Improve the description at :help :cwindow

Commit: https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/079700ee45a0b838321ad1b15d13c36049d2a273
Author: Doug Kearns <dougk...@gmail.com>
Date: Sun Feb 1 14:57:50 2026 +0000

runtime(doc): Improve the description at :help :cwindow

Describe the "height" argument when opening the quickfix window.

See: #19302 ("[cl]window" has different behaviour from "[cl]open" about
their argument [height])

related: #19302
closes: #19305

Signed-off-by: Doug Kearns <dougk...@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Christian Brabandt <c...@256bit.org>

diff --git a/runtime/doc/quickfix.txt b/runtime/doc/quickfix.txt
index cb97fcdc1..ab54a7488 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/quickfix.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/quickfix.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-*quickfix.txt* For Vim version 9.1. Last change: 2026 Jan 30
+*quickfix.txt* For Vim version 9.1. Last change: 2026 Feb 01


VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
@@ -625,6 +625,10 @@ can go back to the unfiltered list using the |:colder|/|:lolder| command.
errors. If the window is already open and there are
no recognized errors, close the window.

+ When opening the window and [height] is given, the
+ window becomes that high (if there is room). When
+ [height] is omitted the window is made ten lines high.
+
*:lw* *:lwindow*
:lw[indow] [height] Same as ":cwindow", except use the window showing the
location list for the current window.
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