Commit: runtime(doc): Update runtimepath default locations

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Feb 17, 2026, 2:01:43 PM (12 hours ago) Feb 17
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runtime(doc): Update runtimepath default locations

Commit: https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/9ebb666b8c9a74ca6f3c001fc1ececf798599036
Author: Andrey Butirsky <buti...@gmail.com>
Date: Mon Feb 16 22:17:06 2026 +0000

runtime(doc): Update runtimepath default locations

Stop mentioning "home directory" in the rtp search locations 1. and 5.,
which is incorrect in case of XDG scheme. $MYVIMDIR is correct, so use
this instead.

closes: #19438

Signed-off-by: Andrey Butirsky <buti...@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Christian Brabandt <c...@256bit.org>

diff --git a/runtime/doc/options.txt b/runtime/doc/options.txt
index e56a22dad..22e2ce2e3 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/options.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/options.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-*options.txt* For Vim version 9.2. Last change: 2026 Feb 14
+*options.txt* For Vim version 9.2. Last change: 2026 Feb 17


VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
@@ -7338,7 +7338,7 @@ A jump table for the options with a short description can be found at |Q_op|.
For $XDG_CONFIG_HOME see |xdg-base-dir|.

The defaults for most systems are setup to search five locations:
- 1. In your home directory, for your personal preferences.
+ 1. In your $MYVIMDIR directory, for your personal preferences.
2. In a system-wide Vim directory, for preferences from the system
administrator.
3. In $VIMRUNTIME, for files distributed with Vim.
@@ -7346,7 +7346,7 @@ A jump table for the options with a short description can be found at |Q_op|.
4. In the "after" directory in the system-wide Vim directory. This is
for the system administrator to overrule or add to the distributed
defaults (rarely needed)
- 5. In the "after" directory in your home directory. This is for
+ 5. In the "after" directory in your $MYVIMDIR directory. This is for
personal preferences to overrule or add to the distributed defaults
or system-wide settings (rarely needed).

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