[vim/vim] Command line parameter -w {nr} does not do anything (#8011)
Dominique Pellé
In :help -w, I read:
-w {number}
-w{number} Set the 'window' option to {number}.
Yet, trying it, I don't see 'window' being set by this command line flag.
Instead, 'window' is always set from the terminal size:
$ vim --clean -w 10
:echo &window
59
:echo &lines
60
Expected behavior
vim --clean -w 10 should set 'window' to 10.
However, I don't really see the need for this command line parameter.
Why not just do vim --clean -c 'set window=10' instead?
I also don't see this behavior of -w {nr} documented when doing vim --help.
So perhaps we're better off removing the code and documentation of -w {nr}
if it does not work anyway? It could break compatibility with older vim
but I suspect that nobody uses it if it does not work.
Environment
- Vim-8.2.2653 (Linux x86_64), huge, nogui
- OS: xubuntu-18.04.5
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Christian Brabandt
looks like this is always reset at win_new_shellsize. I am in favor of removing it, since nobody complained about this not working and it removes an ambiguity with the -w option
Bram Moolenaar
> looks like this is always reset at `win_new_shellsize`. I am in favor of removing it, since nobody complained about this not working and it removes an ambiguity with the `-w` option
This is a very old argument from Ex, taken over by Vi:
−w size Set the value of the window editor option to size.
Let's make it work, for good old times.
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