Commit: runtime(doc): clarify the effect of the timeout for search()-functions

[Christian Brabandt]

runtime(doc): clarify the effect of the timeout for search()-functions

Commit: https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/d657d3d8fd635dbd78402358788dc58a96d04117
Author: Christian Brabandt <c...@256bit.org>
Date: Tue Sep 10 21:55:49 2024 +0200

runtime(doc): clarify the effect of the timeout for search()-functions

related: https://github.com/vim/vim/issues/15657
related: https://github.com/vim/vim/issues/15404

Signed-off-by: Christian Brabandt <c...@256bit.org>

diff --git a/runtime/doc/builtin.txt b/runtime/doc/builtin.txt
index 4192b81ca..af918d1a9 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/builtin.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/builtin.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-*builtin.txt* For Vim version 9.1. Last change: 2024 Aug 08
+*builtin.txt* For Vim version 9.1. Last change: 2024 Sep 10


VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
@@ -8963,6 +8963,9 @@ search({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
{timeout} is 500 the search stops after half a second.
The value must not be negative. A zero value is like not
giving the argument.
+
+ Note: the timeout is only considered when searching, not
+ while evaluating the {skip} expression.
{only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}

If the {skip} expression is given it is evaluated with the