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runtime(doc): clarify temporary file clean up

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related: #14770

Co-authored-by: Enno <Konfekt@users.noreply.github.com>
Signed-off-by: Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
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Christian Brabandt
2024-05-18 10:13:11 +02:00
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runtime/doc/builtin.txt
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*builtin.txt* For Vim version 9.1. Last change: 2024 May 15 *builtin.txt* For Vim version 9.1. Last change: 2024 May 18
VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
@ -10243,7 +10243,9 @@ tempname() *tempname()* *temp-file-name*
is different for at least 26 consecutive calls. Example: > is different for at least 26 consecutive calls. Example: >
:let tmpfile = tempname() :let tmpfile = tempname()
:exe "redir > " .. tmpfile :exe "redir > " .. tmpfile
< For Unix, the file will be in a private directory |tempfile|. < For Unix, the file will be in a private directory |tempfile|
that is recursively deleted when Vim exits, on other systems
temporary files are not cleaned up automatically on exit.
For MS-Windows forward slashes are used when the 'shellslash' For MS-Windows forward slashes are used when the 'shellslash'
option is set, or when 'shellcmdflag' starts with '-' and option is set, or when 'shellcmdflag' starts with '-' and
'shell' does not contain powershell or pwsh. 'shell' does not contain powershell or pwsh.

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runtime/doc/change.txt
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*change.txt* For Vim version 9.1. Last change: 2024 May 05 *change.txt* For Vim version 9.1. Last change: 2024 May 18
VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
@ -623,7 +623,8 @@ Vim uses temporary files for filtering, generating diffs and also for
tempname(). For Unix, the file will be in a private directory (only tempname(). For Unix, the file will be in a private directory (only
accessible by the current user) to avoid security problems (e.g., a symlink accessible by the current user) to avoid security problems (e.g., a symlink
attack or other people reading your file). When Vim exits the directory and attack or other people reading your file). When Vim exits the directory and
all files in it are deleted. When Vim has the setuid bit set this may cause all files in it are deleted (only on Unix, on other systems you will have to
clean up yourself). When Vim has the setuid bit set this may cause
problems, the temp file is owned by the setuid user but the filter command problems, the temp file is owned by the setuid user but the filter command
probably runs as the original user. probably runs as the original user.
Directory for temporary files is created in the first of these directories Directory for temporary files is created in the first of these directories