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

related: #15657
related: #15404

Signed-off-by: Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
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Christian Brabandt
2024-09-10 21:55:49 +02:00
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*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