From 2b457c62b25a47a763a8cb7cc29850cdcabfa229 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Delapouite Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2018 10:17:19 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Docs: add short mention about "named pipe" in fifo section --- doc/pages/buffers.asciidoc | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/pages/buffers.asciidoc b/doc/pages/buffers.asciidoc index 491cae13..382fa5b9 100644 --- a/doc/pages/buffers.asciidoc +++ b/doc/pages/buffers.asciidoc @@ -32,15 +32,15 @@ A scratch buffer can be created by passing the `-debug` switch to the == FIFO Buffers -The `:edit` command can take a `-fifo` parameter: +The `:edit` command can take a `-fifo` switch: --------------------------------------------- :edit -fifo [-scroll] --------------------------------------------- In this case, a buffer named `` is created which reads -its content from the fifo ``. When the fifo is written to, -the buffer is automatically updated. +its content from the fifo (also called "named pipe") ``. +When the fifo is written to, the buffer is automatically updated. If the `-scroll` switch is specified, the window displaying the buffer will scroll so that the newest data is always visible.