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9 changes: 6 additions & 3 deletions runtime/doc/gui_mac.txt
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Expand Up @@ -277,6 +277,7 @@ KEY VALUE ~
*MMDisableLaunchAnimation* disable launch animation when opening a new
MacVim window [bool]
*MMFontPreserveLineSpacing* use the line-spacing as specified by font [bool]
*MMLoginShell* use login shell for launching Vim [bool]
*MMLoginShellArgument* login shell parameter [string]
*MMLoginShellCommand* which shell to use to launch Vim [string]
*MMFullScreenFadeTime* fade delay for non-native fullscreen [float]
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By default MacVim uses the $SHELL environment variable to determine which
shell to use (if $SHELL is not set "/bin/bash" is used). It is possible to
override this choice by setting the user default MMLoginShellCommand to the
override this choice by setting the user default |MMLoginShellCommand| to the
shell that should be used (e.g. "/bin/tcsh"). MacVim tries to make the shell
a login shell by prepending argv[0] with a dash. If you use an exotic shell
and need to pass it a parameter to make it a login shell then you can set the
user default MMLoginShellArgument (e.g. to "-l"). Finally, if the "bash"
user default |MMLoginShellArgument| (e.g. to "-l"). Finally, if the "bash"
shell is used, then "-l" is automatically added as an argument. To override
this behaviour set MMLoginShellArgument to "--".
this behaviour set |MMLoginShellArgument| to "--".

To turn off using a login shell, you can set |MMLoginShell| to 0.

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4. MacVim appearance *macvim-appearance*
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Expand Up @@ -5509,6 +5509,7 @@ MMDialogsTrackPwd gui_mac.txt /*MMDialogsTrackPwd*
MMDisableLaunchAnimation gui_mac.txt /*MMDisableLaunchAnimation*
MMFontPreserveLineSpacing gui_mac.txt /*MMFontPreserveLineSpacing*
MMFullScreenFadeTime gui_mac.txt /*MMFullScreenFadeTime*
MMLoginShell gui_mac.txt /*MMLoginShell*
MMLoginShellArgument gui_mac.txt /*MMLoginShellArgument*
MMLoginShellCommand gui_mac.txt /*MMLoginShellCommand*
MMNativeFullScreen gui_mac.txt /*MMNativeFullScreen*
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