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Short explanation of each option: *option-list*
'allowrevins' 'ari' allow CTRL-_ in Insert mode
'ambiwidth' 'ambw' what to do with Unicode chars of ambiguous width
'arabic' 'arab' for Arabic as a default second language
'arabicshape' 'arshape' do shaping for Arabic characters
'autochdir' 'acd' change directory to the file in the current window
'autoindent' 'ai' take indent for new line from previous line
'autoread' 'ar' autom. read file when changed outside of Vim
'autowrite' 'aw' automatically write file if changed
'autowriteall' 'awa' as 'autowrite', but works with more commands
'background' 'bg' "dark" or "light", used for highlight colors
'backspace' 'bs' how backspace works at start of line
'backup' 'bk' keep backup file after overwriting a file
'backupcopy' 'bkc' make backup as a copy, don't rename the file
'backupdir' 'bdir' list of directories for the backup file
'backupext' 'bex' extension used for the backup file
'backupskip' 'bsk' no backup for files that match these patterns
'belloff' 'bo' do not ring the bell for these reasons
'binary' 'bin' read/write/edit file in binary mode
'bomb' prepend a Byte Order Mark to the file
'breakat' 'brk' characters that may cause a line break
'breakindent' 'bri' wrapped line repeats indent
'breakindentopt' 'briopt' settings for 'breakindent'
'browsedir' 'bsdir' which directory to start browsing in
'bufhidden' 'bh' what to do when buffer is no longer in window
'buflisted' 'bl' whether the buffer shows up in the buffer list
'buftype' 'bt' special type of buffer
'casemap' 'cmp' specifies how case of letters is changed
'cdhome' 'cdh' change directory to the home directory by ":cd"
'cdpath' 'cd' list of directories searched with ":cd"
'cedit' key used to open the command-line window
'charconvert' 'ccv' expression for character encoding conversion
'chistory' 'chi' maximum number of quickfix lists in history
'cindent' 'cin' do C program indenting
'cinkeys' 'cink' keys that trigger indent when 'cindent' is set
'cinoptions' 'cino' how to do indenting when 'cindent' is set
'cinscopedecls' 'cinsd' words that are recognized by 'cino-g'
'cinwords' 'cinw' words where 'si' and 'cin' add an indent
'clipboard' 'cb' use the clipboard as the unnamed register
'cmdheight' 'ch' number of lines to use for the command-line
'cmdwinheight' 'cwh' height of the command-line window
'colorcolumn' 'cc' columns to highlight
'columns' 'co' number of columns in the display
'comments' 'com' patterns that can start a comment line
'commentstring' 'cms' template for comments; used for fold marker
'complete' 'cpt' specify how Insert mode completion works
'completefunc' 'cfu' function to be used for Insert mode completion
'completeopt' 'cot' options for Insert mode completion
'completeslash' 'csl' like 'shellslash' for completion
'concealcursor' 'cocu' whether concealable text is hidden in cursor line
'conceallevel' 'cole' whether concealable text is shown or hidden
'confirm' 'cf' ask what to do about unsaved/read-only files
'copyindent' 'ci' make 'autoindent' use existing indent structure
'cpoptions' 'cpo' flags for Vi-compatible behavior
'cursorbind' 'crb' move cursor in window as it moves in other windows
'cursorcolumn' 'cuc' highlight the screen column of the cursor
'cursorline' 'cul' highlight the screen line of the cursor
'cursorlineopt' 'culopt' settings for 'cursorline'
'debug' set to "msg" to see all error messages
'define' 'def' pattern to be used to find a macro definition
'delcombine' 'deco' delete combining characters on their own
'dictionary' 'dict' list of file names used for keyword completion
'diff' use diff mode for the
Title: Nvim Options List (Continued)
Summary
This section continues the list of Nvim options, providing short explanations for each. Options covered include 'backupext', 'backupskip', 'belloff', 'binary', 'bomb', 'breakat', 'breakindent', 'breakindentopt', 'browsedir', 'bufhidden', 'buflisted', 'buftype', 'casemap', 'cdhome', 'cdpath', 'cedit', 'charconvert', 'chistory', 'cindent', 'cinkeys', 'cinoptions', 'cinscopedecls', 'cinwords', 'clipboard', 'cmdheight', 'cmdwinheight', 'colorcolumn', 'columns', 'comments', 'commentstring', 'complete', 'completefunc', 'completeopt', 'completeslash', 'concealcursor', 'conceallevel', 'confirm', 'copyindent', 'cpoptions', 'cursorbind', 'cursorcolumn', 'cursorline', 'cursorlineopt', 'debug', 'define', 'delcombine', 'dictionary', and 'diff'.