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docs: Mention that reloading can take a bit

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Fixes #7064.
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Fabian Homborg 2020-05-30 10:05:24 +02:00
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@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ Autoloading functions
Functions can be defined on the commandline or in a configuration file, but they can also be automatically loaded. This has some advantages: Functions can be defined on the commandline or in a configuration file, but they can also be automatically loaded. This has some advantages:
- An autoloaded function becomes available automatically to all running shells. - An autoloaded function becomes available automatically to all running shells.
- If the function definition is changed, all running shells will automatically reload the altered version. - If the function definition is changed, all running shells will automatically reload the altered version, after a while.
- Startup time and memory usage is improved, etc. - Startup time and memory usage is improved, etc.
When fish needs to load a function, it searches through any directories in the :ref:`list variable <variables-lists>` ``$fish_function_path`` for a file with a name consisting of the name of the function plus the suffix ``.fish`` and loads the first it finds. When fish needs to load a function, it searches through any directories in the :ref:`list variable <variables-lists>` ``$fish_function_path`` for a file with a name consisting of the name of the function plus the suffix ``.fish`` and loads the first it finds.