Vim-plug: :PlugUpdate blocks input

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I use a shell-alias like the following to update plugins, after installing something new:

nvim +PlugUpdate +only

Unfortunately, further commands (like that :only) fail to evaluate until after :PlugUpdate is completely finished.

This isn't a huge deal, or anything, but I thought it might be worth mentioning. (=

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[junegunn]

You mean :PlugUpdate, right? There's no UpdatePlugins.

The blocking behavior is intentional, as we have many users doing updates in their scripts, i.e.

vim +PlugUpdate +qa

If PlugUpdate doesn't block, Vim will quit immediately before plugins are updated. See #104.

Since PlugUpdate now takes --sync flag, one can write vim +'PlugUpdate --sync' +qa even if we don't force this, but I'd rather not surprise users by making a breaking change. And I'm not really into the idea of introducing another --async option that is only useful in this niche use case.

[ELLIOTTCABLE]

Sounds good! Isn't really a deal-breaker in any case.