[clang] [Docs] Clarify that -w suppresses warnings, not all diagnostics (PR #182670)
Swastik Saha via cfe-commits
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Sat Feb 21 05:20:18 PST 2026
https://github.com/SwastikSaha updated https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/182670
>From d01cd54229813ebfdc241b00f8fb38fdc3b82ee6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: SwastikSaha <swastiksaha6666 at gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2026 15:57:57 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] [Docs] Clarify that -w suppresses warnings, not all
diagnostics
The UsersManual previously stated that -w disables all diagnostics.
However, -w suppresses warning diagnostics only; errors are still emitted.
---
clang/docs/UsersManual.rst | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/clang/docs/UsersManual.rst b/clang/docs/UsersManual.rst
index cec1e2a6a4677..1d6a29ee478fa 100644
--- a/clang/docs/UsersManual.rst
+++ b/clang/docs/UsersManual.rst
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ Options to Control Error and Warning Messages
.. option:: -w
- Disable all diagnostics.
+ Disable all warning diagnostics. Errors are still emitted.
.. option:: -Weverything
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