| README_os2.txt for version 7.1 of Vim: Vi IMproved. |
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| This file explains the installation of Vim on OS/2 systems. |
| See "README.txt" for general information about Vim. |
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| NOTE: You will need two archives: |
| vim71rt.zip contains the runtime files (same as for the PC version) |
| vim71os2.zip contains the OS/2 executables |
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| 1. Go to the directory where you want to put the Vim files. Examples: |
| cd C:\ |
| cd D:\editors |
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| 2. Unpack the zip archives. This will create a new directory "vim/vim71", |
| in which all the distributed Vim files are placed. Since the directory |
| name includes the version number, it is unlikely that you overwrite |
| existing files. |
| Examples: |
| pkunzip -d vim71os2.zip |
| unzip vim71os2.zip |
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| After you unpacked the files, you can still move the whole directory tree |
| to another location. |
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| 3. Add the directory where vim.exe is to your path. The simplest is to add a |
| line to your autoexec.bat. Examples: |
| set path=%path%;C:\vim\vim71 |
| set path=%path%;D:\editors\vim\vim71 |
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| That's it! |
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| Extra remarks: |
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| - To avoid confusion between distributed files of different versions and your |
| own modified vim scripts, it is recommended to use this directory layout: |
| ("C:\vim" is used here as the root, replace with the path you use) |
| Your own files: |
| C:\vim\_vimrc Your personal vimrc. |
| C:\vim\_viminfo Dynamic info for 'viminfo'. |
| C:\vim\... Other files you made. |
| Distributed files: |
| C:\vim\vim71\vim.exe The Vim version 7.1 executable. |
| C:\vim\vim71\doc\*.txt The version 7.1 documentation files. |
| C:\vim\vim71\bugreport.vim A Vim version 7.1 script. |
| C:\vim\vim71\... Other version 7.1 distributed files. |
| In this case the $VIM environment variable would be set like this: |
| set VIM=C:\vim |
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| - You can put your Vim executable anywhere else. If the executable is not |
| with the other distributed Vim files, you should set $VIM. The simplest is |
| to add a line to your autoexec.bat. Examples: |
| set VIM=c:\vim |
| set VIM=d:\editors\vim |
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| For further information, type this inside Vim: |
| :help os2 |