| *help.txt* For Vim version 7.0c. Last change: 2006 Apr 02 |
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| VIM - main help file |
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| Move around: Use the cursor keys, or "h" to go left, h l |
| "j" to go down, "k" to go up, "l" to go right. j |
| Close this window: Use ":q<Enter>". |
| Get out of Vim: Use ":qa!<Enter>" (careful, all changes are lost!). |
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| Jump to a subject: Position the cursor on a tag between |bars| and hit CTRL-]. |
| With the mouse: ":set mouse=a" to enable the mouse (in xterm or GUI). |
| Double-click the left mouse button on a tag between |bars|. |
| Jump back: Type CTRL-T or CTRL-O (repeat to go further back). |
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| Get specific help: It is possible to go directly to whatever you want help |
| on, by giving an argument to the ":help" command |:help|. |
| It is possible to further specify the context: |
| *help-context* |
| WHAT PREPEND EXAMPLE ~ |
| Normal mode command (nothing) :help x |
| Visual mode command v_ :help v_u |
| Insert mode command i_ :help i_<Esc> |
| Command-line command : :help :quit |
| Command-line editing c_ :help c_<Del> |
| Vim command argument - :help -r |
| Option ' :help 'textwidth' |
| Search for help: Type ":help word", then hit CTRL-D to see matching |
| help entries for "word". |
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| VIM stands for Vi IMproved. Most of VIM was made by Bram Moolenaar, but only |
| through the help of many others. See |credits|. |
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| *doc-file-list* *Q_ct* |
| BASIC: |
| |quickref| Overview of the most common commands you will use |
| |tutor| 30 minutes training course for beginners |
| |copying| About copyrights |
| |iccf| Helping poor children in Uganda |
| |sponsor| Sponsor Vim development, become a registered Vim user |
| |www| Vim on the World Wide Web |
| |bugs| Where to send bug reports |
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| USER MANUAL: These files explain how to accomplish an editing task. |
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| |usr_toc.txt| Table Of Contents |
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| Getting Started ~ |
| |usr_01.txt| About the manuals |
| |usr_02.txt| The first steps in Vim |
| |usr_03.txt| Moving around |
| |usr_04.txt| Making small changes |
| |usr_05.txt| Set your settings |
| |usr_06.txt| Using syntax highlighting |
| |usr_07.txt| Editing more than one file |
| |usr_08.txt| Splitting windows |
| |usr_09.txt| Using the GUI |
| |usr_10.txt| Making big changes |
| |usr_11.txt| Recovering from a crash |
| |usr_12.txt| Clever tricks |
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| Editing Effectively ~ |
| |usr_20.txt| Typing command-line commands quickly |
| |usr_21.txt| Go away and come back |
| |usr_22.txt| Finding the file to edit |
| |usr_23.txt| Editing other files |
| |usr_24.txt| Inserting quickly |
| |usr_25.txt| Editing formatted text |
| |usr_26.txt| Repeating |
| |usr_27.txt| Search commands and patterns |
| |usr_28.txt| Folding |
| |usr_29.txt| Moving through programs |
| |usr_30.txt| Editing programs |
| |usr_31.txt| Exploiting the GUI |
| |usr_32.txt| The undo tree |
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| Tuning Vim ~ |
| |usr_40.txt| Make new commands |
| |usr_41.txt| Write a Vim script |
| |usr_42.txt| Add new menus |
| |usr_43.txt| Using filetypes |
| |usr_44.txt| Your own syntax highlighted |
| |usr_45.txt| Select your language |
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| Making Vim Run ~ |
| |usr_90.txt| Installing Vim |
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| REFERENCE MANUAL: These files explain every detail of Vim. *reference_toc* |
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| General subjects ~ |
| |intro.txt| general introduction to Vim; notation used in help files |
| |help.txt| overview and quick reference (this file) |
| |index.txt| alphabetical index of all commands |
| |help-tags| all the tags you can jump to (index of tags) |
| |howto.txt| how to do the most common editing tasks |
| |tips.txt| various tips on using Vim |
| |message.txt| (error) messages and explanations |
| |quotes.txt| remarks from users of Vim |
| |todo.txt| known problems and desired extensions |
| |develop.txt| development of Vim |
| |debug.txt| debugging Vim itself |
| |uganda.txt| Vim distribution conditions and what to do with your money |
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| Basic editing ~ |
| |starting.txt| starting Vim, Vim command arguments, initialisation |
| |editing.txt| editing and writing files |
| |motion.txt| commands for moving around |
| |scroll.txt| scrolling the text in the window |
| |insert.txt| Insert and Replace mode |
| |change.txt| deleting and replacing text |
| |indent.txt| automatic indenting for C and other languages |
| |undo.txt| Undo and Redo |
| |repeat.txt| repeating commands, Vim scripts and debugging |
| |visual.txt| using the Visual mode (selecting a text area) |
| |various.txt| various remaining commands |
| |recover.txt| recovering from a crash |
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| Advanced editing ~ |
| |cmdline.txt| Command-line editing |
| |options.txt| description of all options |
| |pattern.txt| regexp patterns and search commands |
| |map.txt| key mapping and abbreviations |
| |tagsrch.txt| tags and special searches |
| |quickfix.txt| commands for a quick edit-compile-fix cycle |
| |windows.txt| commands for using multiple windows and buffers |
| |tabpage.txt| commands for using multiple tab pages |
| |syntax.txt| syntax highlighting |
| |spell.txt| spell checking |
| |diff.txt| working with two or three versions of the same file |
| |autocmd.txt| automatically executing commands on an event |
| |filetype.txt| settings done specifically for a type of file |
| |eval.txt| expression evaluation, conditional commands |
| |fold.txt| hide (fold) ranges of lines |
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| Special issues ~ |
| |print.txt| printing |
| |remote.txt| using Vim as a server or client |
| |term.txt| using different terminals and mice |
| |digraph.txt| list of available digraphs |
| |mbyte.txt| multi-byte text support |
| |mlang.txt| non-English language support |
| |arabic.txt| Arabic language support and editing |
| |farsi.txt| Farsi (Persian) editing |
| |hebrew.txt| Hebrew language support and editing |
| |russian.txt| Russian language support and editing |
| |hangulin.txt| Hangul (Korean) input mode |
| |rileft.txt| right-to-left editing mode |
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| GUI ~ |
| |gui.txt| Graphical User Interface (GUI) |
| |gui_w16.txt| Windows 3.1 GUI |
| |gui_w32.txt| Win32 GUI |
| |gui_x11.txt| X11 GUI |
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| Interfaces ~ |
| |if_cscop.txt| using Cscope with Vim |
| |if_mzsch.txt| MzScheme interface |
| |if_perl.txt| Perl interface |
| |if_pyth.txt| Python interface |
| |if_sniff.txt| SNiFF+ interface |
| |if_tcl.txt| Tcl interface |
| |if_ole.txt| OLE automation interface for Win32 |
| |if_ruby.txt| Ruby interface |
| |debugger.txt| Interface with a debugger |
| |workshop.txt| Sun Visual Workshop interface |
| |netbeans.txt| NetBeans External Editor interface |
| |sign.txt| debugging signs |
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| Versions ~ |
| |vi_diff.txt| Main differences between Vim and Vi |
| |version4.txt| Differences between Vim version 3.0 and 4.x |
| |version5.txt| Differences between Vim version 4.6 and 5.x |
| |version6.txt| Differences between Vim version 5.7 and 6.x |
| |version7.txt| Differences between Vim version 6.4 and 7.x |
| *sys-file-list* |
| Remarks about specific systems ~ |
| |os_390.txt| OS/390 Unix |
| |os_amiga.txt| Amiga |
| |os_beos.txt| BeOS and BeBox |
| |os_dos.txt| MS-DOS and MS-Windows NT/95 common items |
| |os_mac.txt| Macintosh |
| |os_mint.txt| Atari MiNT |
| |os_msdos.txt| MS-DOS (plain DOS and DOS box under Windows) |
| |os_os2.txt| OS/2 |
| |os_qnx.txt| QNX |
| |os_risc.txt| RISC-OS |
| |os_unix.txt| Unix |
| |os_vms.txt| VMS |
| |os_win32.txt| MS-Windows 95/98/NT |
| *standard-plugin-list* |
| Standard plugins ~ |
| |pi_gzip.txt| Reading and writing compressed files |
| |pi_netrw.txt| Reading and writing files over a network |
| |pi_paren.txt| Highlight matching parens |
| |pi_tar.txt| Tar file explorer |
| |pi_zip.txt| Zip archive explorer |
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| LOCAL ADDITIONS: *local-additions* |
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| *bars* Bars example |
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| Now that you've jumped here with CTRL-] or a double mouse click, you can use |
| CTRL-T, CTRL-O, g<RightMouse>, or <C-RightMouse> to go back to where you were. |
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