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*help.txt* For Vim version 7.4. Last change: 2012 Dec 06
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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
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"j" to go down, "k" to go up, "l" to go right. j
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Close this window: Use ":q<Enter>".
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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 (e.g. |bars|) and hit CTRL-].
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With the mouse: Double-click the left mouse button on a tag, e.g. |bars|.
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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
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on, by giving an argument to the |:help| command.
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It is possible to further specify the context:
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*help-context*
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WHAT PREPEND EXAMPLE ~
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Normal mode command (nothing) :help x
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Visual mode command v_ :help v_u
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Insert mode command i_ :help i_<Esc>
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Command-line command : :help :quit
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Command-line editing c_ :help c_<Del>
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Vim command argument - :help -r
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Option ' :help 'textwidth'
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Search for help: Type ":help word", then hit CTRL-D to see matching
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help entries for "word".
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Or use ":helpgrep word". |:helpgrep|
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VIM stands for Vi IMproved. Most of VIM was made by Bram Moolenaar, but only
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through the help of many others. See |credits|.
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*doc-file-list* *Q_ct*
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BASIC:
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|quickref| Overview of the most common commands you will use
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|tutor| 30 minutes training course for beginners
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|copying| About copyrights
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|iccf| Helping poor children in Uganda
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|sponsor| Sponsor Vim development, become a registered Vim user
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|www| Vim on the World Wide Web
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|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 ~
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|usr_01.txt| About the manuals
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|usr_02.txt| The first steps in Vim
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|usr_03.txt| Moving around
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|usr_04.txt| Making small changes
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|usr_05.txt| Set your settings
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|usr_06.txt| Using syntax highlighting
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|usr_07.txt| Editing more than one file
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|usr_08.txt| Splitting windows
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|usr_09.txt| Using the GUI
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|usr_10.txt| Making big changes
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|usr_11.txt| Recovering from a crash
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|usr_12.txt| Clever tricks
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Editing Effectively ~
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|usr_20.txt| Typing command-line commands quickly
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|usr_21.txt| Go away and come back
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|usr_22.txt| Finding the file to edit
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|usr_23.txt| Editing other files
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|usr_24.txt| Inserting quickly
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|usr_25.txt| Editing formatted text
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|usr_26.txt| Repeating
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|usr_27.txt| Search commands and patterns
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|usr_28.txt| Folding
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|usr_29.txt| Moving through programs
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|usr_30.txt| Editing programs
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|usr_31.txt| Exploiting the GUI
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|usr_32.txt| The undo tree
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Tuning Vim ~
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|usr_40.txt| Make new commands
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|usr_41.txt| Write a Vim script
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|usr_42.txt| Add new menus
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|usr_43.txt| Using filetypes
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|usr_44.txt| Your own syntax highlighted
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|usr_45.txt| Select your language
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REFERENCE MANUAL: These files explain every detail of Vim. *reference_toc*
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General subjects ~
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|intro.txt| general introduction to Vim; notation used in help files
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|help.txt| overview and quick reference (this file)
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|helphelp.txt| about using the help files
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|index.txt| alphabetical index of all commands
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|help-tags| all the tags you can jump to (index of tags)
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|howto.txt| how to do the most common editing tasks
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|tips.txt| various tips on using Vim
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|message.txt| (error) messages and explanations
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|quotes.txt| remarks from users of Vim
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|todo.txt| known problems and desired extensions
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|develop.txt| development of Vim
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|debug.txt| debugging Vim itself
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|uganda.txt| Vim distribution conditions and what to do with your money
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Basic editing ~
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|starting.txt| starting Vim, Vim command arguments, initialisation
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|editing.txt| editing and writing files
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|motion.txt| commands for moving around
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|scroll.txt| scrolling the text in the window
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|insert.txt| Insert and Replace mode
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|change.txt| deleting and replacing text
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|indent.txt| automatic indenting for C and other languages
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|undo.txt| Undo and Redo
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|repeat.txt| repeating commands, Vim scripts and debugging
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|visual.txt| using the Visual mode (selecting a text area)
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|various.txt| various remaining commands
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|recover.txt| recovering from a crash
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Advanced editing ~
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|cmdline.txt| Command-line editing
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|options.txt| description of all options
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|pattern.txt| regexp patterns and search commands
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|map.txt| key mapping and abbreviations
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|tagsrch.txt| tags and special searches
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|quickfix.txt| commands for a quick edit-compile-fix cycle
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|windows.txt| commands for using multiple windows and buffers
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|tabpage.txt| commands for using multiple tab pages
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|syntax.txt| syntax highlighting
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|spell.txt| spell checking
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|diff.txt| working with two to four versions of the same file
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|autocmd.txt| automatically executing commands on an event
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|filetype.txt| settings done specifically for a type of file
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|eval.txt| expression evaluation, conditional commands
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|fold.txt| hide (fold) ranges of lines
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Special issues ~
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|print.txt| printing
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|remote.txt| using Vim as a server or client
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|term.txt| using different terminals and mice
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|digraph.txt| list of available digraphs
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|mbyte.txt| multi-byte text support
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|mlang.txt| non-English language support
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|arabic.txt| Arabic language support and editing
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|farsi.txt| Farsi (Persian) editing
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|hebrew.txt| Hebrew language support and editing
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|russian.txt| Russian language support and editing
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|ft_ada.txt| Ada (the programming language) support
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|ft_sql.txt| about the SQL filetype plugin
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|rileft.txt| right-to-left editing mode
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GUI ~
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|gui.txt| Graphical User Interface (GUI)
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|gui_w32.txt| Win32 GUI
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Interfaces ~
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|if_cscop.txt| using Cscope with Vim
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|if_pyth.txt| Python interface
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|debugger.txt| Interface with a debugger
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|sign.txt| debugging signs
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Versions ~
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|vim_diff.txt| Main differences between Nvim and Vim
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|vi_diff.txt| Main differences between Vim and Vi
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*sys-file-list*
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Remarks about specific systems ~
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|os_win32.txt| MS-Windows
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*standard-plugin-list*
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Standard plugins ~
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|pi_getscript.txt| Downloading latest version of Vim scripts
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|pi_gzip.txt| Reading and writing compressed files
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|pi_netrw.txt| Reading and writing files over a network
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|pi_paren.txt| Highlight matching parens
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|pi_tar.txt| Tar file explorer
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|pi_vimball.txt| Create a self-installing Vim script
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|pi_zip.txt| Zip archive explorer
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LOCAL ADDITIONS: *local-additions*
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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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
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CTRL-T, CTRL-O, g<RightMouse>, or <C-RightMouse> to go back to where you were.
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Note that tags are within | characters, but when highlighting is enabled these
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characters are hidden. That makes it easier to read a command.
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Anyway, you can use CTRL-] on any word, also when it is not within |, and Vim
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will try to find help for it. Especially for options in single quotes, e.g.
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vim:tw=78:fo=tcq2:isk=!-~,^*,^\|,^\":ts=8:ft=help:norl:
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