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1 *help.txt* For Vim version 7.2c. Last change: 2008 Jul 21
3 VIM - main help file
4 k
5 Move around: Use the cursor keys, or "h" to go left, h l
6 "j" to go down, "k" to go up, "l" to go right. j
7 Close this window: Use ":q<Enter>".
8 Get out of Vim: Use ":qa!<Enter>" (careful, all changes are lost!).
10 Jump to a subject: Position the cursor on a tag (e.g. |bars|) and hit CTRL-].
11 With the mouse: ":set mouse=a" to enable the mouse (in xterm or GUI).
12 Double-click the left mouse button on a tag, e.g. |bars|.
13 Jump back: Type CTRL-T or CTRL-O (repeat to go further back).
15 Get specific help: It is possible to go directly to whatever you want help
16 on, by giving an argument to the |:help| command.
17 It is possible to further specify the context:
18 *help-context*
19 WHAT PREPEND EXAMPLE ~
20 Normal mode command (nothing) :help x
21 Visual mode command v_ :help v_u
22 Insert mode command i_ :help i_<Esc>
23 Command-line command : :help :quit
24 Command-line editing c_ :help c_<Del>
25 Vim command argument - :help -r
26 Option ' :help 'textwidth'
27 Search for help: Type ":help word", then hit CTRL-D to see matching
28 help entries for "word".
30 VIM stands for Vi IMproved. Most of VIM was made by Bram Moolenaar, but only
31 through the help of many others. See |credits|.
32 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
33 *doc-file-list* *Q_ct*
34 BASIC:
35 |quickref| Overview of the most common commands you will use
36 |tutor| 30 minutes training course for beginners
37 |copying| About copyrights
38 |iccf| Helping poor children in Uganda
39 |sponsor| Sponsor Vim development, become a registered Vim user
40 |www| Vim on the World Wide Web
41 |bugs| Where to send bug reports
43 USER MANUAL: These files explain how to accomplish an editing task.
45 |usr_toc.txt| Table Of Contents
47 Getting Started ~
48 |usr_01.txt| About the manuals
49 |usr_02.txt| The first steps in Vim
50 |usr_03.txt| Moving around
51 |usr_04.txt| Making small changes
52 |usr_05.txt| Set your settings
53 |usr_06.txt| Using syntax highlighting
54 |usr_07.txt| Editing more than one file
55 |usr_08.txt| Splitting windows
56 |usr_09.txt| Using the GUI
57 |usr_10.txt| Making big changes
58 |usr_11.txt| Recovering from a crash
59 |usr_12.txt| Clever tricks
61 Editing Effectively ~
62 |usr_20.txt| Typing command-line commands quickly
63 |usr_21.txt| Go away and come back
64 |usr_22.txt| Finding the file to edit
65 |usr_23.txt| Editing other files
66 |usr_24.txt| Inserting quickly
67 |usr_25.txt| Editing formatted text
68 |usr_26.txt| Repeating
69 |usr_27.txt| Search commands and patterns
70 |usr_28.txt| Folding
71 |usr_29.txt| Moving through programs
72 |usr_30.txt| Editing programs
73 |usr_31.txt| Exploiting the GUI
74 |usr_32.txt| The undo tree
76 Tuning Vim ~
77 |usr_40.txt| Make new commands
78 |usr_41.txt| Write a Vim script
79 |usr_42.txt| Add new menus
80 |usr_43.txt| Using filetypes
81 |usr_44.txt| Your own syntax highlighted
82 |usr_45.txt| Select your language
84 Making Vim Run ~
85 |usr_90.txt| Installing Vim
88 REFERENCE MANUAL: These files explain every detail of Vim. *reference_toc*
90 General subjects ~
91 |intro.txt| general introduction to Vim; notation used in help files
92 |help.txt| overview and quick reference (this file)
93 |index.txt| alphabetical index of all commands
94 |help-tags| all the tags you can jump to (index of tags)
95 |howto.txt| how to do the most common editing tasks
96 |tips.txt| various tips on using Vim
97 |message.txt| (error) messages and explanations
98 |quotes.txt| remarks from users of Vim
99 |todo.txt| known problems and desired extensions
100 |develop.txt| development of Vim
101 |debug.txt| debugging Vim itself
102 |uganda.txt| Vim distribution conditions and what to do with your money
104 Basic editing ~
105 |starting.txt| starting Vim, Vim command arguments, initialisation
106 |editing.txt| editing and writing files
107 |motion.txt| commands for moving around
108 |scroll.txt| scrolling the text in the window
109 |insert.txt| Insert and Replace mode
110 |change.txt| deleting and replacing text
111 |indent.txt| automatic indenting for C and other languages
112 |undo.txt| Undo and Redo
113 |repeat.txt| repeating commands, Vim scripts and debugging
114 |visual.txt| using the Visual mode (selecting a text area)
115 |various.txt| various remaining commands
116 |recover.txt| recovering from a crash
118 Advanced editing ~
119 |cmdline.txt| Command-line editing
120 |options.txt| description of all options
121 |pattern.txt| regexp patterns and search commands
122 |map.txt| key mapping and abbreviations
123 |tagsrch.txt| tags and special searches
124 |quickfix.txt| commands for a quick edit-compile-fix cycle
125 |windows.txt| commands for using multiple windows and buffers
126 |tabpage.txt| commands for using multiple tab pages
127 |syntax.txt| syntax highlighting
128 |spell.txt| spell checking
129 |diff.txt| working with two to four versions of the same file
130 |autocmd.txt| automatically executing commands on an event
131 |filetype.txt| settings done specifically for a type of file
132 |eval.txt| expression evaluation, conditional commands
133 |fold.txt| hide (fold) ranges of lines
135 Special issues ~
136 |print.txt| printing
137 |remote.txt| using Vim as a server or client
138 |term.txt| using different terminals and mice
139 |digraph.txt| list of available digraphs
140 |mbyte.txt| multi-byte text support
141 |mlang.txt| non-English language support
142 |arabic.txt| Arabic language support and editing
143 |farsi.txt| Farsi (Persian) editing
144 |hebrew.txt| Hebrew language support and editing
145 |russian.txt| Russian language support and editing
146 |ft_ada.txt| Ada (the programming language) support
147 |hangulin.txt| Hangul (Korean) input mode
148 |rileft.txt| right-to-left editing mode
150 GUI ~
151 |gui.txt| Graphical User Interface (GUI)
152 |gui_w16.txt| Windows 3.1 GUI
153 |gui_w32.txt| Win32 GUI
154 |gui_x11.txt| X11 GUI
156 Interfaces ~
157 |if_cscop.txt| using Cscope with Vim
158 |if_mzsch.txt| MzScheme interface
159 |if_perl.txt| Perl interface
160 |if_pyth.txt| Python interface
161 |if_sniff.txt| SNiFF+ interface
162 |if_tcl.txt| Tcl interface
163 |if_ole.txt| OLE automation interface for Win32
164 |if_ruby.txt| Ruby interface
165 |debugger.txt| Interface with a debugger
166 |workshop.txt| Sun Visual Workshop interface
167 |netbeans.txt| NetBeans External Editor interface
168 |sign.txt| debugging signs
170 Versions ~
171 |vi_diff.txt| Main differences between Vim and Vi
172 |version4.txt| Differences between Vim version 3.0 and 4.x
173 |version5.txt| Differences between Vim version 4.6 and 5.x
174 |version6.txt| Differences between Vim version 5.7 and 6.x
175 |version7.txt| Differences between Vim version 6.4 and 7.x
176 *sys-file-list*
177 Remarks about specific systems ~
178 |os_390.txt| OS/390 Unix
179 |os_amiga.txt| Amiga
180 |os_beos.txt| BeOS and BeBox
181 |os_dos.txt| MS-DOS and MS-Windows NT/95 common items
182 |os_mac.txt| Macintosh
183 |os_mint.txt| Atari MiNT
184 |os_msdos.txt| MS-DOS (plain DOS and DOS box under Windows)
185 |os_os2.txt| OS/2
186 |os_qnx.txt| QNX
187 |os_risc.txt| RISC-OS
188 |os_unix.txt| Unix
189 |os_vms.txt| VMS
190 |os_win32.txt| MS-Windows 95/98/NT
191 *standard-plugin-list*
192 Standard plugins ~
193 |pi_getscript.txt| Downloading latest version of Vim scripts
194 |pi_gzip.txt| Reading and writing compressed files
195 |pi_netrw.txt| Reading and writing files over a network
196 |pi_paren.txt| Highlight matching parens
197 |pi_tar.txt| Tar file explorer
198 |pi_vimball.txt| Create a self-installing Vim script
199 |pi_zip.txt| Zip archive explorer
201 LOCAL ADDITIONS: *local-additions*
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204 *bars* Bars example
206 Now that you've jumped here with CTRL-] or a double mouse click, you can use
207 CTRL-T, CTRL-O, g<RightMouse>, or <C-RightMouse> to go back to where you were.
209 Note that tags are within | characters, but when highlighting is enabled these
210 are hidden. That makes it easier to read a command.
212 Anyway, you can use CTRL-] on any word, also when it is not within |, and Vim
213 will try to find help for it.
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