share/vim/vim58/doc/howto.txt

   1 *howto.txt*     For Vim version 5.8.  Last change: 2000 Feb 07
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   4                   VIM REFERENCE MANUAL    by Bram Moolenaar
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   7 How to ...                              *howdoi* *how-do-i* *howto* *how-to*
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   9 |tutor|                 get started
  10 |:quit|                 exit?  I'm trapped, help me!
  11 |initialization|        initialize Vim
  12 |vimrc-intro|           write a Vim script file (vimrc)
  13 |suspend|               suspend Vim
  14 |crash-recovery|        recover after a crash
  15 |backup|                keep a backup of my file when writing over it
  16
  17 |edit-files|            edit files
  18 |edit-binary|           edit binary files
  19 |inserting|             insert text
  20 |deleting|              delete text
  21 |changing|              change text
  22 |copy-move|             copy and move text
  23 |formatting|            format text
  24 |format-comments|       format comments
  25 |C-indenting|           indent C programs
  26 |'autoindent'|          automatically set indent
  27
  28 |repeating|             repeat commands
  29 |undo-redo|             undo and redo
  30
  31 |cursor-motions|        move around
  32 |word-motions|          word motions
  33 |left-right-motions|    left-right motions
  34 |up-down-motions|       up-down motions
  35 |object-motions|        text-object motions
  36 |various-motions|       various motions
  37 |object-select|         text-object selection
  38 |'whichwrap'|           move freely beyond beginning/end of line
  39 |pattern-searches|      specify pattern for searches
  40 |tags-and-searches|     do tags and special searches
  41 |include-search|        search in include'd files used to find
  42                         variables, functions, or macros
  43 |K|                     look up manual for the keyword under cursor
  44
  45 |scrolling|             scroll
  46 |'sidescroll'|          scroll horizontally/sideways
  47 |'scrolloff'|           set scroll boundary
  48
  49 |mode-switching|        change modes
  50 |Visual-mode|           use Visual mode
  51 |'insertmode'|          start Vim in Insert mode
  52
  53 |key-mapping|           map keys
  54 |abbreviations|         create abbreviations
  55
  56 |ins-expandtab|         expand a tab to spaces in Insert mode
  57 |i_CTRL-R|              insert contents of a register in Insert mode
  58 |ins-completion|        complete words in Insert mode
  59 |ins-textwidth|         break a line before it gets too long
  60
  61 |cmdline-editing|       do command-line editing
  62 |cmdline-completion|    do command-line completion
  63 |'cmdheight'|           increase the height of command-line
  64 |cmdline-ranges|        specify command-line ranges
  65 |autocommand|           specify commands to be executed automatically
  66                         before/after reading/writing entering/leaving a
  67                         buffer/window
  68
  69 |'autowrite'|           write automatically
  70 |quickfix|              speedup edit-compile-edit cycle or compile and fix
  71                         errors within Vim
  72
  73 |options|               set options
  74 |auto-setting|          set options automatically
  75 |term-dependent-settings| set options depending on terminal name
  76 |save-settings|         save settings
  77 |:quote|                comment my exrc/vimrc/gvimrc files
  78 |'helpheight'|          change the default help height
  79 |'highlight'|           set various highlighting modes
  80 |'title'|               set the window title
  81 |'icon'|                set window icon title
  82 |'report'|              avoid seeing the change messages on every line
  83 |'shortmess'|           avoid |hit-return| prompts
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  85 |mouse-using|           use mouse with Vim
  86 |windows.txt|           manage multiple windows and buffers
  87 |gui.txt|               use the gui
  88 |:sleep|                catch 40 (or more!) winks, or take a catnap!
  89 |You can't! (yet)|      do dishes using Vim
  90
  91 |:syn-on|               switch on syntax highlighting
  92 |2html.vim|             convert a colored file to HTML
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  94                                                         *tutor*
  95 To get started with Vim:  There is a 30 minute tutorial that teaches the most
  96 basic Vim functionality.  The name of the file is "$VIMRUNTIME/tutor/tutor".
  97 Make a copy of the file (so you can mess with it), and take a little time to
  98 learn your first Vim commands.
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