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*usr_toc.txt*   For Vim version 7.2.  Last change: 2006 Apr 24

                     VIM USER MANUAL - by Bram Moolenaar

                              Table Of Contents                 *user-manual*

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Overview ~

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

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

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

Making Vim Run
|usr_90.txt|  Installing Vim


Reference manual
|reference_toc|     More detailed information for all commands

The user manual is available as a single, ready to print HTML and PDF file
here:
        http://vimdoc.sf.net

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Getting Started ~

Read this from start to end to learn the essential commands.

|usr_01.txt|  About the manuals
                |01.1|  Two manuals
                |01.2|  Vim installed
                |01.3|  Using the Vim tutor
                |01.4|  Copyright

|usr_02.txt|  The first steps in Vim
                |02.1|  Running Vim for the First Time
                |02.2|  Inserting text
                |02.3|  Moving around
                |02.4|  Deleting characters
                |02.5|  Undo and Redo
                |02.6|  Other editing commands
                |02.7|  Getting out
                |02.8|  Finding help

|usr_03.txt|  Moving around
                |03.1|  Word movement
                |03.2|  Moving to the start or end of a line
                |03.3|  Moving to a character
                |03.4|  Matching a paren
                |03.5|  Moving to a specific line
                |03.6|  Telling where you are
                |03.7|  Scrolling around
                |03.8|  Simple searches
                |03.9|  Simple search patterns
                |03.10| Using marks

|usr_04.txt|  Making small changes
                |04.1|  Operators and motions
                |04.2|  Changing text
                |04.3|  Repeating a change
                |04.4|  Visual mode
                |04.5|  Moving text
                |04.6|  Copying text
                |04.7|  Using the clipboard
                |04.8|  Text objects
                |04.9|  Replace mode
                |04.10| Conclusion

|usr_05.txt|  Set your settings
                |05.1|  The vimrc file
                |05.2|  The example vimrc file explained
                |05.3|  Simple mappings
                |05.4|  Adding a plugin
                |05.5|  Adding a help file
                |05.6|  The option window
                |05.7|  Often used options

|usr_06.txt|  Using syntax highlighting
                |06.1|  Switching it on
                |06.2|  No or wrong colors?
                |06.3|  Different colors
                |06.4|  With colors or without colors
                |06.5|  Printing with colors
                |06.6|  Further reading

|usr_07.txt|  Editing more than one file
                |07.1|  Edit another file
                |07.2|  A list of files
                |07.3|  Jumping from file to file
                |07.4|  Backup files
                |07.5|  Copy text between files
                |07.6|  Viewing a file
                |07.7|  Changing the file name

|usr_08.txt|  Splitting windows
                |08.1|  Split a window
                |08.2|  Split a window on another file
                |08.3|  Window size
                |08.4|  Vertical splits
                |08.5|  Moving windows
                |08.6|  Commands for all windows
                |08.7|  Viewing differences with vimdiff
                |08.8|  Various

|usr_09.txt|  Using the GUI
                |09.1|  Parts of the GUI
                |09.2|  Using the mouse
                |09.3|  The clipboard
                |09.4|  Select mode

|usr_10.txt|  Making big changes
                |10.1|  Record and playback commands
                |10.2|  Substitution
                |10.3|  Command ranges
                |10.4|  The global command
                |10.5|  Visual block mode
                |10.6|  Reading and writing part of a file
                |10.7|  Formatting text
                |10.8|  Changing case
                |10.9|  Using an external program

|usr_11.txt|  Recovering from a crash
                |11.1|  Basic recovery
                |11.2|  Where is the swap file?
                |11.3|  Crashed or not?
                |11.4|  Further reading

|usr_12.txt|  Clever tricks
                |12.1|  Replace a word
                |12.2|  Change "Last, First" to "First Last"
                |12.3|  Sort a list
                |12.4|  Reverse line order
                |12.5|  Count words
                |12.6|  Find a man page
                |12.7|  Trim blanks
                |12.8|  Find where a word is used

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Editing Effectively ~

Subjects that can be read independently.

|usr_20.txt|  Typing command-line commands quickly
                |20.1|  Command line editing
                |20.2|  Command line abbreviations
                |20.3|  Command line completion
                |20.4|  Command line history
                |20.5|  Command line window

|usr_21.txt|  Go away and come back
                |21.1|  Suspend and resume
                |21.2|  Executing shell commands
                |21.3|  Remembering information; viminfo
                |21.4|  Sessions
                |21.5|  Views
                |21.6|  Modelines

|usr_22.txt|  Finding the file to edit
                |22.1|  The file explorer
                |22.2|  The current directory
                |22.3|  Finding a file
                |22.4|  The buffer list

|usr_23.txt|  Editing other files
                |23.1|  DOS, Mac and Unix files
                |23.2|  Files on the internet
                |23.3|  Encryption
                |23.4|  Binary files
                |23.5|  Compressed files

|usr_24.txt|  Inserting quickly
                |24.1|  Making corrections
                |24.2|  Showing matches
                |24.3|  Completion
                |24.4|  Repeating an insert
                |24.5|  Copying from another line
                |24.6|  Inserting a register
                |24.7|  Abbreviations
                |24.8|  Entering special characters
                |24.9|  Digraphs
                |24.10| Normal mode commands

|usr_25.txt|  Editing formatted text
                |25.1|  Breaking lines
                |25.2|  Aligning text
                |25.3|  Indents and tabs
                |25.4|  Dealing with long lines
                |25.5|  Editing tables

|usr_26.txt|  Repeating
                |26.1|  Repeating with Visual mode
                |26.2|  Add and subtract
                |26.3|  Making a change in many files
                |26.4|  Using Vim from a shell script

|usr_27.txt|  Search commands and patterns
                |27.1|  Ignoring case
                |27.2|  Wrapping around the file end
                |27.3|  Offsets
                |27.4|  Matching multiple times
                |27.5|  Alternatives
                |27.6|  Character ranges
                |27.7|  Character classes
                |27.8|  Matching a line break
                |27.9|  Examples

|usr_28.txt|  Folding
                |28.1|  What is folding?
                |28.2|  Manual folding
                |28.3|  Working with folds
                |28.4|  Saving and restoring folds
                |28.5|  Folding by indent
                |28.6|  Folding with markers
                |28.7|  Folding by syntax
                |28.8|  Folding by expression
                |28.9|  Folding unchanged lines
                |28.10| Which fold method to use?

|usr_29.txt|  Moving through programs
                |29.1|  Using tags
                |29.2|  The preview window
                |29.3|  Moving through a program
                |29.4|  Finding global identifiers
                |29.5|  Finding local identifiers

|usr_30.txt|  Editing programs
                |30.1|  Compiling
                |30.2|  Indenting C files
                |30.3|  Automatic indenting
                |30.4|  Other indenting
                |30.5|  Tabs and spaces
                |30.6|  Formatting comments

|usr_31.txt|  Exploiting the GUI
                |31.1|  The file browser
                |31.2|  Confirmation
                |31.3|  Menu shortcuts
                |31.4|  Vim window position and size
                |31.5|  Various

|usr_32.txt|  The undo tree
                |32.1|  Numbering changes
                |32.2|  Jumping around the tree
                |32.3|  Time travelling

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Tuning Vim ~

Make Vim work as you like it.

|usr_40.txt|  Make new commands
                |40.1|  Key mapping
                |40.2|  Defining command-line commands
                |40.3|  Autocommands

|usr_41.txt|  Write a Vim script
                |41.1|  Introduction
                |41.2|  Variables
                |41.3|  Expressions
                |41.4|  Conditionals
                |41.5|  Executing an expression
                |41.6|  Using functions
                |41.7|  Defining a function
                |41.8|  Lists and Dictionaries
                |41.9|  Exceptions
                |41.10| Various remarks
                |41.11| Writing a plugin
                |41.12| Writing a filetype plugin
                |41.13| Writing a compiler plugin
                |41.14| Writing a plugin that loads quickly
                |41.15| Writing library scripts
                |41.16| Distributing Vim scripts

|usr_42.txt|  Add new menus
                |42.1|  Introduction
                |42.2|  Menu commands
                |42.3|  Various
                |42.4|  Toolbar and popup menus

|usr_43.txt|  Using filetypes
                |43.1|  Plugins for a filetype
                |43.2|  Adding a filetype

|usr_44.txt|  Your own syntax highlighted
                |44.1|  Basic syntax commands
                |44.2|  Keywords
                |44.3|  Matches
                |44.4|  Regions
                |44.5|  Nested items
                |44.6|  Following groups
                |44.7|  Other arguments
                |44.8|  Clusters
                |44.9|  Including another syntax file
                |44.10| Synchronizing
                |44.11| Installing a syntax file
                |44.12| Portable syntax file layout

|usr_45.txt|  Select your language
                |45.1|  Language for Messages
                |45.2|  Language for Menus
                |45.3|  Using another encoding
                |45.4|  Editing files with a different encoding
                |45.5|  Entering language text

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Making Vim Run ~

Before you can use Vim.

|usr_90.txt|  Installing Vim
                |90.1|  Unix
                |90.2|  MS-Windows
                |90.3|  Upgrading
                |90.4|  Common installation issues
                |90.5|  Uninstalling Vim

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Copyright: see |manual-copyright|  vim:tw=78:ts=8:ft=help:norl: