1 VIMTUTOR(1) VIMTUTOR(1)
6 vimtutor - the Vim tutor
12 Vimtutor starts the Vim tutor. It copies the tutor file first, so that
13 it can be modified without changing the original file.
15 The Vimtutor is useful for people that want to learn their first Vim
18 The optional [language] argument is the two-letter name of a language,
19 like "it" or "es". If the [language] argument is missing, the language
20 of the current locale will be used. If a tutor in this language is
21 available, it will be used. Otherwise the English version will be
24 Vim is always started in Vi compatible mode.
27 /usr/local/lib/vim/tutor/tutor[.language]
28 The Vimtutor text file(s).
30 /usr/local/lib/vim/tutor/tutor.vim
31 The Vim script used to copy the Vimtutor text file.
34 The Vimtutor was originally written for Vi by Michael C. Pierce and
35 Robert K. Ware, Colorado School of Mines using ideas supplied by
36 Charles Smith, Colorado State University. E-mail: bware@mines.col-
38 It was modified for Vim by Bram Moolenaar. For the names of the trans-
39 lators see the tutor files.
46 2001 April 2 VIMTUTOR(1)