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1 README.txt for version 7.3 of Vim: Vi IMproved. |
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4 WHAT IS VIM | |
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6 Vim is an almost compatible version of the UNIX editor Vi. Many new features | |
7 have been added: multi-level undo, syntax highlighting, command line history, | |
826 | 8 on-line help, spell checking, filename completion, block operations, etc. |
9 There is also a Graphical User Interface (GUI) available. See | |
10 "runtime/doc/vi_diff.txt" for differences with Vi. | |
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12 This editor is very useful for editing programs and other plain text files. |
0 | 13 All commands are given with normal keyboard characters, so those who can type |
14 with ten fingers can work very fast. Additionally, function keys can be | |
15 defined by the user, and the mouse can be used. | |
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17 Vim runs under Amiga DOS, MS-DOS, MS-Windows (95, 98, Me, NT, 2000, XP, Vista, |
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18 7), Atari MiNT, Macintosh, BeOS, VMS, RISC OS, OS/2 and almost all flavours of |
0 | 19 UNIX. Porting to other systems should not be very difficult. |
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22 DISTRIBUTION | |
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24 There are separate distributions for Unix, PC, Amiga and some other systems. | |
25 This README.txt file comes with the runtime archive. It includes the | |
26 documentation, syntax files and other files that are used at runtime. To run | |
27 Vim you must get either one of the binary archives or a source archive. | |
28 Which one you need depends on the system you want to run it on and whether you | |
29 want or must compile it yourself. Check "http://www.vim.org/download.php" for | |
30 an overview of currently available distributions. | |
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33 DOCUMENTATION | |
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35 The vim tutor is a one hour training course for beginners. Mostly it can be |
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36 started as "vimtutor". See ":help tutor" for more information. |
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0 | 38 The best is to use ":help" in Vim. If you don't have an executable yet, read |
39 "runtime/doc/help.txt". It contains pointers to the other documentation | |
40 files. The User Manual reads like a book and is recommended to learn to use | |
41 Vim. See ":help user-manual". | |
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44 COPYING | |
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46 Vim is Charityware. You can use and copy it as much as you like, but you are | |
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47 encouraged to make a donation to help orphans in Uganda. Please read the file |
0 | 48 "runtime/doc/uganda.txt" for details (do ":help uganda" inside Vim). |
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50 Summary of the license: There are no restrictions on using or distributing an | |
51 unmodified copy of Vim. Parts of Vim may also be distributed, but the license | |
52 text must always be included. For modified versions a few restrictions apply. | |
53 The license is GPL compatible, you may compile Vim with GPL libraries and | |
54 distribute it. | |
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57 SPONSORING | |
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826 | 59 Fixing bugs and adding new features takes a lot of time and effort. To show |
60 your appreciation for the work and motivate Bram and others to continue | |
61 working on Vim please send a donation. | |
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826 | 63 Since Bram is back to a paid job the money will now be used to help children |
64 in Uganda. See runtime/doc/uganda.txt. But at the same time donations | |
65 increase Bram's motivation to keep working on Vim! | |
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67 For the most recent information about sponsoring look on the Vim web site: | |
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72 COMPILING | |
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74 If you obtained a binary distribution you don't need to compile Vim. If you | |
75 obtained a source distribution, all the stuff for compiling Vim is in the | |
76 "src" directory. See src/INSTALL for instructions. | |
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79 INSTALLATION | |
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81 See one of these files for system-specific instructions: | |
82 README_ami.txt Amiga | |
83 README_unix.txt Unix | |
84 README_dos.txt MS-DOS and MS-Windows | |
85 README_os2.txt OS/2 | |
86 README_mac.txt Macintosh | |
87 README_vms.txt VMS | |
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89 There are more README_*.txt files, depending on the distribution you used. |
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92 INFORMATION | |
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94 The latest news about Vim can be found on the Vim home page: | |
95 http://www.vim.org/ | |
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97 If you have problems, have a look at the Vim FAQ: | |
98 http://vimdoc.sf.net/vimfaq.html | |
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3941 | 100 If you still have problems or any other questions, use one of the mailing |
101 lists to discuss them with Vim users and developers: | |
3935 | 102 http://www.vim.org/maillist.php |
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104 If nothing else works, report bugs directly: | |
0 | 105 Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> |
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108 MAIN AUTHOR | |
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110 Send any other comments, patches, flowers and suggestions to: |
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112 Bram Moolenaar E-mail: Bram@vim.org | |
1648 | 113 Finsterruetihof 1 |
114 8134 Adliswil | |
115 Switzerland |