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annotate runtime/doc/helphelp.txt @ 29247:5f314b2ed494 v8.2.5142

patch 8.2.5142: startup test fails if there is a status bar Commit: https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/fa04eae5a5b9394079bde2d37ce6f9f8a5567d48 Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Date: Tue Jun 21 14:38:40 2022 +0100 patch 8.2.5142: startup test fails if there is a status bar Problem: Startup test fails if there is a status bar at the top of the screen. (Ernie Rael) Solution: Use a larger vertical offset in the test.

author	Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>
date	Tue, 21 Jun 2022 18:45:07 +0200
parents	3e661b0cf500
children	f8116058ca76

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27036 3e661b0cf500 Update runtime files Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 26591 diff changeset	1 helphelp.txt For Vim version 8.2. Last change: 2022 Jan 08
2246 1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	2
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	3
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	4 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	5
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	6
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	7 Help on help files helphelp
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	8
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	9 1. Help commands \|online-help\|
2581 e8a482a7fa6c Updated runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2572 diff changeset	10 2. Translated help files \|help-translated\|
2246 1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	11 3. Writing help files \|help-writing\|
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	12
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	13 ==============================================================================
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	14 1. Help commands online-help
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	15
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	16 help <Help> :h :help <F1> i_<F1> i_<Help>
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	17 <Help> or
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	18 :h[elp] Open a window and display the help file in read-only
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	19 mode. If there is a help window open already, use
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	20 that one. Otherwise, if the current window uses the
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	21 full width of the screen or is at least 80 characters
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	22 wide, the help window will appear just above the
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	23 current window. Otherwise the new window is put at
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	24 the very top.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	25 The 'helplang' option is used to select a language, if
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	26 the main help file is available in several languages.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	27
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	28 {subject} E149 E661
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	29 :h[elp] {subject} Like ":help", additionally jump to the tag {subject}.
10895 c391bfbdb452 Updated runtime files. Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org> parents: 10198 diff changeset	30 For example: >
c391bfbdb452 Updated runtime files. Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org> parents: 10198 diff changeset	31 :help options
c391bfbdb452 Updated runtime files. Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org> parents: 10198 diff changeset	32
c391bfbdb452 Updated runtime files. Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org> parents: 10198 diff changeset	33 < {subject} can include wildcards such as "*", "?" and
2246 1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	34 "[a-z]":
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	35 :help z? jump to help for any "z" command
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	36 :help z. jump to the help for "z."
10895 c391bfbdb452 Updated runtime files. Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org> parents: 10198 diff changeset	37 But when a tag exists it is taken literally:
c391bfbdb452 Updated runtime files. Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org> parents: 10198 diff changeset	38 :help :? jump to help for ":?"
c391bfbdb452 Updated runtime files. Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org> parents: 10198 diff changeset	39
2246 1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	40 If there is no full match for the pattern, or there
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	41 are several matches, the "best" match will be used.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	42 A sophisticated algorithm is used to decide which
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	43 match is better than another one. These items are
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	44 considered in the computation:
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	45 - A match with same case is much better than a match
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	46 with different case.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	47 - A match that starts after a non-alphanumeric
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	48 character is better than a match in the middle of a
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	49 word.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	50 - A match at or near the beginning of the tag is
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	51 better than a match further on.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	52 - The more alphanumeric characters match, the better.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	53 - The shorter the length of the match, the better.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	54
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	55 The 'helplang' option is used to select a language, if
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	56 the {subject} is available in several languages.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	57 To find a tag in a specific language, append "@ab",
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	58 where "ab" is the two-letter language code. See
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	59 \|help-translated\|.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	60
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	61 Note that the longer the {subject} you give, the less
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	62 matches will be found. You can get an idea how this
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	63 all works by using commandline completion (type CTRL-D
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	64 after ":help subject" \|c_CTRL-D\|).
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	65 If there are several matches, you can have them listed
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	66 by hitting CTRL-D. Example: >
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	67 :help cont<Ctrl-D>
2434 86532ee3ea41 Updated runtime files. Add logcheck filetype plugin. (James Vega) Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2413 diff changeset	68
86532ee3ea41 Updated runtime files. Add logcheck filetype plugin. (James Vega) Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2413 diff changeset	69 < Instead of typing ":help CTRL-V" to search for help
86532ee3ea41 Updated runtime files. Add logcheck filetype plugin. (James Vega) Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2413 diff changeset	70 for CTRL-V you can type: >
86532ee3ea41 Updated runtime files. Add logcheck filetype plugin. (James Vega) Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2413 diff changeset	71 :help ^V
86532ee3ea41 Updated runtime files. Add logcheck filetype plugin. (James Vega) Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2413 diff changeset	72 < This also works together with other characters, for
86532ee3ea41 Updated runtime files. Add logcheck filetype plugin. (James Vega) Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2413 diff changeset	73 example to find help for CTRL-V in Insert mode: >
86532ee3ea41 Updated runtime files. Add logcheck filetype plugin. (James Vega) Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2413 diff changeset	74 :help i^V
86532ee3ea41 Updated runtime files. Add logcheck filetype plugin. (James Vega) Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2413 diff changeset	75 <
10895 c391bfbdb452 Updated runtime files. Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org> parents: 10198 diff changeset	76 It is also possible to first do ":help" and then
2246 1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	77 use ":tag {pattern}" in the help window. The
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	78 ":tnext" command can then be used to jump to other
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	79 matches, "tselect" to list matches and choose one. >
10895 c391bfbdb452 Updated runtime files. Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org> parents: 10198 diff changeset	80 :help index
c391bfbdb452 Updated runtime files. Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org> parents: 10198 diff changeset	81 :tselect /.*mode
2434 86532ee3ea41 Updated runtime files. Add logcheck filetype plugin. (James Vega) Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2413 diff changeset	82
2246 1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	83 < When there is no argument you will see matches for
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	84 "help", to avoid listing all possible matches (that
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	85 would be very slow).
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	86 The number of matches displayed is limited to 300.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	87
10895 c391bfbdb452 Updated runtime files. Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org> parents: 10198 diff changeset	88 The `:help` command can be followed by '\|' and another
2246 1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	89 command, but you don't need to escape the '\|' inside a
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	90 help command. So these both work: >
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	91 :help \|
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	92 :help k\| only
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	93 < Note that a space before the '\|' is seen as part of
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	94 the ":help" argument.
23305 fab58304f77d Update runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 23164 diff changeset	95 You can also use <NL> or <CR> to separate the help
2246 1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	96 command from a following command. You need to type
23305 fab58304f77d Update runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 23164 diff changeset	97 CTRL-V first to insert the <NL> or <CR>. Example: >
2246 1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	98 :help so<C-V><CR>only
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	99
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	100 :h[elp]! [subject] Like ":help", but in non-English help files prefer to
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	101 find a tag in a file with the same language as the
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	102 current file. See \|help-translated\|.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	103
6228 cb5480096f1b updated for version 7.4.449 Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 5294 diff changeset	104 :helpc :helpclose
18456 6d11fc4aa683 Update runtime files Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16553 diff changeset	105 :helpc[lose] Close one help window, if there is one.
6d11fc4aa683 Update runtime files Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16553 diff changeset	106 Vim will try to restore the window layout (including
6d11fc4aa683 Update runtime files Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16553 diff changeset	107 cursor position) to the same layout it was before
6d11fc4aa683 Update runtime files Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16553 diff changeset	108 opening the help window initially. This might cause
6d11fc4aa683 Update runtime files Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16553 diff changeset	109 triggering several autocommands.
6228 cb5480096f1b updated for version 7.4.449 Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 5294 diff changeset	110
2246 1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	111 :helpg :helpgrep
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	112 :helpg[rep] {pattern}[@xx]
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	113 Search all help text files and make a list of lines
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	114 in which {pattern} matches. Jumps to the first match.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	115 The optional [@xx] specifies that only matches in the
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	116 "xx" language are to be found.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	117 You can navigate through the matches with the
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	118 \|quickfix\| commands, e.g., \|:cnext\| to jump to the
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	119 next one. Or use \|:cwindow\| to get the list of
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	120 matches in the quickfix window.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	121 {pattern} is used as a Vim regexp \|pattern\|.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	122 'ignorecase' is not used, add "\c" to ignore case.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	123 Example for case sensitive search: >
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	124 :helpgrep Uganda
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	125 < Example for case ignoring search: >
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	126 :helpgrep uganda\c
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	127 < Example for searching in French help: >
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	128 :helpgrep backspace@fr
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	129 < The pattern does not support line breaks, it must
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	130 match within one line. You can use \|:grep\| instead,
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	131 but then you need to get the list of help files in a
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	132 complicated way.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	133 Cannot be followed by another command, everything is
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	134 used as part of the pattern. But you can use
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	135 \|:execute\| when needed.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	136 Compressed help files will not be searched (Fedora
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	137 compresses the help files).
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	138
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	139 :lh :lhelpgrep
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	140 :lh[elpgrep] {pattern}[@xx]
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	141 Same as ":helpgrep", except the location list is used
2267 c08f91142c41 Crypt the swapfile. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2249 diff changeset	142 instead of the quickfix list. If the help window is
2246 1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	143 already opened, then the location list for that window
2267 c08f91142c41 Crypt the swapfile. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2249 diff changeset	144 is used. Otherwise, a new help window is opened and
2246 1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	145 the location list for that window is set. The
11229 146a1e213b60 Update runtime files. Add Rust support. Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org> parents: 11062 diff changeset	146 location list for the current window is not changed
146a1e213b60 Update runtime files. Add Rust support. Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org> parents: 11062 diff changeset	147 then.
2246 1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	148
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	149 :exu :exusage
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	150 :exu[sage] Show help on Ex commands. Added to simulate the Nvi
16553 0e473e9e70c2 patch 8.1.1280: remarks about functionality not in Vi clutters the help Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 14421 diff changeset	151 command.
2246 1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	152
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	153 :viu :viusage
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	154 :viu[sage] Show help on Normal mode commands. Added to simulate
16553 0e473e9e70c2 patch 8.1.1280: remarks about functionality not in Vi clutters the help Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 14421 diff changeset	155 the Nvi command.
2246 1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	156
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	157 When no argument is given to \|:help\| the file given with the 'helpfile' option
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	158 will be opened. Otherwise the specified tag is searched for in all "doc/tags"
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	159 files in the directories specified in the 'runtimepath' option.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	160
23466 15fa3923cc49 Update runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 23305 diff changeset	161 If you would like to open the help in the current window, see this tip:
15fa3923cc49 Update runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 23305 diff changeset	162 \|help-curwin\|.
15fa3923cc49 Update runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 23305 diff changeset	163
2246 1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	164 The initial height of the help window can be set with the 'helpheight' option
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	165 (default 20).
26591 3a63b1e4a6f4 Update runtime files Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 26219 diff changeset	166 help-buffer-options
23164 99ef85ff1af4 Update runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 21676 diff changeset	167 When the help buffer is created, several local options are set to make sure
99ef85ff1af4 Update runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 21676 diff changeset	168 the help text is displayed as it was intended:
99ef85ff1af4 Update runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 21676 diff changeset	169 'iskeyword' nearly all ASCII chars except ' ', '*', '"' and '\|'
99ef85ff1af4 Update runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 21676 diff changeset	170 'foldmethod' "manual"
99ef85ff1af4 Update runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 21676 diff changeset	171 'tabstop' 8
99ef85ff1af4 Update runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 21676 diff changeset	172 'arabic' off
99ef85ff1af4 Update runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 21676 diff changeset	173 'binary' off
99ef85ff1af4 Update runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 21676 diff changeset	174 'buflisted' off
99ef85ff1af4 Update runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 21676 diff changeset	175 'cursorbind' off
99ef85ff1af4 Update runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 21676 diff changeset	176 'diff' off
99ef85ff1af4 Update runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 21676 diff changeset	177 'foldenable' off
99ef85ff1af4 Update runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 21676 diff changeset	178 'list' off
99ef85ff1af4 Update runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 21676 diff changeset	179 'modifiable' off
99ef85ff1af4 Update runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 21676 diff changeset	180 'number' off
99ef85ff1af4 Update runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 21676 diff changeset	181 'relativenumber' off
99ef85ff1af4 Update runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 21676 diff changeset	182 'rightleft' off
99ef85ff1af4 Update runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 21676 diff changeset	183 'scrollbind' off
99ef85ff1af4 Update runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 21676 diff changeset	184 'spell' off
99ef85ff1af4 Update runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 21676 diff changeset	185
2246 1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	186 Jump to specific subjects by using tags. This can be done in two ways:
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	187 - Use the "CTRL-]" command while standing on the name of a command or option.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	188 This only works when the tag is a keyword. "<C-Leftmouse>" and
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	189 "g<LeftMouse>" work just like "CTRL-]".
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	190 - use the ":ta {subject}" command. This also works with non-keyword
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	191 characters.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	192
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	193 Use CTRL-T or CTRL-O to jump back.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	194 Use ":q" to close the help window.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	195
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	196 If there are several matches for an item you are looking for, this is how you
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	197 can jump to each one of them:
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	198 1. Open a help window
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	199 2. Use the ":tag" command with a slash prepended to the tag. E.g.: >
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	200 :tag /min
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	201 3. Use ":tnext" to jump to the next matching tag.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	202
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	203 It is possible to add help files for plugins and other items. You don't need
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	204 to change the distributed help files for that. See \|add-local-help\|.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	205
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	206 To write a local help file, see \|write-local-help\|.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	207
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	208 Note that the title lines from the local help files are automagically added to
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	209 the "LOCAL ADDITIONS" section in the "help.txt" help file \|local-additions\|.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	210 This is done when viewing the file in Vim, the file itself is not changed. It
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	211 is done by going through all help files and obtaining the first line of each
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	212 file. The files in $VIMRUNTIME/doc are skipped.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	213
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	214 help-xterm-window
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	215 If you want to have the help in another xterm window, you could use this
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	216 command: >
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	217 :!xterm -e vim +help &
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	218 <
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	219
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	220 :helpfind :helpf
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	221 :helpf[ind] Like \|:help\|, but use a dialog to enter the argument.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	222 Only for backwards compatibility. It now executes the
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	223 ToolBar.FindHelp menu entry instead of using a builtin
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	224 dialog. {only when compiled with \|+GUI_GTK\|}
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	225
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	226 :helpt :helptags
27036 3e661b0cf500 Update runtime files Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 26591 diff changeset	227 E150 E151 E152 E153 E154 E670
2246 1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	228 :helpt[ags] [++t] {dir}
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	229 Generate the help tags file(s) for directory {dir}.
8673 ed7251c3e2d3 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/e18c0b39815c5a746887a509c2cd9f11fadaba07 Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org> parents: 6238 diff changeset	230 When {dir} is ALL then all "doc" directories in
ed7251c3e2d3 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/e18c0b39815c5a746887a509c2cd9f11fadaba07 Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org> parents: 6238 diff changeset	231 'runtimepath' will be used.
ed7251c3e2d3 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/e18c0b39815c5a746887a509c2cd9f11fadaba07 Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org> parents: 6238 diff changeset	232
3967 fdb8a9c7bd91 Updated runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 3513 diff changeset	233 All ".txt" and ".??x" files in the directory and
fdb8a9c7bd91 Updated runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 3513 diff changeset	234 sub-directories are scanned for a help tag definition
fdb8a9c7bd91 Updated runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 3513 diff changeset	235 in between stars. The "*.??x" files are for
fdb8a9c7bd91 Updated runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 3513 diff changeset	236 translated docs, they generate the "tags-??" file, see
fdb8a9c7bd91 Updated runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 3513 diff changeset	237 \|help-translated\|. The generated tags files are
fdb8a9c7bd91 Updated runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 3513 diff changeset	238 sorted.
2246 1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	239 When there are duplicates an error message is given.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	240 An existing tags file is silently overwritten.
8748 b1a19a2f73f0 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/4f3f668c8486444e53163c29d2fc79bf47eb3c82 Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org> parents: 8673 diff changeset	241
2246 1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	242 The optional "++t" argument forces adding the
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	243 "help-tags" tag. This is also done when the {dir} is
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	244 equal to $VIMRUNTIME/doc.
8748 b1a19a2f73f0 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/4f3f668c8486444e53163c29d2fc79bf47eb3c82 Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org> parents: 8673 diff changeset	245
2246 1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	246 To rebuild the help tags in the runtime directory
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	247 (requires write permission there): >
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	248 :helptags $VIMRUNTIME/doc
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	249
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	250 ==============================================================================
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	251 2. Translated help files help-translated
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	252
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	253 It is possible to add translated help files, next to the original English help
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	254 files. Vim will search for all help in "doc" directories in 'runtimepath'.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	255 This is only available when compiled with the \|+multi_lang\| feature.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	256
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	257 At this moment translations are available for:
3513 1b584a6f446c Updated runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2581 diff changeset	258 Chinese - multiple authors
1b584a6f446c Updated runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2581 diff changeset	259 French - translated by David Blanchet
1b584a6f446c Updated runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2581 diff changeset	260 Italian - translated by Antonio Colombo
1b584a6f446c Updated runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2581 diff changeset	261 Japanese - multiple authors
1b584a6f446c Updated runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2581 diff changeset	262 Polish - translated by Mikolaj Machowski
1b584a6f446c Updated runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2581 diff changeset	263 Russian - translated by Vassily Ragosin
2246 1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	264 See the Vim website to find them: http://www.vim.org/translations.php
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	265
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	266 A set of translated help files consists of these files:
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	267
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	268 help.abx
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	269 howto.abx
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	270 ...
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	271 tags-ab
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	272
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	273 "ab" is the two-letter language code. Thus for Italian the names are:
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	274
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	275 help.itx
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	276 howto.itx
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	277 ...
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	278 tags-it
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	279
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	280 The 'helplang' option can be set to the preferred language(s). The default is
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	281 set according to the environment. Vim will first try to find a matching tag
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	282 in the preferred language(s). English is used when it cannot be found.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	283
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	284 To find a tag in a specific language, append "@ab" to a tag, where "ab" is the
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	285 two-letter language code. Example: >
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	286 :he user-manual@it
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	287 :he user-manual@en
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	288 The first one finds the Italian user manual, even when 'helplang' is empty.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	289 The second one finds the English user manual, even when 'helplang' is set to
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	290 "it".
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	291
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	292 When using command-line completion for the ":help" command, the "@en"
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	293 extension is only shown when a tag exists for multiple languages. When the
8795 aba2d0a01290 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/7db8f6f4f85e5d0526d23107b2a5e2334dc23354 Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org> parents: 8748 diff changeset	294 tag only exists for English "@en" is omitted. When the first candidate has an
aba2d0a01290 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/7db8f6f4f85e5d0526d23107b2a5e2334dc23354 Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org> parents: 8748 diff changeset	295 "@ab" extension and it matches the first language in 'helplang' "@ab" is also
aba2d0a01290 commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/7db8f6f4f85e5d0526d23107b2a5e2334dc23354 Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org> parents: 8748 diff changeset	296 omitted.
2246 1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	297
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	298 When using \|CTRL-]\| or ":help!" in a non-English help file Vim will try to
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	299 find the tag in the same language. If not found then 'helplang' will be used
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	300 to select a language.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	301
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	302 Help files must use latin1 or utf-8 encoding. Vim assumes the encoding is
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	303 utf-8 when finding non-ASCII characters in the first line. Thus you must
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	304 translate the header with "For Vim version".
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	305
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	306 The same encoding must be used for the help files of one language in one
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	307 directory. You can use a different encoding for different languages and use
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	308 a different encoding for help files of the same language but in a different
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	309 directory.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	310
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	311 Hints for translators:
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	312 - Do not translate the tags. This makes it possible to use 'helplang' to
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	313 specify the preferred language. You may add new tags in your language.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	314 - When you do not translate a part of a file, add tags to the English version,
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	315 using the "tag@en" notation.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	316 - Make a package with all the files and the tags file available for download.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	317 Users can drop it in one of the "doc" directories and start use it.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	318 Report this to Bram, so that he can add a link on www.vim.org.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	319 - Use the \|:helptags\| command to generate the tags files. It will find all
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	320 languages in the specified directory.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	321
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	322 ==============================================================================
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	323 3. Writing help files help-writing
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	324
2249 6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	325 For ease of use, a Vim help file for a plugin should follow the format of the
26219 786b2a8ec970 Update runtime files Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 26148 diff changeset	326 standard Vim help files, except for the first line. If you are writing a new
26148 624439a39432 Update runtime files Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 23466 diff changeset	327 help file it's best to copy one of the existing files and use it as a
624439a39432 Update runtime files Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 23466 diff changeset	328 template.
2249 6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	329
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	330 The first line in a help file should have the following format:
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	331
26148 624439a39432 Update runtime files Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 23466 diff changeset	332 plugin_name.txt {short description of the plugin}
2249 6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	333
26148 624439a39432 Update runtime files Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 23466 diff changeset	334 The first field is a help tag where ":help plugin_name" will jump to. The
624439a39432 Update runtime files Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 23466 diff changeset	335 remainder of the line, after a Tab, describes the plugin purpose in a short
624439a39432 Update runtime files Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 23466 diff changeset	336 way. This will show up in the "LOCAL ADDITIONS" section of the main help
624439a39432 Update runtime files Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 23466 diff changeset	337 file. Check there that it shows up properly: \|local-additions\|.
624439a39432 Update runtime files Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 23466 diff changeset	338
26219 786b2a8ec970 Update runtime files Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 26148 diff changeset	339 If you want to add a version number or last modification date, put it in the
26148 624439a39432 Update runtime files Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 23466 diff changeset	340 second line, right aligned.
2249 6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	341
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	342 At the bottom of the help file, place a Vim modeline to set the 'textwidth'
11062 1218c5353e2b Runtime file updates. Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org> parents: 10895 diff changeset	343 and 'tabstop' options and the 'filetype' to "help". Never set a global option
26148 624439a39432 Update runtime files Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 23466 diff changeset	344 in such a modeline, that can have undesired consequences.
2249 6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	345
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	346
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	347 TAGS
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	348
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	349 To define a help tag, place the name between asterisks (tag-name). The
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	350 tag-name should be different from all the Vim help tag names and ideally
2267 c08f91142c41 Crypt the swapfile. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2249 diff changeset	351 should begin with the name of the Vim plugin. The tag name is usually right
2249 6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	352 aligned on a line.
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	353
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	354 When referring to an existing help tag and to create a hot-link, place the
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	355 name between two bars (\|) eg. \|help-writing\|.
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	356
8876 47f17f66da3d commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/03413f44167c4b5cd0012def9bb331e2518c83cf Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org> parents: 8795 diff changeset	357 When referring to a Vim command and to create a hot-link, place the
47f17f66da3d commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/03413f44167c4b5cd0012def9bb331e2518c83cf Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org> parents: 8795 diff changeset	358 name between two backticks, eg. inside `:filetype`. You will see this is
47f17f66da3d commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/03413f44167c4b5cd0012def9bb331e2518c83cf Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org> parents: 8795 diff changeset	359 highlighted as a command, like a code block (see below).
47f17f66da3d commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/03413f44167c4b5cd0012def9bb331e2518c83cf Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org> parents: 8795 diff changeset	360
2249 6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	361 When referring to a Vim option in the help file, place the option name between
2267 c08f91142c41 Crypt the swapfile. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2249 diff changeset	362 two single quotes, eg. 'statusline'
2249 6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	363
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	364
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	365 HIGHLIGHTING
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	366
2267 c08f91142c41 Crypt the swapfile. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2249 diff changeset	367 To define a column heading, use a tilde character at the end of the line.
c08f91142c41 Crypt the swapfile. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2249 diff changeset	368 This will highlight the column heading in a different color. E.g.
2249 6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	369
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	370 Column heading~
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	371
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	372 To separate sections in a help file, place a series of '=' characters in a
2267 c08f91142c41 Crypt the swapfile. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2249 diff changeset	373 line starting from the first column. The section separator line is highlighted
2249 6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	374 differently.
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	375
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	376 To quote a block of ex-commands verbatim, place a greater than (>) character
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	377 at the end of the line before the block and a less than (<) character as the
2267 c08f91142c41 Crypt the swapfile. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2249 diff changeset	378 first non-blank on a line following the block. Any line starting in column 1
2249 6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	379 also implicitly stops the block of ex-commands before it. E.g. >
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	380 function Example_Func()
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	381 echo "Example"
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	382 endfunction
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	383 <
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	384
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	385 The following are highlighted differently in a Vim help file:
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	386 - a special key name expressed either in <> notation as in <PageDown>, or
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	387 as a Ctrl character as in CTRL-X
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	388 - anything between {braces}, e.g. {lhs} and {rhs}
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	389
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	390 The word "Note", "Notes" and similar automagically receive distinctive
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	391 highlighting. So do these:
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	392 *Todo something to do
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	393 *Error something wrong
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	394
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	395 You can find the details in $VIMRUNTIME/syntax/help.vim
2246 1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	396
19574 d4deb2e50667 Update runtime files Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 18879 diff changeset	397 inclusion
21676 1b345fb68ae3 Update runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 19574 diff changeset	398 Vim is for everybody, no matter race, gender or anything. Some people make a
1b345fb68ae3 Update runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 19574 diff changeset	399 big deal about using "he" or "his" when referring to the user, thinking it
1b345fb68ae3 Update runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 19574 diff changeset	400 means we assume the user is male. That is not the case, it's just a habit of
1b345fb68ae3 Update runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 19574 diff changeset	401 writing help text, which quite often is many years old. Also, a lot of the
1b345fb68ae3 Update runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 19574 diff changeset	402 text is written by contributors for whom English is not their first language.
1b345fb68ae3 Update runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 19574 diff changeset	403 We do not make any assumptions about the gender of the user, no matter how the
1b345fb68ae3 Update runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 19574 diff changeset	404 text is phrased. Some people have suggested using "they", but that is not
1b345fb68ae3 Update runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 19574 diff changeset	405 regular English. We do not want to spend much time on this discussion. The
1b345fb68ae3 Update runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 19574 diff changeset	406 goal is that the reader understands how Vim works, the exact wording is
1b345fb68ae3 Update runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 19574 diff changeset	407 secondary.
19574 d4deb2e50667 Update runtime files Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 18879 diff changeset	408
d4deb2e50667 Update runtime files Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 18879 diff changeset	409
14421 2f7e67dd088c Update runtime files. Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org> parents: 13963 diff changeset	410 vim:tw=78:ts=8:noet:ft=help:norl:

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