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1 README.txt for version 7.0aa 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
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7 have been added: multi-level undo, syntax highlighting, command line history,
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8 on-line help, filename completion, block operations, etc. There is also a
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9 Graphical User Interface (GUI) available. See "runtime/doc/vi_diff.txt" for
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10 differences with Vi.
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12 This editor is very useful for editing programs and other plain ASCII files.
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13 All commands are given with normal keyboard characters, so those who can type
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14 with ten fingers can work very fast. Additionally, function keys can be
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15 defined by the user, and the mouse can be used.
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17 Vim currently runs under Amiga DOS, MS-DOS, MS-Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP,
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18 Atari MiNT, Macintosh, BeOS, VMS, RISC OS, OS/2 and almost all flavours of
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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.
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25 This README.txt file comes with the runtime archive. It includes the
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26 documentation, syntax files and other files that are used at runtime. To run
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27 Vim you must get either one of the binary archives or a source archive.
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28 Which one you need depends on the system you want to run it on and whether you
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29 want or must compile it yourself. Check "http://www.vim.org/download.php" for
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30 an overview of currently available distributions.
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31
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32
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33 DOCUMENTATION
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35 The best is to use ":help" in Vim. If you don't have an executable yet, read
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36 "runtime/doc/help.txt". It contains pointers to the other documentation
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37 files. The User Manual reads like a book and is recommended to learn to use
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38 Vim. See ":help user-manual".
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40 The vim tutor is a one hour training course for beginners. Mostly it can be
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41 started as "vimtutor". See ":help tutor" for more information.
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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 orphans in Uganda. Please read the file
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48 "runtime/doc/uganda.txt" for details (do ":help uganda" inside Vim).
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49
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50 Summary of the license: There are no restrictions on using or distributing an
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51 unmodified copy of Vim. Parts of Vim may also be distributed, but the license
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52 text must always be included. For modified versions a few restrictions apply.
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53 The license is GPL compatible, you may compile Vim with GPL libraries and
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54 distribute it.
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57 SPONSORING
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59 Fixing bugs and adding new features takes a lot of effort. For a few years
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60 Bram has attempted to do this next to a full-time job. During that time the
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61 todo list kept getting longer and longer.
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63 In order for Bram to support Vim properly he needs your help. Through your
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64 donations Bram will be able to have a part-time job and spend more time on
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65 fixing bugs and adding new features.
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67 For the most recent information about sponsoring look on the Vim web site:
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68 http://www.vim.org/sponsor/
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71 COMPILING
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73 If you obtained a binary distribution you don't need to compile Vim. If you
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74 obtained a source distribution, all the stuff for compiling Vim is in the
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75 "src" directory. See src/INSTALL for instructions.
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78 INSTALLATION
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80 See one of these files for system-specific instructions:
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81 README_ami.txt Amiga
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82 README_unix.txt Unix
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83 README_dos.txt MS-DOS and MS-Windows
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84 README_os2.txt OS/2
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85 README_mac.txt Macintosh
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86 README_vms.txt VMS
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89 INFORMATION
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91 The latest news about Vim can be found on the Vim home page:
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92 http://www.vim.org/
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94 If you have problems, have a look at the Vim FAQ:
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95 http://vimdoc.sf.net/vimfaq.html
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97 Send bug reports to:
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98 Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>
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100 There are five mailing lists for Vim:
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101 <vim@vim.org>
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102 For discussions about using existing versions of Vim: Useful mappings,
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103 questions, answers, where to get a specific version, etc.
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104 <vim-dev@vim.org>
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105 For discussions about changing Vim: New features, porting, beta-test
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106 versions, etc.
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107 <vim-announce@vim.org>
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108 Announcements about new versions of Vim; also beta-test versions and
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109 ports to different systems.
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110 <vim-multibyte@vim.org>
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111 For discussions about using and improving the multi-byte aspects of
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112 Vim: XIM, Hangul, fontset, etc.
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113 <vim-mac@vim.org>
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114 For discussions about using and improving Vim on the Macintosh.
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115
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116 For more info and URLs of the archives see "http://www.vim.org/maillist.php".
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117
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118 NOTE:
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119 - You can only send messages to these lists if you have subscribed!
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120 - You need to send the messages from the same location as where you subscribed
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121 from (to avoid spam mail).
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122 - Maximum message size is 40000 characters.
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124 If you want to join a maillist, send a message to
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125 <vim-help@vim.org>
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126 Make sure that your "From:" address is correct. Then the list server will
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127 send you a help message.
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129
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130 MAIN AUTHOR
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132 Send any other comments, patches, pizza and suggestions to:
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134 Bram Moolenaar E-mail: Bram@vim.org
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135 Clematisstraat 30
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136 5925 BE Venlo Tel: +31 77 387 2340
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137 The Netherlands Fax/voice-mail: +31 20 773 8272
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