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1 *intro.txt* For Vim version 7.1b. Last change: 2007 May 07
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4 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
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7 Introduction to Vim *ref* *reference*
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9 1. Introduction |intro|
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10 2. Vim on the internet |internet|
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11 3. Credits |credits|
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12 4. Notation |notation|
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13 5. Modes, introduction |vim-modes-intro|
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14 6. Switching from mode to mode |mode-switching|
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15 7. The window contents |window-contents|
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16 8. Definitions |definitions|
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18 ==============================================================================
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19 1. Introduction *intro*
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21 Vim stands for Vi IMproved. It used to be Vi IMitation, but there are so many
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22 improvements that a name change was appropriate. Vim is a text editor which
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23 includes almost all the commands from the Unix program "Vi" and a lot of new
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24 ones. It is very useful for editing programs and other plain text.
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25 All commands are given with the keyboard. This has the advantage that you
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26 can keep your fingers on the keyboard and your eyes on the screen. For those
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27 who want it, there is mouse support and a GUI version with scrollbars and
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28 menus (see |gui.txt|).
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30 An overview of this manual can be found in the file "help.txt", |help.txt|.
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31 It can be accessed from within Vim with the <Help> or <F1> key and with the
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32 |:help| command (just type ":help", without the bars or quotes).
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33 The 'helpfile' option can be set to the name of the help file, in case it
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34 is not located in the default place. You can jump to subjects like with tags:
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35 Use CTRL-] to jump to a subject under the cursor, use CTRL-T to jump back.
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37 Throughout this manual the differences between Vi and Vim are mentioned in
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38 curly braces, like this: {Vi does not have on-line help}. See |vi_diff.txt|
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39 for a summary of the differences between Vim and Vi.
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41 This manual refers to Vim on various machines. There may be small differences
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42 between different computers and terminals. Besides the remarks given in this
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43 document, there is a separate document for each supported system, see
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44 |sys-file-list|.
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46 This manual is a reference for all the Vim commands and options. This is not
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47 an introduction to the use of Vi or Vim, it gets a bit complicated here and
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48 there. For beginners, there is a hands-on |tutor|. To learn using Vim, read
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49 the user manual |usr_toc.txt|.
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51 *book*
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52 There are many books on Vi that contain a section for beginners. There are
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53 two books I can recommend:
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54
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55 "Vim - Vi Improved" by Steve Oualline
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57 This is the very first book completely dedicated to Vim. It is very good for
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58 beginners. The most often used commands are explained with pictures and
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59 examples. The less often used commands are also explained, the more advanced
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60 features are summarized. There is a comprehensive index and a quick
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61 reference. Parts of this book have been included in the user manual
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62 |frombook|.
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63 Published by New Riders Publishing. ISBN: 0735710015
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64 For more information try one of these:
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65 http://iccf-holland.org/click5.html
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68 "Learning the Vi editor" by Linda Lamb and Arnold Robbins
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70 This is a book about Vi that includes a chapter on Vim (in the sixth edition).
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71 The first steps in Vi are explained very well. The commands that Vim adds are
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72 only briefly mentioned. There is also a German translation.
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73 Published by O'Reilly. ISBN: 1-56592-426-6.
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75 ==============================================================================
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76 2. Vim on the internet *internet*
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78 *www* *WWW* *faq* *FAQ* *distribution* *download*
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79 The Vim pages contain the most recent information about Vim. They also
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80 contain links to the most recent version of Vim. The FAQ is a list of
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81 Frequently Asked Questions. Read this if you have problems.
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88 Usenet News group where Vim is discussed: *news* *usenet*
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89 comp.editors
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90 This group is also for other editors. If you write about Vim, don't forget to
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93 *mail-list* *maillist*
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94 There are several mailing lists for Vim:
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95 <vim@vim.org>
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100 <vim-dev@vim.org> *vim-dev* *vimdev*
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113 See http://www.vim.org/maillist.php for the latest information.
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115 NOTE:
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116 - You can only send messages to these lists if you have subscribed!
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117 - You need to send the messages from the same location as where you subscribed
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118 from (to avoid spam mail).
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119 - Maximum message size is 40000 characters.
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121 *subscribe-maillist*
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122 If you want to join, send a message to
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124 Make sure that your "From:" address is correct. Then the list server will
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127 You can retrieve old messages from the maillist software, and an index of
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130 Archives are kept at: *maillist-archive*
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131 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vim
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138 Additional maillists:
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140 <vim-fr@club.voila.fr> *french-maillist*
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141 Vim list in the French language. Subscribe by sending a message to
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142 <vim-fr-subscribe@club.voila.fr>
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143 Or go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vim-fr.
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146 Bug reports: *bugs* *bug-reports* *bugreport.vim*
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148 Send bug reports to: Vim bugs <bugs@vim.org>
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149 This is not a maillist but the message is redirected to the Vim maintainer.
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150 Please be brief; all the time that is spent on answering mail is subtracted
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151 from the time that is spent on improving Vim! Always give a reproducible
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152 example and try to find out which settings or other things influence the
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153 appearance of the bug. Try different machines, if possible. Send me patches
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154 if you can!
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156 It will help to include information about the version of Vim you are using and
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157 your setup. You can get the information with this command: >
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158 :so $VIMRUNTIME/bugreport.vim
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159 This will create a file "bugreport.txt" in the current directory, with a lot
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160 of information of your environment. Before sending this out, check if it
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163 If Vim crashes, please try to find out where. You can find help on this here:
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166 In case of doubt or when you wonder if the problem has already been fixed but
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167 you can't find a fix for it, become a member of the vim-dev maillist and ask
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168 your question there. |maillist|
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170 *year-2000* *Y2K*
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171 Since Vim internally doesn't use dates for editing, there is no year 2000
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172 problem to worry about. Vim does use the time in the form of seconds since
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173 January 1st 1970. It is used for a time-stamp check of the edited file and
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174 the swap file, which is not critical and should only cause warning messages.
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176 There might be a year 2038 problem, when the seconds don't fit in a 32 bit int
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178 Specifically, time_t and the ctime() function are used. And the time_t is
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179 stored in four bytes in the swap file. But that's only used for printing a
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180 file date/time for recovery, it will never affect normal editing.
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182 The Vim strftime() function directly uses the strftime() system function.
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183 localtime() uses the time() system function. getftime() uses the time
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187 The user may create scripts for Vim that use external commands. These might
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188 introduce Y2K problems, but those are not really part of Vim itself.
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190 ==============================================================================
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191 3. Credits *credits* *author* *Bram* *Moolenaar*
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196 W.N. Joy
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197 Alan P.W. Hewett
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198 Mark Horton
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202 patches, suggestions and giving feedback about what is good and bad in Vim.
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206 Ron Aaron Win32 GUI changes
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207 Zoltan Arpadffy work on VMS port
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208 Tony Andrews Stevie
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209 Gert van Antwerpen changes for DJGPP on MS-DOS
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210 Berkeley DB(3) ideas for swap file implementation
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211 Keith Bostic Nvi
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212 Walter Briscoe Makefile updates, various patches
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213 Ralf Brown SPAWNO library for MS-DOS
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214 Robert Colon many useful remarks
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215 Marcin Dalecki GTK+ GUI port, toolbar icons, gettext()
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216 Kayhan Demirel sent me news in Uganda
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217 Chris & John Downey xvi (ideas for multi-windows version)
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218 Henk Elbers first VMS port
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219 Daniel Elstner GTK+ 2 port
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220 Eric Fischer Mac port, 'cindent', and other improvements
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221 Benji Fisher Answering lots of user questions
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222 Bill Foster Athena GUI port
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223 Loic Grenie xvim (ideas for multi windows version)
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224 Sven Guckes Vim promotor and previous WWW page maintainer
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225 Darren Hiebert Exuberant ctags
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226 Jason Hildebrand GTK+ 2 port
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227 Bruce Hunsaker improvements for VMS port
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228 Andy Kahn Cscope support, GTK+ GUI port
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229 Oezguer Kesim Maintainer of Vim Mailing Lists
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230 Axel Kielhorn work on the Macintosh port
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231 Steve Kirkendall Elvis
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232 Roger Knobbe original port to Windows NT
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233 Sergey Laskavy Vim's help from Moscow
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234 Felix von Leitner Maintainer of Vim Mailing Lists
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235 David Leonard Port of Python extensions to Unix
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236 Avner Lottem Edit in right-to-left windows
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237 Flemming Madsen X11 client-server, various features and patches
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238 Microsoft Gave me a copy of DevStudio to compile Vim with
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239 Paul Moore Python interface extensions, many patches
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240 Katsuhito Nagano Work on multi-byte versions
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241 Sung-Hyun Nam Work on multi-byte versions
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242 Vince Negri Win32 GUI and generic console enhancements
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243 Steve Oualline Author of the first Vim book |frombook|
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244 George V. Reilly Win32 port, Win32 GUI start-off
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245 Stephen Riehm bug collector
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246 Stefan Roemer various patches and help to users
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247 Ralf Schandl IBM OS/390 port
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248 Olaf Seibert DICE and BeBox version, regexp improvements
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249 Mortaza Shiran Farsi patches
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250 Peter da Silva termlib
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251 Paul Slootman OS/2 port
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252 Henry Spencer regular expressions
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253 Dany St-Amant Macintosh port
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254 Tim Thompson Stevie
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255 G. R. (Fred) Walter Stevie
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256 Sven Verdoolaege Perl interface
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257 Robert Webb Command-line completion, GUI versions, and
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258 lots of patches
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259 Ingo Wilken Tcl interface
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260 Mike Williams PostScript printing
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261 Juergen Weigert Lattice version, AUX improvements, UNIX and
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262 MS-DOS ports, autoconf
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263 Stefan 'Sec' Zehl Maintainer of vim.org
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264
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265 I wish to thank all the people that sent me bug reports and suggestions. The
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266 list is too long to mention them all here. Vim would not be the same without
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267 the ideas from all these people: They keep Vim alive!
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268
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270 In this documentation there are several references to other versions of Vi:
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271 *Vi* *vi*
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273 of Vi that appeared in Sun OS 4.x. ":version" returns
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274 "Version 3.7, 6/7/85". Sometimes other versions are referred
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275 to. Only runs under Unix. Source code only available with a
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276 license. More information on Vi can be found through:
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277 http://vi-editor.org [doesn't currently work...]
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278 *Posix*
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279 Posix From the IEEE standard 1003.2, Part 2: Shell and utilities.
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280 Generally known as "Posix". This is a textual description of
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281 how Vi is supposed to work.
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283 *Nvi*
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284 Nvi The "New" Vi. The version of Vi that comes with BSD 4.4 and FreeBSD.
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285 Very good compatibility with the original Vi, with a few extensions.
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286 The version used is 1.79. ":version" returns "Version 1.79
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287 (10/23/96)". There has been no release the last few years, although
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288 there is a development version 1.81.
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289 Source code is freely available.
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290 *Elvis*
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291 Elvis Another Vi clone, made by Steve Kirkendall. Very compact but isn't
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292 as flexible as Vim.
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293 The version used is 2.1. It is still being developed. Source code is
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294 freely available.
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296 ==============================================================================
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297 4. Notation *notation*
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299 When syntax highlighting is used to read this, text that is not typed
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300 literally is often highlighted with the Special group. These are items in [],
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301 {} and <>, and CTRL-X.
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307 [] Characters in square brackets are optional.
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309 *count* *[count]* *E489*
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315 commands easier to look up. If the 'showcmd' option is on,
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316 the (partially) entered count is shown at the bottom of the
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319 *[quotex]*
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345 w to start of next word
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366 If the Ex command changes the text before where the operator
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373 {Visual} A selected text area. It is started with the "v", "V", or
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374 CTRL-V command, then any cursor movement command can be used
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375 to change the end of the selected text.
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376 This is used before an |operator| command to highlight the
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377 text that is to be operated upon.
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378 See |Visual-mode|.
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379
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380 *<character>*
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381 <character> A special character from the table below, optionally with
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382 modifiers, or a single ASCII character with modifiers.
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383
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384 *'character'*
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385 'c' A single ASCII character.
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386
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387 *CTRL-{char}*
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388 CTRL-{char} {char} typed as a control character; that is, typing {char}
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389 while holding the CTRL key down. The case of {char} does not
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390 matter; thus CTRL-A and CTRL-a are equivalent. But on some
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391 terminals, using the SHIFT key will produce another code,
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392 don't use it then.
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393
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394 *'option'*
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395 'option' An option, or parameter, that can be set to a value, is
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396 enclosed in single quotes. See |options|.
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397
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398 *quotecommandquote*
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399 "command" A reference to a command that you can type is enclosed in
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400 double quotes.
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401
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402 *key-notation* *key-codes* *keycodes*
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403 These names for keys are used in the documentation. They can also be used
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404 with the ":map" command (insert the key name by pressing CTRL-K and then the
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405 key you want the name for).
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406
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407 notation meaning equivalent decimal value(s) ~
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408 -----------------------------------------------------------------------
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409 <Nul> zero CTRL-@ 0 (stored as 10) *<Nul>*
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410 <BS> backspace CTRL-H 8 *backspace*
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411 <Tab> tab CTRL-I 9 *tab* *Tab*
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412 *linefeed*
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413 <NL> linefeed CTRL-J 10 (used for <Nul>)
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414 <FF> formfeed CTRL-L 12 *formfeed*
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415 <CR> carriage return CTRL-M 13 *carriage-return*
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416 <Return> same as <CR> *<Return>*
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417 <Enter> same as <CR> *<Enter>*
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418 <Esc> escape CTRL-[ 27 *escape* *<Esc>*
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419 <Space> space 32 *space*
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420 <lt> less-than < 60 *<lt>*
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421 <Bslash> backslash \ 92 *backslash* *<Bslash>*
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422 <Bar> vertical bar | 124 *<Bar>*
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423 <Del> delete 127
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424 <CSI> command sequence intro ALT-Esc 155 *<CSI>*
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425 <xCSI> CSI when typed in the GUI *<xCSI>*
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426
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427 <EOL> end-of-line (can be <CR>, <LF> or <CR><LF>,
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428 depends on system and 'fileformat') *<EOL>*
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429
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430 <Up> cursor-up *cursor-up* *cursor_up*
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431 <Down> cursor-down *cursor-down* *cursor_down*
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432 <Left> cursor-left *cursor-left* *cursor_left*
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433 <Right> cursor-right *cursor-right* *cursor_right*
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434 <S-Up> shift-cursor-up
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435 <S-Down> shift-cursor-down
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436 <S-Left> shift-cursor-left
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437 <S-Right> shift-cursor-right
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438 <C-Left> control-cursor-left
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439 <C-Right> control-cursor-right
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440 <F1> - <F12> function keys 1 to 12 *function_key* *function-key*
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441 <S-F1> - <S-F12> shift-function keys 1 to 12 *<S-F1>*
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442 <Help> help key
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443 <Undo> undo key
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444 <Insert> insert key
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445 <Home> home *home*
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446 <End> end *end*
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447 <PageUp> page-up *page_up* *page-up*
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448 <PageDown> page-down *page_down* *page-down*
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449 <kHome> keypad home (upper left) *keypad-home*
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450 <kEnd> keypad end (lower left) *keypad-end*
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451 <kPageUp> keypad page-up (upper right) *keypad-page-up*
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452 <kPageDown> keypad page-down (lower right) *keypad-page-down*
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453 <kPlus> keypad + *keypad-plus*
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454 <kMinus> keypad - *keypad-minus*
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455 <kMultiply> keypad * *keypad-multiply*
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456 <kDivide> keypad / *keypad-divide*
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457 <kEnter> keypad Enter *keypad-enter*
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458 <kPoint> keypad Decimal point *keypad-point*
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459 <k0> - <k9> keypad 0 to 9 *keypad-0* *keypad-9*
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460 <S-...> shift-key *shift* *<S-*
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461 <C-...> control-key *control* *ctrl* *<C-*
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462 <M-...> alt-key or meta-key *meta* *alt* *<M-*
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463 <A-...> same as <M-...> *<A-*
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464 <D-...> command-key (Macintosh only) *<D-*
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465 <t_xx> key with "xx" entry in termcap
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466 -----------------------------------------------------------------------
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467
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468 Note: The shifted cursor keys, the help key, and the undo key are only
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469 available on a few terminals. On the Amiga, shifted function key 10 produces
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470 a code (CSI) that is also used by key sequences. It will be recognized only
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471 after typing another key.
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472
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473 Note: There are two codes for the delete key. 127 is the decimal ASCII value
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474 for the delete key, which is always recognized. Some delete keys send another
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475 value, in which case this value is obtained from the termcap entry "kD". Both
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476 values have the same effect. Also see |:fixdel|.
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477
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478 Note: The keypad keys are used in the same way as the corresponding "normal"
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479 keys. For example, <kHome> has the same effect as <Home>. If a keypad key
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480 sends the same raw key code as its non-keypad equivalent, it will be
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481 recognized as the non-keypad code. For example, when <kHome> sends the same
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482 code as <Home>, when pressing <kHome> Vim will think <Home> was pressed.
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483 Mapping <kHome> will not work then.
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484
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485 *<>*
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486 Examples are often given in the <> notation. Sometimes this is just to make
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487 clear what you need to type, but often it can be typed literally, e.g., with
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488 the ":map" command. The rules are:
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489 1. Any printable characters are typed directly, except backslash and '<'
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490 2. A backslash is represented with "\\", double backslash, or "<Bslash>".
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491 3. A real '<' is represented with "\<" or "<lt>". When there is no
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492 confusion possible, a '<' can be used directly.
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493 4. "<key>" means the special key typed. This is the notation explained in
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494 the table above. A few examples:
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495 <Esc> Escape key
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496 <C-G> CTRL-G
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497 <Up> cursor up key
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498 <C-LeftMouse> Control- left mouse click
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499 <S-F11> Shifted function key 11
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500 <M-a> Meta- a ('a' with bit 8 set)
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501 <M-A> Meta- A ('A' with bit 8 set)
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502 <t_kd> "kd" termcap entry (cursor down key)
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503
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504 If you want to use the full <> notation in Vim, you have to make sure the '<'
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505 flag is excluded from 'cpoptions' (when 'compatible' is not set, it already is
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506 by default). >
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507 :set cpo-=<
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508 The <> notation uses <lt> to escape the special meaning of key names. Using a
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509 backslash also works, but only when 'cpoptions' does not include the 'B' flag.
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510
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511 Examples for mapping CTRL-H to the six characters "<Home>": >
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512 :imap <C-H> \<Home>
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513 :imap <C-H> <lt>Home>
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514 The first one only works when the 'B' flag is not in 'cpoptions'. The second
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515 one always works.
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516 To get a literal "<lt>" in a mapping: >
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517 :map <C-L> <lt>lt>
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518
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519 For mapping, abbreviation and menu commands you can then copy-paste the
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520 examples and use them directly. Or type them literally, including the '<' and
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521 '>' characters. This does NOT work for other commands, like ":set" and
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522 ":autocmd"!
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523
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524 ==============================================================================
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525 5. Modes, introduction *vim-modes-intro* *vim-modes*
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526
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527 Vim has six BASIC modes:
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528
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529 *Normal* *Normal-mode* *command-mode*
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530 Normal mode In Normal mode you can enter all the normal editor
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531 commands. If you start the editor you are in this
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532 mode (unless you have set the 'insertmode' option,
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533 see below). This is also known as command mode.
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534
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535 Visual mode This is like Normal mode, but the movement commands
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536 extend a highlighted area. When a non-movement
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537 command is used, it is executed for the highlighted
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538 area. See |Visual-mode|.
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539 If the 'showmode' option is on "-- VISUAL --" is shown
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540 at the bottom of the window.
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541
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542 Select mode This looks most like the MS-Windows selection mode.
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543 Typing a printable character deletes the selection
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544 and starts Insert mode. See |Select-mode|.
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545 If the 'showmode' option is on "-- SELECT --" is shown
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546 at the bottom of the window.
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547
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548 Insert mode In Insert mode the text you type is inserted into the
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549 buffer. See |Insert-mode|.
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550 If the 'showmode' option is on "-- INSERT --" is shown
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551 at the bottom of the window.
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552
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553 Command-line mode In Command-line mode (also called Cmdline mode) you
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554 Cmdline mode can enter one line of text at the bottom of the
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555 window. This is for the Ex commands, ":", the pattern
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556 search commands, "?" and "/", and the filter command,
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557 "!". |Cmdline-mode|
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558
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559 Ex mode Like Command-line mode, but after entering a command
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560 you remain in Ex mode. Very limited editing of the
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561 command line. |Ex-mode|
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562
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563 There are five ADDITIONAL modes. These are variants of the BASIC modes:
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564
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565 *Operator-pending* *Operator-pending-mode*
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566 Operator-pending mode This is like Normal mode, but after an operator
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567 command has started, and Vim is waiting for a {motion}
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568 to specify the text that the operator will work on.
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569
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570 Replace mode Replace mode is a special case of Insert mode. You
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571 can do the same things as in Insert mode, but for
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572 each character you enter, one character of the existing
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573 text is deleted. See |Replace-mode|.
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574 If the 'showmode' option is on "-- REPLACE --" is
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575 shown at the bottom of the window.
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576
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577 Insert Normal mode Entered when CTRL-O given in Insert mode. This is
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578 like Normal mode, but after executing one command Vim
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579 returns to Insert mode.
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580 If the 'showmode' option is on "-- (insert) --" is
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581 shown at the bottom of the window.
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582
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583 Insert Visual mode Entered when starting a Visual selection from Insert
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584 mode, e.g., by using CTRL-O and then "v", "V" or
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585 CTRL-V. When the Visual selection ends, Vim returns
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586 to Insert mode.
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587 If the 'showmode' option is on "-- (insert) VISUAL --"
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588 is shown at the bottom of the window.
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589
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590 Insert Select mode Entered when starting Select mode from Insert mode.
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591 E.g., by dragging the mouse or <S-Right>.
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592 When the Select mode ends, Vim returns to Insert mode.
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593 If the 'showmode' option is on "-- (insert) SELECT --"
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594 is shown at the bottom of the window.
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595
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596 ==============================================================================
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597 6. Switching from mode to mode *mode-switching*
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598
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599 If for any reason you do not know which mode you are in, you can always get
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600 back to Normal mode by typing <Esc> twice. This doesn't work for Ex mode
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601 though, use ":visual".
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602 You will know you are back in Normal mode when you see the screen flash or
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603 hear the bell after you type <Esc>. However, when pressing <Esc> after using
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604 CTRL-O in Insert mode you get a beep but you are still in Insert mode, type
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605 <Esc> again.
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606
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607 *i_esc*
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608 TO mode ~
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609 Normal Visual Select Insert Replace Cmd-line Ex ~
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610 FROM mode ~
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611 Normal v V ^V *4 *1 R : / ? ! Q
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612 Visual *2 ^G c C -- : --
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613 Select *5 ^O ^G *6 -- -- --
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614 Insert <Esc> -- -- <Insert> -- --
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615 Replace <Esc> -- -- <Insert> -- --
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616 Command-line *3 -- -- :start -- --
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617 Ex :vi -- -- -- -- --
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618
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619 - NA
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620 -- not possible
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621
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622 *1 Go from Normal mode to Insert mode by giving the command "i", "I", "a",
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623 "A", "o", "O", "c", "C", "s" or S".
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624 *2 Go from Visual mode to Normal mode by giving a non-movement command, which
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625 causes the command to be executed, or by hitting <Esc> "v", "V" or "CTRL-V"
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626 (see |v_v|), which just stops Visual mode without side effects.
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627 *3 Go from Command-line mode to Normal mode by:
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628 - Hitting <CR> or <NL>, which causes the entered command to be executed.
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629 - Deleting the complete line (e.g., with CTRL-U) and giving a final <BS>.
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630 - Hitting CTRL-C or <Esc>, which quits the command-line without executing
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631 the command.
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632 In the last case <Esc> may be the character defined with the 'wildchar'
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633 option, in which case it will start command-line completion. You can
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634 ignore that and type <Esc> again. {Vi: when hitting <Esc> the command-line
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635 is executed. This is unexpected for most people; therefore it was changed
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636 in Vim. But when the <Esc> is part of a mapping, the command-line is
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637 executed. If you want the Vi behaviour also when typing <Esc>, use ":cmap
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638 ^V<Esc> ^V^M"}
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639 *4 Go from Normal to Select mode by:
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640 - use the mouse to select text while 'selectmode' contains "mouse"
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641 - use a non-printable command to move the cursor while keeping the Shift
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642 key pressed, and the 'selectmode' option contains "key"
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643 - use "v", "V" or "CTRL-V" while 'selectmode' contains "cmd"
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644 - use "gh", "gH" or "g CTRL-H" |g_CTRL-H|
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645 *5 Go from Select mode to Normal mode by using a non-printable command to move
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646 the cursor, without keeping the Shift key pressed.
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647 *6 Go from Select mode to Insert mode by typing a printable character. The
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648 selection is deleted and the character is inserted.
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649
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650 If the 'insertmode' option is on, editing a file will start in Insert mode.
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651
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652 *CTRL-\_CTRL-N* *i_CTRL-\_CTRL-N* *c_CTRL-\_CTRL-N* *v_CTRL-\_CTRL-N*
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653 Additionally the command CTRL-\ CTRL-N or <C-\><C-N> can be used to go to
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654 Normal mode from any other mode. This can be used to make sure Vim is in
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655 Normal mode, without causing a beep like <Esc> would. However, this does not
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656 work in Ex mode. When used after a command that takes an argument, such as
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657 |f| or |m|, the timeout set with 'ttimeoutlen' applies.
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658
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659 *CTRL-\_CTRL-G* *i_CTRL-\_CTRL-G* *c_CTRL-\_CTRL-G* *v_CTRL-\_CTRL-G*
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660 The command CTRL-\ CTRL-G or <C-\><C-G> can be used to go to Insert mode when
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661 'insertmode' is set. Otherwise it goes to Normal mode. This can be used to
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662 make sure Vim is in the mode indicated by 'insertmode', without knowing in
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663 what mode Vim currently is.
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664
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665 *Q* *mode-Ex* *Ex-mode* *Ex* *EX* *E501*
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666 Q Switch to "Ex" mode. This is a bit like typing ":"
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667 commands one after another, except:
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668 - You don't have to keep pressing ":".
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669 - The screen doesn't get updated after each command.
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670 - There is no normal command-line editing.
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671 - Mappings and abbreviations are not used.
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672 In fact, you are editing the lines with the "standard"
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673 line-input editing commands (<Del> or <BS> to erase,
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674 CTRL-U to kill the whole line).
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675 Vim will enter this mode by default if it's invoked as
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676 "ex" on the command-line.
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677 Use the ":vi" command |:visual| to exit "Ex" mode.
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678 Note: In older versions of Vim "Q" formatted text,
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679 that is now done with |gq|. But if you use the
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680 |vimrc_example.vim| script "Q" works like "gq".
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681
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682 *gQ*
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683 gQ Switch to "Ex" mode like with "Q", but really behave
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684 like typing ":" commands after another. All command
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685 line editing, completion etc. is available.
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686 Use the ":vi" command |:visual| to exit "Ex" mode.
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687 {not in Vi}
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688
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689 ==============================================================================
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690 7. The window contents *window-contents*
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691
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692 In Normal mode and Insert/Replace mode the screen window will show the current
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693 contents of the buffer: What You See Is What You Get. There are two
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694 exceptions:
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695 - When the 'cpoptions' option contains '$', and the change is within one line,
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696 the text is not directly deleted, but a '$' is put at the last deleted
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697 character.
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698 - When inserting text in one window, other windows on the same text are not
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699 updated until the insert is finished.
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700 {Vi: The screen is not always updated on slow terminals}
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701
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702 Lines longer than the window width will wrap, unless the 'wrap' option is off
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703 (see below). The 'linebreak' option can be set to wrap at a blank character.
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704
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705 If the window has room after the last line of the buffer, Vim will show '~' in
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706 the first column of the last lines in the window, like this: >
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707
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708 +-----------------------+
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709 |some line |
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710 |last line |
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711 |~ |
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712 |~ |
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713 +-----------------------+
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714
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715 Thus the '~' lines indicate that the end of the buffer was reached.
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716
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717 If the last line in a window doesn't fit, Vim will indicate this with a '@' in
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718 the first column of the last lines in the window, like this: >
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719
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720 +-----------------------+
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721 |first line |
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722 |second line |
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723 |@ |
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724 |@ |
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725 +-----------------------+
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726
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727 Thus the '@' lines indicate that there is a line that doesn't fit in the
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728 window.
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729
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730 When the "lastline" flag is present in the 'display' option, you will not see
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731 '@' characters at the left side of window. If the last line doesn't fit
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732 completely, only the part that fits is shown, and the last three characters of
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733 the last line are replaced with "@@@", like this: >
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734
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735 +-----------------------+
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736 |first line |
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737 |second line |
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738 |a very long line that d|
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739 |oesn't fit in the wi@@@|
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740 +-----------------------+
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741
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742 If there is a single line that is too long to fit in the window, this is a
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743 special situation. Vim will show only part of the line, around where the
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744 cursor is. There are no special characters shown, so that you can edit all
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745 parts of this line.
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746 {Vi: gives an "internal error" on lines that do not fit in the window}
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747
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748 The '@' occasion in the 'highlight' option can be used to set special
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749 highlighting for the '@' and '~' characters. This makes it possible to
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750 distinguish them from real characters in the buffer.
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751
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752 The 'showbreak' option contains the string to put in front of wrapped lines.
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753
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754 *wrap-off*
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755 If the 'wrap' option is off, long lines will not wrap. Only the part that
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756 fits on the screen is shown. If the cursor is moved to a part of the line
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757 that is not shown, the screen is scrolled horizontally. The advantage of
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758 this method is that columns are shown as they are and lines that cannot fit
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759 on the screen can be edited. The disadvantage is that you cannot see all the
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760 characters of a line at once. The 'sidescroll' option can be set to the
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761 minimal number of columns to scroll. {Vi: has no 'wrap' option}
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762
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763 All normal ASCII characters are displayed directly on the screen. The <Tab>
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764 is replaced with the number of spaces that it represents. Other non-printing
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765 characters are replaced with "^{char}", where {char} is the non-printing
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766 character with 64 added. Thus character 7 (bell) will be shown as "^G".
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767 Characters between 127 and 160 are replaced with "~{char}", where {char} is
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768 the character with 64 subtracted. These characters occupy more than one
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769 position on the screen. The cursor can only be positioned on the first one.
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770
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771 If you set the 'number' option, all lines will be preceded with their
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772 number. Tip: If you don't like wrapping lines to mix with the line numbers,
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773 set the 'showbreak' option to eight spaces:
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774 ":set showbreak=\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ "
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775
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776 If you set the 'list' option, <Tab> characters will not be shown as several
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777 spaces, but as "^I". A '$' will be placed at the end of the line, so you can
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778 find trailing blanks.
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779
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780 In Command-line mode only the command-line itself is shown correctly. The
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781 display of the buffer contents is updated as soon as you go back to Command
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782 mode.
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783
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784 The last line of the window is used for status and other messages. The
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785 status messages will only be used if an option is on:
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786
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787 status message option default Unix default ~
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788 current mode 'showmode' on on
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789 command characters 'showcmd' on off
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790 cursor position 'ruler' off off
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791
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792 The current mode is "-- INSERT --" or "-- REPLACE --", see |'showmode'|. The
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793 command characters are those that you typed but were not used yet. {Vi: does
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794 not show the characters you typed or the cursor position}
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795
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796 If you have a slow terminal you can switch off the status messages to speed
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797 up editing:
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798 :set nosc noru nosm
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799
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800 If there is an error, an error message will be shown for at least one second
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801 (in reverse video). {Vi: error messages may be overwritten with other
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802 messages before you have a chance to read them}
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803
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804 Some commands show how many lines were affected. Above which threshold this
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805 happens can be controlled with the 'report' option (default 2).
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806
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807 On the Amiga Vim will run in a CLI window. The name Vim and the full name of
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808 the current file name will be shown in the title bar. When the window is
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809 resized, Vim will automatically redraw the window. You may make the window as
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810 small as you like, but if it gets too small not a single line will fit in it.
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811 Make it at least 40 characters wide to be able to read most messages on the
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812 last line.
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813
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814 On most Unix systems, resizing the window is recognized and handled correctly
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815 by Vim. {Vi: not ok}
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816
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817 ==============================================================================
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818 8. Definitions *definitions*
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819
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820 screen The whole area that Vim uses to work in. This can be
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821 a terminal emulator window. Also called "the Vim
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822 window".
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823 window A view on a buffer.
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824
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825 A screen contains one or more windows, separated by status lines and with the
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826 command line at the bottom.
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827
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828 +-------------------------------+
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829 screen | window 1 | window 2 |
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830 | | |
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831 | | |
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832 |= status line =|= status line =|
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833 | window 3 |
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834 | |
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835 | |
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836 |==== status line ==============|
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837 |command line |
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838 +-------------------------------+
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839
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840 The command line is also used for messages. It scrolls up the screen when
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841 there is not enough room in the command line.
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842
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843 A difference is made between four types of lines:
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844
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845 buffer lines The lines in the buffer. This is the same as the
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846 lines as they are read from/written to a file. They
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847 can be thousands of characters long.
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848 logical lines The buffer lines with folding applied. Buffer lines
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849 in a closed fold are changed to a single logical line:
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850 "+-- 99 lines folded". They can be thousands of
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851 characters long.
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852 window lines The lines displayed in a window: A range of logical
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853 lines with wrapping, line breaks, etc. applied. They
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854 can only be as long as the width of the window allows,
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855 longer lines are wrapped or truncated.
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856 screen lines The lines of the screen that Vim uses. Consists of
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857 the window lines of all windows, with status lines
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858 and the command line added. They can only be as long
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859 as the width of the screen allows. When the command
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860 line gets longer it wraps and lines are scrolled to
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861 make room.
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862
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863 buffer lines logical lines window lines screen lines ~
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864
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865 1. one 1. one 1. +-- folded 1. +-- folded
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866 2. two 2. +-- folded 2. five 2. five
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867 3. three 3. five 3. six 3. six
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868 4. four 4. six 4. seven 4. seven
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869 5. five 5. seven 5. === status line ===
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870 6. six 6. aaa
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871 7. seven 7. bbb
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872 8. ccc ccc c
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873 1. aaa 1. aaa 1. aaa 9. cc
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874 2. bbb 2. bbb 2. bbb 10. ddd
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875 3. ccc ccc ccc 3. ccc ccc ccc 3. ccc ccc c 11. ~
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876 4. ddd 4. ddd 4. cc 12. === status line ===
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877 5. ddd 13. (command line)
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878 6. ~
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879
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880 ==============================================================================
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881 vim:tw=78:ts=8:ft=help:norl: