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author Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>
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1 *os_win32.txt* For Vim version 8.2. Last change: 2017 Mar 21
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4 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by George Reilly
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7 *win32* *Win32* *MS-Windows*
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8 This file documents the idiosyncrasies of the Win32 version of Vim.
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10 The Win32 version of Vim works on Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8 and 10. There are
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11 both console and GUI versions.
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13 The 32 bit version also runs on 64 bit MS-Windows systems.
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15 1. Known problems |win32-problems|
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16 2. Startup |win32-startup|
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17 3. Restore screen contents |win32-restore|
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18 4. Using the mouse |win32-mouse|
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19 5. Running under Windows 95 |win32-win95|
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20 6. Running under Windows 3.1 |win32-win3.1|
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21 7. Win32 mini FAQ |win32-faq|
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23 Additionally, there are a number of common Win32 and DOS items:
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24 File locations |dos-locations|
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25 Using backslashes |dos-backslash|
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26 Standard mappings |dos-standard-mappings|
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27 Screen output and colors |dos-colors|
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28 File formats |dos-file-formats|
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29 :cd command |dos-:cd|
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30 Interrupting |dos-CTRL-Break|
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31 Temp files |dos-temp-files|
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32 Shell option default |dos-shell|
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34 Win32 GUI |gui-w32|
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36 Credits:
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37 The Win32 version was written by George V. Reilly <george@reilly.org>.
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38 The original Windows NT port was done by Roger Knobbe <RogerK@wonderware.com>.
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39 The GUI version was made by George V. Reilly and Robert Webb.
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41 For compiling see "src/INSTALLpc.txt". *win32-compiling*
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43 ==============================================================================
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44 1. Known problems *win32-problems*
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46 When doing file name completion, Vim also finds matches for the short file
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47 name. But Vim will still find and use the corresponding long file name. For
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48 example, if you have the long file name "this_is_a_test" with the short file
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49 name "this_i~1", the command ":e *1" will start editing "this_is_a_test".
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51 ==============================================================================
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52 2. Startup *win32-startup*
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54 Current directory *win32-curdir*
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56 If Vim is started with a single file name argument, and it has a full path
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57 (starts with "x:\"), Vim assumes it was started from the file explorer and
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58 will set the current directory to where that file is. To avoid this when
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59 typing a command to start Vim, use a forward slash instead of a backslash.
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60 Example: >
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62 vim c:\text\files\foo.txt
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64 Will change to the "C:\text\files" directory. >
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66 vim c:/text\files\foo.txt
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68 Will use the current directory.
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71 Term option *win32-term*
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73 The only kind of terminal type that the Win32 version of Vim understands is
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74 "win32", which is built-in. If you set 'term' to anything else, you will
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75 probably get very strange behavior from Vim. Therefore Vim does not obtain
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76 the default value of 'term' from the environment variable "TERM".
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78 $PATH *win32-PATH*
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80 The directory of the Vim executable is appended to $PATH. This is mostly to
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82 executable() returns 1 the executable can actually be executed.
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84 Command line arguments *win32-cmdargs*
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86 Analysis of a command line into parameters is not standardised in MS Windows.
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87 Vim and gvim used to use different logic to parse it (before 7.4.432), and the
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88 logic was also depended on what it was compiled with. Now Vim and gvim both
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89 use the CommandLineToArgvW() Win32 API, so they behave in the same way.
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91 The basic rules are: *win32-backslashes*
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92 a) A parameter is a sequence of graphic characters.
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93 b) Parameters are separated by white space.
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94 c) A parameter can be enclosed in double quotes to include white space.
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95 d) A sequence of zero or more backslashes (\) and a double quote (")
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96 is special. The effective number of backslashes is halved, rounded
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97 down. An even number of backslashes reverses the acceptability of
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98 spaces and tabs, an odd number of backslashes produces a literal
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99 double quote.
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101 So:
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102 " is a special double quote
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103 \" is a literal double quote
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104 \\" is a literal backslash and a special double quote
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105 \\\" is a literal backslash and a literal double quote
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106 \\\\" is 2 literal backslashes and a special double quote
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107 \\\\\" is 2 literal backslashes and a literal double quote
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108 etc.
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110 Example: >
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111 vim "C:\My Music\freude" +"set ignorecase" +/"\"foo\\" +\"bar\\\"
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113 opens "C:\My Music\freude" and executes the line mode commands: >
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114 set ignorecase; /"foo\ and /bar\"
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116 These rules are also described in the reference of the CommandLineToArgvW API:
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117 https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/bb776391.aspx
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119 *win32-quotes*
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120 There are additional rules for quotes (which are not well documented).
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121 As described above, quotes inside a file name (or any other command line
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122 argument) can be escaped with a backslash. E.g. >
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123 vim -c "echo 'foo\"bar'"
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125 Alternatively use three quotes to get one: >
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126 vim -c "echo 'foo"""bar'"
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128 The quotation rules are:
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130 1. A `"` starts quotation.
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131 2. Another `"` or `""` ends quotation. If the quotation ends with `""`, a `"`
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132 is produced at the end of the quoted string.
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134 Examples, with [] around an argument:
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135 "foo" -> [foo]
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136 "foo"" -> [foo"]
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137 "foo"bar -> [foobar]
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138 "foo" bar -> [foo], [bar]
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139 "foo""bar -> [foo"bar]
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140 "foo"" bar -> [foo"], [bar]
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141 "foo"""bar" -> [foo"bar]
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145 3. Restore screen contents *win32-restore*
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147 When 'restorescreen' is set (which is the default), Vim will restore the
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148 original contents of the console when exiting or when executing external
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165 *windows95* *windows98* *windowsme*
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208 case writing the file fails halfway). Then the file is written as a new
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255 < To open "image.jpg" with the default image viewer: >
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277 with no other changes. It will work equally for console and GUI
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280 console window for them (GUI applications are not affected). But you
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286 :!start /min ctags -R .
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290 Now delete the "tags" file and run this command: >
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294 Example for a GUI application: >
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295 :!start /min notepad
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297 < The first command runs notepad minimized and the second one runs it
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300 *windows-icon*
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302 A. Yes, place your favorite icon in bitmaps/vim.ico in a directory of
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