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1 *os_unix.txt* For Vim version 7.0aa. Last change: 2003 Mar 15
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4 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
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7 *unix* *Unix*
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8 This file contains the particularities for the Unix version of Vim.
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10 For compiling Vim on Unix see "INSTALL" and "Makefile" in the src directory.
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12 The default help file name is "/usr/local/lib/vim/help.txt"
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13 The files "$HOME/.vimrc" and "$HOME/.exrc" are used instead of "s:.vimrc" and
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14 "s:.exrc". Additionally "/usr/local/etc/vimrc" is used first.
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15 If "/usr/local/share" exists it is used instead of "/usr/local/lib".
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17 Temporary files (for filtering) are put in "/tmp". If you want to place them
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18 somewhere else, set the environment variable $TMPDIR to the directory you
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19 prefer.
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21 With wildcard expansion you can use '~' (home directory) and '$'
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22 (environment variable).
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24 *fork* *spoon*
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25 For executing external commands fork()/exec() is used when possible, otherwise
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26 system() is used, which is a bit slower. The output of ":version" includes
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27 |+fork| when fork()/exec() is used, |+system()| when system() is used. This
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28 can be changed at compile time.
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29 (For forking of the GUI version see |gui-fork|).
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31 Because terminal updating under Unix is often slow (e.g. serial line
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32 terminal, shell window in suntools), the 'showcmd' and 'ruler' options
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33 are default off. If you have a fast terminal, try setting them on. You might
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34 also want to set 'ttyfast'.
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36 When using Vim in an xterm the mouse clicks can be used by Vim by setting
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37 'mouse' to "a". If there is access to an X-server gui style copy/paste will
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38 be used and visual feedback will be provided while dragging with the mouse.
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39 If you then still want the xterm copy/paste with the mouse, press the shift
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40 key when using the mouse. See |mouse-using|. Visual feedback while dragging
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41 can also be achieved via the 'ttymouse' option if your xterm is new enough.
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43 *terminal-colors*
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44 To use colors in Vim you can use the following example (if your terminal
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45 supports colors, but "T_Co" is empty or zero): >
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46 :set t_me=^[[0;1;36m " normal mode (undoes t_mr and t_md)
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47 :set t_mr=^[[0;1;33;44m " reverse (invert) mode
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48 :set t_md=^[[1;33;41m " bold mode
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49 :set t_se=^[[1;36;40m " standout end
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50 :set t_so=^[[1;32;45m " standout mode
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51 :set t_ue=^[[0;1;36m " underline end
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52 :set t_us=^[[1;32m " underline mode start
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53 [the ^[ is an <Esc>, type CTRL-V <Esc> to enter it]
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55 For real color terminals the ":highlight" command can be used.
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57 The file "tools/Vim132" is a shell script that can be used to put Vim in 132
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58 column mode on a vt100 and lookalikes.
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60 vim:tw=78:ts=8:ft=help:norl:
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