annotate runtime/doc/howto.txt @ 6559:22f164bd7e8e v7.4.606

updated for version 7.4.606 Problem: May crash when using a small window. Solution: Avoid dividing by zero. (Christian Brabandt)
author Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
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1 *howto.txt* For Vim version 7.4. Last change: 2006 Apr 02
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4 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
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7 How to ... *howdoi* *how-do-i* *howto* *how-to*
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9 |tutor| get started
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10 |:quit| exit? I'm trapped, help me!
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11 |initialization| initialize Vim
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12 |vimrc-intro| write a Vim script file (vimrc)
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13 |suspend| suspend Vim
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14 |usr_11.txt| recover after a crash
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15 |07.4| keep a backup of my file when writing over it
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17 |usr_07.txt| edit files
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18 |23.4| edit binary files
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19 |usr_24.txt| insert text
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20 |deleting| delete text
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21 |usr_04.txt| change text
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22 |04.5| copy and move text
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23 |usr_25.txt| format text
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24 |30.6| format comments
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25 |30.2| indent C programs
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26 |25.3| automatically set indent
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28 |usr_26.txt| repeat commands
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29 |02.5| undo and redo
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31 |usr_03.txt| move around
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32 |word-motions| word motions
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33 |left-right-motions| left-right motions
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34 |up-down-motions| up-down motions
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35 |object-motions| text-object motions
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36 |various-motions| various motions
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37 |object-select| text-object selection
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38 |'whichwrap'| move over line breaks
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39 |'virtualedit'| move to where there is no text
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40 |usr_27.txt| specify pattern for searches
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41 |tags-and-searches| do tags and special searches
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42 |29.4| search in include'd files used to find
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43 variables, functions, or macros
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44 |K| look up manual for the keyword under cursor
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46 |03.7| scroll
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47 |'sidescroll'| scroll horizontally/sideways
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48 |'scrolloff'| set visible context lines
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50 |mode-switching| change modes
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51 |04.4| use Visual mode
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52 |'insertmode'| start Vim in Insert mode
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54 |40.1| map keys
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55 |24.7| create abbreviations
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57 |ins-expandtab| expand a tab to spaces in Insert mode
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58 |i_CTRL-R| insert contents of a register in Insert mode
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59 |24.3| complete words in Insert mode
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60 |25.1| break a line before it gets too long
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62 |20.1| do command-line editing
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63 |20.3| do command-line completion
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64 |'cmdheight'| increase the height of command-line
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65 |10.3| specify command-line ranges
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66 |40.3| specify commands to be executed automatically
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67 before/after reading/writing entering/leaving a
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70 |'autowrite'| write automatically
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71 |30.1| speedup edit-compile-edit cycle or compile and fix
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72 errors within Vim
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74 |options| set options
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75 |auto-setting| set options automatically
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76 |term-dependent-settings| set options depending on terminal name
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77 |save-settings| save settings
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78 |:quote| comment my .vim files
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79 |'helpheight'| change the default help height
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80 |'highlight'| set various highlighting modes
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81 |'title'| set the window title
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82 |'icon'| set window icon title
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83 |'report'| avoid seeing the change messages on every line
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84 |'shortmess'| avoid |hit-enter| prompts
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86 |mouse-using| use mouse with Vim
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87 |usr_08.txt| manage multiple windows and buffers
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88 |gui.txt| use the gui
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90 |You can't! (yet)| do dishes using Vim
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92 |usr_06.txt| switch on syntax highlighting
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93 |2html.vim| convert a colored file to HTML
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94 |less| use Vim like less or more with syntax highlighting
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