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4 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
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7 Differences between Vim and Vi *vi-differences*
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9 Throughout the help files differences between Vim and Vi/Ex are given in
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10 curly braces, like "{not in Vi}". This file only lists what has not been
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11 mentioned in other files and gives an overview.
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13 Vim is mostly POSIX 1003.2-1 compliant. The only command known to be missing
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14 is ":open". There are probably a lot of small differences (either because Vim
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15 is missing something or because Posix is beside the mark).
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17 1. Simulated command |simulated-command|
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18 2. Missing options |missing-options|
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19 3. Limits |limits|
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20 4. The most interesting additions |vim-additions|
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21 5. Other vim features |other-features|
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22 6. Command-line arguments |cmdline-arguments|
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23 7. POSIX compliance |posix-compliance|
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26 1. Simulated command *simulated-command*
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28 This command is in Vi, but Vim only simuates it:
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30 *:o* *:op* *:open*
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31 :[range]o[pen] Works like |:visual|: end Ex mode.
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32 {Vi: start editing in open mode}
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34 :[range]o[pen] /pattern/ As above, additionally move the cursor to the
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35 column where "pattern" matches in the cursor
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36 line.
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38 Vim does not support open mode, since it's not really useful. For those
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39 situations where ":open" would start open mode Vim will leave Ex mode, which
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40 allows executing the same commands, but updates the whole screen instead of
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41 only one line.
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43 ==============================================================================
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44 2. Missing options *missing-options*
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46 These options are in the Unix Vi, but not in Vim. If you try to set one of
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47 them you won't get an error message, but the value is not used and cannot be
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48 printed.
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50 autoprint (ap) boolean (default on) *'autoprint'* *'ap'*
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51 beautify (bf) boolean (default off) *'beautify'* *'bf'*
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52 flash (fl) boolean (default ??) *'flash'* *'fl'*
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53 graphic (gr) boolean (default off) *'graphic'* *'gr'*
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54 hardtabs (ht) number (default 8) *'hardtabs'* *'ht'*
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55 number of spaces that a <Tab> moves on the display
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56 mesg boolean (default on) *'mesg'*
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57 novice boolean (default off) *'novice'*
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58 open boolean (default on) *'open'*
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59 optimize (op) boolean (default off) *'optimize'* *'op'*
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60 redraw boolean (default off) *'redraw'*
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61 slowopen (slow) boolean (default off) *'slowopen'* *'slow'*
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62 sourceany boolean (default off) *'sourceany'*
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63 w300 number (default 23) *'w300'*
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64 w1200 number (default 23) *'w1200'*
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65 w9600 number (default 23) *'w9600'*
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68 3. Limits *limits*
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70 Vim has only a few limits for the files that can be edited {Vi: can not handle
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71 <Nul> characters and characters above 128, has limited line length, many other
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72 limits}.
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73 *E340*
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74 Maximum line length On machines with 16-bit ints (Amiga and MS-DOS real
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75 mode): 32767, otherwise 2147483647 characters.
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76 Longer lines are split.
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77 Maximum number of lines 2147483647 lines.
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78 Maximum file size 2147483647 bytes (2 Gbyte) when a long integer is
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79 32 bits. Much more for 64 bit longs. Also limited
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80 by available disk space for the |swap-file|.
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81 *E75*
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82 Length of a file path Unix and Win32: 1024 characters, otherwise 256
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83 characters (or as much as the system supports).
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84 Length of an expanded string option
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85 Unix and Win32: 1024 characters, otherwise 256
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86 characters
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87 Maximum display width Unix and Win32: 1024 characters, otherwise 255
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88 characters
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89 Maximum lhs of a mapping 50 characters.
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90 Number of highlighting different types: 223
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92 Information for undo and text in registers is kept in memory, thus when making
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93 (big) changes the amount of (virtual) memory available limits the number of
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94 undo levels and the text that can be kept in registers. Other things are also
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95 kept in memory: Command-line history, error messages for Quickfix mode, etc.
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97 Memory usage limits
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98 -------------------
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100 The option 'maxmem' ('mm') is used to set the maximum memory used for one
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101 buffer (in kilobytes). 'maxmemtot' is used to set the maximum memory used for
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102 all buffers (in kilobytes). The defaults depend on the system used. For the
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103 Amiga and MS-DOS, 'maxmemtot' is set depending on the amount of memory
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104 available. If you don't like Vim to swap to a file, set 'maxmem' and
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105 'maxmemtot' to a very large value. The swap file will then only be used for
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106 recovery. If you don't want a swap file at all, set 'updatecount' to 0, or
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107 use the "-n" argument when starting Vim. Note that the 'maxmem' option is
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108 only used when a buffer is created. Changing this option does not affect
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109 buffers that have already been loaded. Thus you can set it to different
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110 values for different files. 'maxmemtot' works always.
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113 4. The most interesting additions *vim-additions*
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115 Vi compatibility. |'compatible'|
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116 Although Vim is 99% Vi compatible, some things in Vi can be
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117 considered to be a bug, or at least need improvement. But still, Vim
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118 starts in a mode which behaves like the "real" Vi as much as possible.
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119 To make Vim behave a little bit better, try resetting the 'compatible'
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120 option:
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121 :set nocompatible
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122 Or start Vim with the "-N" argument:
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123 vim -N
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124 This is done automatically if you have a .vimrc file. See |startup|.
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125 The 'cpoptions' option can be used to set Vi compatibility on/off for
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126 a number of specific items.
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128 Support for different systems.
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129 Vim can be used on:
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130 - All Unix systems (it works on all systems it was tested on, although
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131 the GUI and Perl interface may not work everywhere).
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132 - Amiga (500, 1000, 1200, 2000, 3000, 4000, ...).
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133 - MS-DOS in real-mode (no additional drivers required).
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134 - In protected mode on Windows 3.1 and MS-DOS (DPMI driver required).
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135 - Windows 95 and Windows NT, with support for long file names.
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136 - OS/2 (needs emx.dll)
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137 - Atari MiNT
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138 - VMS
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139 - BeOS
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140 - Macintosh
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141 - Risc OS
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142 - IBM OS/390
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143
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144 Multi level undo. |undo|
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145 'u' goes backward in time, 'CTRL-R' goes forward again. Set option
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146 'undolevels' to the number of changes to be remembered (default 1000).
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147 Set 'undolevels' to 0 for a vi-compatible one level undo. Set it to
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148 -1 for no undo at all.
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150 When all changes in a buffer have been undone, the buffer is not
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151 considered changed anymore. You can exit it with :q, without <!>.
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152
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153 Graphical User Interface (GUI) |gui|
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154 Included support for GUI: menu's, mouse, scrollbars, etc. You can
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155 define your own menus. Better support for CTRL/SHIFT/ALT keys in
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156 combination with special keys and mouse. Supported for various
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157 platforms, such as X11 (with Motif and Athena interfaces), GTK, Win32
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158 (Windows 95 and later), BeOS, Amiga and Macintosh.
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160 Multiple windows and buffers. |windows.txt|
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161 Vim can split the screen into several windows, each editing a
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162 different buffer or the same buffer at a different location. Buffers
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163 can still be loaded (and changed) but not displayed in a window. This
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164 is called a hidden buffer. Many commands and options have been added
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165 for this facility.
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167 Syntax highlighting. |:syntax|
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168 Vim can highlight keywords, patterns and other things. This is
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169 defined by a number of ":syntax" commands, and can be made to
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170 highlight most languages and file types. A number of files are
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171 included for highlighting the most common languages, like C, C++,
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172 Java, Pascal, Makefiles, shell scripts, etc. The colors used for
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173 highlighting can be defined for ordinary terminals, color terminals
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174 and the GUI with the ":highlight" command.
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175
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176 Folding |folding|
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177 A range of lines can be shown as one "folded" line. This allows
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178 overviewing a file and moving blocks of text around quickly.
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179 Folds can be created manually, from the syntax of the file, by indent,
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180 etc.
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181
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182 Plugins |add-plugin|
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183 The functionality can be extended by dropping a plugin file in the
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184 right directory. That's an easy way to start using Vim scripts
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185 written by others. Plugins can be for all kind of files, or
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186 specifically for a filetype.
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187
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188 Repeat a series of commands. |q|
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189 "q{c}" starts recording typed characters into named register {c}
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190 (append to the register if register name is uppercase). A subsequent
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191 "q" stops recording. The register can then be executed with the
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192 "@{c}" command. This is very useful to repeat a complex action.
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194 Flexible insert mode. |ins-special-special|
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195 The arrow keys can be used in insert mode to move around in the file.
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196 This breaks the insert in two parts as far as undo and redo is
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197 concerned.
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199 CTRL-O can be used to execute a single command-mode command. This is
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200 almost the same as hitting <Esc>, typing the command and doing "a".
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201
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202 Visual mode. |Visual-mode|
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203 Visual can be used to first highlight a piece of text and then give a
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204 command to do something with it. This is an (easy to use) alternative
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205 to first giving the operator and then moving to the end of the text
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206 to be operated upon. "v" and "V" are used to start Visual mode. "v"
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207 works on characters and 'V' on lines. Move the cursor to extend the
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208 Visual part. It is shown highlighted on the screen. By typing "o"
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209 the other end of the Visual text can be moved. The Visual text can
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210 be affected by an operator:
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211 d delete
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212 c change
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213 y yank
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214 > or < insert or delete indent
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215 ! filter through external program
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216 = filter through indent
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217 : start ":" command for the Visual lines.
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218 gq format text to 'textwidth' columns
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219 J join lines
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220 ~ swap case
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221 u make lowercase
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222 U make uppercase
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224 Block operators. |visual-block|
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225 With Visual a rectangular block of text can be selected. Start Visual
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226 with CTRL-V. The block can be deleted ("d"), yanked ("y") or its case
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227 can be changed ("~", "u" and "U"). A deleted or yanked block can be
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228 put into the text with the "p" and "P" commands.
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229
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230 Online help system. |:help|
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231 Help is displayed in a window. The usual commands can be used to
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232 move around, search for a string, etc. Tags can be used to jump
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233 around in the help files, just like hypertext links. The ":help"
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234 command takes an argument to quickly jump to the info on a subject.
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235 <F1> is the quick access to the help system. The name of the help
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236 index file can be set with the 'helpfile' option.
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238 Command-line editing and history. |cmdline-editing|
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239 You can insert or delete at any place in the command-line using the
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240 cursor keys. The right/left cursor keys can be used to move
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241 forward/backward one character. The shifted right/left cursor keys
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242 can be used to move forward/backward one word. CTRL-B/CTRL-E can be
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243 used to go to the begin/end of the command-line.
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244
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245 |cmdline-history|
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246 The command-lines are remembered. The up/down cursor keys can be used
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247 to recall previous command-lines. The 'history' option can be set to
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248 the number of lines that will be remembered. There is a separate
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249 history for commands and for search patterns.
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250
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251 Command-line completion. |cmdline-completion|
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252 While entering a command-line (on the bottom line of the screen)
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253 <Tab> can be typed to complete
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254 what example ~
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255 - command :e<Tab>
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256 - tag :ta scr<Tab>
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257 - option :set sc<Tab>
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258 - option value :set hf=<Tab>
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259 - file name :e ve<Tab>
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260 - etc.
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261
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262 If there are multiple matches, CTRL-N (next) and CTRL-P (previous)
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263 will walk through the matches. <Tab> works like CTRL-N, but wraps
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264 around to the first match.
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265
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266 The 'wildchar' option can be set to the character for command-line
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267 completion, <Tab> is the default. CTRL-D can be typed after an
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268 (incomplete) wildcard; all matches will be listed. CTRL-A will insert
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269 all matches. CTRL-L will insert the longest common part of the
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270 matches.
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271
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272 Insert-mode completion |ins-completion|
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273 In insert mode the CTRL-N and CTRL-P keys can be used to complete a
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274 word that has previously been used. |i_CTRL-N|
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275 With CTRL-X another mode is entered, through which completion can be
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276 done for:
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277 |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-F| file names
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278 |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-K| words from 'dictionary' files
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279 |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-T| words from 'thesaurus' files
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280 |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-I| words from included files
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281 |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-L| whole lines
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282 |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-]| words from the tags file
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283 |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-D| definitions or macros
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284
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285 Long line support |'wrap'| |'linebreak'|
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286 If the 'wrap' option is off, long lines will not wrap and only part
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287 of them will be shown. When the cursor is moved to a part that is not
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288 shown, the screen will scroll horizontally. The minimum number of
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289 columns to scroll can be set with the 'sidescroll' option. The "zh"
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290 and "zl" commands can be used to scroll sideways.
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291 Alternatively, long lines are broken in between words when the
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292 'linebreak' option is set. This allows editing a single-line
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293 paragraph conveniently (e.g. when the text is later read into a DTP
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294 program). Move the cursor up/down with the "gk" and "gj" commands.
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295
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296 Text formatting. |formatting|
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297 The 'textwidth' option can be used to automatically limit the line
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298 length. This supplements the 'wrapmargin' option of Vi, which was not
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299 very useful. The "gq" operator can be used to format a piece of text
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300 (for example, "gqap" formats the current paragraph). Commands for
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301 text alignment: ":center", ":left" and ":right".
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302
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303 Extended search patterns |pattern|
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304 There are many extra items to match various text items. Examples:
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305 A "\n" can be used in a search pattern to match a line break.
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306 "x\{2,4}" matches "x" 2 to 4 times.
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307 "\s" matches a white space character.
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308
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309 Edit-compile-edit speedup. |quickfix|
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310 The ":make" command can be used to run the compilation and jump to
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311 the first error. Alternatively Vim can be started with the "-q"
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312 option from the compiler. A file with compiler error messages is
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313 interpreted. Vim starts editing at the first error.
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314
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315 Each line in the error file is scanned for the name of a file, line
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316 number and error message. The 'errorformat' option can be set to a
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317 list of scanf-like strings to handle output from many compilers.
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318
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319 The ":cn" command can be used to jump to the next error.
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320 ":cl" lists all the error messages. Other commands are available
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321 (almost the same as with Manx's Z editor on the Amiga).
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322 The 'makeef' option has the name of the file with error messages.
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323 The 'makeprg' option contains the name of the program to be executed
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324 with the ":make" command.
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325 The 'shellpipe' option contains the string to be used to put the
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326 output of the compiler into the errorfile.
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327
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328 Improved indenting for C programs |'cindent'|
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329 When the 'cindent' option is on the indent of each line is
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330 automatically adjusted. C syntax is mostly recognized. The indent
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331 for various styles can be set with 'cinoptions'. The keys to trigger
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332 indenting can be set with 'cinkeys'.
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333
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334 Comments can be automatically formatted. The 'comments' option can be
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335 set to the characters that start and end a comment. This works best
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336 for C code, but also works for e-mail (">" at start of the line) and
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337 other types of text. The "=" operator can be used to re-indent
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338 lines.
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339
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340 Searching for words in include files |include-search|
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341 The "[i" command can be used to search for a match of the word under
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342 the cursor in the current and included files. The 'include' option
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343 can be set the a pattern that describes a command to include a file
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344 (the default is for C programs).
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345 The "[I" command lists all matches, the "[ CTRL-I" command jumps to
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346 a match.
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347 The "[d", "[D" and "[ CTRL-D" commands do the same, but only for
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348 lines where the pattern given with the 'define' option matches.
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349
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350 Automatic commands |autocommand|
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351 Commands can be automatically executed when reading a file, writing a
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352 file, jumping to another buffer, etc., depending on the file name.
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353 This is useful to set options and mappings for C programs,
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354 documentation, plain text, e-mail, etc. This also makes it possible
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355 to edit compressed files.
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356
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357 Scripts and Expressions |expression|
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358 Commands have been added to form up a simple but powerful script
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359 language.
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360 |:if| Conditional execution, which can be used for example
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361 to set options depending on the value of $TERM.
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362 |:while| Repeat a number of commands.
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363 |:echo| Print the result of an expression.
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364 |:let| Assign a value to an internal variable, option, etc.
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365 |:execute| Execute a command formed by an expression.
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366 etc.
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367
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368 Viminfo |viminfo-file|
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369 The command-line history, marks and registers can be stored in a file
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370 that is read on startup. This can be used to repeat a search command
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371 or command-line command after exiting and restarting Vim. It is also
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372 possible to jump right back to where the last edit stopped with "'0".
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373 The 'viminfo' option can be set to select which items to store in the
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374 .viminfo file. This is off by default.
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375
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376 Mouse support |mouse-using|
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377 The mouse is supported in the GUI version, in an xterm for Unix, for
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378 Linux with gpm, for MS-DOS, and Win32. It can be used to position the
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379 cursor, select the visual area, paste a register, etc.
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380
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381 Usage of key names |<>| |key-notation|
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382 Special keys now all have a name like <Up>, <End>, etc.
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383 This name can be used in mappings, to make it easy to edit them.
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384
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385 Editing binary files |edit-binary|
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386 Vim can edit binary files. You can change a few characters in an
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387 executable file, without corrupting it. Vim doesn't remove NUL
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388 characters (they are represented as <NL> internally).
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389 |-b| command-line argument to start editing a binary file
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390 |'binary'| Option set by "-b". Prevents adding an <EOL> for the
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391 last line in the file.
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392
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393 Multi-language support |multi-lang|
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394 Files in double-byte or multi-byte encodings can be edited. There is
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395 UTF-8 support to be able to edit various languages at the same time,
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396 without switching fonts. |UTF-8|
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397 Messages and menus are available in different languages.
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398
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399 ==============================================================================
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400 5. Other vim features *other-features*
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401
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402 A random collection of nice extra features.
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403
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404
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405 When Vim is started with "-s scriptfile", the characters read from
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406 "scriptfile" are treated as if you typed them. If end of file is reached
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407 before the editor exits, further characters are read from the console.
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408
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409 The "-w" option can be used to record all typed characters in a script file.
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410 This file can then be used to redo the editing, possibly on another file or
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411 after changing some commands in the script file.
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412
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413 The "-o" option opens a window for each argument. "-o4" opens four windows.
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414
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415 Vi requires several termcap entries to be able to work full-screen. Vim only
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416 requires the "cm" entry (cursor motion).
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417
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418
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419 In command mode:
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420
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421 When the 'showcmd' option is set, the command characters are shown in the last
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422 line of the screen. They are removed when the command is finished.
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423
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424 If the 'ruler' option is set, the current cursor position is shown in the
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425 last line of the screen.
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426
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427 "U" still works after having moved off the last changed line and after "u".
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428
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429 Characters with the 8th bit set are displayed. The characters between '~' and
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430 0xa0 are displayed as "~?", "~@", "~A", etc., unless they are included in the
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431 'isprint' option.
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432
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433 "][" goes to the next ending of a C function ('}' in column 1).
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434 "[]" goes to the previous ending of a C function ('}' in column 1).
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435
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436 "]f", "[f" and "gf" start editing the file whose name is under the cursor.
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437 CTRL-W f splits the window and starts editing the file whose name is under
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438 the cursor.
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439
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440 "*" searches forward for the identifier under the cursor, "#" backward.
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441 "K" runs the program defined by the 'keywordprg' option, with the identifier
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442 under the cursor as argument.
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443
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444 "%" can be preceded with a count. The cursor jumps to the line that
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445 percentage down in the file. The normal "%" function to jump to the matching
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446 brace skips braces inside quotes.
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447
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448 With the CTRL-] command, the cursor may be in the middle of the identifier.
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449
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450 The used tags are remembered. Commands that can be used with the tag stack
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451 are CTRL-T, ":pop" and ":tag". ":tags" lists the tag stack.
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452
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453 The 'tags' option can be set to a list of tag file names. Thus multiple
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454 tag files can be used. For file names that start with "./", the "./" is
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455 replaced with the path of the current file. This makes it possible to use a
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456 tags file in the same directory as the file being edited.
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457
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458 Previously used file names are remembered in the alternate file name list.
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459 CTRL-^ accepts a count, which is an index in this list.
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460 ":files" command shows the list of alternate file names.
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461 "#<N>" is replaced with the <N>th alternate file name in the list.
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462 "#<" is replaced with the current file name without extension.
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463
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464 Search patterns have more features. The <NL> character is seen as part of the
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465 search pattern and the substitute string of ":s". Vi sees it as the end of
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466 the command.
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467
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468 Searches can put the cursor on the end of a match and may include a character
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469 offset.
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470
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471 Count added to "~", ":next", ":Next", "n" and "N".
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472
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473 The command ":next!" with 'autowrite' set does not write the file. In vi the
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474 file was written, but this is considered to be a bug, because one does not
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475 expect it and the file is not written with ":rewind!".
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476
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477 In Vi when entering a <CR> in replace mode deletes a character only when 'ai'
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478 is set (but does not show it until you hit <Esc>). Vim always deletes a
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479 character (and shows it immediately).
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480
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481 Added :wnext command. Same as ":write" followed by ":next".
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482
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483 The ":w!" command always writes, also when the file is write protected. In Vi
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484 you would have to do ":!chmod +w %" and ":set noro".
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485
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486 When 'tildeop' has been set, "~" is an operator (must be followed by a
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487 movement command).
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488
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489 With the "J" (join) command you can reset the 'joinspaces' option to have only
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490 one space after a period (Vi inserts two spaces).
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491
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492 "cw" can be used to change white space formed by several characters (Vi is
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493 confusing: "cw" only changes one space, while "dw" deletes all white space).
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494
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495 "o" and "O" accept a count for repeating the insert (Vi clears a part of
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496 display).
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497
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498 Flags after Ex commands not supported (no plans to include it).
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499
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500 On non-UNIX systems ":cd" command shows current directory instead of going to
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501 the home directory (there isn't one). ":pwd" prints the current directory on
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502 all systems.
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503
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504 After a ":cd" command the file names (in the argument list, opened files)
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505 still point to the same files. In Vi ":cd" is not allowed in a changed file;
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506 otherwise the meaning of file names change.
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507
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508 ":source!" command reads Vi commands from a file.
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509
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510 ":mkexrc" command writes current modified options and mappings to a ".exrc"
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511 file. ":mkvimrc" writes to a ".vimrc" file.
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512
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513 No check for "tail recursion" with mappings. This allows things like
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514 ":map! foo ^]foo".
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515
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516 When a mapping starts with number, vi loses the count typed before it (e.g.
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517 when using the mapping ":map g 4G" the command "7g" goes to line 4). This is
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518 considered a vi bug. Vim concatenates the counts (in the example it becomes
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519 "74G"), as most people would expect.
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520
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521 The :put! command inserts the contents of a register above the current line.
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522
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523 The "p" and "P" commands of vi cannot be repeated with "." when the putted
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524 text is less than a line. In Vim they can always be repeated.
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525
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526 ":noremap" command can be used to enter a mapping that will not be remapped.
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527 This is useful to exchange the meaning of two keys. ":cmap", ":cunmap" and
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528 ":cnoremap" can be used for mapping in command-line editing only. ":imap",
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529 ":iunmap" and ":inoremap" can be used for mapping in insert mode only.
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530 Similar commands exist for abbreviations: ":noreabbrev", ":iabbrev"
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531 ":cabbrev", ":iunabbrev", ":cunabbrev", ":inoreabbrev", ":cnoreabbrev".
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532
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533 In Vi the command ":map foo bar" would remove a previous mapping
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534 ":map bug foo". This is considered a bug, so it is not included in Vim.
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535 ":unmap! foo" does remove ":map! bug foo", because unmapping would be very
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536 difficult otherwise (this is vi compatible).
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537
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538 The ':' register contains the last command-line.
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539 The '%' register contains the current file name.
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540 The '.' register contains the last inserted text.
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541
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542 ":dis" command shows the contents of the yank registers.
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543
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544 CTRL-O/CTRL-I can be used to jump to older/newer positions. These are the
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545 same positions as used with the '' command, but may be in another file. The
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546 ":jumps" command lists the older positions.
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547
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548 If the 'shiftround' option is set, an indent is rounded to a multiple of
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549 'shiftwidth' with ">" and "<" commands.
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550
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551 The 'scrolljump' option can be set to the minimum number of lines to scroll
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552 when the cursor gets off the screen. Use this when scrolling is slow.
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553
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554 The 'scrolloff' option can be set to the minimum number of lines to keep
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555 above and below the cursor. This gives some context to where you are
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556 editing. When set to a large number the cursor line is always in the middle
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557 of the window.
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558
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559 Uppercase marks can be used to jump between files. The ":marks" command lists
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560 all currently set marks. The commands "']" and "`]" jump to the end of the
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561 previous operator or end of the text inserted with the put command. "'[" and
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562 "`[" do jump to the start.
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563
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564 The 'shelltype' option can be set to reflect the type of shell used on the
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565 Amiga.
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566
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567 The 'highlight' option can be set for the highlight mode to be used for
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568 several commands.
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569
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570 The CTRL-A (add) and CTRL-X (subtract) commands are new. The count to the
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571 command (default 1) is added to/subtracted from the number at or after the
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572 cursor. That number may be decimal, octal (starts with a '0') or hexadecimal
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573 (starts with '0x'). Very useful in macros.
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574
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575 With the :set command the prefix "inv" can be used to invert boolean options.
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576
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577 In both Vi and Vim you can create a line break with the ":substitute" command
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578 by using a CTRL-M. For Vi this means you cannot insert a real CTRL-M in the
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579 text. With Vim you can put a real CTRL-M in the text by preceding it with a
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580 CTRL-V.
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581
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582
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583 In Insert mode:
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584
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585 If the 'revins' option is set, insert happens backwards. This is for typing
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586 Hebrew. When inserting normal characters the cursor will not be shifted and
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587 the text moves rightwards. Backspace, CTRL-W and CTRL-U will also work in
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588 the opposite direction. CTRL-B toggles the 'revins' option. In replace mode
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589 'revins' has no effect. Only when enabled at compile time.
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590
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591 The backspace key can be used just like CTRL-D to remove auto-indents.
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592
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593 You can backspace, CTRL-U and CTRL-W over line breaks if the 'backspace' (bs)
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594 option includes "eol". You can backspace over the start of insert if the
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595 'backspace' option includes "start".
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596
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597 When the 'paste' option is set, a few option are reset and mapping in insert
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598 mode and abbreviation are disabled. This allows for pasting text in windowing
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599 systems without unexpected results. When the 'paste' option is reset, the old
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600 option values are restored.
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601
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602 CTRL-T/CTRL-D always insert/delete an indent in the current line, no matter
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603 what column the cursor is in.
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604
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605 CTRL-@ (insert previously inserted text) works always (Vi: only when typed as
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606 first character).
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607
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608 CTRL-A works like CTRL-@ but does not leave insert mode.
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609
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610 CTRL-R {0-9a-z..} can be used to insert the contents of a register.
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611
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612 When the 'smartindent' option is set, C programs will be better auto-indented.
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613 With 'cindent' even more.
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614
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615 CTRL-Y and CTRL-E can be used to copy a character from above/below the
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616 current cursor position.
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617
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618 After CTRL-V you can enter a three digit decimal number. This byte value is
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619 inserted in the text as a single character. Useful for international
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620 characters that are not on your keyboard.
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621
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622 When the 'expandtab' (et) option is set, a <Tab> is expanded to the
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623 appropriate number of spaces.
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624
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625 The window always reflects the contents of the buffer (Vi does not do this
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626 when changing text and in some other cases).
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627
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628 If Vim is compiled with DIGRAPHS defined, digraphs are supported. A set of
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629 normal digraphs is included. They are shown with the ":digraph" command.
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630 More can be added with ":digraph {char1}{char2} {number}". A digraph is
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631 entered with "CTRL-K {char1} {char2}" or "{char1} BS {char2}" (only when
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632 'digraph' option is set).
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633
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634 When repeating an insert, e.g. "10atest <Esc>" vi would only handle wrapmargin
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635 for the first insert. Vim does it for all.
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636
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637 A count to the "i" or "a" command is used for all the text. Vi uses the count
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638 only for one line. "3iabc<NL>def<Esc>" would insert "abcabcabc<NL>def" in Vi
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639 but "abc<NL>defabc<NL>defabc<NL>def" in Vim.
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640
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641
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642 In Command-line mode:
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643
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644 <Esc> terminates the command-line without executing it. In vi the command
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645 line would be executed, which is not what most people expect (hitting <Esc>
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646 should always get you back to command mode). To avoid problems with some
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647 obscure macros, an <Esc> in a macro will execute the command. If you want a
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648 typed <Esc> to execute the command like vi does you can fix this with
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649 ":cmap ^V<Esc> ^V<CR>"
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650
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651 General:
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652
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653 The 'ttimeout' option is like 'timeout', but only works for cursor and
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654 function keys, not for ordinary mapped characters. The 'timeoutlen' option
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655 gives the number of milliseconds that is waited for. If the 'esckeys' option
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656 is not set, cursor and function keys that start with <Esc> are not recognized
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657 in insert mode.
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658
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659 There is an option for each terminal string. Can be used when termcap is not
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660 supported or to change individual strings.
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661
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662 The 'fileformat' option can be set to select the <EOL>: "dos" <CR><NL>, "unix"
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663 <NL> or "mac" <CR>.
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664 When the 'fileformats' option is not empty, Vim tries to detect the type of
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665 <EOL> automatically. The 'fileformat' option is set accordingly.
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666
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667 On systems that have no job control (older Unix systems and non-Unix systems)
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668 the CTRL-Z, ":stop" or ":suspend" command starts a new shell.
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669
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670 If Vim is started on the Amiga without an interactive window for output, a
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671 window is opened (and :sh still works). You can give a device to use for
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672 editing with the |-d| argument, e.g. "-d con:20/20/600/150".
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673
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674 The 'columns' and 'lines' options are used to set or get the width and height
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675 of the display.
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676
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677 Option settings are read from the first and last few lines of the file.
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678 Option 'modelines' determines how many lines are tried (default is 5). Note
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679 that this is different from the Vi versions that can execute any Ex command
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680 in a modeline (a major security problem). |trojan-horse|
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681
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682 If the 'insertmode' option is set (e.g. in .exrc), Vim starts in insert mode.
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683 And it comes back there, when pressing <Esc>.
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684
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685 Undo information is kept in memory. Available memory limits the number and
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686 size of change that can be undone. This may be a problem with MS-DOS, is
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687 hardly a problem on the Amiga and almost never with Unix and Win32.
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688
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689 If the 'backup' or 'writebackup' option is set: Before a file is overwritten,
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690 a backup file (.bak) is made. If the "backup" option is set it is left
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691 behind.
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692
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693 Vim creates a file ending in ".swp" to store parts of the file that have been
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694 changed or that do not fit in memory. This file can be used to recover from
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695 an aborted editing session with "vim -r file". Using the swap file can be
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696 switched off by setting the 'updatecount' option to 0 or starting Vim with
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697 the "-n" option. Use the 'directory' option for placing the .swp file
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698 somewhere else.
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699
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700 Vim is able to work correctly on filesystems with 8.3 file names, also when
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701 using messydos or crossdos filesystems on the Amiga, or any 8.3 mounted
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702 filesystem under Unix. See |'shortname'|.
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703
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704 Error messages are shown at least one second (Vi overwrites error messages).
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705
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706 If Vim gives the |hit-enter| prompt, you can hit any key. Characters other
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707 than <CR>, <NL> and <Space> are interpreted as the (start of) a command. (Vi
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708 only accepts a command starting with ':').
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709
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710 The contents of the numbered and unnamed registers is remembered when
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711 changing files.
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712
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713 The "No lines in buffer" message is a normal message instead of an error
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714 message, since that may cause a mapping to be aborted.
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715
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716 The AUX: device of the Amiga is supported.
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718 ==============================================================================
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719 6. Command-line arguments *cmdline-arguments*
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720
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721 Different versions of Vi have different command-line arguments. This can be
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722 confusing. To help you, this section gives an overview of the differences.
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723
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724 Five variants of Vi will be considered here:
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725 Elvis Elvis version 2.1b
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726 Nvi Nvi version 1.79
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727 Posix Posix 1003.2
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728 Vi Vi version 3.7 (for Sun 4.1.x)
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729 Vile Vile version 7.4 (incomplete)
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730 Vim Vim version 5.2
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731
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732 Only Vim is able to accept options in between and after the file names.
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733
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734 +{command} Elvis, Nvi, Posix, Vi, Vim: Same as "-c {command}".
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735
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736 - Nvi, Posix, Vi: Run Ex in batch mode.
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737 Vim: Read file from stdin (use -s for batch mode).
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738
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739 -- Vim: End of options, only file names are following.
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740
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741 --cmd {command} Vim: execute {command} before sourcing vimrc files.
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742
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743 --echo-wid Vim: GTK+ echoes the Window ID on stdout
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744
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745 --help Vim: show help message and exit.
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746
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747 --literal Vim: take file names literally, don't expand wildcards.
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748
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749 --nofork Vim: same as |-f|
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750
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751 --noplugin[s] Vim: Skip loading plugins.
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752
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753 --remote Vim: edit the files in another Vim server
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754
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755 --remote-expr {expr} Vim: evaluate {expr} in another Vim server
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756
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757 --remote-send {keys} Vim: send {keys} to a Vim server and exit
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758
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759 --remote-silent {file} Vim: edit the files in another Vim server if possible
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760
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761 --remote-wait Vim: edit the files in another Vim server and wait for it
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762
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763 --remote-wait-silent Vim: like --remote-wait, no complaints if not possible
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764
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765 --role {role} Vim: GTK+ 2: set role of main window
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766
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767 --serverlist Vim: Output a list of Vim servers and exit
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768
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769 --servername {name} Vim: Specify Vim server name
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770
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771 --socketid {id} Vim: GTK window socket to run Vim in
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772
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773 --version Vim: show version message and exit.
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774
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775 -? Vile: print usage summary and exit.
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776
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777 -a Elvis: Load all specified file names into a window (use -o for
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778 Vim).
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779
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780 -A Vim: Start in Arabic mode (when compiled with Arabic).
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781
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782 -b {blksize} Elvis: Use {blksize} blocksize for the session file.
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783 -b Vim: set 'binary' mode.
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784
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785 -C Vim: Compatible mode.
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786
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787 -c {command} Elvis, Nvi, Posix, Vim: run {command} as an Ex command after
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788 loading the edit buffer.
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789 Vim: allow up to 10 "-c" arguments
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790
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791 -d {device} Vim: Use {device} for I/O (Amiga only). {only when compiled
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792 without the |+diff| feature}
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793 -d Vim: start with 'diff' set. |vimdiff|
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794
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795 -dev {device} Vim: Use {device} for I/O (Amiga only).
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796
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797 -D Vim: debug mode.
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798
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799 -e Elvis, Nvi, Vim: Start in Ex mode, as if the executable is
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800 called "ex".
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801
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802 -E Vim: Start in improved Ex mode |gQ|, like "exim".
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803
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804 -f Vim: Run GUI in foreground (Amiga: don't open new window).
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805 -f {session} Elvis: Use {session} as the session file.
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806
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807 -F Vim: Start in Farsi mode (when compiled with Farsi).
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808 Nvi: Fast start, don't read the entire file when editing
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809 starts.
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810
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811 -G {gui} Elvis: Use the {gui} as user interface.
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812
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813 -g Vim: Start GUI.
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814 -g N Vile: start editing at line N
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815
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816 -h Vim: Give help message.
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817 Vile: edit the help file
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818
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819 -H Vim: start Hebrew mode (when compiled with it).
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820
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821 -i Elvis: Start each window in Insert mode.
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822 -i {viminfo} Vim: Use {viminfo} for viminfo file.
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823
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824 -L Vim: Same as "-r" (also in some versions of Vi).
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825
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826 -l Nvi, Vi, Vim: Set 'lisp' and 'showmatch' options.
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827
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828 -m Vim: Modifications not allowed to be written, resets 'write'
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829 option.
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830
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831 -M Vim: Modifications not allowed, resets 'modifiable' and the
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832 'write' option.
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833
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834 -N Vim: No-compatible mode.
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835
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836 -n Vim: No swap file used.
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837
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838 -nb[args] Vim: open a NetBeans interface connection
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839
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840 -O[N] Vim: Like -o, but use vertically split windows.
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841
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842 -o[N] Vim: Open [N] windows, or one for each file.
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843
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844 -P {parent-title} Win32 Vim: open Vim inside a parent application window
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845
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846 -q {name} Vim: Use {name} for quickfix error file.
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847 -q{name} Vim: Idem.
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848
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849 -R Elvis, Nvi, Posix, Vile, Vim: Set the 'readonly' option.
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850
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851 -r Elvis, Nvi, Posix, Vi, Vim: Recovery mode.
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852
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853 -S Nvi: Set 'secure' option.
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854 -S {script} Vim: source script after starting up.
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855
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856 -s Nvi, Posix, Vim: Same as "-" (silent mode), when in Ex mode.
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857 Elvis: Sets the 'safer' option.
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858 -s {scriptin} Vim: Read from script file {scriptin}; only when not in Ex
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859 mode.
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860 -s {pattern} Vile: search for {pattern}
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861
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862 -t {tag} Elvis, Nvi, Posix, Vi, Vim: Edit the file containing {tag}.
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863 -t{tag} Vim: Idem.
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864
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865 -T {term} Vim: Set terminal name to {term}.
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866
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867 -u {vimrc} Vim: Read initializations from {vimrc} file.
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868
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869 -U {gvimrc} Vim: Read GUI initializations from {gvimrc} file.
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870
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871 -v Nvi, Posix, Vi, Vim: Begin in Normal mode (visual mode, in Vi
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872 terms).
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873 Vile: View mode, no changes possible.
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874
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875 -V Elvis, Vim: Verbose mode.
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876 -V{nr} Vim: Verbose mode with specified level.
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877
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878 -w {size} Elvis, Posix, Nvi, Vi, Vim: Set value of 'window' to {size}.
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879 -w{size} Nvi, Vi: Same as "-w {size}".
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880 -w {name} Vim: Write to script file {name} (must start with non-digit).
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881
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882 -W {name} Vim: Append to script file {name}.
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883
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884 -x Vi, Vim: Ask for encryption key. See |encryption|.
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885
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886 -X Vim: Don't connect to the X server.
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887
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888 -y Vim: Start in easy mode, like |evim|.
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889
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890 -Z Vim: restricted mode
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891
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892 @{cmdfile} Vile: use {cmdfile} as startup file.
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893
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894 ==============================================================================
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895 7. POSIX compliance *posix* *posix-compliance*
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896
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897 In 2005 the POSIX test suite was run to check the compatiblity of Vim. Most
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898 of the test was executed properly. There are the few things where Vim
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899 is not POSIX compliant, even when run in Vi compatibility mode.
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900
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901 Set the $VIM_POSIX environment variable to have 'cpoptions' include the POSIX
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902 flags when Vim starts up. This makes Vim run as POSIX as it can. That's
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903 a bit different from being Vi compatible.
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904
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905 This is where Vim does not behave as POSIX specifies and why:
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906
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907 *posix-screen-size*
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908 The $COLUMNS and $LINES environment variables are ignored by Vim if
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909 the size can be obtained from the terminal in a more reliable way.
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910 Add the '|' flag to 'cpoptions' to have $COLUMNS and $LINES overrule
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911 sizes obtained in another way.
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912
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913 The "{" and "}" commands don't stop at a "{" in the original Vi, but
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914 POSIX specifies it does. Add the '{' flag to 'cpoptions' if you want
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915 it the POSIX way.
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916
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917 The "D", "o" and "O" commands accept a count. Also when repeated.
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918 Add the '#' flag to 'cpoptions' if you want to ignore the count.
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919
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920 The ":cd" command fails if the current buffer is modified when the '.'
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921 flag is present in 'cpoptions'.
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922
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923 There is no ATTENTION message, the "A" flag is added to 'shortmess'.
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924
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925 These are remarks about running the POSIX test suite:
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926 - vi test 33 sometimes fails for unknown reasons
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927 - vi test 250 fails; behavior will be changed in a new revision
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928 http://www.opengroup.org/austin/mailarchives/ag-review/msg01710.html
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929 - vi test 310 fails; exit code non-zero when any error occurred?
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930 - ex test 24 fails because test is wrong. Changed between SUSv2 and SUSv3.
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931 - ex tests 47, 48, 49, 72, 73 fail because .exrc file isn't read in silent
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932 mode and $EXINIT isn't used.
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933 - ex tests 76, 78 fail because echo is used instead of printf. (fixed)
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934 Also: problem with \s not changed to space.
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935 - ex test 355 fails because 'window' isn't used for "30z".
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936 - ex test 368 fails because shell command isn't echoed in silent mode.
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937 - ex test 394 fails because "=" command output isn't visible in silent mode.
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938 - ex test 411 fails because test file is wrong, contains stray ':'.
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939 - ex test 475 and 476 fail because reprint output isn't visible in silent mode.
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940 - ex test 480 and 481 fail because the tags file has spaces instead of a tab.
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941 - ex test 502 fails because .exrc isn't read in silent mode.
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942 - ex test 509 fails because .exrc isn't read in silent mode. and exit code is
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943 1 instead of 2.
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944 - ex test 534 fails because .exrc isn't read in silent mode.
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945
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