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commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/d18cfb7dbfd32af729d3ac5136f77dcdbefe5dee Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Date: Tue Mar 29 22:29:18 2016 +0200 patch 7.4.1684 Problem: README text is slightly outdated. Solution: Mention the READMEdir directory.
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1 README.txt for version 7.4 of Vim: Vi IMproved.
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4 WHAT IS VIM?
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6 Vim is a greatly improved version of the good old UNIX editor Vi. Many new
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7 features have been added: multi-level undo, syntax highlighting, command line
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8 history, on-line help, spell checking, filename completion, block operations,
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9 script language, etc. There is also a Graphical User Interface (GUI)
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10 available. Still, Vi compatibility is maintained, those who have Vi "in the
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14 This editor is very useful for editing programs and other plain text files.
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15 All commands are given with normal keyboard characters, so those who can type
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16 with ten fingers can work very fast. Additionally, function keys can be
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17 mapped to commands by the user, and the mouse can be used.
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19 Vim runs under MS-Windows (NT, 2000, XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10), Macintosh, VMS and
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20 almost all flavours of UNIX. Porting to other systems should not be very
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21 difficult. Older versions of Vim run on MS-DOS, MS-Windows 95/98/Me, Amiga
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22 DOS, Atari MiNT, BeOS, RISC OS and OS/2. These are no longer maintained.
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27 You can often use your favorite package manager to install Vim. On Mac and
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28 Linux a small version of Vim is pre-installed, you still need to install Vim
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29 if you want more features.
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31 There are separate distributions for Unix, PC, Amiga and some other systems.
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32 This README.txt file comes with the runtime archive. It includes the
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33 documentation, syntax files and other files that are used at runtime. To run
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36 want or must compile it yourself. Check "http://www.vim.org/download.php" for
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37 an overview of currently available distributions.
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40 COMPILING
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42 If you obtained a binary distribution you don't need to compile Vim. If you
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43 obtained a source distribution, all the stuff for compiling Vim is in the
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44 "src" directory. See src/INSTALL for instructions.
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47 INSTALLATION
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49 See one of these files for system-specific instructions. Either in the
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50 READMEdir directory (in the repository) or the top directory (if you unpack an
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51 archive):
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53 README_ami.txt Amiga
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54 README_unix.txt Unix
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55 README_dos.txt MS-DOS and MS-Windows
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56 README_mac.txt Macintosh
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59 There are more README_*.txt files, depending on the distribution you used.
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69 files. The User Manual reads like a book and is recommended to learn to use
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79 Summary of the license: There are no restrictions on using or distributing an
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80 unmodified copy of Vim. Parts of Vim may also be distributed, but the license
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81 text must always be included. For modified versions a few restrictions apply.
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82 The license is GPL compatible, you may compile Vim with GPL libraries and
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88 Fixing bugs and adding new features takes a lot of time and effort. To show
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89 your appreciation for the work and motivate Bram and others to continue
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90 working on Vim please send a donation.
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93 in Uganda. See runtime/doc/uganda.txt. But at the same time donations
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119 If nothing else works, report bugs directly:
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125 Send any other comments, patches, flowers and suggestions to:
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127 Bram Moolenaar E-mail: Bram@vim.org