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author | Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> |
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date | Wed, 07 Aug 2013 15:22:23 +0200 |
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1 README_os2.txt for version 7.4b of Vim: Vi IMproved. |
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3 This file explains the installation of Vim on OS/2 systems. | |
4 See "README.txt" for general information about Vim. | |
5 | |
6 | |
7 NOTE: You will need two archives: | |
5146 | 8 vim74rt.zip contains the runtime files (same as for the PC version) |
9 vim74os2.zip contains the OS/2 executables | |
7 | 10 |
11 1. Go to the directory where you want to put the Vim files. Examples: | |
12 cd C:\ | |
13 cd D:\editors | |
14 | |
5146 | 15 2. Unpack the zip archives. This will create a new directory "vim/vim74", |
7 | 16 in which all the distributed Vim files are placed. Since the directory |
17 name includes the version number, it is unlikely that you overwrite | |
18 existing files. | |
19 Examples: | |
5146 | 20 pkunzip -d vim74os2.zip |
21 unzip vim74os2.zip | |
7 | 22 |
23 After you unpacked the files, you can still move the whole directory tree | |
24 to another location. | |
25 | |
26 3. Add the directory where vim.exe is to your path. The simplest is to add a | |
27 line to your autoexec.bat. Examples: | |
5146 | 28 set path=%path%;C:\vim\vim74 |
29 set path=%path%;D:\editors\vim\vim74 | |
7 | 30 |
31 That's it! | |
32 | |
33 | |
34 Extra remarks: | |
35 | |
36 - To avoid confusion between distributed files of different versions and your | |
37 own modified vim scripts, it is recommended to use this directory layout: | |
38 ("C:\vim" is used here as the root, replace with the path you use) | |
39 Your own files: | |
40 C:\vim\_vimrc Your personal vimrc. | |
41 C:\vim\_viminfo Dynamic info for 'viminfo'. | |
42 C:\vim\... Other files you made. | |
43 Distributed files: | |
5146 | 44 C:\vim\vim74\vim.exe The Vim version 7.4 executable. |
45 C:\vim\vim74\doc\*.txt The version 7.4 documentation files. | |
46 C:\vim\vim74\bugreport.vim A Vim version 7.4 script. | |
47 C:\vim\vim74\... Other version 7.4 distributed files. | |
7 | 48 In this case the $VIM environment variable would be set like this: |
49 set VIM=C:\vim | |
50 | |
51 - You can put your Vim executable anywhere else. If the executable is not | |
52 with the other distributed Vim files, you should set $VIM. The simplest is | |
53 to add a line to your autoexec.bat. Examples: | |
54 set VIM=c:\vim | |
55 set VIM=d:\editors\vim | |
56 | |
57 For further information, type this inside Vim: | |
58 :help os2 |