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annotate README.txt @ 7322:6f398bb76c29 v7.4.966
commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/49222bee65228c7b5994b33c1568394c3cbf4583
Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>
Date: Fri Dec 11 18:11:30 2015 +0100
patch 7.4.966
Problem: Configure doesn't work with a space in a path.
Solution: Put paths in quotes. (James McCoy, close https://github.com/vim/vim/issues/525)
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| 5294 | 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 an almost compatible version of the UNIX editor Vi. Many new features | |
| 7 have been added: multi-level undo, syntax highlighting, command line history, | |
| 826 | 8 on-line help, spell checking, filename completion, block operations, etc. |
| 9 There is also a Graphical User Interface (GUI) available. See | |
| 10 "runtime/doc/vi_diff.txt" for differences with Vi. | |
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12 This editor is very useful for editing programs and other plain text files. |
| 0 | 13 All commands are given with normal keyboard characters, so those who can type |
| 14 with ten fingers can work very fast. Additionally, function keys can be | |
| 15 defined by the user, and the mouse can be used. | |
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17 Vim runs under Amiga DOS, MS-DOS, MS-Windows (95, 98, Me, NT, 2000, XP, Vista, |
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18 7), Atari MiNT, Macintosh, BeOS, VMS, RISC OS, OS/2 and almost all flavours of |
| 0 | 19 UNIX. Porting to other systems should not be very difficult. |
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| 22 DISTRIBUTION | |
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24 You can often use your favorite package manager to install Vim. On Mac and |
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25 Linux a small version of Vim is pre-installed, you still need to install Vim |
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26 if you want more features. |
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| 0 | 28 There are separate distributions for Unix, PC, Amiga and some other systems. |
| 29 This README.txt file comes with the runtime archive. It includes the | |
| 30 documentation, syntax files and other files that are used at runtime. To run | |
| 31 Vim you must get either one of the binary archives or a source archive. | |
| 32 Which one you need depends on the system you want to run it on and whether you | |
| 33 want or must compile it yourself. Check "http://www.vim.org/download.php" for | |
| 34 an overview of currently available distributions. | |
| 35 | |
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| 37 DOCUMENTATION | |
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39 The vim tutor is a one hour training course for beginners. Mostly it can be |
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40 started as "vimtutor". See ":help tutor" for more information. |
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| 0 | 42 The best is to use ":help" in Vim. If you don't have an executable yet, read |
| 43 "runtime/doc/help.txt". It contains pointers to the other documentation | |
| 44 files. The User Manual reads like a book and is recommended to learn to use | |
| 45 Vim. See ":help user-manual". | |
| 46 | |
| 47 | |
| 48 COPYING | |
| 49 | |
| 50 Vim is Charityware. You can use and copy it as much as you like, but you are | |
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51 encouraged to make a donation to help orphans in Uganda. Please read the file |
| 0 | 52 "runtime/doc/uganda.txt" for details (do ":help uganda" inside Vim). |
| 53 | |
| 54 Summary of the license: There are no restrictions on using or distributing an | |
| 55 unmodified copy of Vim. Parts of Vim may also be distributed, but the license | |
| 56 text must always be included. For modified versions a few restrictions apply. | |
| 57 The license is GPL compatible, you may compile Vim with GPL libraries and | |
| 58 distribute it. | |
| 59 | |
| 60 | |
| 61 SPONSORING | |
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| 826 | 63 Fixing bugs and adding new features takes a lot of time and effort. To show |
| 64 your appreciation for the work and motivate Bram and others to continue | |
| 65 working on Vim please send a donation. | |
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| 826 | 67 Since Bram is back to a paid job the money will now be used to help children |
| 68 in Uganda. See runtime/doc/uganda.txt. But at the same time donations | |
| 69 increase Bram's motivation to keep working on Vim! | |
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| 71 For the most recent information about sponsoring look on the Vim web site: | |
| 826 | 72 |
| 0 | 73 http://www.vim.org/sponsor/ |
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| 75 | |
| 76 COMPILING | |
| 77 | |
| 78 If you obtained a binary distribution you don't need to compile Vim. If you | |
| 79 obtained a source distribution, all the stuff for compiling Vim is in the | |
| 80 "src" directory. See src/INSTALL for instructions. | |
| 81 | |
| 82 | |
| 83 INSTALLATION | |
| 84 | |
| 85 See one of these files for system-specific instructions: | |
| 86 README_ami.txt Amiga | |
| 87 README_unix.txt Unix | |
| 88 README_dos.txt MS-DOS and MS-Windows | |
| 89 README_os2.txt OS/2 | |
| 90 README_mac.txt Macintosh | |
| 91 README_vms.txt VMS | |
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| 96 INFORMATION | |
| 97 | |
| 98 The latest news about Vim can be found on the Vim home page: | |
| 99 http://www.vim.org/ | |
| 100 | |
| 6918 | 101 If you have problems, have a look at the Vim documentation or tips: |
| 102 http://www.vim.org/docs.php | |
| 103 http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Vim_Tips_Wiki | |
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| 3941 | 105 If you still have problems or any other questions, use one of the mailing |
| 106 lists to discuss them with Vim users and developers: | |
| 3935 | 107 http://www.vim.org/maillist.php |
| 108 | |
| 109 If nothing else works, report bugs directly: | |
| 0 | 110 Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> |
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| 112 | |
| 113 MAIN AUTHOR | |
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115 Send any other comments, patches, flowers and suggestions to: |
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| 117 Bram Moolenaar E-mail: Bram@vim.org |