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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 an almost compatible version of the UNIX editor Vi. Many new features
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7 have been added: multi-level undo, syntax highlighting, command line history,
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8 on-line help, spell checking, filename completion, block operations, etc.
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9 There is also a Graphical User Interface (GUI) available. See
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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.
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13 All commands are given with normal keyboard characters, so those who can type
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14 with ten fingers can work very fast. Additionally, function keys can be
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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
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19 UNIX. Porting to other systems should not be very difficult.
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22 DISTRIBUTION
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24 There are separate distributions for Unix, PC, Amiga and some other systems.
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25 This README.txt file comes with the runtime archive. It includes the
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26 documentation, syntax files and other files that are used at runtime. To run
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27 Vim you must get either one of the binary archives or a source archive.
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28 Which one you need depends on the system you want to run it on and whether you
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29 want or must compile it yourself. Check "http://www.vim.org/download.php" for
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30 an overview of currently available distributions.
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35 The vim tutor is a one hour training course for beginners. Mostly it can be
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36 started as "vimtutor". See ":help tutor" for more information.
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38 The best is to use ":help" in Vim. If you don't have an executable yet, read
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39 "runtime/doc/help.txt". It contains pointers to the other documentation
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40 files. The User Manual reads like a book and is recommended to learn to use
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41 Vim. See ":help user-manual".
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44 COPYING
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46 Vim is Charityware. You can use and copy it as much as you like, but you are
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47 encouraged to make a donation to help orphans in Uganda. Please read the file
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48 "runtime/doc/uganda.txt" for details (do ":help uganda" inside Vim).
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50 Summary of the license: There are no restrictions on using or distributing an
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51 unmodified copy of Vim. Parts of Vim may also be distributed, but the license
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52 text must always be included. For modified versions a few restrictions apply.
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53 The license is GPL compatible, you may compile Vim with GPL libraries and
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59 Fixing bugs and adding new features takes a lot of time and effort. To show
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60 your appreciation for the work and motivate Bram and others to continue
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61 working on Vim please send a donation.
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63 Since Bram is back to a paid job the money will now be used to help children
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64 in Uganda. See runtime/doc/uganda.txt. But at the same time donations
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65 increase Bram's motivation to keep working on Vim!
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74 If you obtained a binary distribution you don't need to compile Vim. If you
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81 See one of these files for system-specific instructions:
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82 README_ami.txt Amiga
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97 If you have problems, have a look at the Vim FAQ:
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