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annotate runtime/doc/os_unix.txt @ 32082:775d7d500959 v9.0.1372
patch 9.0.1372: test for 'toolbariconsize' may fail
Commit: https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/db1887ce40452daea8c4e8734ec64202e5f24130
Author: James McCoy <jamessan@jamessan.com>
Date: Thu Mar 2 18:36:33 2023 +0000
patch 9.0.1372: test for 'toolbariconsize' may fail
Problem: Test for 'toolbariconsize' may fail.
Solution: Only test 'toolbariconsize' when it is supported. (James McCoy,
closes #12095)
author | Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> |
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date | Thu, 02 Mar 2023 19:45:03 +0100 |
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31383 | 1 *os_unix.txt* For Vim version 9.0. Last change: 2022 Nov 25 |
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4 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar | |
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7 *unix* *Unix* | |
8 This file contains the particularities for the Unix version of Vim. | |
9 | |
10 For compiling Vim on Unix see "INSTALL" and "Makefile" in the src directory. | |
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12 The default help file name is "/usr/local/lib/vim/help.txt" | |
13 The files "$HOME/.vimrc" and "$HOME/.exrc" are used instead of "s:.vimrc" and | |
237 | 14 "s:.exrc". Additionally "/usr/local/etc/vimrc" is used first. |
7 | 15 If "/usr/local/share" exists it is used instead of "/usr/local/lib". |
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17 Temporary files (for filtering) are put in "/tmp". If you want to place them | |
18 somewhere else, set the environment variable $TMPDIR to the directory you | |
19 prefer. | |
20 | |
21 With wildcard expansion you can use '~' (home directory) and '$' | |
22 (environment variable). | |
23 | |
24 *fork* *spoon* | |
25 For executing external commands fork()/exec() is used when possible, otherwise | |
26 system() is used, which is a bit slower. The output of ":version" includes | |
27 |+fork| when fork()/exec() is used, |+system()| when system() is used. This | |
28 can be changed at compile time. | |
237 | 29 (For forking of the GUI version see |gui-fork|.) |
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31 For historic reasons terminal updating under Unix is expected to be slow (e.g. |
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32 serial line terminal, shell window in suntools), the 'showcmd' and 'ruler' |
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33 options are off by default. If you have a fast terminal, try setting them |
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35 set showcmd ruler |
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37 When using Vim in an xterm the mouse clicks can be used by Vim by setting | |
237 | 38 'mouse' to "a". If there is access to an X-server gui style copy/paste will |
7 | 39 be used and visual feedback will be provided while dragging with the mouse. |
40 If you then still want the xterm copy/paste with the mouse, press the shift | |
41 key when using the mouse. See |mouse-using|. Visual feedback while dragging | |
42 can also be achieved via the 'ttymouse' option if your xterm is new enough. | |
43 | |
44 *terminal-colors* | |
45 To use colors in Vim you can use the following example (if your terminal | |
46 supports colors, but "T_Co" is empty or zero): > | |
47 :set t_me=^[[0;1;36m " normal mode (undoes t_mr and t_md) | |
48 :set t_mr=^[[0;1;33;44m " reverse (invert) mode | |
49 :set t_md=^[[1;33;41m " bold mode | |
50 :set t_se=^[[1;36;40m " standout end | |
51 :set t_so=^[[1;32;45m " standout mode | |
52 :set t_ue=^[[0;1;36m " underline end | |
53 :set t_us=^[[1;32m " underline mode start | |
54 [the ^[ is an <Esc>, type CTRL-V <Esc> to enter it] | |
55 | |
56 For real color terminals the ":highlight" command can be used. | |
57 | |
231 | 58 The file "tools/vim132" is a shell script that can be used to put Vim in 132 |
7 | 59 column mode on a vt100 and lookalikes. |
60 | |
14421 | 61 vim:tw=78:ts=8:noet:ft=help:norl: |