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1 `README.md` for version 7.4 of Vim: Vi IMproved.
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2 [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/vim/vim.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/vim/vim)
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3 [![Coverage Status](https://coveralls.io/repos/vim/vim/badge.svg?branch=master&service=github)](https://coveralls.io/github/vim/vim?branch=master)
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4 [![Appveyor Build status](https://ci.appveyor.com/api/projects/status/o2qht2kjm02sgghk?svg=true)](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/chrisbra/vim)
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7 ## What is Vim? ##
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9 Vim is an almost compatible version of the UNIX editor Vi. Many new features
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10 have been added: multi-level undo, syntax highlighting, command line history,
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11 on-line help, spell checking, filename completion, block operations, etc.
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12 There is also a Graphical User Interface (GUI) available. See
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13 `runtime/doc/vi_diff.txt` for differences with Vi.
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15 This editor is very useful for editing programs and other plain text files.
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16 All commands are given with normal keyboard characters, so those who can type
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17 with ten fingers can work very fast. Additionally, function keys can be
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18 defined by the user, and the mouse can be used.
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20 Vim runs under MS-DOS, MS-Windows (NT, 2000, XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10), Macintosh,
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21 VMS and almost all flavours of UNIX. Porting to other systems should not be
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22 very difficult. Older versions of Vim run on MS-Windows 95/98/Me, Amiga DOS,
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23 Atari MiNT, BeOS, RISC OS and OS/2. These are no longer maintained.
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26 ## Distribution ##
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28 You can often use your favorite package manager to install Vim. On Mac and
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29 Linux a small version of Vim is pre-installed, you still need to install Vim
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32 There are separate distributions for Unix, PC, Amiga and some other systems.
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33 This `README.md` file comes with the runtime archive. It includes the
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34 documentation, syntax files and other files that are used at runtime. To run
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35 Vim you must get either one of the binary archives or a source archive.
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36 Which one you need depends on the system you want to run it on and whether you
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37 want or must compile it yourself. Check http://www.vim.org/download.php for
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38 an overview of currently available distributions.
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41 ## Documentation ##
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43 The vim tutor is a one hour training course for beginners. Mostly it can be
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44 started as `vimtutor`. See `:help tutor` for more information.
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46 The best is to use `:help` in Vim. If you don't have an executable yet, read
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47 `runtime/doc/help.txt`. It contains pointers to the other documentation
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48 files. The User Manual reads like a book and is recommended to learn to use
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49 Vim. See `:help user-manual`.
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52 ## Copying ##
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54 Vim is Charityware. You can use and copy it as much as you like, but you are
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55 encouraged to make a donation to help orphans in Uganda. Please read the file
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56 `runtime/doc/uganda.txt` for details (do `:help uganda` inside Vim).
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58 Summary of the license: There are no restrictions on using or distributing an
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59 unmodified copy of Vim. Parts of Vim may also be distributed, but the license
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60 text must always be included. For modified versions a few restrictions apply.
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61 The license is GPL compatible, you may compile Vim with GPL libraries and
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62 distribute it.
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65 ## Sponsoring ##
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67 Fixing bugs and adding new features takes a lot of time and effort. To show
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68 your appreciation for the work and motivate Bram and others to continue
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69 working on Vim please send a donation.
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72 in Uganda. See `runtime/doc/uganda.txt`. But at the same time donations
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73 increase Bram's motivation to keep working on Vim!
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75 For the most recent information about sponsoring look on the Vim web site:
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76 http://www.vim.org/sponsor/
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79 ## Compiling ##
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81 If you obtained a binary distribution you don't need to compile Vim. If you
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82 obtained a source distribution, all the stuff for compiling Vim is in the
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83 `src` directory. See `src/INSTALL` for instructions.
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86 ## Installation ##
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88 See one of these files for system-specific instructions:
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90 README_ami.txt Amiga
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91 README_unix.txt Unix
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92 README_dos.txt MS-DOS and MS-Windows
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93 README_mac.txt Macintosh
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94 README_vms.txt VMS
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96 There are more `README_*.txt` files, depending on the distribution you used.
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99 ## Contributing ##
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101 If you would like to help making Vim better, see the [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/vim/vim/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) file.
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104 ## Information ##
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106 The latest news about Vim can be found on the Vim home page:
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107 http://www.vim.org/
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109 If you have problems, have a look at the Vim documentation or tips:
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110 http://www.vim.org/docs.php
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111 http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Vim_Tips_Wiki
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113 If you still have problems or any other questions, use one of the mailing
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114 lists to discuss them with Vim users and developers:
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115 http://www.vim.org/maillist.php
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117 If nothing else works, report bugs directly:
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118 Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>
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121 ## Main author ##
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123 Send any other comments, patches, flowers and suggestions to:
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124 Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>