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1 README_dos.txt for version 7.4 of Vim: Vi IMproved.
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3 This file explains the installation of Vim on MS-DOS and MS-Windows systems.
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4 See "README.txt" for general information about Vim.
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6 There are two ways to install Vim:
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7 A. Use the self-installing .exe file.
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8 B. Unpack .zip files and run the install.exe program.
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11 A. Using the self-installing .exe
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14 This is mostly self-explaining. Just follow the prompts and make the
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15 selections. A few things to watch out for:
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17 - When an existing installation is detected, you are offered to first remove
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18 this. The uninstall program is then started while the install program waits
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19 for it to complete. Sometimes the windows overlap each other, which can be
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20 confusing. Be sure the complete the uninstalling before continuing the
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21 installation. Watch the taskbar for uninstall windows.
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22
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23 - When selecting a directory to install Vim, use the same place where other
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24 versions are located. This makes it easier to find your _vimrc file. For
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25 example "C:\Program Files\vim" or "D:\vim". A name ending in "vim" is
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26 preferred.
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28 - After selecting the directory where to install Vim, clicking on "Next" will
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29 start the installation.
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32 B. Using .zip files
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33 -------------------
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35 These are the normal steps to install Vim from the .zip archives:
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37 1. Go to the directory where you want to put the Vim files. Examples:
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38 cd C:\
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39 cd D:\editors
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40 If you already have a "vim" directory, go to the directory in which it is
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41 located. Check the $VIM setting to see where it points to:
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42 set VIM
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43 For example, if you have
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44 C:\vim\vim54
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45 do
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46 cd C:\
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47 Binary and runtime Vim archives are normally unpacked in the same location,
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48 on top of each other.
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50 2. Unpack the zip archives. This will create a new directory "vim\vim74",
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52 name includes the version number, it is unlikely that you overwrite
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53 existing files.
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54 Examples:
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55 pkunzip -d gvim74.zip
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56 unzip vim74w32.zip
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58 You need to unpack the runtime archive and at least one of the binary
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59 archives. When using more than one binary version, be careful not to
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60 overwrite one version with the other, the names of the executables
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61 "vim.exe" and "gvim.exe" are the same.
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63 After you unpacked the files, you can still move the whole directory tree
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64 to another location. That is where they will stay, the install program
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65 won't move or copy the runtime files.
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67 Only for the 32 bit DOS version on MS-DOS without DPMI support (trying to
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68 run install.exe will produce an error message): Unpack the CSDPMI4B.ZIP
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69 archive and follow the instructions in the documentation.
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71 3. Change to the new directory:
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72 cd vim\vim74
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73 Run the "install.exe" program. It will ask you a number of questions about
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74 how you would like to have your Vim setup. Among these are:
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75 - You can tell it to write a "_vimrc" file with your preferences in the
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76 parent directory.
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77 - It can also install an "Edit with Vim" entry in the Windows Explorer
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78 popup menu.
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79 - You can have it create batch files, so that you can run Vim from the
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80 console or in a shell. You can select one of the directories in your
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81 $PATH. If you skip this, you can add Vim to the search path manually:
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82 The simplest is to add a line to your autoexec.bat. Examples:
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83 set path=%path%;C:\vim\vim74
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84 set path=%path%;D:\editors\vim\vim74
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85 - Create entries for Vim on the desktop and in the Start menu.
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87 That's it!
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90 Remarks:
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92 - If Vim can't find the runtime files, ":help" won't work and the GUI version
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93 won't show a menubar. Then you need to set the $VIM environment variable to
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94 point to the top directory of your Vim files. Example:
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95 set VIM=C:\editors\vim
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96 Vim version 7.4 will look for your vimrc file in $VIM, and for the runtime
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97 files in $VIM/vim74. See ":help $VIM" for more information.
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99 - To avoid confusion between distributed files of different versions and your
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100 own modified vim scripts, it is recommended to use this directory layout:
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101 ("C:\vim" is used here as the root, replace it with the path you use)
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102 Your own files:
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103 C:\vim\_vimrc Your personal vimrc.
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104 C:\vim\_viminfo Dynamic info for 'viminfo'.
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105 C:\vim\vimfiles\ftplugin\*.vim Filetype plugins
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106 C:\vim\... Other files you made.
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107 Distributed files:
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108 C:\vim\vim74\vim.exe The Vim version 7.4 executable.
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109 C:\vim\vim74\doc\*.txt The version 7.4 documentation files.
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110 C:\vim\vim74\bugreport.vim A Vim version 7.4 script.
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111 C:\vim\vim74\... Other version 7.4 distributed files.
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112 In this case the $VIM environment variable would be set like this:
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113 set VIM=C:\vim
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114 Then $VIMRUNTIME will automatically be set to "$VIM\vim74". Don't add
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115 "vim74" to $VIM, that won't work.
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117 - You can put your Vim executable anywhere else. If the executable is not
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118 with the other Vim files, you should set $VIM. The simplest is to add a line
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119 to your autoexec.bat. Examples:
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120 set VIM=c:\vim
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121 set VIM=d:\editors\vim
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123 - If you have told the "install.exe" program to add the "Edit with Vim" menu
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124 entry, you can remove it by running the "uninstal.exe". See
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125 ":help win32-popup-menu".
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127 - In Windows 95/98/NT you can create a shortcut to Vim. This works for all
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128 DOS and Win32 console versions. For the console version this gives you the
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129 opportunity to set defaults for the Console where Vim runs in.
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131 1. On the desktop, click right to get a menu. Select New/Shortcut.
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132 2. In the dialog, enter Command line: "C:\command.com". Click "Next".
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133 3. Enter any name. Click "Finish".
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134 The new shortcut will appear on the desktop.
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135 4. With the mouse pointer on the new shortcut, click right to get a menu.
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136 Select Properties.
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137 5. In the Program tab, change the "Cmdline" to add "/c" and the name of the
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138 Vim executable. Examples:
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139 C:\command.com /c C:\vim\vim74\vim.exe
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140 C:\command.com /c D:\editors\vim\vim74\vim.exe
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141 6. Select the font, window size, etc. that you like. If this isn't
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142 possible, select "Advanced" in the Program tab, and deselect "MS-DOS
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143 mode".
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144 7. Click OK.
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146 For gvim, you can use a normal shortcut on the desktop, and set the size of
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147 the Window in your $VIM/_gvimrc:
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148 set lines=30 columns=90
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151 For further information, type one of these inside Vim:
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152 :help dos
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153 :help msdos
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154 :help win32