annotate README_os2.txt @ 1076:17b9587ff6d5 v7.0.202

updated for version 7.0-202
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date Tue, 27 Feb 2007 15:48:28 +0000
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1 README_os2.txt for version 7.0 of Vim: Vi IMproved.
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3 This file explains the installation of Vim on OS/2 systems.
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4 See "README.txt" for general information about Vim.
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7 NOTE: You will need two archives:
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8 vim70rt.zip contains the runtime files (same as for the PC version)
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9 vim70os2.zip contains the OS/2 executables
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11 1. Go to the directory where you want to put the Vim files. Examples:
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12 cd C:\
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13 cd D:\editors
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15 2. Unpack the zip archives. This will create a new directory "vim/vim70",
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16 in which all the distributed Vim files are placed. Since the directory
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17 name includes the version number, it is unlikely that you overwrite
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18 existing files.
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19 Examples:
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20 pkunzip -d vim70os2.zip
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21 unzip vim70os2.zip
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23 After you unpacked the files, you can still move the whole directory tree
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24 to another location.
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26 3. Add the directory where vim.exe is to your path. The simplest is to add a
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27 line to your autoexec.bat. Examples:
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28 set path=%path%;C:\vim\vim70
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29 set path=%path%;D:\editors\vim\vim70
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31 That's it!
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34 Extra remarks:
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36 - To avoid confusion between distributed files of different versions and your
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37 own modified vim scripts, it is recommended to use this directory layout:
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38 ("C:\vim" is used here as the root, replace with the path you use)
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39 Your own files:
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40 C:\vim\_vimrc Your personal vimrc.
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41 C:\vim\_viminfo Dynamic info for 'viminfo'.
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42 C:\vim\... Other files you made.
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43 Distributed files:
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44 C:\vim\vim70\vim.exe The Vim version 7.0 executable.
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45 C:\vim\vim70\doc\*.txt The version 7.0 documentation files.
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46 C:\vim\vim70\bugreport.vim A Vim version 7.0 script.
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47 C:\vim\vim70\... Other version 7.0 distributed files.
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48 In this case the $VIM environment variable would be set like this:
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49 set VIM=C:\vim
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51 - You can put your Vim executable anywhere else. If the executable is not
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52 with the other distributed Vim files, you should set $VIM. The simplest is
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53 to add a line to your autoexec.bat. Examples:
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54 set VIM=c:\vim
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55 set VIM=d:\editors\vim
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57 For further information, type this inside Vim:
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58 :help os2