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annotate runtime/doc/helphelp.txt @ 5903:fdea5ea9afd1 v7.4.294

updated for version 7.4.294 Problem: Test files missing from patch. Solution: Patch the test files.

author	Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org>
date	Tue, 13 May 2014 20:15:37 +0200
parents	359743c1f59a
children	cb5480096f1b

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5294 359743c1f59a release version 7.4 Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 5247 diff changeset	1 helphelp.txt For Vim version 7.4. Last change: 2012 Nov 28
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1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	3
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	4 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	5
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	6
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	7 Help on help files helphelp
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	8
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	9 1. Help commands \|online-help\|
2581 e8a482a7fa6c Updated runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2572 diff changeset	10 2. Translated help files \|help-translated\|
2246 1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	11 3. Writing help files \|help-writing\|
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	12
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	13 ==============================================================================
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	14 1. Help commands online-help
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	15
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	16 help <Help> :h :help <F1> i_<F1> i_<Help>
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	17 <Help> or
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	18 :h[elp] Open a window and display the help file in read-only
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	19 mode. If there is a help window open already, use
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	20 that one. Otherwise, if the current window uses the
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	21 full width of the screen or is at least 80 characters
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	22 wide, the help window will appear just above the
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	23 current window. Otherwise the new window is put at
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	24 the very top.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	25 The 'helplang' option is used to select a language, if
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	26 the main help file is available in several languages.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	27 {not in Vi}
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	28
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	29 {subject} E149 E661
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	30 :h[elp] {subject} Like ":help", additionally jump to the tag {subject}.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	31 {subject} can include wildcards like "*", "?" and
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	32 "[a-z]":
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	33 :help z? jump to help for any "z" command
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	34 :help z. jump to the help for "z."
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	35 If there is no full match for the pattern, or there
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	36 are several matches, the "best" match will be used.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	37 A sophisticated algorithm is used to decide which
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	38 match is better than another one. These items are
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	39 considered in the computation:
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	40 - A match with same case is much better than a match
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	41 with different case.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	42 - A match that starts after a non-alphanumeric
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	43 character is better than a match in the middle of a
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	44 word.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	45 - A match at or near the beginning of the tag is
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	46 better than a match further on.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	47 - The more alphanumeric characters match, the better.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	48 - The shorter the length of the match, the better.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	49
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	50 The 'helplang' option is used to select a language, if
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	51 the {subject} is available in several languages.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	52 To find a tag in a specific language, append "@ab",
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	53 where "ab" is the two-letter language code. See
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	54 \|help-translated\|.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	55
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	56 Note that the longer the {subject} you give, the less
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	57 matches will be found. You can get an idea how this
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	58 all works by using commandline completion (type CTRL-D
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	59 after ":help subject" \|c_CTRL-D\|).
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	60 If there are several matches, you can have them listed
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	61 by hitting CTRL-D. Example: >
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	62 :help cont<Ctrl-D>
2434 86532ee3ea41 Updated runtime files. Add logcheck filetype plugin. (James Vega) Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2413 diff changeset	63
86532ee3ea41 Updated runtime files. Add logcheck filetype plugin. (James Vega) Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2413 diff changeset	64 < Instead of typing ":help CTRL-V" to search for help
86532ee3ea41 Updated runtime files. Add logcheck filetype plugin. (James Vega) Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2413 diff changeset	65 for CTRL-V you can type: >
86532ee3ea41 Updated runtime files. Add logcheck filetype plugin. (James Vega) Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2413 diff changeset	66 :help ^V
86532ee3ea41 Updated runtime files. Add logcheck filetype plugin. (James Vega) Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2413 diff changeset	67 < This also works together with other characters, for
86532ee3ea41 Updated runtime files. Add logcheck filetype plugin. (James Vega) Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2413 diff changeset	68 example to find help for CTRL-V in Insert mode: >
86532ee3ea41 Updated runtime files. Add logcheck filetype plugin. (James Vega) Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2413 diff changeset	69 :help i^V
86532ee3ea41 Updated runtime files. Add logcheck filetype plugin. (James Vega) Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2413 diff changeset	70 <
86532ee3ea41 Updated runtime files. Add logcheck filetype plugin. (James Vega) Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2413 diff changeset	71 To use a regexp \|pattern\|, first do ":help" and then
2246 1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	72 use ":tag {pattern}" in the help window. The
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	73 ":tnext" command can then be used to jump to other
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	74 matches, "tselect" to list matches and choose one. >
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	75 :help index\| :tse z.
2434 86532ee3ea41 Updated runtime files. Add logcheck filetype plugin. (James Vega) Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2413 diff changeset	76
2246 1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	77 < When there is no argument you will see matches for
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	78 "help", to avoid listing all possible matches (that
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	79 would be very slow).
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	80 The number of matches displayed is limited to 300.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	81
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	82 This command can be followed by '\|' and another
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	83 command, but you don't need to escape the '\|' inside a
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	84 help command. So these both work: >
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	85 :help \|
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	86 :help k\| only
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	87 < Note that a space before the '\|' is seen as part of
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	88 the ":help" argument.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	89 You can also use <LF> or <CR> to separate the help
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	90 command from a following command. You need to type
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	91 CTRL-V first to insert the <LF> or <CR>. Example: >
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	92 :help so<C-V><CR>only
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	93 < {not in Vi}
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	94
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	95 :h[elp]! [subject] Like ":help", but in non-English help files prefer to
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	96 find a tag in a file with the same language as the
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	97 current file. See \|help-translated\|.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	98
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	99 :helpg :helpgrep
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	100 :helpg[rep] {pattern}[@xx]
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	101 Search all help text files and make a list of lines
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	102 in which {pattern} matches. Jumps to the first match.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	103 The optional [@xx] specifies that only matches in the
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	104 "xx" language are to be found.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	105 You can navigate through the matches with the
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	106 \|quickfix\| commands, e.g., \|:cnext\| to jump to the
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	107 next one. Or use \|:cwindow\| to get the list of
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	108 matches in the quickfix window.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	109 {pattern} is used as a Vim regexp \|pattern\|.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	110 'ignorecase' is not used, add "\c" to ignore case.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	111 Example for case sensitive search: >
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	112 :helpgrep Uganda
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	113 < Example for case ignoring search: >
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	114 :helpgrep uganda\c
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	115 < Example for searching in French help: >
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	116 :helpgrep backspace@fr
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	117 < The pattern does not support line breaks, it must
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	118 match within one line. You can use \|:grep\| instead,
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	119 but then you need to get the list of help files in a
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	120 complicated way.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	121 Cannot be followed by another command, everything is
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	122 used as part of the pattern. But you can use
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	123 \|:execute\| when needed.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	124 Compressed help files will not be searched (Fedora
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	125 compresses the help files).
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	126 {not in Vi}
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	127
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	128 :lh :lhelpgrep
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	129 :lh[elpgrep] {pattern}[@xx]
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	130 Same as ":helpgrep", except the location list is used
2267 c08f91142c41 Crypt the swapfile. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2249 diff changeset	131 instead of the quickfix list. If the help window is
2246 1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	132 already opened, then the location list for that window
2267 c08f91142c41 Crypt the swapfile. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2249 diff changeset	133 is used. Otherwise, a new help window is opened and
2246 1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	134 the location list for that window is set. The
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	135 location list for the current window is not changed.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	136
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	137 :exu :exusage
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	138 :exu[sage] Show help on Ex commands. Added to simulate the Nvi
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	139 command. {not in Vi}
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	140
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	141 :viu :viusage
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	142 :viu[sage] Show help on Normal mode commands. Added to simulate
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	143 the Nvi command. {not in Vi}
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	144
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	145 When no argument is given to \|:help\| the file given with the 'helpfile' option
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	146 will be opened. Otherwise the specified tag is searched for in all "doc/tags"
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	147 files in the directories specified in the 'runtimepath' option.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	148
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	149 The initial height of the help window can be set with the 'helpheight' option
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	150 (default 20).
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	151
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	152 Jump to specific subjects by using tags. This can be done in two ways:
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	153 - Use the "CTRL-]" command while standing on the name of a command or option.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	154 This only works when the tag is a keyword. "<C-Leftmouse>" and
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	155 "g<LeftMouse>" work just like "CTRL-]".
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	156 - use the ":ta {subject}" command. This also works with non-keyword
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	157 characters.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	158
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	159 Use CTRL-T or CTRL-O to jump back.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	160 Use ":q" to close the help window.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	161
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	162 If there are several matches for an item you are looking for, this is how you
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	163 can jump to each one of them:
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	164 1. Open a help window
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	165 2. Use the ":tag" command with a slash prepended to the tag. E.g.: >
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	166 :tag /min
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	167 3. Use ":tnext" to jump to the next matching tag.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	168
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	169 It is possible to add help files for plugins and other items. You don't need
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	170 to change the distributed help files for that. See \|add-local-help\|.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	171
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	172 To write a local help file, see \|write-local-help\|.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	173
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	174 Note that the title lines from the local help files are automagically added to
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	175 the "LOCAL ADDITIONS" section in the "help.txt" help file \|local-additions\|.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	176 This is done when viewing the file in Vim, the file itself is not changed. It
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	177 is done by going through all help files and obtaining the first line of each
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	178 file. The files in $VIMRUNTIME/doc are skipped.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	179
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	180 help-xterm-window
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	181 If you want to have the help in another xterm window, you could use this
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	182 command: >
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	183 :!xterm -e vim +help &
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	184 <
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	185
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	186 :helpfind :helpf
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	187 :helpf[ind] Like \|:help\|, but use a dialog to enter the argument.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	188 Only for backwards compatibility. It now executes the
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	189 ToolBar.FindHelp menu entry instead of using a builtin
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	190 dialog. {only when compiled with \|+GUI_GTK\|}
2581 e8a482a7fa6c Updated runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2572 diff changeset	191 {not in Vi}
2246 1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	192
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	193 :helpt :helptags
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	194 E154 E150 E151 E152 E153 E670
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	195 :helpt[ags] [++t] {dir}
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	196 Generate the help tags file(s) for directory {dir}.
3967 fdb8a9c7bd91 Updated runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 3513 diff changeset	197 All ".txt" and ".??x" files in the directory and
fdb8a9c7bd91 Updated runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 3513 diff changeset	198 sub-directories are scanned for a help tag definition
fdb8a9c7bd91 Updated runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 3513 diff changeset	199 in between stars. The "*.??x" files are for
fdb8a9c7bd91 Updated runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 3513 diff changeset	200 translated docs, they generate the "tags-??" file, see
fdb8a9c7bd91 Updated runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 3513 diff changeset	201 \|help-translated\|. The generated tags files are
fdb8a9c7bd91 Updated runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 3513 diff changeset	202 sorted.
2246 1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	203 When there are duplicates an error message is given.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	204 An existing tags file is silently overwritten.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	205 The optional "++t" argument forces adding the
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	206 "help-tags" tag. This is also done when the {dir} is
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	207 equal to $VIMRUNTIME/doc.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	208 To rebuild the help tags in the runtime directory
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	209 (requires write permission there): >
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	210 :helptags $VIMRUNTIME/doc
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	211 < {not in Vi}
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	212
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	213
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	214 ==============================================================================
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	215 2. Translated help files help-translated
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	216
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	217 It is possible to add translated help files, next to the original English help
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	218 files. Vim will search for all help in "doc" directories in 'runtimepath'.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	219 This is only available when compiled with the \|+multi_lang\| feature.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	220
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	221 At this moment translations are available for:
3513 1b584a6f446c Updated runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2581 diff changeset	222 Chinese - multiple authors
1b584a6f446c Updated runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2581 diff changeset	223 French - translated by David Blanchet
1b584a6f446c Updated runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2581 diff changeset	224 Italian - translated by Antonio Colombo
1b584a6f446c Updated runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2581 diff changeset	225 Japanese - multiple authors
1b584a6f446c Updated runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2581 diff changeset	226 Polish - translated by Mikolaj Machowski
1b584a6f446c Updated runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2581 diff changeset	227 Russian - translated by Vassily Ragosin
2246 1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	228 See the Vim website to find them: http://www.vim.org/translations.php
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	229
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	230 A set of translated help files consists of these files:
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	231
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	232 help.abx
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	233 howto.abx
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	234 ...
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	235 tags-ab
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	236
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	237 "ab" is the two-letter language code. Thus for Italian the names are:
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	238
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	239 help.itx
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	240 howto.itx
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	241 ...
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	242 tags-it
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	243
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	244 The 'helplang' option can be set to the preferred language(s). The default is
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	245 set according to the environment. Vim will first try to find a matching tag
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	246 in the preferred language(s). English is used when it cannot be found.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	247
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	248 To find a tag in a specific language, append "@ab" to a tag, where "ab" is the
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	249 two-letter language code. Example: >
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	250 :he user-manual@it
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	251 :he user-manual@en
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	252 The first one finds the Italian user manual, even when 'helplang' is empty.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	253 The second one finds the English user manual, even when 'helplang' is set to
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	254 "it".
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	255
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	256 When using command-line completion for the ":help" command, the "@en"
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	257 extension is only shown when a tag exists for multiple languages. When the
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	258 tag only exists for English "@en" is omitted.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	259
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	260 When using \|CTRL-]\| or ":help!" in a non-English help file Vim will try to
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	261 find the tag in the same language. If not found then 'helplang' will be used
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	262 to select a language.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	263
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	264 Help files must use latin1 or utf-8 encoding. Vim assumes the encoding is
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	265 utf-8 when finding non-ASCII characters in the first line. Thus you must
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	266 translate the header with "For Vim version".
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	267
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	268 The same encoding must be used for the help files of one language in one
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	269 directory. You can use a different encoding for different languages and use
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	270 a different encoding for help files of the same language but in a different
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	271 directory.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	272
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	273 Hints for translators:
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	274 - Do not translate the tags. This makes it possible to use 'helplang' to
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	275 specify the preferred language. You may add new tags in your language.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	276 - When you do not translate a part of a file, add tags to the English version,
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	277 using the "tag@en" notation.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	278 - Make a package with all the files and the tags file available for download.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	279 Users can drop it in one of the "doc" directories and start use it.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	280 Report this to Bram, so that he can add a link on www.vim.org.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	281 - Use the \|:helptags\| command to generate the tags files. It will find all
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	282 languages in the specified directory.
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	283
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	284 ==============================================================================
1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	285 3. Writing help files help-writing
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2249 6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	287 For ease of use, a Vim help file for a plugin should follow the format of the
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	288 standard Vim help files. If you are writing a new help file it's best to copy
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	289 one of the existing files and use it as a template.
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	290
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	291 The first line in a help file should have the following format:
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6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	293 helpfile_name.txt For Vim version 7.3 Last change: 2010 June 4
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2267 c08f91142c41 Crypt the swapfile. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2249 diff changeset	295 The first field is a link to the help file name. The second field describes
c08f91142c41 Crypt the swapfile. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2249 diff changeset	296 the applicable Vim version. The last field specifies the last modification
c08f91142c41 Crypt the swapfile. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2249 diff changeset	297 date of the file. Each field is separated by a tab.
2249 6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	298
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	299 At the bottom of the help file, place a Vim modeline to set the 'textwidth'
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	300 and 'tabstop' options and the 'filetype' to 'help'. Never set a global option
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	301 in such a modeline, that can have consequences undesired by whoever reads that
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	302 help.
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	303
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	304
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	305 TAGS
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	306
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	307 To define a help tag, place the name between asterisks (tag-name). The
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	308 tag-name should be different from all the Vim help tag names and ideally
2267 c08f91142c41 Crypt the swapfile. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2249 diff changeset	309 should begin with the name of the Vim plugin. The tag name is usually right
2249 6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	310 aligned on a line.
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	311
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	312 When referring to an existing help tag and to create a hot-link, place the
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	313 name between two bars (\|) eg. \|help-writing\|.
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	314
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	315 When referring to a Vim option in the help file, place the option name between
2267 c08f91142c41 Crypt the swapfile. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2249 diff changeset	316 two single quotes, eg. 'statusline'
2249 6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	317
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	318
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	319 HIGHLIGHTING
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2267 c08f91142c41 Crypt the swapfile. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2249 diff changeset	321 To define a column heading, use a tilde character at the end of the line.
c08f91142c41 Crypt the swapfile. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2249 diff changeset	322 This will highlight the column heading in a different color. E.g.
2249 6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	323
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	324 Column heading~
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	325
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	326 To separate sections in a help file, place a series of '=' characters in a
2267 c08f91142c41 Crypt the swapfile. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2249 diff changeset	327 line starting from the first column. The section separator line is highlighted
2249 6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	328 differently.
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	329
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	330 To quote a block of ex-commands verbatim, place a greater than (>) character
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	331 at the end of the line before the block and a less than (<) character as the
2267 c08f91142c41 Crypt the swapfile. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2249 diff changeset	332 first non-blank on a line following the block. Any line starting in column 1
2249 6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	333 also implicitly stops the block of ex-commands before it. E.g. >
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	334 function Example_Func()
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	335 echo "Example"
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	336 endfunction
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	337 <
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	338
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	339 The following are highlighted differently in a Vim help file:
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	340 - a special key name expressed either in <> notation as in <PageDown>, or
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	341 as a Ctrl character as in CTRL-X
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	342 - anything between {braces}, e.g. {lhs} and {rhs}
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	343
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	344 The word "Note", "Notes" and similar automagically receive distinctive
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	345 highlighting. So do these:
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	346 *Todo something to do
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	347 *Error something wrong
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	348
6d3d35ff2c2b Use full path in undofile(). Updated docs. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: 2246 diff changeset	349 You can find the details in $VIMRUNTIME/syntax/help.vim
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1e48f569b03d Move text from various.txt to a new helphelp.txt help file. Bram Moolenaar <bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	351 vim:tw=78:ts=8:ft=help:norl:

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