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1 *help.txt* For Vim version 7.0aa. Last change: 2004 May 04
2
3 VIM - main help file
4 k
5 Move around: Use the cursor keys, or "h" to go left, h l
6 "j" to go down, "k" to go up, "l" to go right. j
7 Close this window: Use ":q<Enter>".
8 Get out of Vim: Use ":qa!<Enter>" (careful, all changes are lost!).
9
10 Jump to a subject: Position the cursor on a tag between |bars| and hit CTRL-].
11 With the mouse: ":set mouse=a" to enable the mouse (in xterm or GUI).
12 Double-click the left mouse button on a tag between |bars|.
13 Jump back: Type CTRL-T or CTRL-O (repeat to go further back).
14
15 Get specific help: It is possible to go directly to whatever you want help
16 on, by giving an argument to the ":help" command |:help|.
17 It is possible to further specify the context:
18 *help-context*
19 WHAT PREPEND EXAMPLE ~
20 Normal mode commands (nothing) :help x
21 Visual mode commands v_ :help v_u
22 Insert mode commands i_ :help i_<Esc>
23 Command-line commands : :help :quit
24 Command-line editing c_ :help c_<Del>
25 Vim command arguments - :help -r
26 Options ' :help 'textwidth'
27 Search for help: Type ":help word", then hit CTRL-D to see matching
28 help entries for "word".
29
30 VIM stands for Vi IMproved. Most of VIM was made by Bram Moolenaar, but only
31 through the help of many others. See |credits|.
32 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
33 *doc-file-list* *Q_ct*
34 BASIC:
35 |quickref| Overview of the most common commands you will use
36 |tutor| 30 minutes training course for beginners
37 |copying| About copyrights
38 |iccf| Helping poor children in Uganda
39 |sponsor| Sponsor Vim development, become a registered Vim user
40 |www| Vim on the World Wide Web
41 |bugs| Where to send bug reports
42
43 USER MANUAL: These files explain how to accomplish an editing task.
44
45 |usr_toc.txt| Table Of Contents
46
47 Getting Started ~
48 |usr_01.txt| About the manuals
49 |usr_02.txt| The first steps in Vim
50 |usr_03.txt| Moving around
51 |usr_04.txt| Making small changes
52 |usr_05.txt| Set your settings
53 |usr_06.txt| Using syntax highlighting
54 |usr_07.txt| Editing more than one file
55 |usr_08.txt| Splitting windows
56 |usr_09.txt| Using the GUI
57 |usr_10.txt| Making big changes
58 |usr_11.txt| Recovering from a crash
59 |usr_12.txt| Clever tricks
60
61 Editing Effectively ~
62 |usr_20.txt| Typing command-line commands quickly
63 |usr_21.txt| Go away and come back
64 |usr_22.txt| Finding the file to edit
65 |usr_23.txt| Editing other files
66 |usr_24.txt| Inserting quickly
67 |usr_25.txt| Editing formatted text
68 |usr_26.txt| Repeating
69 |usr_27.txt| Search commands and patterns
70 |usr_28.txt| Folding
71 |usr_29.txt| Moving through programs
72 |usr_30.txt| Editing programs
73 |usr_31.txt| Exploiting the GUI
74
75 Tuning Vim ~
76 |usr_40.txt| Make new commands
77 |usr_41.txt| Write a Vim script
78 |usr_42.txt| Add new menus
79 |usr_43.txt| Using filetypes
80 |usr_44.txt| Your own syntax highlighted
81 |usr_45.txt| Select your language
82
83 Making Vim Run ~
84 |usr_90.txt| Installing Vim
85
86
87 REFERENCE MANUAL: These files explain every detail of Vim.
88
89 General subjects ~
90 |intro.txt| general introduction to Vim; notation used in help files
91 |help.txt| overview and quick reference (this file)
92 |index.txt| alphabetical index of all commands
93 |help-tags| all the tags you can jump to (index of tags)
94 |howto.txt| how to do the most common editing tasks
95 |tips.txt| various tips on using Vim
96 |message.txt| (error) messages and explanations
97 |quotes.txt| remarks from users of Vim
98 |todo.txt| known problems and desired extensions
99 |develop.txt| development of Vim
100 |uganda.txt| Vim distribution conditions and what to do with your money
101
102 Basic editing ~
103 |starting.txt| starting Vim, Vim command arguments, initialisation
104 |editing.txt| editing and writing files
105 |motion.txt| commands for moving around
106 |scroll.txt| scrolling the text in the window
107 |insert.txt| Insert and Replace mode
108 |change.txt| deleting and replacing text
109 |indent.txt| automatic indenting for C and other languages
110 |undo.txt| Undo and Redo
111 |repeat.txt| repeating commands, Vim scripts and debugging
112 |visual.txt| using the Visual mode (selecting a text area)
113 |various.txt| various remaining commands
114 |recover.txt| recovering from a crash
115
116 Advanced editing ~
117 |cmdline.txt| Command-line editing
118 |options.txt| description of all options
119 |pattern.txt| regexp patterns and search commands
120 |map.txt| key mapping and abbreviations
121 |tagsrch.txt| tags and special searches
122 |quickfix.txt| commands for a quick edit-compile-fix cycle
123 |windows.txt| commands for using multiple windows and buffers
124 |syntax.txt| syntax highlighting
125 |diff.txt| working with two or three versions of the same file
126 |autocmd.txt| automatically executing commands on an event
127 |filetype.txt| settings done specifically for a type of file
128 |eval.txt| expression evaluation, conditional commands
129 |fold.txt| hide (fold) ranges of lines
130
131 Special issues ~
132 |remote.txt| using Vim as a server or client
133 |term.txt| using different terminals and mice
134 |digraph.txt| list of available digraphs
135 |mbyte.txt| multi-byte text support
136 |mlang.txt| non-English language support
137 |arabic.txt| Arabic language support and editing
138 |farsi.txt| Farsi (Persian) editing
139 |hebrew.txt| Hebrew language support and editing
140 |russian.txt| Russian language support and editing
141 |hangulin.txt| Hangul (Korean) input mode
142 |rileft.txt| right-to-left editing mode
143
144 GUI ~
145 |gui.txt| Graphical User Interface (GUI)
146 |gui_w16.txt| Windows 3.1 GUI
147 |gui_w32.txt| Win32 GUI
148 |gui_x11.txt| X11 GUI
149
150 Interfaces ~
151 |if_cscop.txt| using cscope with Vim
152 |if_perl.txt| Perl interface
153 |if_pyth.txt| Python interface
154 |if_sniff.txt| SNiFF+ interface
155 |if_tcl.txt| Tcl interface
156 |if_ole.txt| OLE automation interface for Win32
157 |if_ruby.txt| Ruby interface
158 |debugger.txt| Interface with a debugger
159 |workshop.txt| Sun Visual Workshop interface
160 |netbeans.txt| NetBeans External Editor interface
161 |sign.txt| debugging signs
162
163 Versions ~
164 |vi_diff.txt| Main differences between Vim and Vi
165 |version4.txt| Differences between Vim version 3.0 and 4.x
166 |version5.txt| Differences between Vim version 4.6 and 5.x
167 |version6.txt| Differences between Vim version 5.7 and 6.x
168 *sys-file-list*
169 Remarks about specific systems ~
170 |os_390.txt| OS/390 Unix
171 |os_amiga.txt| Amiga
172 |os_beos.txt| BeOS and BeBox
173 |os_dos.txt| MS-DOS and MS-Windows NT/95 common items
174 |os_mac.txt| Macintosh
175 |os_mint.txt| Atari MiNT
176 |os_msdos.txt| MS-DOS (plain DOS and DOS box under Windows)
177 |os_os2.txt| OS/2
178 |os_qnx.txt| QNX
179 |os_risc.txt| RISC-OS
180 |os_unix.txt| Unix
181 |os_vms.txt| VMS
182 |os_win32.txt| MS-Windows 95/98/NT
183 *standard-plugin-list*
184 Standard plugins ~
185 |pi_netrw.txt| Reading and writing files over a network
186 |pi_gzip.txt| Reading and writing compressed files
187 |pi_expl.txt| File explorer
188
189 LOCAL ADDITIONS: *local-additions*
190
191 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
192 *bars* Bars example
193
194 Now that you've jumped here with CTRL-] or a double mouse click, you can use
195 CTRL-T, CTRL-O, g<RightMouse>, or <C-RightMouse> to go back to where you were.
196 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
197 vim:tw=78:fo=tcq2:isk=!-~,^*,^\|,^\":ts=8:ft=help:norl: