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commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/c92399f4ee6d0289dbe5d708d14a84e32f617bd5 Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Date: Sun Oct 25 13:55:00 2015 +0100 patch 7.4.899 Problem: README file is not optimal. Solution: Move buttons, update some text. (closes #460)
author Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
date Sun, 25 Oct 2015 14:00:04 +0100
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1 README.txt for version 7.4 of Vim: Vi IMproved. 1 README.txt for version 7.4 of Vim: Vi IMproved.
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4 WHAT IS VIM 4 WHAT IS VIM?
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6 Vim is an almost compatible version of the UNIX editor Vi. Many new features 6 Vim is an almost compatible version of the UNIX editor Vi. Many new features
7 have been added: multi-level undo, syntax highlighting, command line history, 7 have been added: multi-level undo, syntax highlighting, command line history,
8 on-line help, spell checking, filename completion, block operations, etc. 8 on-line help, spell checking, filename completion, block operations, etc.
9 There is also a Graphical User Interface (GUI) available. See 9 There is also a Graphical User Interface (GUI) available. See
18 7), Atari MiNT, Macintosh, BeOS, VMS, RISC OS, OS/2 and almost all flavours of 18 7), Atari MiNT, Macintosh, BeOS, VMS, RISC OS, OS/2 and almost all flavours of
19 UNIX. Porting to other systems should not be very difficult. 19 UNIX. Porting to other systems should not be very difficult.
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22 DISTRIBUTION 22 DISTRIBUTION
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24 You can often use your favorite package manager to install Vim. On Mac and
25 Linux a small version of Vim is pre-installed, you still need to install Vim
26 if you want more features.
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24 There are separate distributions for Unix, PC, Amiga and some other systems. 28 There are separate distributions for Unix, PC, Amiga and some other systems.
25 This README.txt file comes with the runtime archive. It includes the 29 This README.txt file comes with the runtime archive. It includes the
26 documentation, syntax files and other files that are used at runtime. To run 30 documentation, syntax files and other files that are used at runtime. To run
27 Vim you must get either one of the binary archives or a source archive. 31 Vim you must get either one of the binary archives or a source archive.