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+*version7.txt*  For Vim version 7.0aa.  Last change: 2004 Jun 07
+
+
+		  VIM REFERENCE MANUAL    by Bram Moolenaar
+
+
+Welcome to Vim 7!  A large number of features has been added.  This file
+mentions all the new items, changes to existing features and bug fixes
+compared to Vim 6.x.
+
+See |vi_diff.txt| for an overview of differences between Vi and Vim 7.0.
+See |version4.txt| for differences between Vim 3.x and Vim 4.x.
+See |version5.txt| for differences between Vim 4.x and Vim 5.x.
+See |version6.txt| for differences between Vim 5.x and Vim 6.x.
+
+INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES			|incompatible-7|
+
+NEW FEATURES				|new-7|
+
+New data types				|new-data-types|
+Various new items			|new-items-7|
+
+IMPROVEMENTS				|improvements-7|
+
+COMPILE TIME CHANGES			|compile-changes-7|
+
+BUG FIXES				|bug-fixes-7|
+
+==============================================================================
+INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES				*incompatible-7*
+
+These changes are incompatible with previous releases.  Check this list if you
+run into a problem when upgrading from Vim 6.x to 7.0
+
+
+==============================================================================
+NEW FEATURES						*new-7*
+
+New data types						*new-data-types*
+--------------
+
+In Vim scripts the following types have been added:
+
+	list		ordered list of items
+	dictionary	associative array of items
+	function	reference to a function
+
+Many functions and commands have been added to support the new types.
+
+
+Various new items					*new-items-7*
+-----------------
+
+Normal mode commands: ~
+
+
+Options: ~
+
+
+Ex commands: ~
+
+
+New functions: ~
+
+
+New autocommand events: ~
+
+
+New Syntax files: ~
+
+
+==============================================================================
+IMPROVEMENTS						*improvements-7*
+
+
+==============================================================================
+COMPILE TIME CHANGES					*compile-changes-7*
+
+
+==============================================================================
+BUG FIXES						*bug-fixes-7*
+
+
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