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+:: Start Vim on a copy of the tutor file.
+@echo off
+
+:: Usage: vimtutor [-console] [xx]
+::
+:: -console means gvim will not be used
+:: xx is a language code like "es" or "nl".
+:: When an xx argument is given, it tries loading that tutor.
+:: When this fails or no xx argument was given, it tries using 'v:lang'
+:: When that also fails, it uses the English version.
+
+:: Use Vim to copy the tutor, it knows the value of $VIMRUNTIME
+FOR %%d in (. %TMP% %TEMP%) DO IF EXIST %%d\nul SET TUTORCOPY=%%d\$tutor$
+
+SET xx=%1
+
+IF NOT .%1==.-console GOTO use_gui
+SHIFT
+SET xx=%1
+GOTO use_vim
+:use_gui
+
+:: Try making a copy of tutor with gvim.  If gvim cannot be found, try using
+:: vim instead.  If vim cannot be found, alert user to check environment and
+:: installation.
+
+:: The script tutor.vim tells Vim which file to copy.
+:: For Windows NT "start" works a bit differently.
+IF .%OS%==.Windows_NT GOTO ntaction
+
+start /w gvim -u NONE -c "so $VIMRUNTIME/tutor/tutor.vim"
+IF ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO use_vim
+
+:: Start gvim without any .vimrc, set 'nocompatible'
+start /w gvim -u NONE -c "set nocp" %TUTORCOPY%
+
+GOTO end
+
+:ntaction
+start "dummy" /b /w gvim -u NONE -c "so $VIMRUNTIME/tutor/tutor.vim"
+IF ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO use_vim
+
+:: Start gvim without any .vimrc, set 'nocompatible'
+start "dummy" /b /w gvim -u NONE -c "set nocp" %TUTORCOPY%
+
+GOTO end
+
+:use_vim
+:: The script tutor.vim tells Vim which file to copy
+vim -u NONE -c "so $VIMRUNTIME/tutor/tutor.vim"
+IF ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO no_executable
+
+:: Start vim without any .vimrc, set 'nocompatible'
+vim -u NONE -c "set nocp" %TUTORCOPY%
+
+GOTO end
+
+:no_executable
+ECHO.
+ECHO.
+ECHO No vim or gvim found in current directory or PATH.
+ECHO Check your installation or re-run install.exe
+
+:end
+:: remove the copy of the tutor
+IF EXIST %TUTORCOPY% DEL %TUTORCOPY%
+SET xx=