*help.txt* For Vim version 6.1. Last change: 2001 Sep 14
VIM - main help file
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Move around: Use the cursor keys, or "h" to go left, h l
"j" to go down, "k" to go up, "l" to go right. j
Close this window: Use ":q<Enter>".
Get out of Vim: Use ":qa!<Enter>" (careful, all changes are lost!).
Jump to a subject: Position the cursor on a tag between |bars| and hit CTRL-].
With the mouse: ":set mouse=a" to enable the mouse (in xterm or GUI).
Double-click the left mouse button on a tag between |bars|.
jump back: Type CTRL-T or CTRL-O (repeat to go further back).
Get specific help: It is possible to go directly to whatever you want help
on, by giving an argument to the ":help" command |:help|.
It is possible to further specify the context:
*help-context*
WHAT PREPEND EXAMPLE
Normal mode commands (nothing) :help x
Visual mode commands v_ :help v_u
Insert mode commands i_ :help i_<Esc>
Command-line commands : :help :quit
Command-line editing c_ :help c_<Del>
Vim command arguments - :help -r
options ' :help 'textwidth'
Search for help: Type ":help word", then hit CTRL-D to see matching
help entries for "word".
VIM stands for Vi IMproved. Most of VIM was made by Bram Moolenaar, but only
through the help of many others. See |credits|.
*doc-file-list* *Q_ct* BASIC: |quickref| Overview of the most common commands you will use |tutor| 30 minutes training course for beginners |copying| About copyrights |iccf| Helping poor children in Uganda |www| Vim on the World Wide Web |bugs| Where to send bug reports USER MANUAL: These files explain how to accomplish an editing task. |usr_toc| Table Of ContentsGetting Started|usr_01| About the manuals |usr_02| The first steps in Vim |usr_03| Moving around |usr_04| Making small changes |usr_05| Set your settings |usr_06| Using syntax highlighting |usr_07| Editing more than one file |usr_08| Splitting windows |usr_09| Using the GUI |usr_10| Making big changes |usr_11| Recovering from a crash |usr_12| Clever tricksEditing Effectively|usr_20| Typing command-line commands quickly |usr_21| Go away and come back |usr_22| Finding the file to edit |usr_23| Editing other files |usr_24| Inserting quickly |usr_25| Editing formatted text |usr_26| Repeating |usr_27| Search commands and patterns |usr_28| Folding |usr_29| Moving through programs |usr_30| Editing programs |usr_31| Exploiting the GUITuning Vim|usr_40| Make new commands |usr_41| Write a Vim script |usr_42| Add new menus |usr_43| Using filetypes |usr_44| Your own syntax highlighted |usr_45| Select your languageMaking Vim Run|usr_90| Installing Vim REFERENCE MANUAL: These files explain every detail of Vim.General subjects|intro| general introduction to Vim; notation used in help files |help| overview and quick reference (this file) |index| alphabetical index of all commands |help-tags| all the tags you can jump to (index of tags) |howto| how to do the most common editing tasks |tips| various tips on using Vim |message| (error) messages and explanations |quotes| remarks from users of Vim |todo| known problems and desired extensions |develop| development of Vim |uganda| Vim distribution conditions and what to do with your moneyBasic editing|starting| starting Vim, Vim command arguments, initialisation |editing| editing and writing files |motion| commands for moving around |scroll| scrolling the text in the window |insert| Insert and Replace mode |change| deleting and replacing text |indent| automatic indenting for C and other languages |undo| Undo and Redo |repeat| repeating commands, Vim scripts and debugging |visual| using the Visual mode (selecting a text area) |various| various remaining commands |recover| recovering from a crashAdvanced editing|cmdline| Command-line editing |options| description of all options |pattern| regexp patterns and search commands |map| key mapping and abbreviations |tagsrch| tags and special searches |quickfix| commands for a quick edit-compile-fix cycle |windows| commands for using multiple windows and buffers |syntax| syntax highlighting |diff| working with two or three versions of the same file |autocmd| automatically executing commands on an event |filetype| settings done specifically for a type of file |eval| expression evaluation, conditional commands |fold| hide (fold) ranges of linesSpecial issues|remote| using Vim as a server or client |term| using different terminals and mice |digraph| list of available digraphs |mbyte| multi-byte text support |mlang| non-English language support |farsi| Farsi (Persian) editing |hangulin| Hangul (Korean) input mode |rileft| right-to-left editingGUI|gui| Graphical User Interface (GUI) |gui_w16| Windows 3.1 GUI |gui_w32| Win32 GUI |gui_x11| X11 GUIInterfaces|if_cscop| using cscope with Vim |if_perl| Perl interface |if_pyth| Python interface |if_sniff| SNiFF+ interface |if_tcl| Tcl interface |if_ole| OLE automation interface for Win32 |if_ruby| Ruby interface |debugger| Interface with a debugger |workshop| Sun Visual Workshop interface |sign| debugging signsVersions|vi_diff| main differences between Vim and Vi |version4| differences between Vim version 3.0 and 4.x |version5| differences between Vim version 4.6 and 5.x |version6| differences between Vim version 5.7 and 6.x *sys-file-list*Remarks about specific systems|os_390| OS/390 Unix |os_amiga| Amiga |os_beos| BeOS and BeBox |os_dos| MS-DOS and MS-Windows NT/95 common items |os_mac| Macintosh |os_mint| Atari MiNT |os_msdos| MS-DOS (plain DOS and DOS box under Windows) |os_os2| OS/2 |os_qnx| QNX |os_risc| RISC-OS |os_unix| Unix |os_vms| VMS |os_win32| MS-Windows 95/98/NT Standard plugins *standard-plugin-list*|pi_netrw| Reading and writing files over a network |pi_gzip| Reading and writing compressed files |pi_expl| File explorer LOCAL ADDITIONS:
*bars* Bars example Now that you've jumped here with CTRL-] or a double mouse click, you can useCTRL-T,CTRL-O, g<RightMouse>, or<C-RightMouse>to go back to where you were.
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