1 *help.txt* For Vim version 7.3. Last change: 2010 Jul 20
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!).
10 Jump to a subject: Position the cursor on a tag (e.g. |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, e.g. |bars|.
13 Jump back: Type CTRL-T or CTRL-O (repeat to go further back).
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.
17 It is possible to further specify the context:
19 WHAT PREPEND EXAMPLE ~
20 Normal mode command (nothing) :help x
21 Visual mode command v_ :help v_u
22 Insert mode command i_ :help i_<Esc>
23 Command-line command : :help :quit
24 Command-line editing c_ :help c_<Del>
25 Vim command argument - :help -r
26 Option ' :help 'textwidth'
27 Search for help: Type ":help word", then hit CTRL-D to see matching
28 help entries for "word".
29 Or use ":helpgrep word". |:helpgrep|
31 VIM stands for Vi IMproved. Most of VIM was made by Bram Moolenaar, but only
32 through the help of many others. See |credits|.
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34 *doc-file-list* *Q_ct*
36 |quickref| Overview of the most common commands you will use
37 |tutor| 30 minutes training course for beginners
38 |copying| About copyrights
39 |iccf| Helping poor children in Uganda
40 |sponsor| Sponsor Vim development, become a registered Vim user
41 |www| Vim on the World Wide Web
42 |bugs| Where to send bug reports
44 USER MANUAL: These files explain how to accomplish an editing task.
46 |usr_toc.txt| Table Of Contents
49 |usr_01.txt| About the manuals
50 |usr_02.txt| The first steps in Vim
51 |usr_03.txt| Moving around
52 |usr_04.txt| Making small changes
53 |usr_05.txt| Set your settings
54 |usr_06.txt| Using syntax highlighting
55 |usr_07.txt| Editing more than one file
56 |usr_08.txt| Splitting windows
57 |usr_09.txt| Using the GUI
58 |usr_10.txt| Making big changes
59 |usr_11.txt| Recovering from a crash
60 |usr_12.txt| Clever tricks
63 |usr_20.txt| Typing command-line commands quickly
64 |usr_21.txt| Go away and come back
65 |usr_22.txt| Finding the file to edit
66 |usr_23.txt| Editing other files
67 |usr_24.txt| Inserting quickly
68 |usr_25.txt| Editing formatted text
69 |usr_26.txt| Repeating
70 |usr_27.txt| Search commands and patterns
72 |usr_29.txt| Moving through programs
73 |usr_30.txt| Editing programs
74 |usr_31.txt| Exploiting the GUI
75 |usr_32.txt| The undo tree
78 |usr_40.txt| Make new commands
79 |usr_41.txt| Write a Vim script
80 |usr_42.txt| Add new menus
81 |usr_43.txt| Using filetypes
82 |usr_44.txt| Your own syntax highlighted
83 |usr_45.txt| Select your language
86 |usr_90.txt| Installing Vim
89 REFERENCE MANUAL: These files explain every detail of Vim. *reference_toc*
92 |intro.txt| general introduction to Vim; notation used in help files
93 |help.txt| overview and quick reference (this file)
94 |helphelp.txt| about using the help files
95 |index.txt| alphabetical index of all commands
96 |help-tags| all the tags you can jump to (index of tags)
97 |howto.txt| how to do the most common editing tasks
98 |tips.txt| various tips on using Vim
99 |message.txt| (error) messages and explanations
100 |quotes.txt| remarks from users of Vim
101 |todo.txt| known problems and desired extensions
102 |develop.txt| development of Vim
103 |debug.txt| debugging Vim itself
104 |uganda.txt| Vim distribution conditions and what to do with your money
107 |starting.txt| starting Vim, Vim command arguments, initialisation
108 |editing.txt| editing and writing files
109 |motion.txt| commands for moving around
110 |scroll.txt| scrolling the text in the window
111 |insert.txt| Insert and Replace mode
112 |change.txt| deleting and replacing text
113 |indent.txt| automatic indenting for C and other languages
114 |undo.txt| Undo and Redo
115 |repeat.txt| repeating commands, Vim scripts and debugging
116 |visual.txt| using the Visual mode (selecting a text area)
117 |various.txt| various remaining commands
118 |recover.txt| recovering from a crash
121 |cmdline.txt| Command-line editing
122 |options.txt| description of all options
123 |pattern.txt| regexp patterns and search commands
124 |map.txt| key mapping and abbreviations
125 |tagsrch.txt| tags and special searches
126 |quickfix.txt| commands for a quick edit-compile-fix cycle
127 |windows.txt| commands for using multiple windows and buffers
128 |tabpage.txt| commands for using multiple tab pages
129 |syntax.txt| syntax highlighting
130 |spell.txt| spell checking
131 |diff.txt| working with two to four versions of the same file
132 |autocmd.txt| automatically executing commands on an event
133 |filetype.txt| settings done specifically for a type of file
134 |eval.txt| expression evaluation, conditional commands
135 |fold.txt| hide (fold) ranges of lines
139 |remote.txt| using Vim as a server or client
140 |term.txt| using different terminals and mice
141 |digraph.txt| list of available digraphs
142 |mbyte.txt| multi-byte text support
143 |mlang.txt| non-English language support
144 |arabic.txt| Arabic language support and editing
145 |farsi.txt| Farsi (Persian) editing
146 |hebrew.txt| Hebrew language support and editing
147 |russian.txt| Russian language support and editing
148 |ft_ada.txt| Ada (the programming language) support
149 |ft_sql.txt| about the SQL filetype plugin
150 |hangulin.txt| Hangul (Korean) input mode
151 |rileft.txt| right-to-left editing mode
154 |gui.txt| Graphical User Interface (GUI)
155 |gui_w16.txt| Windows 3.1 GUI
156 |gui_w32.txt| Win32 GUI
157 |gui_x11.txt| X11 GUI
160 |if_cscop.txt| using Cscope with Vim
161 |if_lua.txt| Lua interface
162 |if_mzsch.txt| MzScheme interface
163 |if_perl.txt| Perl interface
164 |if_pyth.txt| Python interface
165 |if_sniff.txt| SNiFF+ interface
166 |if_tcl.txt| Tcl interface
167 |if_ole.txt| OLE automation interface for Win32
168 |if_ruby.txt| Ruby interface
169 |debugger.txt| Interface with a debugger
170 |workshop.txt| Sun Visual Workshop interface
171 |netbeans.txt| NetBeans External Editor interface
172 |sign.txt| debugging signs
175 |vi_diff.txt| Main differences between Vim and Vi
176 |version4.txt| Differences between Vim version 3.0 and 4.x
177 |version5.txt| Differences between Vim version 4.6 and 5.x
178 |version6.txt| Differences between Vim version 5.7 and 6.x
179 |version7.txt| Differences between Vim version 6.4 and 7.x
181 Remarks about specific systems ~
182 |os_390.txt| OS/390 Unix
184 |os_beos.txt| BeOS and BeBox
185 |os_dos.txt| MS-DOS and MS-Windows NT/95 common items
186 |os_mac.txt| Macintosh
187 |os_mint.txt| Atari MiNT
188 |os_msdos.txt| MS-DOS (plain DOS and DOS box under Windows)
191 |os_risc.txt| RISC-OS
194 |os_win32.txt| MS-Windows 95/98/NT
195 *standard-plugin-list*
197 |pi_getscript.txt| Downloading latest version of Vim scripts
198 |pi_gzip.txt| Reading and writing compressed files
199 |pi_netrw.txt| Reading and writing files over a network
200 |pi_paren.txt| Highlight matching parens
201 |pi_tar.txt| Tar file explorer
202 |pi_vimball.txt| Create a self-installing Vim script
203 |pi_zip.txt| Zip archive explorer
205 LOCAL ADDITIONS: *local-additions*
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210 Now that you've jumped here with CTRL-] or a double mouse click, you can use
211 CTRL-T, CTRL-O, g<RightMouse>, or <C-RightMouse> to go back to where you were.
213 Note that tags are within | characters, but when highlighting is enabled these
214 characters are hidden. That makes it easier to read a command.
216 Anyway, you can use CTRL-] on any word, also when it is not within |, and Vim
217 will try to find help for it. Especially for options in single quotes, e.g.
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