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- *usr_toc.txt* For Vim version 6.0. Last change: 2001 Sep 21
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- VIM USER MANUAL - by Bram Moolenaar
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- Table Of Contents *user-manual*
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- ==============================================================================
- Overview ~
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- Getting Started
- |usr_01.txt| About the manuals
- |usr_02.txt| The first steps in Vim
- |usr_03.txt| Moving around
- |usr_04.txt| Making small changes
- |usr_05.txt| Set your settings
- |usr_06.txt| Using syntax highlighting
- |usr_07.txt| Editing more than one file
- |usr_08.txt| Splitting windows
- |usr_09.txt| Using the GUI
- |usr_10.txt| Making big changes
- |usr_11.txt| Recovering from a crash
- |usr_12.txt| Clever tricks
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- Editing Effectively
- |usr_20.txt| Typing command-line commands quickly
- |usr_21.txt| Go away and come back
- |usr_22.txt| Finding the file to edit
- |usr_23.txt| Editing other files
- |usr_24.txt| Inserting quickly
- |usr_25.txt| Editing formatted text
- |usr_26.txt| Repeating
- |usr_27.txt| Search commands and patterns
- |usr_28.txt| Folding
- |usr_29.txt| Moving through programs
- |usr_30.txt| Editing programs
- |usr_31.txt| Exploiting the GUI
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- Tuning Vim
- |usr_40.txt| Make new commands
- |usr_41.txt| Write a Vim script
- |usr_42.txt| Add new menus
- |usr_43.txt| Using filetypes
- |usr_44.txt| Your own syntax highlighted
- |usr_45.txt| Select your language
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- Making Vim Run
- |usr_90.txt| Installing Vim
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- The user manual is availble as a single, ready to print HTML file here:
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- http://www.erebus.demon.nl/vim/
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- ==============================================================================
- Getting Started ~
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- Read this from start to end to learn the essential commands.
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- |usr_01.txt| About the manuals
- |01.1| Two manuals
- |01.2| Vim installed
- |01.3| Using the Vim tutor
- |01.4| Copyright
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- |usr_02.txt| The first steps in Vim
- |02.1| Running Vim for the First Time
- |02.2| Inserting text
- |02.3| Moving around
- |02.4| Deleting characters
- |02.5| Undo and Redo
- |02.6| Other editing commands
- |02.7| Getting out
- |02.8| Finding help
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- |usr_03.txt| Moving around
- |03.1| Word movement
- |03.2| Moving to the start or end of a line
- |03.3| Moving to a character
- |03.4| Matching a paren
- |03.5| Moving to a specific line
- |03.6| Telling where you are
- |03.7| Scrolling around
- |03.8| Simple searches
- |03.9| Simple search patterns
- |03.10| Using marks
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- |usr_04.txt| Making small changes
- |04.1| Operators and motions
- |04.2| Changing text
- |04.3| Repeating a change
- |04.4| Visual mode
- |04.5| Moving text
- |04.6| Copying text
- |04.7| Using the clipboard
- |04.8| Text objects
- |04.9| Replace mode
- |04.10| Conclusion
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- |usr_05.txt| Set your settings
- |05.1| The vimrc file
- |05.2| The example vimrc file explained
- |05.3| Simple mappings
- |05.4| Adding a plugin
- |05.5| Adding a help file
- |05.6| The option window
- |05.7| Often used options
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- |usr_06.txt| Using syntax highlighting
- |06.1| Switching it on
- |06.2| No or wrong colors?
- |06.3| Different colors
- |06.4| With colors or without colors
- |06.5| Printing with colors
- |06.6| Further reading
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- |usr_07.txt| Editing more than one file
- |07.1| Edit another file
- |07.2| A list of files
- |07.3| Jumping from file to file
- |07.4| Backup files
- |07.5| Copy text between files
- |07.6| Viewing a file
- |07.7| Changing the file name
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- |usr_08.txt| Splitting windows
- |08.1| Split a window
- |08.2| Split a window on another file
- |08.3| Window size
- |08.4| Vertical splits
- |08.5| Moving windows
- |08.6| Commands for all windows
- |08.7| Viewing differences with vimdiff
- |08.8| Various
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- |usr_09.txt| Using the GUI
- |09.1| Parts of the GUI
- |09.2| Using the mouse
- |09.3| The clipboard
- |09.4| Select mode
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- |usr_10.txt| Making big changes
- |10.1| Record and playback commands
- |10.2| Substitution
- |10.3| Command ranges
- |10.4| The global command
- |10.5| Visual block mode
- |10.6| Reading and writing part of a file
- |10.7| Formatting text
- |10.8| Changing case
- |10.9| Using an external program
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- |usr_11.txt| Recovering from a crash
- |11.1| Basic recovery
- |11.2| Where is the swap file?
- |11.3| Crashed or not?
- |11.4| Further reading
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- |usr_12.txt| Clever tricks
- |12.1| Replace a word
- |12.2| Change "Last, First" to "First Last"
- |12.3| Sort a list
- |12.4| Count words
- |12.5| Find a man page
- |12.6| Trim blanks
- |12.7| Find where a word is used
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- Editing Effectively ~
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- Subjects that can be read independently.
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- |usr_20.txt| Typing command-line commands quickly
- |20.1| Command line editing
- |20.2| Command line abbreviations
- |20.3| Command line completion
- |20.4| Command line history
- |20.5| Command line window
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- |usr_21.txt| Go away and come back
- |21.1| Suspend and resume
- |21.2| Executing shell commands
- |21.3| Remembering information; viminfo
- |21.4| Sessions
- |21.5| Views
- |21.6| Modelines
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- |usr_22.txt| Finding the file to edit
- |22.1| The file explorer
- |22.2| The current directory
- |22.3| Finding a file
- |22.4| The buffer list
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- |usr_23.txt| Editing other files
- |23.1| DOS, Mac and Unix files
- |23.2| Files on the internet
- |23.3| Encryption
- |23.4| Binary files
- |23.5| Compressed files
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- |usr_24.txt| Inserting quickly
- |24.1| Making corrections
- |24.2| Showing matches
- |24.3| Completion
- |24.4| Repeating an insert
- |24.5| Copying from another line
- |24.6| Inserting a register
- |24.7| Abbreviations
- |24.8| Entering special characters
- |24.9| Digraphs
- |24.10| Normal mode commands
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- |usr_25.txt| Editing formatted text
- |25.1| Breaking lines
- |25.2| Aligning text
- |25.3| Indents and tabs
- |25.4| Dealing with long lines
- |25.5| Editing tables
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- |usr_26.txt| Repeating
- |26.1| Repeating with Visual mode
- |26.2| Add and subtract
- |26.3| Making a change in many files
- |26.4| Using Vim from a shell script
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- |usr_27.txt| Search commands and patterns
- |27.1| Ignoring case
- |27.2| Wrapping around the file end
- |27.3| Offsets
- |27.4| Matching multiple times
- |27.5| Alternatives
- |27.6| Character ranges
- |27.7| Character classes
- |27.8| Matching a line break
- |27.9| Examples
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- |usr_28.txt| Folding
- |28.1| What is folding?
- |28.2| Manual folding
- |28.3| Working with folds
- |28.4| Saving and restoring folds
- |28.5| Folding by indent
- |28.6| Folding with markers
- |28.7| Folding by syntax
- |28.8| Folding by expression
- |28.9| Folding unchanged lines
- |28.10| Which fold method to use?
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- |usr_29.txt| Moving through programs
- |29.1| Using tags
- |29.2| The preview window
- |29.3| Moving through a program
- |29.4| Finding global identifiers
- |29.5| Finding local identifiers
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- |usr_30.txt| Editing programs
- |30.1| Compiling
- |30.2| Indenting C files
- |30.3| Automatic indenting
- |30.4| Other indenting
- |30.5| Tabs and spaces
- |30.6| Formatting comments
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- |usr_31.txt| Exploiting the GUI
- |31.1| The file browser
- |31.2| Confirmation
- |31.3| Menu shortcuts
- |31.4| Vim window position and size
- |31.5| Various
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- Tuning Vim ~
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- Make Vim work as you like it.
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- |usr_40.txt| Make new commands
- |40.1| Key mapping
- |40.2| Defining command-line commands
- |40.3| Autocommands
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- |usr_41.txt| Write a Vim script
- |41.1| Introduction
- |41.2| Variables
- |41.3| Expressions
- |41.4| Conditionals
- |41.5| Executing an expression
- |41.6| Using functions
- |41.7| Defining a function
- |41.8| Various remarks
- |41.9| Writing a plugin
- |41.10| Writing a filetype plugin
- |41.11| Writing a compiler plugin
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- |usr_42.txt| Add new menus
- |42.1| Introduction
- |42.2| Menu commands
- |42.3| Various
- |42.4| Toolbar and popup menus
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- |usr_43.txt| Using filetypes
- |43.1| Plugins for a filetype
- |43.2| Adding a filetype
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- |usr_44.txt| Your own syntax highlighted
- |44.1| Basic syntax commands
- |44.2| Keywords
- |44.3| Matches
- |44.4| Regions
- |44.5| Nested items
- |44.6| Following groups
- |44.7| Other arguments
- |44.8| Clusters
- |44.9| Including another syntax file
- |44.10| Synchronizing
- |44.11| Installing a syntax file
- |44.12| Portable syntax file layout
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- |usr_45.txt| Select your language
- |45.1| Language for Messages
- |45.2| Language for Menus
- |45.3| Using another encoding
- |45.4| Editing files with a different encoding
- |45.5| Entering language text
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- ==============================================================================
- Making Vim Run ~
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- Before you can use Vim.
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- |usr_90.txt| Installing Vim
- |90.1| Unix
- |90.2| MS-Windows
- |90.3| Upgrading
- |90.4| Common installation issues
- |90.5| Uninstalling Vim
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- ==============================================================================
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- Copyright: see |manual-copyright| vim:tw=78:ts=8:ft=help:norl:
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