1README_os2.txt for version 7.3 of Vim: Vi IMproved. 2 3This file explains the installation of Vim on OS/2 systems. 4See "README.txt" for general information about Vim. 5 6 7NOTE: You will need two archives: 8 vim73rt.zip contains the runtime files (same as for the PC version) 9 vim73os2.zip contains the OS/2 executables 10 111. Go to the directory where you want to put the Vim files. Examples: 12 cd C:\ 13 cd D:\editors 14 152. Unpack the zip archives. This will create a new directory "vim/vim73", 16 in which all the distributed Vim files are placed. Since the directory 17 name includes the version number, it is unlikely that you overwrite 18 existing files. 19 Examples: 20 pkunzip -d vim73os2.zip 21 unzip vim73os2.zip 22 23 After you unpacked the files, you can still move the whole directory tree 24 to another location. 25 263. Add the directory where vim.exe is to your path. The simplest is to add a 27 line to your autoexec.bat. Examples: 28 set path=%path%;C:\vim\vim73 29 set path=%path%;D:\editors\vim\vim73 30 31That's it! 32 33 34Extra remarks: 35 36- To avoid confusion between distributed files of different versions and your 37 own modified vim scripts, it is recommended to use this directory layout: 38 ("C:\vim" is used here as the root, replace with the path you use) 39 Your own files: 40 C:\vim\_vimrc Your personal vimrc. 41 C:\vim\_viminfo Dynamic info for 'viminfo'. 42 C:\vim\... Other files you made. 43 Distributed files: 44 C:\vim\vim73\vim.exe The Vim version 7.3 executable. 45 C:\vim\vim73\doc\*.txt The version 7.3 documentation files. 46 C:\vim\vim73\bugreport.vim A Vim version 7.3 script. 47 C:\vim\vim73\... Other version 7.3 distributed files. 48 In this case the $VIM environment variable would be set like this: 49 set VIM=C:\vim 50 51- You can put your Vim executable anywhere else. If the executable is not 52 with the other distributed Vim files, you should set $VIM. The simplest is 53 to add a line to your autoexec.bat. Examples: 54 set VIM=c:\vim 55 set VIM=d:\editors\vim 56 57For further information, type this inside Vim: 58 :help os2 59