1*help.txt*	For Vim version 7.3.  Last change: 2010 Jul 20
2
3			VIM - main help file
4									 k
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
7Close this window:  Use ":q<Enter>".
8   Get out of Vim:  Use ":qa!<Enter>" (careful, all changes are lost!).
9
10Jump 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).
14
15Get 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:
18							*help-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|
30
31VIM stands for Vi IMproved.  Most of VIM was made by Bram Moolenaar, but only
32through the help of many others.  See |credits|.
33------------------------------------------------------------------------------
34						*doc-file-list* *Q_ct*
35BASIC:
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
43
44USER MANUAL: These files explain how to accomplish an editing task.
45
46|usr_toc.txt|	Table Of Contents
47
48Getting Started ~
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
61
62Editing Effectively ~
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
71|usr_28.txt|  Folding
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
76
77Tuning Vim ~
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
84
85Making Vim Run ~
86|usr_90.txt|  Installing Vim
87
88
89REFERENCE MANUAL: These files explain every detail of Vim.	*reference_toc*
90
91General subjects ~
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
105
106Basic editing ~
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
119
120Advanced editing ~
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
136
137Special issues ~
138|print.txt|	printing
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
152
153GUI ~
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
158
159Interfaces ~
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
173
174Versions ~
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
180						*sys-file-list*
181Remarks about specific systems ~
182|os_390.txt|	OS/390 Unix
183|os_amiga.txt|	Amiga
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)
189|os_os2.txt|	OS/2
190|os_qnx.txt|	QNX
191|os_risc.txt|	RISC-OS
192|os_unix.txt|	Unix
193|os_vms.txt|	VMS
194|os_win32.txt|	MS-Windows 95/98/NT
195						*standard-plugin-list*
196Standard plugins ~
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
204
205LOCAL ADDITIONS:				*local-additions*
206
207------------------------------------------------------------------------------
208*bars*		Bars example
209
210Now that you've jumped here with CTRL-] or a double mouse click, you can use
211CTRL-T, CTRL-O, g<RightMouse>, or <C-RightMouse> to go back to where you were.
212
213Note that tags are within | characters, but when highlighting is enabled these
214characters are hidden.  That makes it easier to read a command.
215
216Anyway, you can use CTRL-] on any word, also when it is not within |, and Vim
217will try to find help for it.  Especially for options in single quotes, e.g.
218'compatible'.
219
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