VIM: help

## HELP

    *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 Contents

    Getting 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 tricks

    Editing 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 GUI

    Tuning 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 language

    Making 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 money

    Basic 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 crash

    Advanced 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 lines

    Special 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 editing

    GUI
    |gui|	Graphical User Interface (GUI)
    |gui_w16|	Windows 3.1 GUI
    |gui_w32|	Win32 GUI
    |gui_x11|	X11 GUI

    Interfaces
    |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 signs

    Versions
    |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 use
    CTRL-T, CTRL-O, g<RightMouse>, or <C-RightMouse> to go back to where you were.

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