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1 *help.txt* For Vim version 7.1. Last change: 2006 Nov 07
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3 VIM - main help file
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5 Move around: Use the cursor keys, or "h" to go left, h l
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6 "j" to go down, "k" to go up, "l" to go right. j
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7 Close this window: Use ":q<Enter>".
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8 Get out of Vim: Use ":qa!<Enter>" (careful, all changes are lost!).
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9
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10 Jump to a subject: Position the cursor on a tag (e.g. |bars|) and hit CTRL-].
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11 With the mouse: ":set mouse=a" to enable the mouse (in xterm or GUI).
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12 Double-click the left mouse button on a tag, e.g. |bars|.
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13 Jump back: Type CTRL-T or CTRL-O (repeat to go further back).
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14
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15 Get specific help: It is possible to go directly to whatever you want help
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16 on, by giving an argument to the |:help| command.
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17 It is possible to further specify the context:
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18 *help-context*
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19 WHAT PREPEND EXAMPLE ~
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20 Normal mode command (nothing) :help x
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21 Visual mode command v_ :help v_u
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22 Insert mode command i_ :help i_<Esc>
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23 Command-line command : :help :quit
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24 Command-line editing c_ :help c_<Del>
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25 Vim command argument - :help -r
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26 Option ' :help 'textwidth'
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27 Search for help: Type ":help word", then hit CTRL-D to see matching
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28 help entries for "word".
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29
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30 VIM stands for Vi IMproved. Most of VIM was made by Bram Moolenaar, but only
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31 through the help of many others. See |credits|.
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32 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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33 *doc-file-list* *Q_ct*
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34 BASIC:
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35 |quickref| Overview of the most common commands you will use
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36 |tutor| 30 minutes training course for beginners
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37 |copying| About copyrights
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38 |iccf| Helping poor children in Uganda
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39 |sponsor| Sponsor Vim development, become a registered Vim user
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40 |www| Vim on the World Wide Web
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41 |bugs| Where to send bug reports
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42
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43 USER MANUAL: These files explain how to accomplish an editing task.
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45 |usr_toc.txt| Table Of Contents
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46
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47 Getting Started ~
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48 |usr_01.txt| About the manuals
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49 |usr_02.txt| The first steps in Vim
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50 |usr_03.txt| Moving around
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51 |usr_04.txt| Making small changes
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52 |usr_05.txt| Set your settings
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53 |usr_06.txt| Using syntax highlighting
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54 |usr_07.txt| Editing more than one file
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55 |usr_08.txt| Splitting windows
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56 |usr_09.txt| Using the GUI
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57 |usr_10.txt| Making big changes
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58 |usr_11.txt| Recovering from a crash
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59 |usr_12.txt| Clever tricks
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60
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61 Editing Effectively ~
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62 |usr_20.txt| Typing command-line commands quickly
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63 |usr_21.txt| Go away and come back
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64 |usr_22.txt| Finding the file to edit
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65 |usr_23.txt| Editing other files
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66 |usr_24.txt| Inserting quickly
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67 |usr_25.txt| Editing formatted text
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68 |usr_26.txt| Repeating
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69 |usr_27.txt| Search commands and patterns
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70 |usr_28.txt| Folding
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71 |usr_29.txt| Moving through programs
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72 |usr_30.txt| Editing programs
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73 |usr_31.txt| Exploiting the GUI
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74 |usr_32.txt| The undo tree
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75
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76 Tuning Vim ~
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77 |usr_40.txt| Make new commands
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78 |usr_41.txt| Write a Vim script
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79 |usr_42.txt| Add new menus
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80 |usr_43.txt| Using filetypes
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81 |usr_44.txt| Your own syntax highlighted
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82 |usr_45.txt| Select your language
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83
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84 Making Vim Run ~
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85 |usr_90.txt| Installing Vim
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86
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87
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88 REFERENCE MANUAL: These files explain every detail of Vim. *reference_toc*
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89
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90 General subjects ~
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91 |intro.txt| general introduction to Vim; notation used in help files
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92 |help.txt| overview and quick reference (this file)
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93 |index.txt| alphabetical index of all commands
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94 |help-tags| all the tags you can jump to (index of tags)
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95 |howto.txt| how to do the most common editing tasks
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96 |tips.txt| various tips on using Vim
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97 |message.txt| (error) messages and explanations
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98 |quotes.txt| remarks from users of Vim
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99 |todo.txt| known problems and desired extensions
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100 |develop.txt| development of Vim
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101 |debug.txt| debugging Vim itself
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102 |uganda.txt| Vim distribution conditions and what to do with your money
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103
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104 Basic editing ~
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105 |starting.txt| starting Vim, Vim command arguments, initialisation
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106 |editing.txt| editing and writing files
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107 |motion.txt| commands for moving around
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108 |scroll.txt| scrolling the text in the window
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109 |insert.txt| Insert and Replace mode
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110 |change.txt| deleting and replacing text
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111 |indent.txt| automatic indenting for C and other languages
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112 |undo.txt| Undo and Redo
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113 |repeat.txt| repeating commands, Vim scripts and debugging
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114 |visual.txt| using the Visual mode (selecting a text area)
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115 |various.txt| various remaining commands
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116 |recover.txt| recovering from a crash
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117
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118 Advanced editing ~
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119 |cmdline.txt| Command-line editing
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120 |options.txt| description of all options
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121 |pattern.txt| regexp patterns and search commands
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122 |map.txt| key mapping and abbreviations
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123 |tagsrch.txt| tags and special searches
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124 |quickfix.txt| commands for a quick edit-compile-fix cycle
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125 |windows.txt| commands for using multiple windows and buffers
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126 |tabpage.txt| commands for using multiple tab pages
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127 |syntax.txt| syntax highlighting
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128 |spell.txt| spell checking
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129 |diff.txt| working with two or three versions of the same file
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130 |autocmd.txt| automatically executing commands on an event
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131 |filetype.txt| settings done specifically for a type of file
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132 |eval.txt| expression evaluation, conditional commands
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133 |fold.txt| hide (fold) ranges of lines
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134
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135 Special issues ~
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136 |print.txt| printing
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137 |remote.txt| using Vim as a server or client
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138 |term.txt| using different terminals and mice
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139 |digraph.txt| list of available digraphs
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140 |mbyte.txt| multi-byte text support
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141 |mlang.txt| non-English language support
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142 |arabic.txt| Arabic language support and editing
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143 |farsi.txt| Farsi (Persian) editing
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144 |hebrew.txt| Hebrew language support and editing
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145 |russian.txt| Russian language support and editing
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146 |ada.txt| Ada (the programming language) support
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147 |hangulin.txt| Hangul (Korean) input mode
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148 |rileft.txt| right-to-left editing mode
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149
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150 GUI ~
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151 |gui.txt| Graphical User Interface (GUI)
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152 |gui_w16.txt| Windows 3.1 GUI
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153 |gui_w32.txt| Win32 GUI
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154 |gui_x11.txt| X11 GUI
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155
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156 Interfaces ~
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157 |if_cscop.txt| using Cscope with Vim
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158 |if_mzsch.txt| MzScheme interface
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159 |if_perl.txt| Perl interface
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160 |if_pyth.txt| Python interface
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161 |if_sniff.txt| SNiFF+ interface
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162 |if_tcl.txt| Tcl interface
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163 |if_ole.txt| OLE automation interface for Win32
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164 |if_ruby.txt| Ruby interface
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165 |debugger.txt| Interface with a debugger
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166 |workshop.txt| Sun Visual Workshop interface
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167 |netbeans.txt| NetBeans External Editor interface
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168 |sign.txt| debugging signs
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169
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170 Versions ~
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171 |vi_diff.txt| Main differences between Vim and Vi
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172 |version4.txt| Differences between Vim version 3.0 and 4.x
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173 |version5.txt| Differences between Vim version 4.6 and 5.x
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174 |version6.txt| Differences between Vim version 5.7 and 6.x
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175 |version7.txt| Differences between Vim version 6.4 and 7.x
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176 *sys-file-list*
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177 Remarks about specific systems ~
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178 |os_390.txt| OS/390 Unix
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179 |os_amiga.txt| Amiga
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180 |os_beos.txt| BeOS and BeBox
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181 |os_dos.txt| MS-DOS and MS-Windows NT/95 common items
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182 |os_mac.txt| Macintosh
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183 |os_mint.txt| Atari MiNT
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184 |os_msdos.txt| MS-DOS (plain DOS and DOS box under Windows)
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185 |os_os2.txt| OS/2
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186 |os_qnx.txt| QNX
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187 |os_risc.txt| RISC-OS
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188 |os_unix.txt| Unix
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189 |os_vms.txt| VMS
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190 |os_win32.txt| MS-Windows 95/98/NT
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191 *standard-plugin-list*
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192 Standard plugins ~
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193 |pi_getscript.txt| Downloading latest version of Vim scripts
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194 |pi_gzip.txt| Reading and writing compressed files
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195 |pi_netrw.txt| Reading and writing files over a network
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196 |pi_paren.txt| Highlight matching parens
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197 |pi_tar.txt| Tar file explorer
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198 |pi_vimball.txt| Create a self-installing Vim script
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199 |pi_zip.txt| Zip archive explorer
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200
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201 LOCAL ADDITIONS: *local-additions*
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202
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203 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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204 *bars* Bars example
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205
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206 Now that you've jumped here with CTRL-] or a double mouse click, you can use
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207 CTRL-T, CTRL-O, g<RightMouse>, or <C-RightMouse> to go back to where you were.
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208
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209 Note that tags are within | characters, but when highlighting is enabled these
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210 are hidden. That makes it easier to read a command.
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211
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212 Anyway, you can use CTRL-] on any word, also when it is not within |, and Vim
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213 will try to find help for it.
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214
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215 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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216 vim:tw=78:fo=tcq2:isk=!-~,^*,^\|,^\":ts=8:ft=help:norl:
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