howto.txt - html version
howto.txt - html version
*howto.txt* For Vim version 5.0. Last modification: 1998 Jan 18
VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
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|tutor| get started
|:quit| exit? I'm trapped, help me!
|initialization| initialize Vim
|suspend| suspend Vim
|crash-recovery| recover after a crash
|backup| keep a backup of my file when writing over it
|edit-files| edit files
|edit-binary| edit binary files
|inserting| insert text
|deleting| delete text
|changing| change text
|copy-move| copy and move text
|formatting| format text
|format-comments| format comments
|C-indenting| indent C programs
|'autoindent'| automatically set indent
|repeating| repeat commands
|undo-redo| undo and redo
|cursor-motions| move around
|word-motions| word motions
|left-right-motions| left-right motions
|up-down-motions| up-down motions
|object-motions| text-object motions
|various-motions| various motions
|object-select| text-object selection
|'whichwrap'| move freely beyond beginning/end of line
|pattern-searches| specify pattern for searches
|tags-and-searches| do tags and special searches
|include-search| search in include'd files used to find
variables, functions, or macros
|K| look up manual for the keyword under cursor
|scrolling| scroll
|'sidescroll'| scroll horizontally/sideways
|'scrolloff'| set scroll boundary
|mode-switching| change modes
|Visual-mode| use Visual mode
|'insertmode'| start Vim in Insert mode
|key-mapping| map keys
|abbreviations| create abbreviations
|ins-expandtab| expand a tab to spaces in Insert mode
|i_CTRL-R| insert contents of a register in Insert mode
|ins-completion| complete words in Insert mode
|ins-textwidth| break a line before it gets too long
|cmdline-editing| do command-line editing
|cmdline-completion| do command-line completion
|'cmdheight'| increase the height of command-line
|cmdline-ranges| specify command-line ranges
|autocommand| specify commands to be executed automatically
before/after reading/writing entering/leaving a
buffer/window
|'autowrite'| write automatically
|quickfix| speedup edit-compile-edit cycle or compile and fix
errors within Vim
|options| set options
|auto-setting| set options automatically
|term-dependent-settings| set options depending on terminal name
|save-settings| save settings
|:quote| comment my exrc/vimrc/gvimrc files
|'helpheight'| change the default help height
|'highlight'| set various highlighting modes
|'title'| set the window title
|'icon'| set window icon title
|'report'| avoid seeing the change messages on every line
|'shortmess'| avoid |hit-return| prompts
|mouse-using| use mouse with Vim
|windows.txt| manage multiple windows and buffers
|gui.txt| use the gui
|:sleep| catch 40 (or more!) winks, or take a catnap!
|You can't! (yet)| do dishes using Vim
*tutor*
To get started with Vim: There is a 30 minute tutorial that teaches the most
basic Vim functionality. The name of the file is "$VIM/tutor/tutor". Make a
copy of the file (so you can mess with it), and take a little time to learn
your first Vim commands.
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