*help.txt* For Vim version 7.3. Last change: 2010 Jul 20 VIM - main help file k 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". Get out of Vim: Use ":qa!" (careful, all changes are lost!). Jump to a subject: Position the cursor on a tag (e.g. |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, e.g. |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. It is possible to further specify the context: *help-context* WHAT PREPEND EXAMPLE ~ Normal mode command (nothing) :help x Visual mode command v_ :help v_u Insert mode command i_ :help i_ Command-line command : :help :quit Command-line editing c_ :help c_ Vim command argument - :help -r Option ' :help 'textwidth' Search for help: Type ":help word", then hit CTRL-D to see matching help entries for "word". Or use ":helpgrep word". |:helpgrep| 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 |sponsor| Sponsor Vim development, become a registered Vim user |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.txt| Table Of Contents Getting Started ~ |usr_01.txt| About the manuals |usr_02.txt| The first steps in Vim |usr_03.txt| Moving around |usr_04.txt| Making small changes |usr_05.txt| Set your settings |usr_06.txt| Using syntax highlighting |usr_07.txt| Editing more than one file |usr_08.txt| Splitting windows |usr_09.txt| Using the GUI |usr_10.txt| Making big changes |usr_11.txt| Recovering from a crash |usr_12.txt| Clever tricks Editing Effectively ~ |usr_20.txt| Typing command-line commands quickly |usr_21.txt| Go away and come back |usr_22.txt| Finding the file to edit |usr_23.txt| Editing other files |usr_24.txt| Inserting quickly |usr_25.txt| Editing formatted text |usr_26.txt| Repeating |usr_27.txt| Search commands and patterns |usr_28.txt| Folding |usr_29.txt| Moving through programs |usr_30.txt| Editing programs |usr_31.txt| Exploiting the GUI |usr_32.txt| The undo tree Tuning Vim ~ |usr_40.txt| Make new commands |usr_41.txt| Write a Vim script |usr_42.txt| Add new menus |usr_43.txt| Using filetypes |usr_44.txt| Your own syntax highlighted |usr_45.txt| Select your language Making Vim Run ~ |usr_90.txt| Installing Vim REFERENCE MANUAL: These files explain every detail of Vim. *reference_toc* General subjects ~ |intro.txt| general introduction to Vim; notation used in help files |help.txt| overview and quick reference (this file) |helphelp.txt| about using the help files |index.txt| alphabetical index of all commands |help-tags| all the tags you can jump to (index of tags) |howto.txt| how to do the most common editing tasks |tips.txt| various tips on using Vim |message.txt| (error) messages and explanations |quotes.txt| remarks from users of Vim |todo.txt| known problems and desired extensions |develop.txt| development of Vim |debug.txt| debugging Vim itself |uganda.txt| Vim distribution conditions and what to do with your money Basic editing ~ |starting.txt| starting Vim, Vim command arguments, initialisation |editing.txt| editing and writing files |motion.txt| commands for moving around |scroll.txt| scrolling the text in the window |insert.txt| Insert and Replace mode |change.txt| deleting and replacing text |indent.txt| automatic indenting for C and other languages |undo.txt| Undo and Redo |repeat.txt| repeating commands, Vim scripts and debugging |visual.txt| using the Visual mode (selecting a text area) |various.txt| various remaining commands |recover.txt| recovering from a crash Advanced editing ~ |cmdline.txt| Command-line editing |options.txt| description of all options |pattern.txt| regexp patterns and search commands |map.txt| key mapping and abbreviations |tagsrch.txt| tags and special searches |quickfix.txt| commands for a quick edit-compile-fix cycle |windows.txt| commands for using multiple windows and buffers |tabpage.txt| commands for using multiple tab pages |syntax.txt| syntax highlighting |spell.txt| spell checking |diff.txt| working with two to four versions of the same file |autocmd.txt| automatically executing commands on an event |filetype.txt| settings done specifically for a type of file |eval.txt| expression evaluation, conditional commands |fold.txt| hide (fold) ranges of lines Special issues ~ |print.txt| printing |remote.txt| using Vim as a server or client |term.txt| using different terminals and mice |digraph.txt| list of available digraphs |mbyte.txt| multi-byte text support |mlang.txt| non-English language support |arabic.txt| Arabic language support and editing |farsi.txt| Farsi (Persian) editing |hebrew.txt| Hebrew language support and editing |russian.txt| Russian language support and editing |ft_ada.txt| Ada (the programming language) support |ft_sql.txt| about the SQL filetype plugin |hangulin.txt| Hangul (Korean) input mode |rileft.txt| right-to-left editing mode GUI ~ |gui.txt| Graphical User Interface (GUI) |gui_w16.txt| Windows 3.1 GUI |gui_w32.txt| Win32 GUI |gui_x11.txt| X11 GUI Interfaces ~ |if_cscop.txt| using Cscope with Vim |if_lua.txt| Lua interface |if_mzsch.txt| MzScheme interface |if_perl.txt| Perl interface |if_pyth.txt| Python interface |if_sniff.txt| SNiFF+ interface |if_tcl.txt| Tcl interface |if_ole.txt| OLE automation interface for Win32 |if_ruby.txt| Ruby interface |debugger.txt| Interface with a debugger |workshop.txt| Sun Visual Workshop interface |netbeans.txt| NetBeans External Editor interface |sign.txt| debugging signs Versions ~ |vi_diff.txt| Main differences between Vim and Vi |version4.txt| Differences between Vim version 3.0 and 4.x |version5.txt| Differences between Vim version 4.6 and 5.x |version6.txt| Differences between Vim version 5.7 and 6.x |version7.txt| Differences between Vim version 6.4 and 7.x *sys-file-list* Remarks about specific systems ~ |os_390.txt| OS/390 Unix |os_amiga.txt| Amiga |os_beos.txt| BeOS and BeBox |os_dos.txt| MS-DOS and MS-Windows NT/95 common items |os_mac.txt| Macintosh |os_mint.txt| Atari MiNT |os_msdos.txt| MS-DOS (plain DOS and DOS box under Windows) |os_os2.txt| OS/2 |os_qnx.txt| QNX |os_risc.txt| RISC-OS |os_unix.txt| Unix |os_vms.txt| VMS |os_win32.txt| MS-Windows 95/98/NT *standard-plugin-list* Standard plugins ~ |pi_getscript.txt| Downloading latest version of Vim scripts |pi_gzip.txt| Reading and writing compressed files |pi_netrw.txt| Reading and writing files over a network |pi_paren.txt| Highlight matching parens |pi_tar.txt| Tar file explorer |pi_vimball.txt| Create a self-installing Vim script |pi_zip.txt| Zip archive explorer LOCAL ADDITIONS: *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, or to go back to where you were. Note that tags are within | characters, but when highlighting is enabled these characters are hidden. That makes it easier to read a command. Anyway, you can use CTRL-] on any word, also when it is not within |, and Vim will try to find help for it. Especially for options in single quotes, e.g. 'compatible'. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ vim:tw=78:fo=tcq2:isk=!-~,^*,^\|,^\":ts=8:ft=help:norl: