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*howto.txt* For Vim version 7.3. Last change: 2006 Apr 02
VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
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|tutor| get started
|:quit| exit? I'm trapped, help me!
|initialization| initialize Vim
|vimrc-intro| write a Vim script file (vimrc)
|suspend| suspend Vim
|usr_11.txt| recover after a crash
|07.4| keep a backup of my file when writing over it
|usr_07.txt| edit files
|23.4| edit binary files
|usr_24.txt| insert text
|deleting| delete text
|usr_04.txt| change text
|04.5| copy and move text
|usr_25.txt| format text
|30.6| format comments
|30.2| indent C programs
|25.3| automatically set indent
|usr_26.txt| repeat commands
|02.5| undo and redo
|usr_03.txt| 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 over line breaks
|'virtualedit'| move to where there is no text
|usr_27.txt| specify pattern for searches
|tags-and-searches| do tags and special searches
|29.4| search in include'd files used to find
variables, functions, or macros
|K| look up manual for the keyword under cursor
|03.7| scroll
|'sidescroll'| scroll horizontally/sideways
|'scrolloff'| set visible context lines
|mode-switching| change modes
|04.4| use Visual mode
|'insertmode'| start Vim in Insert mode
|40.1| map keys
|24.7| create abbreviations
|ins-expandtab| expand a tab to spaces in Insert mode
|i_CTRL-R| insert contents of a register in Insert mode
|24.3| complete words in Insert mode
|25.1| break a line before it gets too long
|20.1| do command-line editing
|20.3| do command-line completion
|'cmdheight'| increase the height of command-line
|10.3| specify command-line ranges
|40.3| specify commands to be executed automatically
before/after reading/writing entering/leaving a
buffer/window
|'autowrite'| write automatically
|30.1| 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 .vim 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-enter| prompts
|mouse-using| use mouse with Vim
|usr_08.txt| manage multiple windows and buffers
|gui.txt| use the gui
|You can't! (yet)| do dishes using Vim
|usr_06.txt| switch on syntax highlighting
|2html.vim| convert a colored file to HTML
|less| use Vim like less or more with syntax highlighting
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