*howto.txt*For Vim version 6.1. Last change: 2001 Sep 03
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|recover after a crash
|07.4|keep a backup of my file when writing over it
|usr_07|edit files
|23.4|edit binary files
|usr_24|insert text
|deleting|delete text
|usr_04|change text
|04.5|copy and move text
|usr_25|format text
|30.6|format comments
|30.2|indent C programs
|25.3|automatically set indent
|usr_26|repeat commands
|02.5|undo and redo
|usr_03|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|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 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-enter| prompts
|mouse-using|use mouse with Vim
|usr_08|manage multiple windows and buffers
|gui|use the gui
|You can't! (yet)|do dishes using Vim
|usr_06|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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