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howto.txt  	For Vim version 9.1.  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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