*help.txt*	For Vim version 6.0j.  Last change: 2000 Oct 15

			VIM - main help file
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      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<Enter>".
   Get out of Vim:  Use ":qa!<Enter>" (careful, all changes are lost!).
Jump to a subject:  Position the cursor on a tag between |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 between |bars|.
	jump back:  Type CTRL-T or CTRL-O (can be repeated).
Get specific help:  It is possible to go directly to whatever you want help
		    on, by giving an argument to the ":help" command |:help|.
		    It is possible to further specify the context:
			  WHAT			PREPEND    EXAMPLE	~
		      Normal mode commands     (nothing)   :help x
		      Visual mode commands	  v_	   :help v_u
		      Insert mode commands	  i_	   :help i_<Esc>
		      Command-line commands	  :	   :help :quit
		      Command-line editing	  c_	   :help c_<Del>
		      Vim command arguments	  -	   :help -r
		      options			  '	   :help 'textwidth'
  Search for help:  Type ":help word", then hit CTRL-D to see matching
		    help entries for "word".

VIM stands for Vi IMproved.  Most of VIM was made by Bram Moolenaar, but only
through the help of a lot of people.  See |credits|.
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BASIC:
|quickref|	Overview of the most common commands you will use
|tutor|		30 minutes training course for beginners
|copying|	About copyrights and Uganda
|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 local changes
|usr_05.txt|	Making big changes
|usr_06.txt|	Set your settings
|usr_07.txt|	Using syntax highlighting
|usr_08.txt|	Editing more than one file
|usr_09.txt|	Splitting windows
Editing Effectively ~
|usr_20.txt|	Typing 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 patterns
|usr_28.txt|	Folding
|usr_29.txt|	Editing programs
|usr_30.txt|	Compiling programs
|usr_31.txt|	Exploiting the GUI
Tuning Vim ~
|usr_40.txt|	Write a Vim script
|usr_41.txt|	Make new commands
|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
|usr_91.txt|	Compiling Vim


REFERENCE MANUAL: These files explain every detail of Vim.

General subjects ~
|intro.txt|	general introduction to Vim; notation used in help files
|help.txt|	overview and quick reference (this file)
|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
|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
|undo.txt|	Undo and Redo
|repeat.txt|	repeating commands
|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
|tagsearch.txt|	tags and special searches
|quickfix.txt|	commands for a quick edit-compile-fix cycle
|windows.txt|	commands for using multiple windows and buffers
|syntax.txt|	syntax highlighting
|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 ~
|term.txt|	using different terminals and mice
|digraph.txt|	list of available digraphs
|multibyte.txt|	multi-byte text support
|multilang.txt|	non-English language support
|farsi.txt|	Farsi (Persian) editing
|hangulin.txt|	Hangul (Korean) input mode
|rightleft.txt|	right-to-left editing

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_cscope.txt|	using cscope with Vim
|if_perl.txt|	Perl interface
|if_python.txt|	Python interface
|if_sniff.txt|	SNiFF+ interface
|if_tcl.txt|	Tcl interface
|if_ole.txt|	OLE automation interface for Win32
|debugger.txt|	Interface with a debugger
|workshop.txt|	Sun Visual Workshop 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
						*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_riscos.txt|	RISC-OS
|os_unix.txt|	Unix
|os_vms.txt|	VMS
|os_win32.txt|	MS-Windows 95/98/NT

LOCAL ADDITIONS:

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Now that you've jumped here with CTRL-] or a double mouse click, you can use
CTRL-T, CTRL-O, g<RightMouse>, or <C-RightMouse> to go back to where you were.
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