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diff --git a/runtime/doc/vim.man b/runtime/doc/vim.man index 5b9b83cb6c..9390caa0d6 100644 --- a/runtime/doc/vim.man +++ b/runtime/doc/vim.man @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -VIM(1) VIM(1) +VIM(1) General Commands Manual VIM(1) @@ -21,13 +21,13 @@ DESCRIPTION to edit all kinds of plain text. It is especially useful for editing programs. - There are a lot of enhancements above Vi: multi level undo, multi win- + There are a lot of enhancements above Vi: multi level undo, multi win‐ dows and buffers, syntax highlighting, command line editing, filename completion, on-line help, visual selection, etc.. See ":help vi_diff.txt" for a summary of the differences between Vim and Vi. While running Vim a lot of help can be obtained from the on-line help - system, with the ":help" command. See the ON-LINE HELP section below. + system, with the ":help" command. See the ON-LINE HELP section below. Most often Vim is started to edit a single file with the command @@ -38,44 +38,44 @@ DESCRIPTION vim [options] [filelist] If the filelist is missing, the editor will start with an empty buffer. - Otherwise exactly one out of the following four may be used to choose + Otherwise exactly one out of the following four may be used to choose one or more files to be edited. - file .. A list of filenames. The first one will be the current - file and read into the buffer. The cursor will be posi- + file .. A list of filenames. The first one will be the current + file and read into the buffer. The cursor will be posi‐ tioned on the first line of the buffer. You can get to the - other files with the ":next" command. To edit a file that + other files with the ":next" command. To edit a file that starts with a dash, precede the filelist with "--". - - The file to edit is read from stdin. Commands are read + - The file to edit is read from stdin. Commands are read from stderr, which should be a tty. -t {tag} The file to edit and the initial cursor position depends on - a "tag", a sort of goto label. {tag} is looked up in the + a "tag", a sort of goto label. {tag} is looked up in the tags file, the associated file becomes the current file and - the associated command is executed. Mostly this is used - for C programs, in which case {tag} could be a function + the associated command is executed. Mostly this is used + for C programs, in which case {tag} could be a function name. The effect is that the file containing that function - becomes the current file and the cursor is positioned on + becomes the current file and the cursor is positioned on the start of the function. See ":help tag-commands". -q [errorfile] - Start in quickFix mode. The file [errorfile] is read and - the first error is displayed. If [errorfile] is omitted, + Start in quickFix mode. The file [errorfile] is read and + the first error is displayed. If [errorfile] is omitted, the filename is obtained from the 'errorfile' option - (defaults to "AztecC.Err" for the Amiga, "errors.err" on - other systems). Further errors can be jumped to with the + (defaults to "AztecC.Err" for the Amiga, "errors.err" on + other systems). Further errors can be jumped to with the ":cn" command. See ":help quickfix". - Vim behaves differently, depending on the name of the command (the exe- + Vim behaves differently, depending on the name of the command (the exe‐ cutable may still be the same file). vim The "normal" way, everything is default. - ex Start in Ex mode. Go to Normal mode with the ":vi" command. + ex Start in Ex mode. Go to Normal mode with the ":vi" command. Can also be done with the "-e" argument. - view Start in read-only mode. You will be protected from writing + view Start in read-only mode. You will be protected from writing the files. Can also be done with the "-R" argument. gvim gview @@ -87,102 +87,102 @@ DESCRIPTION be done with the "-y" argument. rvim rview rgvim rgview - Like the above, but with restrictions. It will not be possi- - ble to start shell commands, or suspend Vim. Can also be + Like the above, but with restrictions. It will not be possi‐ + ble to start shell commands, or suspend Vim. Can also be done with the "-Z" argument. OPTIONS - The options may be given in any order, before or after filenames. + The options may be given in any order, before or after filenames. Options without an argument can be combined after a single dash. - +[num] For the first file the cursor will be positioned on line - "num". If "num" is missing, the cursor will be positioned + +[num] For the first file the cursor will be positioned on line + "num". If "num" is missing, the cursor will be positioned on the last line. - +/{pat} For the first file the cursor will be positioned on the - first occurrence of {pat}. See ":help search-pattern" for - the available search patterns. + +/{pat} For the first file the cursor will be positioned in the + line with the first occurrence of {pat}. See ":help + search-pattern" for the available search patterns. +{command} -c {command} - {command} will be executed after the first file has been - read. {command} is interpreted as an Ex command. If the - {command} contains spaces it must be enclosed in double - quotes (this depends on the shell that is used). Example: + {command} will be executed after the first file has been + read. {command} is interpreted as an Ex command. If the + {command} contains spaces it must be enclosed in double + quotes (this depends on the shell that is used). Example: Vim "+set si" main.c Note: You can use up to 10 "+" or "-c" commands. - -S {file} {file} will be sourced after the first file has been read. - This is equivalent to -c "source {file}". {file} cannot + -S {file} {file} will be sourced after the first file has been read. + This is equivalent to -c "source {file}". {file} cannot start with '-'. If {file} is omitted "Session.vim" is used (only works when -S is the last argument). --cmd {command} - Like using "-c", but the command is executed just before - processing any vimrc file. You can use up to 10 of these + Like using "-c", but the command is executed just before + processing any vimrc file. You can use up to 10 of these commands, independently from "-c" commands. - -A If Vim has been compiled with ARABIC support for editing - right-to-left oriented files and Arabic keyboard mapping, - this option starts Vim in Arabic mode, i.e. 'arabic' is + -A If Vim has been compiled with ARABIC support for editing + right-to-left oriented files and Arabic keyboard mapping, + this option starts Vim in Arabic mode, i.e. 'arabic' is set. Otherwise an error message is given and Vim aborts. - -b Binary mode. A few options will be set that makes it pos- + -b Binary mode. A few options will be set that makes it pos‐ sible to edit a binary or executable file. - -C Compatible. Set the 'compatible' option. This will make - Vim behave mostly like Vi, even though a .vimrc file + -C Compatible. Set the 'compatible' option. This will make + Vim behave mostly like Vi, even though a .vimrc file exists. - -d Start in diff mode. There should be two, three or four - file name arguments. Vim will open all the files and show + -d Start in diff mode. There should be two, three or four + file name arguments. Vim will open all the files and show differences between them. Works like vimdiff(1). - -d {device} Open {device} for use as a terminal. Only on the Amiga. + -d {device} Open {device} for use as a terminal. Only on the Amiga. Example: "-d con:20/30/600/150". - -D Debugging. Go to debugging mode when executing the first + -D Debugging. Go to debugging mode when executing the first command from a script. - -e Start Vim in Ex mode, just like the executable was called + -e Start Vim in Ex mode, just like the executable was called "ex". -E Start Vim in improved Ex mode, just like the executable was called "exim". - -f Foreground. For the GUI version, Vim will not fork and + -f Foreground. For the GUI version, Vim will not fork and detach from the shell it was started in. On the Amiga, Vim - is not restarted to open a new window. This option should - be used when Vim is executed by a program that will wait - for the edit session to finish (e.g. mail). On the Amiga + is not restarted to open a new window. This option should + be used when Vim is executed by a program that will wait + for the edit session to finish (e.g. mail). On the Amiga the ":sh" and ":!" commands will not work. - --nofork Foreground. For the GUI version, Vim will not fork and + --nofork Foreground. For the GUI version, Vim will not fork and detach from the shell it was started in. - -F If Vim has been compiled with FKMAP support for editing - right-to-left oriented files and Farsi keyboard mapping, - this option starts Vim in Farsi mode, i.e. 'fkmap' and - 'rightleft' are set. Otherwise an error message is given + -F If Vim has been compiled with FKMAP support for editing + right-to-left oriented files and Farsi keyboard mapping, + this option starts Vim in Farsi mode, i.e. 'fkmap' and + 'rightleft' are set. Otherwise an error message is given and Vim aborts. - -g If Vim has been compiled with GUI support, this option - enables the GUI. If no GUI support was compiled in, an + -g If Vim has been compiled with GUI support, this option + enables the GUI. If no GUI support was compiled in, an error message is given and Vim aborts. - -h Give a bit of help about the command line arguments and + -h Give a bit of help about the command line arguments and options. After this Vim exits. -H If Vim has been compiled with RIGHTLEFT support for editing - right-to-left oriented files and Hebrew keyboard mapping, - this option starts Vim in Hebrew mode, i.e. 'hkmap' and - 'rightleft' are set. Otherwise an error message is given + right-to-left oriented files and Hebrew keyboard mapping, + this option starts Vim in Hebrew mode, i.e. 'hkmap' and + 'rightleft' are set. Otherwise an error message is given and Vim aborts. -i {viminfo} - When using the viminfo file is enabled, this option sets - the filename to use, instead of the default "~/.viminfo". + When using the viminfo file is enabled, this option sets + the filename to use, instead of the default "~/.viminfo". This can also be used to skip the use of the .viminfo file, by giving the name "NONE". @@ -190,92 +190,92 @@ OPTIONS -l Lisp mode. Sets the 'lisp' and 'showmatch' options on. - -m Modifying files is disabled. Resets the 'write' option. - You can still modify the buffer, but writing a file is not + -m Modifying files is disabled. Resets the 'write' option. + You can still modify the buffer, but writing a file is not possible. - -M Modifications not allowed. The 'modifiable' and 'write' - options will be unset, so that changes are not allowed and - files can not be written. Note that these options can be + -M Modifications not allowed. The 'modifiable' and 'write' + options will be unset, so that changes are not allowed and + files can not be written. Note that these options can be set to enable making modifications. - -N No-compatible mode. Reset the 'compatible' option. This - will make Vim behave a bit better, but less Vi compatible, + -N No-compatible mode. Reset the 'compatible' option. This + will make Vim behave a bit better, but less Vi compatible, even though a .vimrc file does not exist. - -n No swap file will be used. Recovery after a crash will be - impossible. Handy if you want to edit a file on a very - slow medium (e.g. floppy). Can also be done with ":set + -n No swap file will be used. Recovery after a crash will be + impossible. Handy if you want to edit a file on a very + slow medium (e.g. floppy). Can also be done with ":set uc=0". Can be undone with ":set uc=200". - -nb Become an editor server for NetBeans. See the docs for + -nb Become an editor server for NetBeans. See the docs for details. -o[N] Open N windows stacked. When N is omitted, open one window for each file. - -O[N] Open N windows side by side. When N is omitted, open one + -O[N] Open N windows side by side. When N is omitted, open one window for each file. -p[N] Open N tab pages. When N is omitted, open one tab page for each file. - -R Read-only mode. The 'readonly' option will be set. You - can still edit the buffer, but will be prevented from acci- - dently overwriting a file. If you do want to overwrite a - file, add an exclamation mark to the Ex command, as in - ":w!". The -R option also implies the -n option (see - below). The 'readonly' option can be reset with ":set + -R Read-only mode. The 'readonly' option will be set. You + can still edit the buffer, but will be prevented from acci‐ + dently overwriting a file. If you do want to overwrite a + file, add an exclamation mark to the Ex command, as in + ":w!". The -R option also implies the -n option (see + below). The 'readonly' option can be reset with ":set noro". See ":help 'readonly'". - -r List swap files, with information about using them for + -r List swap files, with information about using them for recovery. - -r {file} Recovery mode. The swap file is used to recover a crashed - editing session. The swap file is a file with the same + -r {file} Recovery mode. The swap file is used to recover a crashed + editing session. The swap file is a file with the same filename as the text file with ".swp" appended. See ":help recovery". - -s Silent mode. Only when started as "Ex" or when the "-e" + -s Silent mode. Only when started as "Ex" or when the "-e" option was given before the "-s" option. -s {scriptin} - The script file {scriptin} is read. The characters in the - file are interpreted as if you had typed them. The same + The script file {scriptin} is read. The characters in the + file are interpreted as if you had typed them. The same can be done with the command ":source! {scriptin}". If the end of the file is reached before the editor exits, further characters are read from the keyboard. -T {terminal} - Tells Vim the name of the terminal you are using. Only - required when the automatic way doesn't work. Should be a - terminal known to Vim (builtin) or defined in the termcap + Tells Vim the name of the terminal you are using. Only + required when the automatic way doesn't work. Should be a + terminal known to Vim (builtin) or defined in the termcap or terminfo file. - -u {vimrc} Use the commands in the file {vimrc} for initializations. - All the other initializations are skipped. Use this to - edit a special kind of files. It can also be used to skip - all initializations by giving the name "NONE". See ":help + -u {vimrc} Use the commands in the file {vimrc} for initializations. + All the other initializations are skipped. Use this to + edit a special kind of files. It can also be used to skip + all initializations by giving the name "NONE". See ":help initialization" within vim for more details. - -U {gvimrc} Use the commands in the file {gvimrc} for GUI initializa- - tions. All the other GUI initializations are skipped. It - can also be used to skip all GUI initializations by giving - the name "NONE". See ":help gui-init" within vim for more + -U {gvimrc} Use the commands in the file {gvimrc} for GUI initializa‐ + tions. All the other GUI initializations are skipped. It + can also be used to skip all GUI initializations by giving + the name "NONE". See ":help gui-init" within vim for more details. - -V[N] Verbose. Give messages about which files are sourced and - for reading and writing a viminfo file. The optional num- + -V[N] Verbose. Give messages about which files are sourced and + for reading and writing a viminfo file. The optional num‐ ber N is the value for 'verbose'. Default is 10. - -v Start Vim in Vi mode, just like the executable was called - "vi". This only has effect when the executable is called + -v Start Vim in Vi mode, just like the executable was called + "vi". This only has effect when the executable is called "ex". -w {scriptout} - All the characters that you type are recorded in the file - {scriptout}, until you exit Vim. This is useful if you - want to create a script file to be used with "vim -s" or + All the characters that you type are recorded in the file + {scriptout}, until you exit Vim. This is useful if you + want to create a script file to be used with "vim -s" or ":source!". If the {scriptout} file exists, characters are appended. @@ -285,27 +285,27 @@ OPTIONS -x Use encryption when writing files. Will prompt for a crypt key. - -X Don't connect to the X server. Shortens startup time in a - terminal, but the window title and clipboard will not be + -X Don't connect to the X server. Shortens startup time in a + terminal, but the window title and clipboard will not be used. -y Start Vim in easy mode, just like the executable was called - "evim" or "eview". Makes Vim behave like a click-and-type + "evim" or "eview". Makes Vim behave like a click-and-type editor. - -Z Restricted mode. Works like the executable starts with + -Z Restricted mode. Works like the executable starts with "r". - -- Denotes the end of the options. Arguments after this will - be handled as a file name. This can be used to edit a + -- Denotes the end of the options. Arguments after this will + be handled as a file name. This can be used to edit a filename that starts with a '-'. --echo-wid GTK GUI only: Echo the Window ID on stdout. --help Give a help message and exit, just like "-h". - --literal Take file name arguments literally, do not expand wild- - cards. This has no effect on Unix where the shell expands + --literal Take file name arguments literally, do not expand wild‐ + cards. This has no effect on Unix where the shell expands wildcards. --noplugin Skip loading plugins. Implied by -u NONE. @@ -315,18 +315,18 @@ OPTIONS is given and the files are edited in the current Vim. --remote-expr {expr} - Connect to a Vim server, evaluate {expr} in it and print + Connect to a Vim server, evaluate {expr} in it and print the result on stdout. --remote-send {keys} Connect to a Vim server and send {keys} to it. --remote-silent - As --remote, but without the warning when no server is + As --remote, but without the warning when no server is found. --remote-wait - As --remote, but Vim does not exit until the files have + As --remote, but Vim does not exit until the files have been edited. --remote-wait-silent @@ -337,31 +337,31 @@ OPTIONS List the names of all Vim servers that can be found. --servername {name} - Use {name} as the server name. Used for the current Vim, + Use {name} as the server name. Used for the current Vim, unless used with a --remote argument, then it's the name of the server to connect to. --socketid {id} - GTK GUI only: Use the GtkPlug mechanism to run gvim in + GTK GUI only: Use the GtkPlug mechanism to run gvim in another window. --version Print version information and exit. ON-LINE HELP - Type ":help" in Vim to get started. Type ":help subject" to get help - on a specific subject. For example: ":help ZZ" to get help for the - "ZZ" command. Use <Tab> and CTRL-D to complete subjects (":help cmd- - line-completion"). Tags are present to jump from one place to another + Type ":help" in Vim to get started. Type ":help subject" to get help + on a specific subject. For example: ":help ZZ" to get help for the + "ZZ" command. Use <Tab> and CTRL-D to complete subjects (":help cmd‐ + line-completion"). Tags are present to jump from one place to another (sort of hypertext links, see ":help"). All documentation files can be viewed in this way, for example ":help syntax.txt". FILES /usr/local/lib/vim/doc/*.txt - The Vim documentation files. Use ":help doc-file-list" + The Vim documentation files. Use ":help doc-file-list" to get the complete list. /usr/local/lib/vim/doc/tags - The tags file used for finding information in the docu- + The tags file used for finding information in the docu‐ mentation files. /usr/local/lib/vim/syntax/syntax.vim @@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ FILES ~/.gvimrc Your personal gvim initializations. /usr/local/lib/vim/optwin.vim - Script used for the ":options" command, a nice way to + Script used for the ":options" command, a nice way to view and set options. /usr/local/lib/vim/menu.vim @@ -391,11 +391,11 @@ FILES Script to generate a bug report. See ":help bugs". /usr/local/lib/vim/filetype.vim - Script to detect the type of a file by its name. See + Script to detect the type of a file by its name. See ":help 'filetype'". /usr/local/lib/vim/scripts.vim - Script to detect the type of a file by its contents. + Script to detect the type of a file by its contents. See ":help 'filetype'". /usr/local/lib/vim/print/*.ps @@ -410,8 +410,8 @@ SEE ALSO AUTHOR Most of Vim was made by Bram Moolenaar, with a lot of help from others. See ":help credits" in Vim. - Vim is based on Stevie, worked on by: Tim Thompson, Tony Andrews and - G.R. (Fred) Walter. Although hardly any of the original code remains. + Vim is based on Stevie, worked on by: Tim Thompson, Tony Andrews and + G.R. (Fred) Walter. Although hardly any of the original code remains. BUGS Probably. See ":help todo" for a list of known problems. |