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About NvimQ_ct

newsNews since the previous release

nvimGetting start with Nvim

tutor30-minute interactive course for beginners

vim-differencesNvim compared to Vim

faqFrequently Asked Questions

tipsVarious tips

bugsWhere to send bug reports

supportSupported platforms

copyingAbout copyrights

Usage

helphelpUsing the:help files

introIntroduction to Vim

quickrefOverview of common commands

indexIndex of all commands

user-manualUser manual: How to accomplish editing tasks.

message.txt(Error) messages and explanations

KuwashaHelping poor children in Uganda

Basic editing

startingStarting Vim, Vim command arguments, initialisation

edit-filesEditing and writing files

motion.txtCommands for moving around

scrollingScrolling the text in the window

insert.txtInsert and Replace mode

change.txtDeleting and replacing text

undo-redoUndo and Redo

repeat.txtRepeating commands, Vim scripts and debugging

visual-modeUsing Visual mode (selecting text)

variousVarious other commands

crash-recoveryRecovering from a crash

Advanced editing

cmdlineCommand-line editing

optionsDescription of all options

pattern-searchesVim regexp patterns and search commands

key-mappingKey mapping (shortcuts), abbreviations

tagsTags and special searches

windowsCommands for using windows and buffers

tabpageCommands for using tabpages

spellSpell checking

diffComparing files

foldingHide (fold) ranges of lines

terminalEmbedded terminal emulator

API (extensibility/scripting/plugins)

apiNvim API via RPC, Lua and Vimscript

uiNvim UI protocol

lua-guideNvim Lua guide

luaLua API

luarefLua reference manual

luvrefLuv (vim.uv) reference manual

autocmdEvent handlers

job-controlSpawn and control multiple processes

channelNvim asynchronous IO

vimscriptVimscript reference

vimscript-functionsVimscript functions

remote-pluginNvim remote plugins

healthHealth checking

Programming language support

lspLanguage Server Protocol (LSP)

diagnostic-apiDiagnostic framework

treesitterIncremental syntax parsing

indent.txtautomatic indenting for C and other languages

syntaxsyntax highlighting

filetypeSettings for specific types of files

quickfixCommands for a quick edit-compile-fix cycle

ft_ada.txtAda filetype plugin

ft_hare.txtFiletype plugin for Hare

ft_ps1.txtPowerShell filetype plugin

ft_raku.txtRaku filetype plugin

ft_rust.txtRust filetype plugin

ft_sql.txtSQL filetype plugin

UI

tuiBuiltin UI

guiExternal (graphical) UIs

signsSigns displayed as window decorations (the "gutter")

Multilingual support

digraphList of available digraphs

mbyte.txtMultibyte text support

mlang.txtNon-English language support

rileft.txtRight-to-left editing mode

l10n-arabic.txtArabic language support and editing

l10n-hebrew.txtHebrew language support and editing

l10n-russian.txtRussian language support and editing

l10n-vietnamese.txtVietnamese language support and editing

Interop

providerBuiltin remote plugin hosts

if_perlPerl interface

if_pythPython interface

if_rubyRuby interface

Versions

deprecatedDeprecated features that will be removed

vi-differencesDifferences between Vim and Vi

Developing nvim

devDevelopment of Nvim

dev-archInternal architecture, modules, data structures

dev-styleDevelopment style guidelines

dev-testWriting and running tests

dev-themeDesign guidelines (colorschemes etc.)

dev-toolsTools and techniques for developing Nvim

dev-vimpatchMerging patches from Vim

Standard plugins

Seestandard-plugin-list.

Local additions

Bars examplebars

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Main

Commands index

Quick reference