help.txt  ForVim version 9.1.  Last change: 2024 Dec 06VIM- mainhelp filek      Move around:  Use the cursor keys, or "h" togo left,hl    "j" togo down, "k" togo up, "l" togo right.jClose this window:  Use ":q<Enter>".   Get out of Vim:  Use ":qa!<Enter>" (careful, all changes are lost!).Jump toa subject:  Position the cursor onatag (e.g.bars) and hitCTRL-].   With the mouse:  ":set mouse=a" to enable the mouse (in xterm or GUI).    Double-click the left mouse button ona tag, e.g.bars.Jump back:  TypeCTRL-O.  Repeat togo further back.Get specific help:  Itis possible togo directly to whatever you wanthelp    on, by giving an argument to the:help command.    Prepend something to specify the context:help-context  WHATPREPEND    EXAMPLENormal mode command:helpxVisual mode command  v_:helpv_uInsert mode command  i_:helpi_<Esc>Command-line command::help:quitCommand-line editing  c_:helpc_<Del>      Vim command argument-:help-r      Option':help'textwidth'      Regularexpression/:help /[    Seehelp-summary for more contexts and an explanation.    Seenotation for an explanation of thehelp syntax.  Search for help:  Type ":helpword", then hitCTRL-D to see matchinghelp entries for "word".    Or use ":helpgrepword".:helpgrep  Getting started:  Do the Vim tutor,a 30-minute interactive course for the    basic commands, seevimtutor.    Read the user manual from start to end:usr_01.txtVim stands forVi IMproved.  Most of Vim was made byBram Moolenaar, but onlythrough thehelp of many others.  Seecredits.------------------------------------------------------------------------------doc-file-listQ_ctBASIC:quickref  Overview of the most common commands you will usetutor  30-minute interactive course for beginnerscopying  About copyrightsiccf  Helping poor children inUgandasponsor  Sponsor Vim development, becomea registered Vim userwww  Vim on the World Wide Webbugs  Where to send bug reportsUSER MANUAL: These files explain how to accomplish an editing task.usr_toc.txt  Table OfContentsGetting Startedusr_01.txt  About the manualsusr_02.txt  The first steps in Vimusr_03.txt  Moving aroundusr_04.txt  Making small changesusr_05.txt  Set your settingsusr_06.txt  Usingsyntax highlightingusr_07.txt  Editing more than one fileusr_08.txt  Splittingwindowsusr_09.txt  Using theGUIusr_10.txt  Making big changesusr_11.txt  Recovering froma crashusr_12.txt  Clever tricksEditing Effectivelyusr_20.txt  Typing command-line commands quicklyusr_21.txt  Go away and come backusr_22.txt  Finding the file to editusr_23.txt  Editing other filesusr_24.txt  Inserting quicklyusr_25.txt  Editing formatted textusr_26.txt  Repeatingusr_27.txt  Search commands and patternsusr_28.txtFoldingusr_29.txt  Moving through programsusr_30.txt  Editing programsusr_31.txt  Exploiting theGUIusr_32.txt  Theundo treeTuning Vimusr_40.txt  Make new commandsusr_41.txt  Writea Vimscriptusr_42.txt  Add newmenususr_43.txt  Usingfiletypesusr_44.txt  Your ownsyntax highlightedusr_45.txtSelect your languageWriting Vim scriptsusr_50.txt  Advanced Vimscriptwritingusr_51.txt  Createapluginusr_52.txt  Write plugins usingVim9scriptMaking Vim Runusr_90.txt  Installing VimREFERENCE MANUAL: These files explain every detail of Vim.reference_tocGeneral subjectsintro.txt  general introduction to Vim;notation used inhelp fileshelp.txt  overview and quickreference (this file)helphelp.txt  about using thehelp filesindex.txt  alphabeticalindex of all commandshelp-tags  all thetags you can jump to (index of tags)howto.txt  how todo the most common editing taskstips.txtvarioustips on using Vimmessage.txt  (error)messages and explanationsquotes.txt  remarks from users of Vimtodo.txt  known problems and desired extensionsdevelop.txtdevelopment of Vimdebug.txt  debugging Vim itselfuganda.txt  Vimdistribution conditions and what todo with your moneyBasic editingstarting.txtstarting Vim, Vim command arguments, initialisationediting.txt  editing andwriting filesmotion.txt  commands for moving aroundscroll.txtscrolling the text in thewindowinsert.txtInsert andReplace modechange.txtdeleting andreplacing textundo.txt  Undo and Redorepeat.txtrepeating commands, Vim scripts and debuggingvisual.txt  using theVisual mode (selectinga text area)various.txtvarious remaining commandsrecover.txt  recovering froma crashAdvanced editingcmdline.txtCommand-line editingoptions.txt  description of alloptionspattern.txtregexp patterns and search commandsmap.txt  keymapping andabbreviationstagsrch.txttags and special searcheswindows.txt  commands for using multiplewindows andbufferstabpage.txt  commands for using multipletab pagesspell.txtspell checkingdiff.txt  working with two to eight versions of the same fileautocmd.txt  automatically executing commands on an eventeval.txtexpression evaluation, conditional commandsbuiltin.txt  builtinfunctionsuserfunc.txt  defining userfunctionschannel.txt  Jobs, Channels, inter-process communicationfold.txt  hide (fold) ranges of linesSpecial issuestesting.txttesting Vim and Vim scriptsprint.txtprintingremote.txt  using Vimasa server or clientterm.txt  using different terminals and miceterminal.txt  Terminalwindow supportpopup.txtpopupwindow supportvim9.txt  usingVim9scriptvim9class.txt  usingVim9script classesProgramming language supportindent.txt  automatic indenting forC and other languagessyntax.txtsyntax highlightingtextprop.txt  Attaching properties to text for highlighting or otherfiletype.txt  settings done specifically fora type of filequickfix.txt  commands fora quick edit-compile-fix cycleft_ada.txt  Ada (the programming language) supportft_context.txt  Filetypeplugin for ConTeXtft_hare.txt  Filetypeplugin for Hareft_mp.txt  Filetypeplugin for METAFONT and MetaPostft_ps1.txt  Filetypeplugin for Windows PowerShellft_raku.txt  Filetypeplugin for Rakuft_rust.txt  Filetypeplugin for Rustft_sql.txt  about the SQLfiletypepluginLanguage supportdigraph.txtlist of availabledigraphsmbyte.txtmultibyte text supportmlang.txt  non-English language supportrileft.txt  right-to-left editing modearabic.txtArabic language support and editingfarsi.txtFarsi (Persian) editinghebrew.txt  Hebrew language support and editingrussian.txtRussian language support and editinghangulin.txt  Hangul (Korean) input modevietnamese.txtVietnamese language support and editingGUIgui.txt  GraphicalUserInterface (GUI)gui_w32.txtWin32GUIgui_x11.txtX11GUIInterfacesif_cscop.txt  usingCscope with Vimif_lua.txtLua interfaceif_mzsch.txtMzScheme interfaceif_perl.txtPerl interfaceif_pyth.txtPython interfaceif_tcl.txtTcl interfaceif_ole.txt  OLE automation interface forWin32if_ruby.txtRuby interfacedebugger.txtInterface witha debuggernetbeans.txtNetBeans External Editor interfacesign.txt  debuggingsignsVersionsvi_diff.txt  Main differences between Vim andViversion4.txt  Differences betweenVim version 3.0 and 4.xversion5.txt  Differences betweenVim version 4.6 and 5.xversion6.txt  Differences betweenVim version 5.7 and 6.xversion7.txt  Differences betweenVim version 6.4 and 7.xversion8.txt  Differences betweenVim version 7.4 and 8.xversion9.txt  Differences betweenVim version 8.2 and 9.0sys-file-listRemarks about specific systemsos_390.txt  OS/390Unixos_amiga.txtAmigaos_beos.txtBeOS andBeBoxos_dos.txtMS-DOS andMS-Windows common itemsos_haiku.txtHaikuos_mac.txtMacintoshos_mint.txtAtariMiNTos_msdos.txtMS-DOS (plainDOS andDOS box under Windows)os_os2.txtOS/2os_qnx.txtQNXos_risc.txtRISC-OSos_unix.txtUnixos_vms.txtVMSos_win32.txtMS-Windowsstandard-plugin-listStandard pluginspi_getscript.txt Downloading latest version of Vim scriptspi_gzip.txt      Reading andwriting compressed filespi_logipat.txt   Logical operators on patternspi_netrw.txt     Reading andwriting files overanetworkpi_paren.txt     Highlight matching parenspi_spec.txt      Filetypeplugin to work with rpm spec filespi_tar.txt       Tar file explorerpi_tutor.txt     Interactive tutorial for Vimpi_vimball.txt   Createa self-installing Vimscriptpi_zip.txt       Zip archive explorerLOCAL ADDITIONS:local-additionsmatchit.txt       Extended "%" matchingeditorconfig.txt  EditorConfig plugin for vim.vim_faq.txt       Frequently Asked Questions------------------------------------------------------------------------------bars  Bars exampleNow that you've jumped here withCTRL-] ora double mouse click, you can useCTRL-T,CTRL-O, g<RightMouse>, or<C-RightMouse> togo back to where you were.Note thattags are within | characters, but when highlightingis enabled thesecharacters are hidden.  That makesit easier to reada command.Anyway, you can useCTRL-] on any word, also whenitis not within |, and Vimwill try to findhelp for it.  Especially foroptions in single quotes, e.g.'compatible'.------------------------------------------------------------------------------ vim:tw=78:isk=!-~,^*,^\|,^\":ts=8:noet:ft=help:norl: