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*help.txt*For Vim version 7.3. Last change: 2010 Jul 20VIM - main help filek Move around: Use the cursor keys, or "h" to go left,hl "j" to go down, "k" to go up, "l" to go right.jClose thiswindow: Use ":q<Enter>". Get out of Vim: Use ":qa!<Enter>" (careful, all changes are lost!).Jump to a subject: Position the cursor on atag (e.g. |bars|) and hitCTRL-]. With the mouse: ":setmouse=a" to enable the mouse (in xterm orGUI). Double-click the left mouse button on atag, e.g. |bars|.Jump back: TypeCTRL-T orCTRL-O (repeat to go further back).Get specific help: It is possible to go directly to whatever you want help on, by giving an argument to the |:help| command. It is possible to further specify the context:*help-context*Normal mode command (nothing):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' Search for help: Type ":help word", then hitCTRL-D to see matching help entries for "word". Or use ":helpgrep word". |:helpgrep|VIM stands forVi IMproved. Most of VIM was made byBramMoolenaar, but onlythrough the help of many others. See |credits|.------------------------------------------------------------------------------*doc-file-list* *Q_ct*BASIC:|quickref|Overview of the most common commands you will use|tutor|30 minutes training course for beginners|copying|About copyrights|iccf|Helping poor children inUganda|sponsor|Sponsor Vimdevelopment, become a registered Vim user|www|Vim on the World Wide Web|bugs|Where to send bug reportsUSER MANUAL: These files explain how to accomplish an editing task.|usr_toc.txt|Table OfContents|usr_01.txt| About the manuals|usr_02.txt| The first steps in Vim|usr_03.txt| Moving around|usr_04.txt| Making small changes|usr_05.txt| Set your settings|usr_06.txt| Usingsyntax highlighting|usr_07.txt| Editing more than one file|usr_08.txt| Splittingwindows|usr_09.txt| Using theGUI|usr_10.txt| Making big changes|usr_11.txt| Recovering from a crash|usr_12.txt| Clever tricks|usr_20.txt| Typing command-line 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 commands and patterns|usr_28.txt|Folding|usr_29.txt| Moving through programs|usr_30.txt| Editing programs|usr_31.txt| Exploiting theGUI|usr_32.txt| Theundo tree|usr_40.txt| Make new commands|usr_41.txt| Write a Vimscript|usr_42.txt| Add newmenus|usr_43.txt| Usingfiletypes|usr_44.txt| Your ownsyntax highlighted|usr_45.txt|Select your language|usr_90.txt| Installing VimREFERENCE MANUAL: These files explain every detail of Vim.*reference_toc*|intro.txt|general introduction to Vim;notation used in help files|help.txt|overview and quick reference (this file)|helphelp.txt|about using the help files|index.txt|alphabetical index of all commands|help-tags|all the tags you can jump to (index of tags)|howto.txt|how todo 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|debug.txt|debugging Vim itself|uganda.txt|Vimdistribution conditions and what todo with your money|starting.txt|starting Vim, Vim command arguments, initialisation|editing.txt|editing andwriting files|motion.txt|commands for moving around|scroll.txt|scrolling the text in thewindow|insert.txt|Insert andReplace mode|change.txt|deleting andreplacing text|indent.txt|automatic indenting for C and other languages|undo.txt|Undo and Redo|repeat.txt|repeating commands, Vim scripts and debugging|visual.txt|using theVisual mode (selecting a text area)|various.txt|various remaining commands|recover.txt|recovering from a crash|cmdline.txt|Command-line editing|options.txt|description of all options|pattern.txt|regexp patterns and search commands|map.txt|keymapping andabbreviations|tagsrch.txt|tags and special searches|quickfix.txt|commands for a quick edit-compile-fix cycle|windows.txt|commands for using multiple windows andbuffers|tabpage.txt|commands for using multiple tab pages|syntax.txt|syntax highlighting|spell.txt|spell checking|diff.txt|working with two to four versions of the same file|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|print.txt|printing|remote.txt|using Vimas a server or client|term.txt|using different terminals and mice|digraph.txt|list of availabledigraphs|mbyte.txt|multi-byte text support|mlang.txt|non-English language support|arabic.txt|Arabic language support and editing|farsi.txt|Farsi (Persian) editing|hebrew.txt|Hebrew language support and editing|russian.txt|Russian language support and editing|ft_ada.txt|Ada (the programming language) support|ft_sql.txt|about the SQLfiletypeplugin|hangulin.txt|Hangul (Korean) input mode|rileft.txt|right-to-left editing mode|gui.txt|GraphicalUser Interface (GUI)|gui_w16.txt|Windows 3.1GUI|gui_w32.txt|Win32GUI|gui_x11.txt|X11GUI|if_cscop.txt|usingCscope with Vim|if_lua.txt|Lua interface|if_mzsch.txt|MzScheme interface|if_perl.txt|Perl interface|if_pyth.txt|Python interface|if_sniff.txt|SNiFF+ interface|if_tcl.txt|Tcl interface|if_ole.txt|OLE automation interface forWin32|if_ruby.txt|Ruby interface|debugger.txt|Interface with a debugger|workshop.txt|SunVisual Workshop interface|netbeans.txt|NetBeans External Editor interface|sign.txt|debuggingsigns|vi_diff.txt|Main differences between Vim andVi|version4.txt|Differences between Vim version 3.0 and 4.x|version5.txt|Differences between Vim version 4.6 and 5.x|version6.txt|Differences between Vim version 5.7 and 6.x|version7.txt|Differences between Vim version 6.4 and 7.x*sys-file-list*|os_390.txt|OS/390Unix|os_amiga.txt|Amiga|os_beos.txt|BeOS andBeBox|os_dos.txt|MS-DOS andMS-Windows NT/95 common items|os_mac.txt|Macintosh|os_mint.txt|AtariMiNT|os_msdos.txt|MS-DOS (plainDOS andDOS box under Windows)|os_os2.txt|OS/2|os_qnx.txt|QNX|os_risc.txt|RISC-OS|os_unix.txt|Unix|os_vms.txt|VMS|os_win32.txt|MS-Windows 95/98/NT*standard-plugin-list*|pi_getscript.txt| Downloading latest version of Vim scripts|pi_gzip.txt| Reading andwriting compressed files|pi_netrw.txt| Reading andwriting files over anetwork|pi_paren.txt| Highlight matching parens|pi_tar.txt| Tar file explorer|pi_vimball.txt| Create a self-installing Vimscript|pi_zip.txt| Zip archive explorerLOCAL ADDITIONS:*local-additions*------------------------------------------------------------------------------*bars*Bars exampleNow that you've jumped here withCTRL-] or a double mouse click, you can useCTRL-T,CTRL-O,g<RightMouse>, or<C-RightMouse> to go back to where you were.Note thattags are within | characters, but when highlighting is enabled thesecharacters are hidden. That makes it easier to read a command.Anyway, you can useCTRL-] on anyword, also when it is not within |, and Vimwill try to find help for it. Especially foroptions in singlequotes, e.g.'compatible'.------------------------------------------------------------------------------top