codekingpro/portable-devtools

1*help.txt*	For Vim version 9.2.  Last change: 2026 Feb 142 3			VIM - main help file4									 k5      Move around:  Use the cursor keys, or "h" to go left,	       h   l6		    "j" to go down, "k" to go up, "l" to go right.	 j7Close this window:  Use ":q<Enter>".8   Get out of Vim:  Use ":qa!<Enter>" (careful, all changes are lost!).9 10Jump to a subject:  Position the cursor on a tag (e.g. |bars|) and hit CTRL-].11   With the mouse:  ":set mouse=a" to enable the mouse (in xterm or GUI).12		    Double-click the left mouse button on a tag, e.g. |bars|.13	Jump back:  Type CTRL-O.  Repeat to go further back.14 15Get specific help:  It is possible to go directly to whatever you want help16		    on, by giving an argument to the |:help| command.17		    Prepend something to specify the context:  *help-context*18 19			  WHAT			PREPEND    EXAMPLE	~20		      Normal mode command		   :help x21		      Visual mode command	  v_	   :help v_u22		      Insert mode command	  i_	   :help i_<Esc>23		      Command-line command	  :	   :help :quit24		      Command-line editing	  c_	   :help c_<Del>25		      Vim command argument	  -	   :help -r26		      Option			  '	   :help 'textwidth'27		      Regular expression	  /	   :help /[28		    See |help-summary| for more contexts and an explanation.29		    See |notation| for an explanation of the help syntax.30 31  Search for help:  Type ":help word", then hit CTRL-D to see matching32		    help entries for "word".33		    Or use ":helpgrep word". |:helpgrep|34 35  Getting started:  Do the Vim tutor, a 30-minute interactive course for the36		    basic commands, see |vimtutor|.37		    Read the user manual from start to end: |usr_01.txt|38 39Vim stands for Vi IMproved.  Most of Vim was made by Bram Moolenaar, but only40through the help of many others.  See |credits|.41------------------------------------------------------------------------------42						*doc-file-list* *Q_ct*43BASIC:44|quickref|	Overview of the most common commands you will use45|tutor|		30-minute interactive course for beginners46|copying|	About copyrights47|Kuwasha|	Helping poor children in Uganda48|sponsor|	Sponsor Vim development, become a registered Vim user49|www|		Vim on the World Wide Web50|bugs|		Where to send bug reports51 52USER MANUAL: These files explain how to accomplish an editing task.53 54|usr_toc.txt|	Table Of Contents55 56Getting Started ~57|usr_01.txt|  About the manuals58|usr_02.txt|  The first steps in Vim59|usr_03.txt|  Moving around60|usr_04.txt|  Making small changes61|usr_05.txt|  Set your settings62|usr_06.txt|  Using syntax highlighting63|usr_07.txt|  Editing more than one file64|usr_08.txt|  Splitting windows65|usr_09.txt|  Using the GUI66|usr_10.txt|  Making big changes67|usr_11.txt|  Recovering from a crash68|usr_12.txt|  Clever tricks69 70Editing Effectively ~71|usr_20.txt|  Typing command-line commands quickly72|usr_21.txt|  Go away and come back73|usr_22.txt|  Finding the file to edit74|usr_23.txt|  Editing other files75|usr_24.txt|  Inserting quickly76|usr_25.txt|  Editing formatted text77|usr_26.txt|  Repeating78|usr_27.txt|  Search commands and patterns79|usr_28.txt|  Folding80|usr_29.txt|  Moving through programs81|usr_30.txt|  Editing programs82|usr_31.txt|  Exploiting the GUI83|usr_32.txt|  The undo tree84 85Tuning Vim ~86|usr_40.txt|  Make new commands87|usr_41.txt|  Write a Vim script88|usr_42.txt|  Add new menus89|usr_43.txt|  Using filetypes90|usr_44.txt|  Your own syntax highlighted91|usr_45.txt|  Select your language92 93Writing Vim scripts ~94|usr_50.txt|  Advanced Vim script writing95|usr_51.txt|  Create a plugin96|usr_52.txt|  Write plugins using Vim9 script97 98Making Vim Run ~99|usr_90.txt|  Installing Vim100 101REFERENCE MANUAL: These files explain every detail of Vim.	*reference_toc*102 103General subjects ~104|intro.txt|	general introduction to Vim; notation used in help files105|help.txt|	overview and quick reference (this file)106|helphelp.txt|	about using the help files107|index.txt|	alphabetical index of all commands108|help-tags|	all the tags you can jump to (index of tags)109|howto.txt|	how to do the most common editing tasks110|tips.txt|	various tips on using Vim111|message.txt|	(error) messages and explanations112|quotes.txt|	remarks from users of Vim113|todo.txt|	known problems and desired extensions114|develop.txt|	development of Vim115|debug.txt|	debugging Vim itself116|uganda.txt|	Vim distribution conditions and what to do with your money117 118Basic editing ~119|starting.txt|	starting Vim, Vim command arguments, initialisation120|editing.txt|	editing and writing files121|motion.txt|	commands for moving around122|scroll.txt|	scrolling the text in the window123|insert.txt|	Insert and Replace mode124|change.txt|	deleting and replacing text125|undo.txt|	Undo and Redo126|repeat.txt|	repeating commands, Vim scripts and debugging127|visual.txt|	using the Visual mode (selecting a text area)128|various.txt|	various remaining commands129|recover.txt|	recovering from a crash130 131Advanced editing ~132|cmdline.txt|	Command-line editing133|options.txt|	description of all options134|pattern.txt|	regexp patterns and search commands135|map.txt|	key mapping and abbreviations136|tagsrch.txt|	tags and special searches137|windows.txt|	commands for using multiple windows and buffers138|tabpage.txt|	commands for using multiple tab pages139|spell.txt|	spell checking140|diff.txt|	working with two to eight versions of the same file141|autocmd.txt|	automatically executing commands on an event142|eval.txt|	expression evaluation, conditional commands143|builtin.txt|	builtin functions144|userfunc.txt|	defining user functions145|channel.txt|	Jobs, Channels, inter-process communication146|fold.txt|	hide (fold) ranges of lines147 148Special issues ~149|testing.txt|	testing Vim and Vim scripts150|print.txt|	printing151|remote.txt|	using Vim as a server or client152|term.txt|	using different terminals and mice153|terminal.txt|	Terminal window support154|popup.txt|	popup window support155|vim9.txt|	using Vim9 script156|vim9class.txt|	using Vim9 script classes157 158Programming language support ~159|indent.txt|	automatic indenting for C and other languages160|syntax.txt|	syntax highlighting161|textprop.txt|	Attaching properties to text for highlighting or other162|filetype.txt|	settings done specifically for a type of file163|quickfix.txt|	commands for a quick edit-compile-fix cycle164|ft_ada.txt|	Ada (the programming language) support165|ft_context.txt|  Filetype plugin for ConTeXt166|ft_hare.txt|	Filetype plugin for Hare167|ft_mp.txt|	Filetype plugin for METAFONT and MetaPost168|ft_ps1.txt|	Filetype plugin for Windows PowerShell169|ft_raku.txt|	Filetype plugin for Raku170|ft_rust.txt|	Filetype plugin for Rust171|ft_sql.txt|	about the SQL filetype plugin172 173Language support ~174|digraph.txt|	list of available digraphs175|mbyte.txt|	multibyte text support176|mlang.txt|	non-English language support177|rileft.txt|	right-to-left editing mode178|arabic.txt|	Arabic language support and editing179|farsi.txt|	Farsi (Persian) editing180|hebrew.txt|	Hebrew language support and editing181|russian.txt|	Russian language support and editing182|hangulin.txt|	Hangul (Korean) input mode183|vietnamese.txt|  Vietnamese language support and editing184 185GUI ~186|gui.txt|	Graphical User Interface (GUI)187|gui_w32.txt|	Win32 GUI188|gui_x11.txt|	X11 GUI189 190System Integration ~191|wayland.txt|	Wayland protocol support192 193Interfaces ~194|if_cscop.txt|	using Cscope with Vim195|if_lua.txt|	Lua interface196|if_mzsch.txt|	MzScheme interface197|if_perl.txt|	Perl interface198|if_pyth.txt|	Python interface199|if_tcl.txt|	Tcl interface200|if_ole.txt|	OLE automation interface for Win32201|if_ruby.txt|	Ruby interface202|debugger.txt|	Interface with a debugger203|netbeans.txt|	NetBeans External Editor interface204|sign.txt|	debugging signs205 206Versions ~207|vi_diff.txt|	Main differences between Vim and Vi208|version4.txt|	Differences between Vim version 3.0 and 4.x209|version5.txt|	Differences between Vim version 4.6 and 5.x210|version6.txt|	Differences between Vim version 5.7 and 6.x211|version7.txt|	Differences between Vim version 6.4 and 7.x212|version8.txt|	Differences between Vim version 7.4 and 8.x213|version9.txt|	Differences between Vim version 8.2 and 9.0214						*sys-file-list*215Remarks about specific systems ~216|os_390.txt|	OS/390 Unix217|os_amiga.txt|	Amiga218|os_beos.txt|	BeOS and BeBox219|os_dos.txt|	MS-DOS and MS-Windows common items220|os_haiku.txt|	Haiku221|os_mac.txt|	Macintosh222|os_mint.txt|	Atari MiNT223|os_msdos.txt|	MS-DOS (plain DOS and DOS box under Windows)224|os_os2.txt|	OS/2225|os_qnx.txt|	QNX226|os_risc.txt|	RISC-OS227|os_unix.txt|	Unix228|os_vms.txt|	VMS229|os_win32.txt|	MS-Windows230						*standard-plugin-list*231Standard plugins ~232|pi_getscript.txt| Downloading latest version of Vim scripts233|pi_gzip.txt|      Reading and writing compressed files234|pi_logipat.txt|   Logical operators on patterns235|pi_netrw.txt|     Reading and writing files over a network236|pi_paren.txt|     Highlight matching parens237|pi_spec.txt|      Filetype plugin to work with rpm spec files238|pi_tar.txt|       Tar file explorer239|pi_tutor.txt|     Interactive tutorial for Vim240|pi_vimball.txt|   Create a self-installing Vim script241|pi_zip.txt|       Zip archive explorer242 243LOCAL ADDITIONS:				*local-additions*244 245------------------------------------------------------------------------------246*bars*		Bars example247 248Now that you've jumped here with CTRL-] or a double mouse click, you can use249CTRL-T, CTRL-O, g<RightMouse>, or <C-RightMouse> to go back to where you were.250 251Note that tags are within | characters, but when highlighting is enabled these252characters are hidden.  That makes it easier to read a command.253 254Anyway, you can use CTRL-] on any word, also when it is not within |, and Vim255will try to find help for it.  Especially for options in single quotes, e.g.256'compatible'.257 258------------------------------------------------------------------------------259 vim:tw=78:isk=!-~,^*,^\|,^\":ts=8:noet:ft=help:norl:260