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README.txt for version 7.0aa of Vim: Vi IMproved.
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WHAT IS VIM
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Vim is an almost compatible version of the UNIX editor Vi. Many new features
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have been added: multi-level undo, syntax highlighting, command line history,
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on-line help, filename completion, block operations, etc. There is also a
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Graphical User Interface (GUI) available. See "runtime/doc/vi_diff.txt" for
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differences with Vi.
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This editor is very useful for editing programs and other plain ASCII files.
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All commands are given with normal keyboard characters, so those who can type
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with ten fingers can work very fast. Additionally, function keys can be
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defined by the user, and the mouse can be used.
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Vim currently runs under Amiga DOS, MS-DOS, MS-Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP,
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Atari MiNT, Macintosh, BeOS, VMS, RISC OS, OS/2 and almost all flavours of
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UNIX. Porting to other systems should not be very difficult.
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DISTRIBUTION
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There are separate distributions for Unix, PC, Amiga and some other systems.
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This README.txt file comes with the runtime archive. It includes the
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documentation, syntax files and other files that are used at runtime. To run
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Vim you must get either one of the binary archives or a source archive.
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Which one you need depends on the system you want to run it on and whether you
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want or must compile it yourself. Check "http://www.vim.org/download.php" for
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an overview of currently available distributions.
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DOCUMENTATION
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The best is to use ":help" in Vim. If you don't have an executable yet, read
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"runtime/doc/help.txt". It contains pointers to the other documentation
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files. The User Manual reads like a book and is recommended to learn to use
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Vim. See ":help user-manual".
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The vim tutor is a one hour training course for beginners. Mostly it can be
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started as "vimtutor". See ":help tutor" for more information.
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COPYING
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Vim is Charityware. You can use and copy it as much as you like, but you are
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encouraged to make a donation to orphans in Uganda. Please read the file
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"runtime/doc/uganda.txt" for details (do ":help uganda" inside Vim).
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Summary of the license: There are no restrictions on using or distributing an
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unmodified copy of Vim. Parts of Vim may also be distributed, but the license
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text must always be included. For modified versions a few restrictions apply.
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The license is GPL compatible, you may compile Vim with GPL libraries and
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distribute it.
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SPONSORING
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Fixing bugs and adding new features takes a lot of effort. For a few years
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Bram has attempted to do this next to a full-time job. During that time the
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todo list kept getting longer and longer.
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In order for Bram to support Vim properly he needs your help. Through your
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donations Bram will be able to have a part-time job and spend more time on
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fixing bugs and adding new features.
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For the most recent information about sponsoring look on the Vim web site:
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http://www.vim.org/sponsor/
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COMPILING
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If you obtained a binary distribution you don't need to compile Vim. If you
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obtained a source distribution, all the stuff for compiling Vim is in the
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"src" directory. See src/INSTALL for instructions.
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INSTALLATION
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See one of these files for system-specific instructions:
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README_ami.txt Amiga
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README_unix.txt Unix
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README_dos.txt MS-DOS and MS-Windows
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README_os2.txt OS/2
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README_mac.txt Macintosh
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README_vms.txt VMS
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INFORMATION
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The latest news about Vim can be found on the Vim home page:
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http://www.vim.org/
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If you have problems, have a look at the Vim FAQ:
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http://vimdoc.sf.net/vimfaq.html
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Send bug reports to:
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Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>
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There are five mailing lists for Vim:
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<vim@vim.org>
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For discussions about using existing versions of Vim: Useful mappings,
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questions, answers, where to get a specific version, etc.
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<vim-dev@vim.org>
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For discussions about changing Vim: New features, porting, beta-test
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versions, etc.
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<vim-announce@vim.org>
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Announcements about new versions of Vim; also beta-test versions and
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ports to different systems.
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<vim-multibyte@vim.org>
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For discussions about using and improving the multi-byte aspects of
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Vim: XIM, Hangul, fontset, etc.
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<vim-mac@vim.org>
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For discussions about using and improving Vim on the Macintosh.
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For more info and URLs of the archives see "http://www.vim.org/maillist.php".
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NOTE:
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- You can only send messages to these lists if you have subscribed!
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- You need to send the messages from the same location as where you subscribed
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from (to avoid spam mail).
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- Maximum message size is 40000 characters.
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If you want to join a maillist, send a message to
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<vim-help@vim.org>
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Make sure that your "From:" address is correct. Then the list server will
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send you a help message.
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MAIN AUTHOR
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Send any other comments, patches, pizza and suggestions to:
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Bram Moolenaar E-mail: Bram@vim.org
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Clematisstraat 30
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5925 BE Venlo Tel: +31 77 387 2340
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The Netherlands Fax/voice-mail: +31 20 773 8272
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