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+*howto.txt* For Vim version 7.0aa. Last change: 2001 Sep 03
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+ VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
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+How to ... *howdoi* *how-do-i* *howto* *how-to*
+
+|tutor| get started
+|:quit| exit? I'm trapped, help me!
+|initialization| initialize Vim
+|vimrc-intro| write a Vim script file (vimrc)
+|suspend| suspend Vim
+|usr_11.txt| recover after a crash
+|07.4| keep a backup of my file when writing over it
+
+|usr_07.txt| edit files
+|23.4| edit binary files
+|usr_24.txt| insert text
+|deleting| delete text
+|usr_04.txt| change text
+|04.5| copy and move text
+|usr_25.txt| format text
+|30.6| format comments
+|30.2| indent C programs
+|25.3| automatically set indent
+
+|usr_26.txt| repeat commands
+|02.5| undo and redo
+
+|usr_03.txt| move around
+|word-motions| word motions
+|left-right-motions| left-right motions
+|up-down-motions| up-down motions
+|object-motions| text-object motions
+|various-motions| various motions
+|object-select| text-object selection
+|'whichwrap'| move over line breaks
+|'virtualedit'| move to where there is no text
+|usr_27.txt| specify pattern for searches
+|tags-and-searches| do tags and special searches
+|29.4| search in include'd files used to find
+ variables, functions, or macros
+|K| look up manual for the keyword under cursor
+
+|03.7| scroll
+|'sidescroll'| scroll horizontally/sideways
+|'scrolloff'| set visible context lines
+
+|mode-switching| change modes
+|04.4| use Visual mode
+|'insertmode'| start Vim in Insert mode
+
+|40.1| map keys
+|24.7| create abbreviations
+
+|ins-expandtab| expand a tab to spaces in Insert mode
+|i_CTRL-R| insert contents of a register in Insert mode
+|24.3| complete words in Insert mode
+|25.1| break a line before it gets too long
+
+|20.1| do command-line editing
+|20.3| do command-line completion
+|'cmdheight'| increase the height of command-line
+|10.3| specify command-line ranges
+|40.3| specify commands to be executed automatically
+ before/after reading/writing entering/leaving a
+ buffer/window
+
+|'autowrite'| write automatically
+|30.1| speedup edit-compile-edit cycle or compile and fix
+ errors within Vim
+
+|options| set options
+|auto-setting| set options automatically
+|term-dependent-settings| set options depending on terminal name
+|save-settings| save settings
+|:quote| comment my exrc/vimrc/gvimrc files
+|'helpheight'| change the default help height
+|'highlight'| set various highlighting modes
+|'title'| set the window title
+|'icon'| set window icon title
+|'report'| avoid seeing the change messages on every line
+|'shortmess'| avoid |hit-enter| prompts
+
+|mouse-using| use mouse with Vim
+|usr_08.txt| manage multiple windows and buffers
+|gui.txt| use the gui
+
+|You can't! (yet)| do dishes using Vim
+
+|usr_06.txt| switch on syntax highlighting
+|2html.vim| convert a colored file to HTML
+|less| use Vim like less or more with syntax highlighting
+
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