diff --git a/runtime/doc/eval.txt b/runtime/doc/eval.txt
index 667c5da..5b5e8fa 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/eval.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/eval.txt
@@ -6047,7 +6047,7 @@
 multi_lang		Compiled with support for multiple languages.
 mzscheme		Compiled with MzScheme interface |mzscheme|.
 netbeans_intg		Compiled with support for |netbeans|.
-netbeans_enabled	Compiled with support for |netbeans| and it's used.
+netbeans_enabled	Compiled with support for |netbeans| and connected.
 ole			Compiled with OLE automation support for Win32.
 os2			OS/2 version of Vim.
 osfiletype		Compiled with support for osfiletypes |+osfiletype|
diff --git a/runtime/doc/index.txt b/runtime/doc/index.txt
index d8a789a..07c5768 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/index.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/index.txt
@@ -1321,7 +1321,9 @@
 |:mode|		:mod[e]		show or change the screen mode
 |:mzscheme|	:mz[scheme]	execute MzScheme command
 |:mzfile|	:mzf[ile]	execute MzScheme script file
+|:nbclose|	:nbc[lose]	close the current Netbeans session
 |:nbkey|	:nb[key]	pass a key to Netbeans
+|:nbstart|	:nbs[art]	start a new Netbeans session
 |:next|		:n[ext]		go to next file in the argument list
 |:new|		:new		create a new empty window
 |:nmap|		:nm[ap]		like ":map" but for Normal mode
diff --git a/runtime/doc/netbeans.txt b/runtime/doc/netbeans.txt
index ebe7188..28c9c99 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/netbeans.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/netbeans.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 4.  Error Messages				|netbeans-messages|
 5.  Running Vim in NetBeans mode		|netbeans-run|
 6.  NetBeans protocol				|netbeans-protocol|
-7.  NetBeans key				|netbeans-key|
+7.  NetBeans commands				|netbeans-commands|
 8.  Known problems				|netbeans-problems|
 9.  Debugging NetBeans protocol			|netbeans-debugging|
 10. NetBeans External Editor
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@
 	http://www.a-a-p.org
 - Clewn, a gdb integration into Vim, written in C:
 	http://clewn.sourceforge.net/
+- Pyclewn, a gdb integration into Vim, written in Python:
+	http://pyclewn.sourceforge.net/
 - VimPlugin, integration of Vim inside Eclipse:
 	http://vimplugin.sourceforge.net/wiki/pmwiki.php
 - PIDA, IDE written in Python integrating Vim:
@@ -186,25 +188,37 @@
 ==============================================================================
 5. Running Vim in NetBeans mode				*netbeans-run*
 
-Vim must be started with the |-nb| argument.  Three forms can be used, that
-differ in the way the information for the connection is specified:
+There are two different ways to run Vim in NetBeans mode:
+
+	+ an IDE may start Vim with the|-nb|command line argument
+	+ NetBeans can be started from within Vim with the|:nbstart|command
+
+							*netbeans-parameters*
+Three forms can be used to setup the NetBeans connection parameters.
+When started from the command line, the|-nb|command line argument may be:
 
 	-nb={fname}				from a file
 	-nb:{hostname}:{addr}:{password}	directly
 	-nb					from a file or environment
 
+When started from within Vim, the|:nbstart|optional argument may be:
+
+	={fname}				from a file
+	:{hostname}:{addr}:{password}	        directly
+	<MISSING ARGUMENT>			from a file or environment
+
 							*E660* *E668*
-For security reasons, the best method is to write the information in a file
-readable only by the user.  The name of the file can be passed with the
-"-nb={fname}" argument or, when "-nb" is used without a parameter, the
-environment variable "__NETBEANS_CONINFO".  The file must contain these three
-lines, in any order:
+When NetBeans is started from the command line, for security reasons, the best
+method is to write the information in a file readable only by the user.  The
+name of the file can be passed with the "-nb={fname}" argument or, when "-nb"
+is used without a parameter, the environment variable "__NETBEANS_CONINFO".
+The file must contain these three lines, in any order:
 
 	host={hostname}
 	port={addr}
 	auth={password}
 
-Other lines are ignored.  The caller of Vim is responsible for deleting the
+Other lines are ignored.  The Vim Controller is responsible for deleting the
 file afterwards.
 
 {hostname} is the name of the machine where Vim Controller is running.  When
@@ -803,10 +817,22 @@
 
 
 ==============================================================================
-7. NetBeans key						*netbeans-key*
+7. NetBeans commands					*netbeans-commands*
+
+							*:nbstart* *E511*
+:nbs[tart] {connection}	Start a new Netbeans session with {connection} as the
+			socket connection parameters.  The format of
+			{connection} is described in|netbeans-parameters|.
+			At any time, one may check if the netbeans socket is
+			connected by running the command:
+			':echo has("netbeans_enabled")'
+
+							*:nbclose*
+:nbc[lose]		Close the current NetBeans session. Remove all placed
+			signs.
 
 							*:nbkey*
-:nbkey key		Pass the key to the Vim Controller for processing
+:nb[key] {key}		Pass the {key} to the Vim Controller for processing
 
 When a hot-key has been installed with the specialKeys command, this command
 can be used to generate a hotkey messages to the Vim Controller. The events
diff --git a/runtime/doc/tags b/runtime/doc/tags
index e46da18..259933e 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/tags
+++ b/runtime/doc/tags
@@ -2417,7 +2417,9 @@
 :mzfile	if_mzsch.txt	/*:mzfile*
 :mzscheme	if_mzsch.txt	/*:mzscheme*
 :n	editing.txt	/*:n*
+:nbclose	netbeans.txt	/*:nbclose*
 :nbkey	netbeans.txt	/*:nbkey*
+:nbstart	netbeans.txt	/*:nbstart*
 :ne	editing.txt	/*:ne*
 :new	windows.txt	/*:new*
 :next	editing.txt	/*:next*
@@ -3805,6 +3807,7 @@
 E509	editing.txt	/*E509*
 E51	pattern.txt	/*E51*
 E510	editing.txt	/*E510*
+E511	netbeans.txt	/*E511*
 E512	editing.txt	/*E512*
 E513	options.txt	/*E513*
 E514	editing.txt	/*E514*
@@ -6541,14 +6544,15 @@
 nb-terms	netbeans.txt	/*nb-terms*
 ncf.vim	syntax.txt	/*ncf.vim*
 netbeans	netbeans.txt	/*netbeans*
+netbeans-commands	netbeans.txt	/*netbeans-commands*
 netbeans-configure	netbeans.txt	/*netbeans-configure*
 netbeans-debugging	netbeans.txt	/*netbeans-debugging*
 netbeans-download	netbeans.txt	/*netbeans-download*
 netbeans-integration	netbeans.txt	/*netbeans-integration*
 netbeans-intro	netbeans.txt	/*netbeans-intro*
-netbeans-key	netbeans.txt	/*netbeans-key*
 netbeans-keybindings	netbeans.txt	/*netbeans-keybindings*
 netbeans-messages	netbeans.txt	/*netbeans-messages*
+netbeans-parameters	netbeans.txt	/*netbeans-parameters*
 netbeans-preparation	netbeans.txt	/*netbeans-preparation*
 netbeans-problems	netbeans.txt	/*netbeans-problems*
 netbeans-protocol	netbeans.txt	/*netbeans-protocol*
diff --git a/runtime/doc/todo.txt b/runtime/doc/todo.txt
index c9c7292..a109c2e 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/todo.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/todo.txt
@@ -1082,12 +1082,6 @@
 
 Vim 7.3:
 Patches to include:
-- nbstart command patch (Xavier de Gaye)
-    Keep nbkey as the first command in ex_cmds.h
-    NETBEANS_CLOSED -> NETBEANS_OPEN
-    netbeans_closed() -> netbeans_active()
-    do check netbeans_active() when calling netbeans_removed() et al.
-
 - Include conceal patch?
   http://vince.negri.googlepages.com/
   http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Patch_to_conceal_parts_of_lines
diff --git a/runtime/doc/version7.txt b/runtime/doc/version7.txt
index 857693c..a6e1f61 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/version7.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/version7.txt
@@ -7175,7 +7175,8 @@
 Support for Blowfish encryption.  Added the 'cryptmethod' option.
 Mostly by Moshin Ahmed.
 
-Added support for NetBeans in a terminal. (Xavier de Gaye)
+Added support for NetBeans in a terminal.  Added |:nbstart| and |:nbclose|.
+(Xavier de Gaye)
 
 More floating point functions: acos(), asin(), atan2(), cosh(), exp(), fmod(),
 log(), sinh(), tan(), tanh().  (Bill McCarthy)