IntelliJ-IdeaVim/help/txt/help.txt

*help.txt*      For IdeaVim version @VERSION@.  Last change: 2006 Nov 12

                        IdeaVim - main help file

Jump to a subject:  Double-click the left mouse button on a tag between |bars|.

Get specific help:  It is possible to go directly to whatever you want help
                    on, by giving an argument to the ":help" command |:help|.
                    It is possible to further specify the context:
                                                        *help-context*
                          WHAT                  PREPEND    EXAMPLE      ~
                      Normal mode commands     (nothing)   :help x
                      Visual mode commands        v_       :help v_u
                      Insert mode commands        i_       :help i_<Esc>
                      Command-line commands       :        :help :quit
                      Command-line editing        c_       :help c_<Del>
                      Vim command arguments       -        :help -r
                      options                     '        :help 'textwidth'

VIM stands for Vi IMproved.  Most of VIM was made by Bram Moolenaar, but only
through the help of many others.  See |credits|. IdeaVIM was written by Rick
Maddy.
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BASIC:
|quickref|      Overview of the most common commands you will use
|tutor|         30 minutes training course for beginners
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|copying|       About copyrights
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|www|           Vim on the World Wide Web
|bugs|          Where to send bug reports

USER MANUAL: These files explain how to accomplish an editing task.

|usr_toc.txt|   Table Of Contents

Getting Started ~
|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|  Using syntax highlighting
|usr_07.txt|  Editing more than one file
|usr_08.txt|  Splitting windows
|usr_09.txt|  Using the GUI
|usr_10.txt|  Making big changes
|usr_11.txt|  Recovering from a crash
|usr_12.txt|  Clever tricks

Editing Effectively ~
|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 the GUI

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Tuning Vim ~
|usr_40.txt|  Make new commands
|usr_41.txt|  Write a Vim script
|usr_42.txt|  Add new menus
|usr_43.txt|  Using filetypes
|usr_44.txt|  Your own syntax highlighted
|usr_45.txt|  Select your language

Making Vim Run ~
|usr_90.txt|  Installing Vim

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REFERENCE MANUAL: These files explain every detail of Vim.

General subjects ~
|intro.txt|     general introduction to Vim; notation used in help files
|help.txt|      overview and quick reference (this file)
|index.txt|     alphabetical index of all commands
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|help-tags|     all the tags you can jump to (index of tags)
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|howto.txt|     how to do the most common editing tasks
|tips.txt|      various tips on using Vim
|message.txt|   (error) messages and explanations
|todo.txt|      known problems and desired extensions

Basic editing ~
|starting.txt|  starting Vim, Vim command arguments, initialisation
|editing.txt|   editing and writing files
|motion.txt|    commands for moving around
|scroll.txt|    scrolling the text in the window
|insert.txt|    Insert and Replace mode
|change.txt|    deleting and replacing 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 the Visual mode (selecting a text area)
|various.txt|   various remaining commands
|recover.txt|   recovering from a crash

Advanced editing ~
|cmdline.txt|   Command-line editing
|options.txt|   description of all options
|pattern.txt|   regexp patterns and search commands
|map.txt|       key mapping and abbreviations
|tagsrch.txt|   tags and special searches
|quickfix.txt|  commands for a quick edit-compile-fix cycle
|windows.txt|   commands for using multiple windows and buffers
|syntax.txt|    syntax highlighting
|diff.txt|      working with two or three 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

Special issues ~
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|remote.txt|    using Vim as a server or client
|term.txt|      using different terminals and mice
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|digraph.txt|   list of available digraphs
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|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
|hangulin.txt|  Hangul (Korean) input mode
|rileft.txt|    right-to-left editing mode
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GUI ~
|gui.txt|       Graphical User Interface (GUI)
|gui_w16.txt|   Windows 3.1 GUI
|gui_w32.txt|   Win32 GUI
|gui_x11.txt|   X11 GUI
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Interfaces ~
|if_cscop.txt|  using cscope with Vim
|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 for Win32
|if_ruby.txt|   Ruby interface
|debugger.txt|  Interface with a debugger
|workshop.txt|  Sun Visual Workshop interface
|netbeans.txt|  NetBeans External Editor interface
|sign.txt|      debugging signs
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Versions ~
|vi_diff.txt|   main differences between Vim and Vi

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Remarks about specific systems ~
|os_390.txt|    OS/390 Unix
|os_amiga.txt|  Amiga
|os_beos.txt|   BeOS and BeBox
|os_dos.txt|    MS-DOS and MS-Windows NT/95 common items
|os_mac.txt|    Macintosh
|os_mint.txt|   Atari MiNT
|os_msdos.txt|  MS-DOS (plain DOS and DOS 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
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Standard plugins        *standard-plugin-list* ~
|pi_netrw.txt|  Reading and writing files over a network
|pi_gzip.txt|   Reading and writing compressed files
|pi_expl.txt|   File explorer
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