-.TH EVIM 1 "2002 February 16"
+.TH EVIM 1 "2024 August 12"
.SH NAME
evim \- easy Vim, edit a file with Vim and setup for modeless editing
.SH SYNOPSIS
See vim(1).
.SH FILES
.TP 15
-/usr/local/lib/vim/evim.vim
+/usr/local/share/vim/vim??/evim.vim
The script loaded to initialize eVim.
+.br
+.I vim??
+is short version number, like vim91 for
+.B Vim 9.1
.SH AKA
Also Known As "Vim for gumbies".
When using evim you are expected to take a handkerchief,
-EVIM(1) EVIM(1)
+EVIM(1) General Commands Manual EVIM(1)
eview
DESCRIPTION
- eVim starts Vim and sets options to make it behave like a modeless edi-
+ eVim starts Vim and sets options to make it behave like a modeless edi‐
tor. This is still Vim but used as a point-and-click editor. This
feels a lot like using Notepad on MS-Windows. eVim will always run in
the GUI, to enable the use of menus and toolbar.
See vim(1).
FILES
- /usr/local/lib/vim/evim.vim
+ /usr/local/share/vim/vim??/evim.vim
The script loaded to initialize eVim.
+ vim?? is short version number, like vim91 for Vim 9.1
AKA
Also Known As "Vim for gumbies". When using evim you are expected to
- 2002 February 16 EVIM(1)
+ 2024 August 12 EVIM(1)
-.TH VIM 1 "2024 Aug 03"
+.TH VIM 1 "2024 Aug 12"
.SH NAME
vim \- Vi IMproved, a programmer's text editor
.SH SYNOPSIS
.br
Note: You can use up to 10 "+" or "\-c" commands.
.TP
-\-S {file}
-{file} will be sourced after the first file has been read.
-This is equivalent to \-c "source {file}".
-{file} cannot start with '\-'.
-If {file} is omitted "Session.vim" is used (only works when \-S is the last
-argument).
-.TP
-\-\-cmd {command}
-Like using "\-c", but the command is executed just before
-processing any vimrc file.
-You can use up to 10 of these commands, independently from "\-c" commands.
-.TP
\-A
If
.B Vim
session to finish (e.g. mail).
On the Amiga the ":sh" and ":!" commands will not work.
.TP
-\-\-nofork
-Foreground. For the GUI version,
-.B Vim
-will not fork and detach from the shell it was started in.
-.TP
\-F
If
.B Vim
Otherwise an error message is given and
.B Vim
aborts.
+.br
+Note: Farsi support has been removed in patch 8.1.0932.
.TP
\-g
If
.B Vim
aborts.
.TP
-\-\-gui-dialog-file {name}
-When using the GUI, instead of showing a dialog, write the title and message of
-the dialog to file {name}. The file is created or appended to. Only useful
-for testing, to avoid that the test gets stuck on a dialog that can't be seen.
-Without the GUI the argument is ignored.
-.TP
-\-\-help, \-h, \-?
-Give a bit of help about the command line arguments and options.
-After this
-.B Vim
-exits.
-.TP
\-H
If
.B Vim
This can also be used to skip the use of the .viminfo file, by giving the name
"NONE".
.TP
-\-L
-Same as \-r.
-.TP
\-l
Lisp mode.
Sets the 'lisp' and 'showmatch' options on.
.TP
+\-L
+Same as \-r.
+.TP
\-m
Modifying files is disabled.
Resets the 'write' option.
so that changes are not allowed and files can not be written. Note that these
options can be set to enable making modifications.
.TP
-\-N
-No-compatible mode. Resets the 'compatible' option.
-This will make
-.B Vim
-behave a bit better, but less Vi compatible, even though a .vimrc file does
-not exist.
-.TP
\-n
No swap file will be used.
Recovery after a crash will be impossible.
Can also be done with ":set uc=0".
Can be undone with ":set uc=200".
.TP
+\-N
+No-compatible mode. Resets the 'compatible' option.
+This will make
+.B Vim
+behave a bit better, but less Vi compatible, even though a .vimrc file does
+not exist.
+.TP
\-nb
Become an editor server for NetBeans. See the docs for details.
.TP
enough. Note that the implementation is still primitive. It won't work with
all applications and the menu doesn't work.
.TP
+\-r
+List swap files, with information about using them for recovery.
+.TP
+\-r {file}
+Recovery mode.
+The swap file is used to recover a crashed editing session.
+The swap file is a file with the same filename as the text file with ".swp"
+appended.
+See ":help recovery".
+.TP
\-R
Read-only mode.
The 'readonly' option will be set.
The 'readonly' option can be reset with ":set noro".
See ":help 'readonly'".
.TP
-\-r
-List swap files, with information about using them for recovery.
-.TP
-\-r {file}
-Recovery mode.
-The swap file is used to recover a crashed editing session.
-The swap file is a file with the same filename as the text file with ".swp"
-appended.
-See ":help recovery".
-.TP
\-s
Silent mode. Only when started as "Ex" or when the "\-e" option was given
before the "\-s" option.
If the end of the file is reached before the editor exits, further characters
are read from the keyboard.
.TP
+\-S {file}
+{file} will be sourced after the first file has been read.
+This is equivalent to \-c "source {file}".
+{file} cannot start with '\-'.
+If {file} is omitted "Session.vim" is used (only works when \-S is the last
+argument).
+.TP
\-T {terminal}
Tells
.B Vim
.B Vim
(builtin) or defined in the termcap or terminfo file.
.TP
-\-\-not-a-term
-Tells
-.B Vim
-that the user knows that the input and/or output is not connected to a
-terminal. This will avoid the warning and the two second delay that would
-happen.
-.TP
-\-\-ttyfail
-When stdin or stdout is not a a terminal (tty) then exit right away.
-.TP
\-u {vimrc}
Use the commands in the file {vimrc} for initializations.
All the other initializations are skipped.
It can also be used to skip all GUI initializations by giving the name "NONE".
See ":help gui\-init" within vim for more details.
.TP
+\-v
+Start
+.B Vim
+in Vi mode, just like the executable was called "vi". This only has effect
+when the executable is called "ex".
+.TP
\-V[N]
Verbose. Give messages about which files are sourced and for reading and
writing a viminfo file. The optional number N is the value for 'verbose'.
not displayed but written to the file {filename}. {filename} must not start
with a digit.
.TP
-\-\-log {filename}
-If
-.B Vim
-has been compiled with eval and channel feature, start logging and write
-entries to {filename}. This works like calling
-.I ch_logfile({filename}, 'ao')
-very early during startup.
-.TP
-\-v
-Start
-.B Vim
-in Vi mode, just like the executable was called "vi". This only has effect
-when the executable is called "ex".
-.TP
\-w{number}
Set the 'window' option to {number}.
.TP
Do not use any personal configuration (vimrc, plugins, etc.). Useful to see if
a problem reproduces with a clean Vim setup.
.TP
+\-\-cmd {command}
+Like using "\-c", but the command is executed just before
+processing any vimrc file.
+You can use up to 10 of these commands, independently from "\-c" commands.
+.TP
\-\-echo\-wid
GTK GUI only: Echo the Window ID on stdout.
.TP
+\-\-gui\-dialog\-file {name}
+When using the GUI, instead of showing a dialog, write the title and message of
+the dialog to file {name}. The file is created or appended to. Only useful
+for testing, to avoid that the test gets stuck on a dialog that can't be seen.
+Without the GUI the argument is ignored.
+.TP
+\-\-help, \-h, \-?
+Give a bit of help about the command line arguments and options.
+After this
+.B Vim
+exits.
+.TP
\-\-literal
Take file name arguments literally, do not expand wildcards. This has no
effect on Unix where the shell expands wildcards.
.TP
+\-\-log {filename}
+If
+.B Vim
+has been compiled with eval and channel feature, start logging and write
+entries to {filename}. This works like calling
+.I ch_logfile({filename}, 'ao')
+very early during startup.
+.TP
+\-\-nofork
+Foreground. For the GUI version,
+.B Vim
+will not fork and detach from the shell it was started in.
+.TP
\-\-noplugin
Skip loading plugins. Implied by \-u NONE.
.TP
+\-\-not\-a\-term
+Tells
+.B Vim
+that the user knows that the input and/or output is not connected to a
+terminal. This will avoid the warning and the two second delay that would
+happen.
+.TP
\-\-remote
Connect to a Vim server and make it edit the files given in the rest of the
arguments. If no server is found a warning is given and the files are edited
\-\-remote argument, then it's the name of the server to connect to.
.TP
\-\-socketid {id}
-GTK GUI only: Use the GtkPlug mechanism to run gvim in another window.
+GTK GUI only: Use the GtkPlug mechanism to run gVim in another window.
.TP
\-\-startuptime {file}
During startup write timing messages to the file {fname}.
.TP
+\-\-ttyfail
+When stdin or stdout is not a a terminal (tty) then exit right away.
+.TP
\-\-version
Print version information and exit.
.TP
\-\-windowid {id}
-Win32 GUI only: Make gvim try to use the window {id} as a parent, so that it
+Win32 GUI only: Make gVim try to use the window {id} as a parent, so that it
runs inside that window.
.SH ON-LINE HELP
Type ":help" in
System wide gvim initializations.
.TP
~/.gvimrc, ~/.vim/gvimrc, $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/vim/gvimrc
-Your personal gvim initializations (first one found is used).
+Your personal
+.B gVim
+initializations (first one found is used).
.TP
/usr/local/share/vim/vim??/optwin.vim
Script used for the ":options" command, a nice way to view and set options.
.TP
/usr/local/share/vim/vim??/menu.vim
-System wide menu initializations for gvim.
+System wide menu initializations for
+.B gVim.
.TP
/usr/local/share/vim/vim??/bugreport.vim
Script to generate a bug report. See ":help bugs".
vim [options] [filelist]
If the filelist is missing, the editor will start with an empty buffer.
- Otherwise exactly one out of the following four may be used to choose
+ Otherwise exactly one out of the following four may be used to choose
one or more files to be edited.
- file .. A list of filenames. The first one will be the current
- file and read into the buffer. The cursor will be posi‐
+ file .. A list of filenames. The first one will be the current
+ file and read into the buffer. The cursor will be posi‐
tioned on the first line of the buffer. You can get to the
other files with the ":next" command. To edit a file that
starts with a dash, precede the filelist with "--".
from stderr, which should be a tty.
-t {tag} The file to edit and the initial cursor position depends on
- a "tag", a sort of goto label. {tag} is looked up in the
+ a "tag", a sort of goto label. {tag} is looked up in the
tags file, the associated file becomes the current file and
the associated command is executed. Mostly this is used
for C programs, in which case {tag} could be a function
name. The effect is that the file containing that function
- becomes the current file and the cursor is positioned on
+ becomes the current file and the cursor is positioned on
the start of the function. See ":help tag-commands".
-q [errorfile]
- Start in quickFix mode. The file [errorfile] is read and
- the first error is displayed. If [errorfile] is omitted,
- the filename is obtained from the 'errorfile' option (de‐
+ Start in quickFix mode. The file [errorfile] is read and
+ the first error is displayed. If [errorfile] is omitted,
+ the filename is obtained from the 'errorfile' option (de‐
faults to "AztecC.Err" for the Amiga, "errors.err" on other
systems). Further errors can be jumped to with the ":cn"
command. See ":help quickfix".
vim The "normal" way, everything is default.
- ex Start in Ex mode. Go to Normal mode with the ":vi" command.
+ ex Start in Ex mode. Go to Normal mode with the ":vi" command.
Can also be done with the "-e" argument.
- view Start in read-only mode. You will be protected from writing
+ view Start in read-only mode. You will be protected from writing
the files. Can also be done with the "-R" argument.
gvim gview
vim "+set si" main.c
Note: You can use up to 10 "+" or "-c" commands.
- -S {file} {file} will be sourced after the first file has been read.
- This is equivalent to -c "source {file}". {file} cannot
- start with '-'. If {file} is omitted "Session.vim" is used
- (only works when -S is the last argument).
-
- --cmd {command}
- Like using "-c", but the command is executed just before
- processing any vimrc file. You can use up to 10 of these
- commands, independently from "-c" commands.
-
-A If Vim has been compiled with ARABIC support for editing
right-to-left oriented files and Arabic keyboard mapping,
this option starts Vim in Arabic mode, i.e. 'arabic' is
ists.
-d Start in diff mode. There should between two to eight file
- name arguments. Vim will open all the files and show dif‐
+ name arguments. Vim will open all the files and show dif‐
ferences between them. Works like vimdiff(1).
-d {device}, -dev {device}
- Open {device} for use as a terminal. Only on the Amiga.
+ Open {device} for use as a terminal. Only on the Amiga.
Example: "-d con:20/30/600/150".
- -D Debugging. Go to debugging mode when executing the first
+ -D Debugging. Go to debugging mode when executing the first
command from a script.
- -e Start Vim in Ex mode, just like the executable was called
+ -e Start Vim in Ex mode, just like the executable was called
"ex".
-E Start Vim in improved Ex mode, just like the executable was
called "exim".
-f Foreground. For the GUI version, Vim will not fork and de‐
- tach from the shell it was started in. On the Amiga, Vim
- is not restarted to open a new window. This option should
- be used when Vim is executed by a program that will wait
- for the edit session to finish (e.g. mail). On the Amiga
+ tach from the shell it was started in. On the Amiga, Vim
+ is not restarted to open a new window. This option should
+ be used when Vim is executed by a program that will wait
+ for the edit session to finish (e.g. mail). On the Amiga
the ":sh" and ":!" commands will not work.
- --nofork Foreground. For the GUI version, Vim will not fork and de‐
- tach from the shell it was started in.
-
- -F If Vim has been compiled with FKMAP support for editing
- right-to-left oriented files and Farsi keyboard mapping,
- this option starts Vim in Farsi mode, i.e. 'fkmap' and
- 'rightleft' are set. Otherwise an error message is given
+ -F If Vim has been compiled with FKMAP support for editing
+ right-to-left oriented files and Farsi keyboard mapping,
+ this option starts Vim in Farsi mode, i.e. 'fkmap' and
+ 'rightleft' are set. Otherwise an error message is given
and Vim aborts.
+ Note: Farsi support has been removed in patch 8.1.0932.
- -g If Vim has been compiled with GUI support, this option en‐
+ -g If Vim has been compiled with GUI support, this option en‐
ables the GUI. If no GUI support was compiled in, an error
message is given and Vim aborts.
- --gui-dialog-file {name}
- When using the GUI, instead of showing a dialog, write the
- title and message of the dialog to file {name}. The file
- is created or appended to. Only useful for testing, to
- avoid that the test gets stuck on a dialog that can't be
- seen. Without the GUI the argument is ignored.
-
- --help, -h, -?
- Give a bit of help about the command line arguments and op‐
- tions. After this Vim exits.
-
-H If Vim has been compiled with RIGHTLEFT support for editing
- right-to-left oriented files and Hebrew keyboard mapping,
- this option starts Vim in Hebrew mode, i.e. 'hkmap' and
- 'rightleft' are set. Otherwise an error message is given
+ right-to-left oriented files and Hebrew keyboard mapping,
+ this option starts Vim in Hebrew mode, i.e. 'hkmap' and
+ 'rightleft' are set. Otherwise an error message is given
and Vim aborts.
-i {viminfo}
- Specifies the filename to use when reading or writing the
- viminfo file, instead of the default "~/.viminfo". This
- can also be used to skip the use of the .viminfo file, by
+ Specifies the filename to use when reading or writing the
+ viminfo file, instead of the default "~/.viminfo". This
+ can also be used to skip the use of the .viminfo file, by
giving the name "NONE".
- -L Same as -r.
-
-l Lisp mode. Sets the 'lisp' and 'showmatch' options on.
- -m Modifying files is disabled. Resets the 'write' option.
- You can still modify the buffer, but writing a file is not
+ -L Same as -r.
+
+ -m Modifying files is disabled. Resets the 'write' option.
+ You can still modify the buffer, but writing a file is not
possible.
- -M Modifications not allowed. The 'modifiable' and 'write'
- options will be unset, so that changes are not allowed and
- files can not be written. Note that these options can be
+ -M Modifications not allowed. The 'modifiable' and 'write'
+ options will be unset, so that changes are not allowed and
+ files can not be written. Note that these options can be
set to enable making modifications.
+ -n No swap file will be used. Recovery after a crash will be
+ impossible. Handy if you want to edit a file on a very
+ slow medium (e.g. floppy). Can also be done with ":set
+ uc=0". Can be undone with ":set uc=200".
+
-N No-compatible mode. Resets the 'compatible' option. This
will make Vim behave a bit better, but less Vi compatible,
even though a .vimrc file does not exist.
- -n No swap file will be used. Recovery after a crash will be
- impossible. Handy if you want to edit a file on a very
- slow medium (e.g. floppy). Can also be done with ":set
- uc=0". Can be undone with ":set uc=200".
-
-nb Become an editor server for NetBeans. See the docs for de‐
tails.
-o[N] Open N windows stacked. When N is omitted, open one window
for each file.
- -O[N] Open N windows side by side. When N is omitted, open one
+ -O[N] Open N windows side by side. When N is omitted, open one
window for each file.
-p[N] Open N tab pages. When N is omitted, open one tab page for
tion. When possible, Vim will run in an MDI window inside
the application. {parent-title} must appear in the window
title of the parent application. Make sure that it is spe‐
- cific enough. Note that the implementation is still primi‐
- tive. It won't work with all applications and the menu
+ cific enough. Note that the implementation is still primi‐
+ tive. It won't work with all applications and the menu
doesn't work.
- -R Read-only mode. The 'readonly' option will be set. You
- can still edit the buffer, but will be prevented from acci‐
- dentally overwriting a file. If you do want to overwrite a
- file, add an exclamation mark to the Ex command, as in
- ":w!". The -R option also implies the -n option (see
- above). The 'readonly' option can be reset with ":set
- noro". See ":help 'readonly'".
-
- -r List swap files, with information about using them for re‐
+ -r List swap files, with information about using them for re‐
covery.
- -r {file} Recovery mode. The swap file is used to recover a crashed
- editing session. The swap file is a file with the same
+ -r {file} Recovery mode. The swap file is used to recover a crashed
+ editing session. The swap file is a file with the same
filename as the text file with ".swp" appended. See ":help
recovery".
+ -R Read-only mode. The 'readonly' option will be set. You
+ can still edit the buffer, but will be prevented from acci‐
+ dentally overwriting a file. If you do want to overwrite a
+ file, add an exclamation mark to the Ex command, as in
+ ":w!". The -R option also implies the -n option (see
+ above). The 'readonly' option can be reset with ":set
+ noro". See ":help 'readonly'".
+
-s Silent mode. Only when started as "Ex" or when the "-e"
option was given before the "-s" option.
end of the file is reached before the editor exits, further
characters are read from the keyboard.
+ -S {file} {file} will be sourced after the first file has been read.
+ This is equivalent to -c "source {file}". {file} cannot
+ start with '-'. If {file} is omitted "Session.vim" is used
+ (only works when -S is the last argument).
+
-T {terminal}
Tells Vim the name of the terminal you are using. Only re‐
quired when the automatic way doesn't work. Should be a
terminal known to Vim (builtin) or defined in the termcap
or terminfo file.
- --not-a-term
- Tells Vim that the user knows that the input and/or output
- is not connected to a terminal. This will avoid the warn‐
- ing and the two second delay that would happen.
-
- --ttyfail When stdin or stdout is not a a terminal (tty) then exit
- right away.
-
- -u {vimrc} Use the commands in the file {vimrc} for initializations.
- All the other initializations are skipped. Use this to
- edit a special kind of files. It can also be used to skip
- all initializations by giving the name "NONE". See ":help
+ -u {vimrc} Use the commands in the file {vimrc} for initializations.
+ All the other initializations are skipped. Use this to
+ edit a special kind of files. It can also be used to skip
+ all initializations by giving the name "NONE". See ":help
initialization" within vim for more details.
- -U {gvimrc} Use the commands in the file {gvimrc} for GUI initializa‐
- tions. All the other GUI initializations are skipped. It
- can also be used to skip all GUI initializations by giving
- the name "NONE". See ":help gui-init" within vim for more
+ -U {gvimrc} Use the commands in the file {gvimrc} for GUI initializa‐
+ tions. All the other GUI initializations are skipped. It
+ can also be used to skip all GUI initializations by giving
+ the name "NONE". See ":help gui-init" within vim for more
details.
- -V[N] Verbose. Give messages about which files are sourced and
- for reading and writing a viminfo file. The optional num‐
+ -v Start Vim in Vi mode, just like the executable was called
+ "vi". This only has effect when the executable is called
+ "ex".
+
+ -V[N] Verbose. Give messages about which files are sourced and
+ for reading and writing a viminfo file. The optional num‐
ber N is the value for 'verbose'. Default is 10.
-V[N]{filename}
that messages are not displayed but written to the file
{filename}. {filename} must not start with a digit.
- --log {filename}
- If Vim has been compiled with eval and channel feature,
- start logging and write entries to {filename}. This works
- like calling ch_logfile({filename}, 'ao') very early during
- startup.
-
- -v Start Vim in Vi mode, just like the executable was called
- "vi". This only has effect when the executable is called
- "ex".
-
-w{number} Set the 'window' option to {number}.
-w {scriptout}
-W {scriptout}
Like -w, but an existing file is overwritten.
- -x If Vim has been compiled with encryption support, use en‐
+ -x If Vim has been compiled with encryption support, use en‐
cryption when writing files. Will prompt for a crypt key.
- -X Don't connect to the X server. Shortens startup time in a
- terminal, but the window title and clipboard will not be
+ -X Don't connect to the X server. Shortens startup time in a
+ terminal, but the window title and clipboard will not be
used.
-y Start Vim in easy mode, just like the executable was called
etc.). Useful to see if a problem reproduces with a clean
Vim setup.
+ --cmd {command}
+ Like using "-c", but the command is executed just before
+ processing any vimrc file. You can use up to 10 of these
+ commands, independently from "-c" commands.
+
--echo-wid GTK GUI only: Echo the Window ID on stdout.
- --literal Take file name arguments literally, do not expand wild‐
- cards. This has no effect on Unix where the shell expands
+ --gui-dialog-file {name}
+ When using the GUI, instead of showing a dialog, write the
+ title and message of the dialog to file {name}. The file
+ is created or appended to. Only useful for testing, to
+ avoid that the test gets stuck on a dialog that can't be
+ seen. Without the GUI the argument is ignored.
+
+ --help, -h, -?
+ Give a bit of help about the command line arguments and op‐
+ tions. After this Vim exits.
+
+ --literal Take file name arguments literally, do not expand wild‐
+ cards. This has no effect on Unix where the shell expands
wildcards.
+ --log {filename}
+ If Vim has been compiled with eval and channel feature,
+ start logging and write entries to {filename}. This works
+ like calling ch_logfile({filename}, 'ao') very early during
+ startup.
+
+ --nofork Foreground. For the GUI version, Vim will not fork and de‐
+ tach from the shell it was started in.
+
--noplugin Skip loading plugins. Implied by -u NONE.
+ --not-a-term
+ Tells Vim that the user knows that the input and/or output
+ is not connected to a terminal. This will avoid the warn‐
+ ing and the two second delay that would happen.
+
--remote Connect to a Vim server and make it edit the files given in
the rest of the arguments. If no server is found a warning
is given and the files are edited in the current Vim.
--remote-expr {expr}
- Connect to a Vim server, evaluate {expr} in it and print
+ Connect to a Vim server, evaluate {expr} in it and print
the result on stdout.
--remote-send {keys}
Connect to a Vim server and send {keys} to it.
--remote-silent
- As --remote, but without the warning when no server is
+ As --remote, but without the warning when no server is
found.
--remote-wait
- As --remote, but Vim does not exit until the files have
+ As --remote, but Vim does not exit until the files have
been edited.
--remote-wait-silent
the server to connect to.
--socketid {id}
- GTK GUI only: Use the GtkPlug mechanism to run gvim in an‐
+ GTK GUI only: Use the GtkPlug mechanism to run gVim in an‐
other window.
--startuptime {file}
During startup write timing messages to the file {fname}.
+ --ttyfail When stdin or stdout is not a a terminal (tty) then exit
+ right away.
+
--version Print version information and exit.
--windowid {id}
- Win32 GUI only: Make gvim try to use the window {id} as a
+ Win32 GUI only: Make gVim try to use the window {id} as a
parent, so that it runs inside that window.
ON-LINE HELP
FILES
/usr/local/share/vim/vim??/doc/*.txt
- The Vim documentation files. Use ":help doc-file-list"
+ The Vim documentation files. Use ":help doc-file-list"
to get the complete list.
vim?? is short version number, like vim91 for Vim 9.1
/usr/local/share/vim/vim??/doc/tags
- The tags file used for finding information in the docu‐
+ The tags file used for finding information in the docu‐
mentation files.
/usr/local/share/vim/vim??/syntax/syntax.vim
System wide Vim initializations.
~/.vimrc, ~/.vim/vimrc, $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/vim/vimrc
- Your personal Vim initializations (first one found is
+ Your personal Vim initializations (first one found is
used).
/usr/local/share/vim/gvimrc
System wide gvim initializations.
~/.gvimrc, ~/.vim/gvimrc, $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/vim/gvimrc
- Your personal gvim initializations (first one found is
+ Your personal gVim initializations (first one found is
used).
/usr/local/share/vim/vim??/optwin.vim
- Script used for the ":options" command, a nice way to
+ Script used for the ":options" command, a nice way to
view and set options.
/usr/local/share/vim/vim??/menu.vim
- System wide menu initializations for gvim.
+ System wide menu initializations for gVim.
/usr/local/share/vim/vim??/bugreport.vim
Script to generate a bug report. See ":help bugs".
/usr/local/share/vim/vim??/filetype.vim
- Script to detect the type of a file by its name. See
+ Script to detect the type of a file by its name. See
":help 'filetype'".
/usr/local/share/vim/vim??/scripts.vim
- Script to detect the type of a file by its contents.
+ Script to detect the type of a file by its contents.
See ":help 'filetype'".
/usr/local/share/vim/vim??/print/*.ps
vi_diff.txt when in Vim). Also have a look at the 'compatible' and
'cpoptions' options.
- 2024 Aug 03 VIM(1)
+ 2024 Aug 12 VIM(1)
-.TH VIMDIFF 1 "2001 March 30"
+.TH VIMDIFF 1 "2021 June 13"
.SH NAME
vimdiff \- edit between two and eight versions of a file with Vim and show differences
.SH SYNOPSIS
- 2001 March 30 VIMDIFF(1)
+ 2021 June 13 VIMDIFF(1)
-.TH VIMTUTOR 1 "2001 April 2"
+.TH VIMTUTOR 1 "2024 August 12"
.SH NAME
vimtutor \- the Vim tutor
.SH SYNOPSIS
commands.
.PP
The optional argument \-g starts vimtutor with gvim rather than vim, if the
-GUI version of vim is available, or falls back to Vim if gvim is not found.
+GUI version of Vim is available, or falls back to vim if gvim is not found.
.PP
The optional [language] argument is the two-letter name of a language, like
"it" or "es".
is always started in Vi compatible mode.
.SH FILES
.TP 15
-/usr/local/lib/vim/tutor/tutor[.language]
+/usr/local/share/vim/vim??/tutor/tutor[.language]
The
.B Vimtutor
text file(s).
+.br
+.I vim??
+is short version number, like vim91 for
+.B Vim 9.1
.TP 15
-/usr/local/lib/vim/tutor/tutor.vim
+/usr/local/share/vim/vim??/tutor/tutor.vim
The Vim script used to copy the
.B Vimtutor
text file.
commands.
The optional argument -g starts vimtutor with gvim rather than vim, if
- the GUI version of vim is available, or falls back to Vim if gvim is
+ the GUI version of Vim is available, or falls back to vim if gvim is
not found.
The optional [language] argument is the two-letter name of a language,
Vim is always started in Vi compatible mode.
FILES
- /usr/local/lib/vim/tutor/tutor[.language]
+ /usr/local/share/vim/vim??/tutor/tutor[.language]
The Vimtutor text file(s).
+ vim?? is short version number, like vim91 for Vim 9.1
- /usr/local/lib/vim/tutor/tutor.vim
+ /usr/local/share/vim/vim??/tutor/tutor.vim
The Vim script used to copy the Vimtutor text file.
AUTHOR
- 2001 April 2 VIMTUTOR(1)
+ 2024 August 12 VIMTUTOR(1)
-.TH XXD 1 "August 1996" "Manual page for xxd"
+.TH XXD 1 "May 2024" "Manual page for xxd"
.\"
.\" 21st May 1996
.\" Man page author:
skips everything on the input line after reading enough columns of hexadecimal
data (see option \-c). This also means that changes to the printable ASCII (or
EBCDIC) columns are always ignored. Reverting a plain (or PostScript) style
-hex dump with xxd \-r \-p does not depend on the correct number of columns. Here, anything that looks like a pair of hex digits is interpreted.
+hex dump with xxd \-r \-p does not depend on the correct number of columns.
+Here, anything that looks like a pair of hex digits is interpreted.
.PP
Note the difference between
.br
\fI% sh \-c "dd of=plain_snippet bs=1k count=1; xxd \-s +\-768 > hex_snippet" < file\fR
.PP
However, this is a rare situation and the use of `+' is rarely needed.
-The author prefers to monitor the effect of xxd with strace(1) or truss(1), whenever \-s is used.
+The author prefers to monitor the effect of xxd with strace(1) or truss(1),
+whenever \-s is used.
.SH EXAMPLES
.PP
.br
.br
\fI% xxd \-s \-0x30 file\fR
.PP
+Note: The results of the examples below are relevant to the xxd.1 man page as of
+May 2024
+.PP
.br
Print 120 bytes as a continuous hex dump with 20 octets per line.
.br
\fI% xxd \-l 120 \-ps \-c 20 xxd.1\fR
.br
-2e54482058584420312022417567757374203139
+2e544820585844203120224d6179203230323422
.br
-39362220224d616e75616c207061676520666f72
+20224d616e75616c207061676520666f72207878
.br
-20787864220a2e5c220a2e5c222032317374204d
+64220a2e5c220a2e5c222032317374204d617920
.br
-617920313939360a2e5c22204d616e2070616765
+313939360a2e5c22204d616e2070616765206175
.br
-20617574686f723a0a2e5c2220202020546f6e79
+74686f723a0a2e5c2220202020546f6e79204e75
.br
-204e7567656e74203c746f6e79407363746e7567
+67656e74203c746f6e79407363746e7567656e2e
.br
.br
.br
\fI% xxd \-l 120 \-c 12 xxd.1\fR
.br
-0000000: 2e54 4820 5858 4420 3120 2241 .TH XXD 1 "A
+00000000: 2e54 4820 5858 4420 3120 224d .TH XXD 1 "M
.br
-000000c: 7567 7573 7420 3139 3936 2220 ugust 1996"
+0000000c: 6179 2032 3032 3422 2022 4d61 ay 2024" "Ma
.br
-0000018: 224d 616e 7561 6c20 7061 6765 "Manual page
+00000018: 6e75 616c 2070 6167 6520 666f nual page fo
.br
-0000024: 2066 6f72 2078 7864 220a 2e5c for xxd"..\\
+00000024: 7220 7878 6422 0a2e 5c22 0a2e r xxd"..\\"..
.br
-0000030: 220a 2e5c 2220 3231 7374 204d "..\\" 21st M
+00000030: 5c22 2032 3173 7420 4d61 7920 \\" 21st May
.br
-000003c: 6179 2031 3939 360a 2e5c 2220 ay 1996..\\"
+0000003c: 3139 3936 0a2e 5c22 204d 616e 1996..\\" Man
.br
-0000048: 4d61 6e20 7061 6765 2061 7574 Man page aut
+00000048: 2070 6167 6520 6175 7468 6f72 page author
.br
-0000054: 686f 723a 0a2e 5c22 2020 2020 hor:..\\"
+00000054: 3a0a 2e5c 2220 2020 2054 6f6e :..\\" Ton
.br
-0000060: 546f 6e79 204e 7567 656e 7420 Tony Nugent
+00000060: 7920 4e75 6765 6e74 203c 746f y Nugent <to
.br
-000006c: 3c74 6f6e 7940 7363 746e 7567 <tony@sctnug
+0000006c: 6e79 4073 6374 6e75 6765 6e2e ny@sctnugen.
.PP
.br
Display just the date from the file xxd.1
.br
-\fI% xxd \-s 0x36 \-l 13 \-c 13 xxd.1\fR
+\fI% xxd \-s 0x33 \-l 13 \-c 13 xxd.1\fR
.br
-0000036: 3231 7374 204d 6179 2031 3939 36 21st May 1996
+00000033: 3231 7374 204d 6179 2031 3939 36 21st May 1996
.PP
.br
Copy
.br
Patch the date in the file xxd.1
.br
-\fI% echo "0000037: 3574 68" | xxd \-r \- xxd.1\fR
+\fI% echo "0000034: 3574 68" | xxd \-r \- xxd.1\fR
.br
-\fI% xxd \-s 0x36 \-l 13 \-c 13 xxd.1\fR
+\fI% xxd \-s 0x33 \-l 13 \-c 13 xxd.1\fR
.br
-0000036: 3235 7468 204d 6179 2031 3939 36 25th May 1996
+0000033: 3235 7468 204d 6179 2031 3939 36 25th May 1996
.PP
.br
Create a 65537 byte file with all bytes 0x00,
.br
*
.br
-000fffc: 0000 0000 40 ....A
+000fffc: 0000 0000 41 ....A
.PP
Create a 1 byte file containing a single 'A' character.
The number after '\-r \-s' adds to the line numbers found in the file;
Use entirely at your own risk. Copy files. Trace it. Become a wizard.
.br
.SH VERSION
-This manual page documents xxd version 1.7
+This manual page documents xxd version 1.7 from 2024-05.
.SH AUTHOR
.br
(c) 1990-1997 by Juergen Weigert
Print 3 lines (hex 0x30 bytes) from the end of file.
% xxd -s -0x30 file
+ Note: The results of the examples below are relevant to the xxd.1 man
+ page as of May 2024
+
Print 120 bytes as a continuous hex dump with 20 octets per line.
% xxd -l 120 -ps -c 20 xxd.1
- 2e54482058584420312022417567757374203139
- 39362220224d616e75616c207061676520666f72
- 20787864220a2e5c220a2e5c222032317374204d
- 617920313939360a2e5c22204d616e2070616765
- 20617574686f723a0a2e5c2220202020546f6e79
- 204e7567656e74203c746f6e79407363746e7567
+ 2e544820585844203120224d6179203230323422
+ 20224d616e75616c207061676520666f72207878
+ 64220a2e5c220a2e5c222032317374204d617920
+ 313939360a2e5c22204d616e2070616765206175
+ 74686f723a0a2e5c2220202020546f6e79204e75
+ 67656e74203c746f6e79407363746e7567656e2e
Hex dump the first 120 bytes of this man page with 12 octets per line.
% xxd -l 120 -c 12 xxd.1
- 0000000: 2e54 4820 5858 4420 3120 2241 .TH XXD 1 "A
- 000000c: 7567 7573 7420 3139 3936 2220 ugust 1996"
- 0000018: 224d 616e 7561 6c20 7061 6765 "Manual page
- 0000024: 2066 6f72 2078 7864 220a 2e5c for xxd"..\
- 0000030: 220a 2e5c 2220 3231 7374 204d "..\" 21st M
- 000003c: 6179 2031 3939 360a 2e5c 2220 ay 1996..\"
- 0000048: 4d61 6e20 7061 6765 2061 7574 Man page aut
- 0000054: 686f 723a 0a2e 5c22 2020 2020 hor:..\"
- 0000060: 546f 6e79 204e 7567 656e 7420 Tony Nugent
- 000006c: 3c74 6f6e 7940 7363 746e 7567 <tony@sctnug
+ 00000000: 2e54 4820 5858 4420 3120 224d .TH XXD 1 "M
+ 0000000c: 6179 2032 3032 3422 2022 4d61 ay 2024" "Ma
+ 00000018: 6e75 616c 2070 6167 6520 666f nual page fo
+ 00000024: 7220 7878 6422 0a2e 5c22 0a2e r xxd"..\"..
+ 00000030: 5c22 2032 3173 7420 4d61 7920 \" 21st May
+ 0000003c: 3139 3936 0a2e 5c22 204d 616e 1996..\" Man
+ 00000048: 2070 6167 6520 6175 7468 6f72 page author
+ 00000054: 3a0a 2e5c 2220 2020 2054 6f6e :..\" Ton
+ 00000060: 7920 4e75 6765 6e74 203c 746f y Nugent <to
+ 0000006c: 6e79 4073 6374 6e75 6765 6e2e ny@sctnugen.
Display just the date from the file xxd.1
- % xxd -s 0x36 -l 13 -c 13 xxd.1
- 0000036: 3231 7374 204d 6179 2031 3939 36 21st May 1996
+ % xxd -s 0x33 -l 13 -c 13 xxd.1
+ 0000033: 3231 7374 204d 6179 2031 3939 36 21st May 1996
Copy input_file to output_file and prepend 100 bytes of value 0x00.
% xxd input_file | xxd -r -s 100 > output_file
Patch the date in the file xxd.1
- % echo "0000037: 3574 68" | xxd -r - xxd.1
- % xxd -s 0x36 -l 13 -c 13 xxd.1
- 0000036: 3235 7468 204d 6179 2031 3939 36 25th May 1996
+ % echo "0000034: 3574 68" | xxd -r - xxd.1
+ % xxd -s 0x33 -l 13 -c 13 xxd.1
+ 0000033: 3235 7468 204d 6179 2031 3939 36 25th May 1996
Create a 65537 byte file with all bytes 0x00, except for the last one
which is 'A' (hex 0x41).
% xxd -a -c 12 file
0000000: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 ............
*
- 000fffc: 0000 0000 40 ....A
+ 000fffc: 0000 0000 41 ....A
Create a 1 byte file containing a single 'A' character. The number af‐
ter '-r -s' adds to the line numbers found in the file; in effect, the
own risk. Copy files. Trace it. Become a wizard.
VERSION
- This manual page documents xxd version 1.7
+ This manual page documents xxd version 1.7 from 2024-05.
AUTHOR
(c) 1990-1997 by Juergen Weigert
<tony@sctnugen.ppp.gu.edu.au> <T.Nugent@sct.gu.edu.au>
Small changes by Bram Moolenaar. Edited by Juergen Weigert.
-Manual page for xxd August 1996 XXD(1)
+Manual page for xxd May 2024 XXD(1)
exe '0r! ' . s:xxd_cmd . ' -l 120 -ps -c20 ' . man_copy
$d
let expected = [
- \ '2e54482058584420312022417567757374203139',
- \ '39362220224d616e75616c207061676520666f72',
- \ '20787864220a2e5c220a2e5c222032317374204d',
- \ '617920313939360a2e5c22204d616e2070616765',
- \ '20617574686f723a0a2e5c2220202020546f6e79',
- \ '204e7567656e74203c746f6e79407363746e7567']
+ \ '2e544820585844203120224d6179203230323422',
+ \ '20224d616e75616c207061676520666f72207878',
+ \ '64220a2e5c220a2e5c222032317374204d617920',
+ \ '313939360a2e5c22204d616e2070616765206175',
+ \ '74686f723a0a2e5c2220202020546f6e79204e75',
+ \ '67656e74203c746f6e79407363746e7567656e2e']
call assert_equal(expected, getline(1,'$'), s:Mess(s:test))
" Test 6: Print the date from xxd.1
let s:test += 1
for arg in ['-l 13', '-l13', '-len 13']
%d
- exe '0r! ' . s:xxd_cmd . ' -s 0x36 ' . arg . ' -cols 13 ' . man_copy
+ exe '0r! ' . s:xxd_cmd . ' -s 0x33 ' . arg . ' -cols 13 ' . man_copy
$d
- call assert_equal('00000036: 3231 7374 204d 6179 2031 3939 36 21st May 1996', getline(1), s:Mess(s:test))
+ call assert_equal('00000033: 3231 7374 204d 6179 2031 3939 36 21st May 1996', getline(1), s:Mess(s:test))
endfor
" Cleanup after tests 5 and 6
static int included_patches[] =
{ /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+ 676,
/**/
675,
/**/
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