*usr_toc.txt*	For Vim version 6.0al.  Last change: 2001 Jun 22

		     VIM USER MANUAL - by Bram Moolenaar

			      Table Of Contents			*user-manual*


NOTE: The construction of the User Manual is not finished yet.  Some of it is
still empty.  Bits from the reference manual will be moved to the user manual.
Parts from the Vim book and new text will be added.

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Overview ~

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|  Making big changes
|usr_06.txt|  Set your settings
|usr_07.txt|  Using syntax highlighting
|usr_08.txt|  Editing more than one file
|usr_09.txt|  Splitting windows
|usr_10.txt|  Using the GUI
|usr_11.txt|  Recovering from a crash
|usr_12.txt|  Clever tricks

Editing Effectively
|usr_20.txt|  Typing 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

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
|usr_91.txt|  Compiling Vim

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Getting Started ~

Read this from start to end to learn the essential commands.

|usr_01.txt|  About the manuals
		|01.1|  Two manuals
		|01.2|  Vim installed
		|01.3|  Using the Vim tutor
		|01.4|  Copyright

|usr_02.txt|  The first steps in Vim
		|02.1|	Running Vim for the First Time
		|02.2|  Inserting text
		|02.3|  Moving around
		|02.4|  Deleting characters
		|02.5|  Undo and Redo
		|02.6|  Other editing commands
		|02.7|  Getting out
		|02.8|  Finding help

|usr_03.txt|  Moving around
		|03.1|	Word movement
		|03.2|	Moving to the start or end of a line
		|03.3|	Moving to a character
		|03.4|	Matching a paren
		|03.5|	Moving to a specific line
		|03.6|	Telling where you are
		|03.7|	Scrolling around
		|03.8|	Simple searches
		|03.9|	Simple search patterns
		|03.10|	Using marks

|usr_04.txt|  Making small changes
		|04.1|	Operators and motions
		|04.2|	Changing text
		|04.3|	Repeating a change
		|04.4|	Visual mode
		|04.5|	Moving text
		|04.6|	Copying text
		|04.7|	Using the clipboard
		|04.8|	Text objects
		|04.9|	Replace mode
		|04.10|	Conclusion

|usr_05.txt|  Set your settings
		|05.1|  The vimrc file
		|05.2|  The example vimrc file explained
		|05.3|  Simple mappings
		|05.4|  Adding a plugin
		|05.5|  Adding a help file
		|05.6|  The option window
		|05.7|  Often used options

|usr_06.txt|  Using syntax highlighting
		|06.1|  Switching it on
		|06.2|  No or wrong colors?
		|06.3|  Different colors
		|06.4|  With colors or without colors
		|06.5|  Printing with colors

|usr_07.txt|  Editing more than one file
		|07.1|	Edit another file
		|07.2|	A list of files
		|07.3|	Jumping from file to file
		|07.4|	Backup files
		|07.5|	Copy text between files

|usr_08.txt|  Splitting windows
		|08.1|	Split a window
		|08.2|	Split a window on another file
		|08.3|	Window size
		|08.4|	Vertical splits
		|08.5|	Moving windows
		|08.6|	Commands for all windows
		|08.7|	Viewing differences with vimdiff

|usr_09.txt|  Using the GUI
		|09.1|	Parts of the GUI
		|09.2|	Using the mouse
		|09.3|	The clipboard
		|09.4|	Select mode

|usr_10.txt|  Making big changes
		|10.1|  Record and playback commands
		|10.2|	Substitution
		|10.3|  Command ranges
		|10.4|  The global command
		|10.5|  Visual block mode
		|10.6|  Reading and writing part of a file
		|10.7|  Formatting text
		|10.8|  Using an external program

|usr_11.txt|  Recovering from a crash
		|11.1|	Basic recovery
		|11.2|	Where is the swap file?
		|11.3|	Crashed or not?
		|11.4|	Further reading

|usr_12.txt|  Clever tricks
		|12.1|	Replace a word
		|12.2|	Sort a list
		|12.3|	Count words
		|12.4|	Find a man page
		|12.5|	Trim blanks
		|12.6|	Find where a word is used

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Editing Effictively ~

Subjects that can be read independently.

|usr_20.txt|  Typing commands quickly
		|20.1|	Command line editing
		|20.2|	Command line abbreviations
		|20.3|	Command line completion
		|20.4|	Command line history
		|20.5|	Command line window

|usr_21.txt|  Go away and come back
		|21.1|	Suspend and resume
		|21.2|	Executing shell commands
		|21.3|	Remembering information; viminfo
		|21.4|	Sessions
		|21.5|	Views
		|21.6|	Modelines

|usr_22.txt|  Finding the file to edit
		|22.1|	The file explorer
		|22.2|	The current directory
		|22.3|	Finding a file
		|22.4|	The buffer list

|usr_23.txt|  Editing other files
		|23.1|	DOS, Mac and Unix files
		|23.2|	Files on the internet
		|23.3|	Encryption
		|23.4|	Binary files
		|23.5|	Compressed files

|usr_24.txt|  Inserting quickly
		|24.1|	Making corrections
		|24.2|	Completion
		|24.3|	Repeating an insert
		|24.4|	Copying from another line
		|24.5|	Inserting a register
		|24.6|	Abbreviations
		|24.7|	Entering special characters
		|24.8|	Digraphs
		|24.9|	Normal mode commands

|usr_25.txt|  Editing formatted text
		|25.1|	Breaking lines
		|25.2|	Aligning text
		|25.3|	Indents and tabs
		|25.4|	Dealing with long lines
		|25.5|	Editing tables

|usr_26.txt|  Repeating
		|26.1|	Repeating with Visual mode
		|26.2|	Add and subtract
		|26.3|	Making a change in many files

|usr_27.txt|  Search commands and patterns
		|27.1|	Ignoring case
		|27.2|	Wrapping around the file end
		|27.3|	Offsets
		|27.4|	Matching multiple times
		|27.5|	Alternatives
		|27.6|	Character ranges
		|27.7|	Character classes
		|27.8|	Matching a line break
		|27.9|	Examples

|usr_28.txt|  Folding
		|28.1|	What is folding?
		|28.2|  Manual folding
		|28.3|  Working with folds
		|28.4|  Saving and restoring folds
		|28.5|  Folding by indent
		|28.6|  Folding with markers
		|28.7|  Folding by syntax
		|28.8|  Folding by expression
		|28.9|  Folding unchanged lines
		|28.10| Which fold method to use?

|usr_29.txt|  Moving through programs
		|29.1|	Using tags
		|29.2|	The preview window
		|29.3|	Moving through a program
		|29.4|	Finding global identifiers
		|29.5|	Finding local identifiers

|usr_30.txt|  Editing programs
		|30.1|	Compiling
		|30.2|	Indenting C files
		|30.3|	Automatic indenting
		|30.4|	Other indenting
		|30.5|	Tabs and spaces
		|30.6|	Formatting comments

|usr_31.txt|  Exploiting the GUI
		|31.1|	The file browser
		|31.2|	Confirmation
		|31.3|	Menu shortcuts
		|31.4|	Vim window position and size

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Tuning Vim ~

Make Vim work as you like it.

|usr_40.txt|  Make new commands
		|40.1|	Key mapping
		|40.2|	Defining command-line commands
		|40.3|	Autocommands

|usr_41.txt|  Write a Vim script
		|41.1|	Introduction
		|41.2|	Variables
		|41.3|	Expressions
		|41.4|	Conditionals
		|41.5|	Executing an expression
		|41.6|	Using functions
		|41.7|	Defining a function
		|41.8|	Writing a plugin
		|41.9|	Writing a filetype plugin
		|41.10|	Writing a compiler plugin

|usr_42.txt|  Add new menus
		|42.1|	Introduction
		|42.2|	Menu commands
		|42.3|	Various
		|42.4|	Toolbar and popup menus

|usr_43.txt|  Automatic settings
		|43.1|  Plugins for a filetype
		|43.2|  Adding a filetype

|usr_44.txt|  Your own syntax highlighted
		|44.1|	Basic syntax commands
		|44.2|	Keywords
		|44.3|	Matches
		|44.4|	Regions
		|44.5|	Nested items
		|44.6|	Following groups
		|44.7|	Other arguments
		|44.8|	Clusters
		|44.9|	Including another syntax file
		|44.10|	Synchronizing
		|44.11|	Installing a syntax file 
		|44.12|	Portable syntax file layout

|usr_45.txt|  Select your language
		(multi-lang features, menutrans, 'encoding', how to enter text
		with 'keymap', hints for other input methods)

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Making Vim Run ~

Before you can use Vim.

|usr_90.txt|  Installing Vim (appendix A)
		|90.1|  The runtime files
		|90.2|  Upgrading

|usr_91.txt|  Compiling Vim
		|91.1|  Which compiler?
		|91.2|  Using configure
		|91.3|  Selecting features

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Copyright: see |manual-copyright|  vim:tw=78:
