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diff --git a/runtime/doc/starting.txt b/runtime/doc/starting.txt index 0c0b02e591..502d122a7c 100644 --- a/runtime/doc/starting.txt +++ b/runtime/doc/starting.txt @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -*starting.txt* For Vim version 7.4. Last change: 2014 Jul 09 +*starting.txt* For Vim version 7.4. Last change: 2015 Jan 15 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar @@ -7,13 +7,12 @@ Starting Vim *starting* 1. Vim arguments |vim-arguments| -2. Running eVim |evim-keys| -3. Initialization |initialization| -4. $VIM and $VIMRUNTIME |$VIM| -5. Suspending |suspend| -6. Saving settings |save-settings| -7. Views and Sessions |views-sessions| -8. The viminfo file |viminfo-file| +2. Initialization |initialization| +3. $VIM and $VIMRUNTIME |$VIM| +4. Suspending |suspend| +5. Saving settings |save-settings| +6. Views and Sessions |views-sessions| +7. The viminfo file |viminfo-file| ============================================================================== 1. Vim arguments *vim-arguments* @@ -100,8 +99,6 @@ rvim vim -Z Like "vim", but in restricted mode (see |-Z|) *rvim* rview vim -RZ Like "view", but in restricted mode. *rview* rgvim vim -gZ Like "gvim", but in restricted mode. *rgvim* rgview vim -RgZ Like "gview", but in restricted mode. *rgview* -evim vim -y Easy Vim: set 'insertmode' (see |-y|) *evim* -eview vim -yR Like "evim" in read-only mode *eview* vimdiff vim -d Start in diff mode |diff-mode| gvimdiff vim -gd Start in diff mode |diff-mode| @@ -353,14 +350,6 @@ argument. or when using "-u NONE". Also see |compatible-default|. {not in Vi} - *-y* *easy* --y Easy mode. Implied for |evim| and |eview|. Starts with - 'insertmode' set and behaves like a click-and-type editor. - This sources the script $VIMRUNTIME/evim.vim. Mappings are - set up to work like most click-and-type editors, see - |evim-keys|. The GUI is started when available. - {not in Vi} - *-n* -n No swap file will be used. Recovery after a crash will be impossible. Handy if you want to view or edit a file on a @@ -588,58 +577,6 @@ Additional arguments are available on unix like systems when compiled with X11 GUI support. See |gui-resources|. ============================================================================== -2. Running eVim *evim-keys* - -EVim runs Vim as click-and-type editor. This is very unlike the original Vi -idea. But it helps for people that don't use Vim often enough to learn the -commands. Hopefully they will find out that learning to use Normal mode -commands will make their editing much more effective. - -In Evim these options are changed from their default value: - - :set nocompatible Use Vim improvements - :set insertmode Remain in Insert mode most of the time - :set hidden Keep invisible buffers loaded - :set backup Keep backup files - :set backspace=2 Backspace over everything - :set autoindent auto-indent new lines - :set history=50 keep 50 lines of Ex commands - :set ruler show the cursor position - :set incsearch show matches halfway typing a pattern - :set mouse=a use the mouse in all modes - :set hlsearch highlight all matches for a search pattern - :set whichwrap+=<,>,[,] <Left> and <Right> wrap around line breaks - :set guioptions-=a non-Unix only: don't do auto-select - -Key mappings: - <Down> moves by screen lines rather than file lines - <Up> idem - Q does "gq", formatting, instead of Ex mode - <BS> in Visual mode: deletes the selection - CTRL-X in Visual mode: Cut to clipboard - <S-Del> idem - CTRL-C in Visual mode: Copy to clipboard - <C-Insert> idem - CTRL-V Pastes from the clipboard (in any mode) - <S-Insert> idem - CTRL-Q do what CTRL-V used to do - CTRL-Z undo - CTRL-Y redo - <M-Space> system menu - CTRL-A select all - <C-Tab> next window, CTRL-W w - <C-F4> close window, CTRL-W c - -Additionally: -- ":behave mswin" is used |:behave| -- syntax highlighting is enabled -- filetype detection is enabled, filetype plugins and indenting is enabled -- in a text file 'textwidth' is set to 78 - -One hint: If you want to go to Normal mode to be able to type a sequence of -commands, use CTRL-L. |i_CTRL-L| - -============================================================================== 3. Initialization *initialization* *startup* This section is about the non-GUI version of Vim. See |gui-fork| for @@ -693,11 +630,8 @@ accordingly. Vim proceeds in this order: If Vim was started in Ex mode with the "-s" argument, all following initializations until 4. are skipped. Only the "-u" option is interpreted. - *evim.vim* - a. If vim was started as |evim| or |eview| or with the |-y| argument, the - script $VIMRUNTIME/evim.vim will be loaded. *system-vimrc* - b. For Unix, MS-DOS, MS-Windows, and Macintosh, the system vimrc file is + a. For Unix, MS-DOS, MS-Windows, and Macintosh, the system vimrc file is read for initializations. The path of this file is shown with the ":version" command. Mostly it's "$VIM/vimrc". Note that this file is ALWAYS read in 'compatible' mode, since the @@ -706,7 +640,7 @@ accordingly. Vim proceeds in this order: For the Macintosh the $VIMRUNTIME/macmap.vim is read. *VIMINIT* *.vimrc* *_vimrc* *EXINIT* *.exrc* *_exrc* *$MYVIMRC* - c. Four places are searched for initializations. The first that exists + b. Four places are searched for initializations. The first that exists is used, the others are ignored. The $MYVIMRC environment variable is set to the file that was first found, unless $MYVIMRC was already set and when using VIMINIT. @@ -731,7 +665,7 @@ accordingly. Vim proceeds in this order: "vimrc" replaced by "exrc". But only one of ".exrc" and "_exrc" is used, depending on the system. And without the (*)! - d. If the 'exrc' option is on (which is not the default), the current + c. If the 'exrc' option is on (which is not the default), the current directory is searched for three files. The first that exists is used, the others are ignored. - The file ".vimrc" (for Unix) (*) |