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+*howto.txt*	For Vim version 7.0aa.  Last change: 2001 Sep 03
+
+
+		  VIM REFERENCE MANUAL	  by Bram Moolenaar
+
+
+How to ...				*howdoi* *how-do-i* *howto* *how-to*
+
+|tutor|			get started
+|:quit|			exit?  I'm trapped, help me!
+|initialization|	initialize Vim
+|vimrc-intro|		write a Vim script file (vimrc)
+|suspend|		suspend Vim
+|usr_11.txt|		recover after a crash
+|07.4|			keep a backup of my file when writing over it
+
+|usr_07.txt|		edit files
+|23.4|			edit binary files
+|usr_24.txt|		insert text
+|deleting|		delete text
+|usr_04.txt|		change text
+|04.5|			copy and move text
+|usr_25.txt|		format text
+|30.6|			format comments
+|30.2|			indent C programs
+|25.3|			automatically set indent
+
+|usr_26.txt|		repeat commands
+|02.5|			undo and redo
+
+|usr_03.txt|		move around
+|word-motions|		word motions
+|left-right-motions|	left-right motions
+|up-down-motions|	up-down motions
+|object-motions|	text-object motions
+|various-motions|	various motions
+|object-select|		text-object selection
+|'whichwrap'|		move over line breaks
+|'virtualedit'|		move to where there is no text
+|usr_27.txt|		specify pattern for searches
+|tags-and-searches|	do tags and special searches
+|29.4|			search in include'd files used to find
+			variables, functions, or macros
+|K|			look up manual for the keyword under cursor
+
+|03.7|			scroll
+|'sidescroll'|		scroll horizontally/sideways
+|'scrolloff'|		set visible context lines
+
+|mode-switching|	change modes
+|04.4|			use Visual mode
+|'insertmode'|		start Vim in Insert mode
+
+|40.1|			map keys
+|24.7|			create abbreviations
+
+|ins-expandtab|		expand a tab to spaces in Insert mode
+|i_CTRL-R|		insert contents of a register in Insert mode
+|24.3|			complete words in Insert mode
+|25.1|			break a line before it gets too long
+
+|20.1|			do command-line editing
+|20.3|			do command-line completion
+|'cmdheight'|		increase the height of command-line
+|10.3|			specify command-line ranges
+|40.3|			specify commands to be executed automatically
+			before/after reading/writing entering/leaving a
+			buffer/window
+
+|'autowrite'|		write automatically
+|30.1|			speedup edit-compile-edit cycle or compile and fix
+			errors within Vim
+
+|options|		set options
+|auto-setting|		set options automatically
+|term-dependent-settings| set options depending on terminal name
+|save-settings|		save settings
+|:quote|		comment my exrc/vimrc/gvimrc files
+|'helpheight'|		change the default help height
+|'highlight'|		set various highlighting modes
+|'title'|		set the window title
+|'icon'|		set window icon title
+|'report'|		avoid seeing the change messages on every line
+|'shortmess'|		avoid |hit-enter| prompts
+
+|mouse-using|		use mouse with Vim
+|usr_08.txt|		manage multiple windows and buffers
+|gui.txt|		use the gui
+
+|You can't! (yet)|	do dishes using Vim
+
+|usr_06.txt|		switch on syntax highlighting
+|2html.vim|		convert a colored file to HTML
+|less|			use Vim like less or more with syntax highlighting
+
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