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2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
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3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
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4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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5 | %general-entities;
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6 | ]>
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7 |
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8 | <sect1 id="ch-system-vim" role="wrap">
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9 | <?dbhtml filename="vim.html"?>
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10 |
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11 | <title>Vim-&vim-version;</title>
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12 |
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13 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-vim">
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14 | <primary sortas="a-Vim">Vim</primary>
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15 | </indexterm>
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16 |
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17 | <sect2 role="package">
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18 | <title/>
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19 |
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20 | <para>The Vim package contains a powerful text editor.</para>
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21 |
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22 | </sect2>
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23 |
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24 | <sect2 role="installation">
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25 | <title>Installation of Vim</title>
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26 |
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27 | <tip os="t1">
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28 | <title>Alternatives to Vim</title>
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29 |
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30 | <para>If you prefer another editor—such as Emacs, Joe, or
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31 | Nano—please refer to <ulink
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32 | url="&cblfs-root;index.php/Category:Text_Editors"/>
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33 | for suggested installation instructions.</para>
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34 | </tip>
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35 |
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36 | <para os="a">First, unpack both <filename>vim-&vim-version;.tar.bz2</filename>
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37 | and (optionally) <filename>vim-&vim-version;-lang.tar.gz</filename>
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38 | archives into the same directory.</para>
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39 |
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40 | <para os="p1">The following patch merges all updates from the &vim-version; Branch
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41 | from the Vim developers:</para>
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42 |
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43 | <screen os="p2"><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../&vim-branch_update-patch;</userinput></screen>
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44 |
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45 | <para os="cc1">The configure script is full of logic that aborts at the
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46 | first sign of cross compiling. Set the cached values of those tests with
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47 | the following command:</para>
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48 |
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49 | <screen os="cc2"><userinput>cat > src/auto/config.cache << EOF
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50 | vim_cv_getcwd_broken=no
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51 | vim_cv_memmove_handles_overlap=yes
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52 | vim_cv_stat_ignores_slash=no
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53 | vim_cv_terminfo=yes
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54 | vim_cv_tgent=zero
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55 | vim_cv_toupper_broken=no
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56 | vim_cv_tty_group=world
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57 | ac_cv_sizeof_int=4
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58 | EOF</userinput></screen>
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59 |
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60 | <para os="b">Change the default location of
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61 | the <filename>vimrc</filename> configuration file to <filename
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62 | class="directory">/etc</filename>:</para>
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63 |
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64 | <screen os="c"><userinput>echo '#define SYS_VIMRC_FILE "/etc/vimrc"' >> src/feature.h</userinput></screen>
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65 |
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66 | <para os="d">Prepare Vim for compilation:</para>
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67 |
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68 | <screen os="e"><userinput>./configure --build=${CLFS_HOST} --host=${CLFS_TARGET} \
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69 | --prefix=/usr --enable-multibyte --enable-gui=no \
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70 | --disable-gtktest --disable-xim --with-features=normal \
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71 | --disable-gpm --without-x --disable-netbeans \
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72 | --with-tlib=ncurses</userinput></screen>
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73 |
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74 | <variablelist os="f">
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75 | <title>The meaning of the configure options:</title>
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76 |
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77 | <varlistentry>
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78 | <term><parameter>--enable-multibyte</parameter></term>
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79 | <listitem>
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80 | <para>This optional but highly recommended switch enables support
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81 | for editing files in multibyte character encodings. This is needed
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82 | if using a locale with a multibyte character set. This switch is
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83 | also helpful to be able to edit text files initially created in
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84 | Linux distributions like Fedora Core that use UTF-8 as a default
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85 | character set.</para>
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86 | </listitem>
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87 | </varlistentry>
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88 |
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89 | </variablelist>
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90 |
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91 | <para os="g">Compile the package:</para>
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92 |
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93 | <screen os="h"><userinput>make</userinput></screen>
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94 |
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95 | <para os="i">Install the package:</para>
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96 |
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97 | <screen os="j"><userinput>make DESTDIR=${CLFS} install</userinput></screen>
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98 |
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99 | <para os="k">Many users are accustomed to using <command>vi</command>
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100 | instead of <command>vim</command>. Some programs, such as
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101 | <command>vigr</command> and <command>vipw</command>, also use
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102 | <command>vi</command>. Create a symlink to permit execution of
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103 | <command>vim</command> when users habitually enter <command>vi</command>
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104 | and allow programs that use <command>vi</command> to work:</para>
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105 |
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106 | <screen os="l"><userinput>ln -sfv vim ${CLFS}/usr/bin/vi</userinput></screen>
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107 |
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108 | <para os="m">By default, Vim's documentation is installed in
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109 | <filename class="directory">/usr/share/vim</filename>. The following symlink
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110 | allows the documentation to be accessed via
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111 | <filename class="directory">/usr/share/doc/vim-&vim-version;</filename>, making
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112 | it consistent with the location of documentation for other packages:</para>
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113 |
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114 | <screen os="n"><userinput>ln -sfnv ../vim/vim&vim-version2;/doc ${CLFS}/usr/share/doc/vim-&vim-version;</userinput></screen>
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115 |
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116 | <para os="o">If an X Window System is going to be installed on the CLFS
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117 | system, you may want to recompile Vim after installing X. Vim
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118 | comes with a GUI version of the editor that requires X and some
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119 | additional libraries to be installed. For more information, refer to the
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120 | Vim documentation and the Vim installation page in CBLFS at <ulink
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121 | url="&cblfs-root;index.php/Vim"/>.</para>
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122 |
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123 | </sect2>
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124 |
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125 | <sect2 id="conf-vim" role="configuration">
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126 | <title>Configuring Vim</title>
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127 |
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128 | <indexterm zone="conf-vim">
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129 | <primary sortas="e-/etc/vimrc">/etc/vimrc</primary>
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130 | </indexterm>
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131 |
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132 | <para>By default, <command>vim</command> runs in vi-incompatible mode.
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133 | This may be new to users who have used other editors in the past. The
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134 | <quote>nocompatible</quote> setting is included below to highlight the
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135 | fact that a new behavior is being used. It also reminds those who would
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136 | change to <quote>compatible</quote> mode that it should be the first
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137 | setting in the configuration file. This is necessary because it changes
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138 | other settings, and overrides must come after this setting. Create a
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139 | default <command>vim</command> configuration file by running the
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140 | following:</para>
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141 |
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142 | <screen><userinput>cat > ${CLFS}/etc/vimrc << "EOF"
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143 | <literal>" Begin /etc/vimrc
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144 |
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145 | set nocompatible
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146 | set backspace=2
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147 | syntax on
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148 | if (&term == "iterm") || (&term == "putty")
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149 | set background=dark
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150 | endif
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151 |
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152 | " End /etc/vimrc</literal>
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153 | EOF</userinput></screen>
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154 |
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155 |
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156 | <para>The <parameter>set nocompatible</parameter> makes
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157 | <command>vim</command> behave in a more useful way (the default) than
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158 | the vi-compatible manner. Remove the <quote>no</quote> to keep the
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159 | old <command>vi</command> behavior. The <parameter>set
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160 | backspace=2</parameter> allows backspacing over line breaks,
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161 | autoindents, and the start of insert. The <parameter>syntax
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162 | on</parameter> enables vim's syntax highlighting. Finally, the
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163 | <emphasis>if</emphasis> statement with the <parameter>set
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164 | background=dark</parameter> corrects <command>vim</command>'s guess
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165 | about the background color of some terminal emulators. This gives the
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166 | highlighting a better color scheme for use on the black background of
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167 | these programs.</para>
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168 |
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169 | <para>Documentation for other available options can be obtained by
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170 | running the following command:</para>
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171 |
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172 | <screen role="nodump"><userinput>vim -c ':options'</userinput></screen>
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173 |
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174 | </sect2>
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175 |
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176 | <sect2 id="contents-vim" role="content">
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177 | <title>Contents of Vim</title>
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178 |
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179 | <segmentedlist>
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180 | <segtitle>Installed programs</segtitle>
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181 |
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182 | <seglistitem>
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183 | <seg>efm_filter.pl, efm_perl.pl, ex (link to vim), less.sh, mve.awk,
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184 | pltags.pl, ref, rview (link to vim), rvim (link to vim), shtags.pl,
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185 | tcltags, vi (link to vim), view (link to vim), vim, vim132, vim2html.pl,
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186 | vimdiff (link to vim), vimm, vimspell.sh, vimtutor, and xxd</seg>
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187 | </seglistitem>
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188 | </segmentedlist>
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189 |
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190 | <variablelist>
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191 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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192 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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193 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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194 |
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195 | <varlistentry id="efm_filter.pl">
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196 | <term><command>efm_filter.pl</command></term>
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197 | <listitem>
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198 | <para>A filter for creating an error file that can be read
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199 | by <command>vim</command></para>
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200 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-vim efm_filter.pl">
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201 | <primary sortas="b-efm_filter.pl">efm_filter.pl</primary>
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202 | </indexterm>
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203 | </listitem>
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204 | </varlistentry>
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205 |
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206 | <varlistentry id="efm_perl.pl">
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207 | <term><command>efm_perl.pl</command></term>
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208 | <listitem>
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209 | <para>Reformats the error messages of the Perl interpreter for use
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210 | with the <quote>quickfix</quote> mode of <command>vim</command></para>
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211 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-vim efm_perl.pl">
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212 | <primary sortas="b-efm_perl.pl">efm_perl.pl</primary>
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213 | </indexterm>
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214 | </listitem>
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215 | </varlistentry>
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216 |
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217 | <varlistentry id="ex">
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218 | <term><command>ex</command></term>
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219 | <listitem>
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220 | <para>Starts <command>vim</command> in ex mode</para>
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221 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-vim ex">
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222 | <primary sortas="b-ex">ex</primary>
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223 | </indexterm>
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224 | </listitem>
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225 | </varlistentry>
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226 |
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227 | <varlistentry id="less.sh">
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228 | <term><command>less.sh</command></term>
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229 | <listitem>
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230 | <para>A script that starts <command>vim</command> with less.vim</para>
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231 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-vim less.sh">
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232 | <primary sortas="b-less.sh">less.sh</primary>
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233 | </indexterm>
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234 | </listitem>
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235 | </varlistentry>
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236 |
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237 | <varlistentry id="mve.awk">
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238 | <term><command>mve.awk</command></term>
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239 | <listitem>
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240 | <para>Processes <command>vim</command> errors</para>
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241 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-vim mve.awk">
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242 | <primary sortas="b-mve.awk">mve.awk</primary>
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243 | </indexterm>
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244 | </listitem>
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245 | </varlistentry>
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246 |
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247 | <varlistentry id="pltags.pl">
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248 | <term><command>pltags.pl</command></term>
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249 | <listitem>
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250 | <para>Creates a tags file for Perl code for use by
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251 | <command>vim</command></para>
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252 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-vim pltags.pl">
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253 | <primary sortas="b-pltags.pl">pltags.pl</primary>
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254 | </indexterm>
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255 | </listitem>
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256 | </varlistentry>
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257 |
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258 | <varlistentry id="ref">
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259 | <term><command>ref</command></term>
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260 | <listitem>
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261 | <para>Checks the spelling of arguments</para>
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262 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-vim ref">
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263 | <primary sortas="b-ref">ref</primary>
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264 | </indexterm>
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265 | </listitem>
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266 | </varlistentry>
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267 |
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268 | <varlistentry id="rview">
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269 | <term><command>rview</command></term>
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270 | <listitem>
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271 | <para>Is a restricted version of <command>view</command>; no shell
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272 | commands can be started and <command>view</command> cannot be
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273 | suspended</para>
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274 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-vim rview">
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275 | <primary sortas="b-rview">rview</primary>
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276 | </indexterm>
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277 | </listitem>
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278 | </varlistentry>
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279 |
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280 | <varlistentry id="rvim">
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281 | <term><command>rvim</command></term>
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282 | <listitem>
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283 | <para>Is a restricted version of <command>vim</command>; no shell
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284 | commands can be started and <command>vim</command> cannot be
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285 | suspended</para>
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286 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-vim rvim">
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287 | <primary sortas="b-rvim">rvim</primary>
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288 | </indexterm>
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289 | </listitem>
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290 | </varlistentry>
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291 |
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292 | <varlistentry id="shtags.pl">
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293 | <term><command>shtags.pl</command></term>
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294 | <listitem>
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295 | <para>Generates a tags file for Perl scripts</para>
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296 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-vim shtags.pl">
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297 | <primary sortas="b-shtags.pl">shtags.pl</primary>
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298 | </indexterm>
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299 | </listitem>
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300 | </varlistentry>
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301 |
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302 | <varlistentry id="tcltags">
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303 | <term><command>tcltags</command></term>
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304 | <listitem>
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305 | <para>Generates a tags file for TCL code</para>
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306 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-vim tcltags">
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307 | <primary sortas="b-tcltags">tcltags</primary>
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308 | </indexterm>
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309 | </listitem>
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310 | </varlistentry>
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311 |
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312 | <varlistentry id="view">
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313 | <term><command>view</command></term>
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314 | <listitem>
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315 | <para>Starts <command>vim</command> in read-only mode</para>
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316 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-vim view">
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317 | <primary sortas="b-view">view</primary>
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318 | </indexterm>
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319 | </listitem>
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320 | </varlistentry>
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321 |
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322 | <varlistentry id="vi">
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323 | <term><command>vi</command></term>
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324 | <listitem>
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325 | <para>Link to <command>vim</command></para>
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326 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-vim vi">
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327 | <primary sortas="b-vi">vi</primary>
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328 | </indexterm>
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329 | </listitem>
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330 | </varlistentry>
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331 |
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332 | <varlistentry id="vim">
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333 | <term><command>vim</command></term>
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334 | <listitem>
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335 | <para>Is the editor</para>
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336 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-vim vim">
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337 | <primary sortas="b-vim">vim</primary>
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338 | </indexterm>
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339 | </listitem>
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340 | </varlistentry>
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341 |
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342 | <varlistentry id="vim132">
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343 | <term><command>vim132</command></term>
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344 | <listitem>
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345 | <para>Starts <command>vim</command> with the terminal in 132-column
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346 | mode</para>
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347 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-vim vim132">
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348 | <primary sortas="b-vim132">vim132</primary>
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349 | </indexterm>
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350 | </listitem>
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351 | </varlistentry>
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352 |
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353 | <varlistentry id="vim2html.pl">
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354 | <term><command>vim2html.pl</command></term>
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355 | <listitem>
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356 | <para>Converts Vim documentation to HypterText Markup Language
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357 | (HTML)</para>
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358 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-vim vim2html.pl">
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359 | <primary sortas="b-vim2html.pl">vim2html.pl</primary>
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360 | </indexterm>
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361 | </listitem>
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362 | </varlistentry>
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363 |
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364 | <varlistentry id="vimdiff">
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365 | <term><command>vimdiff</command></term>
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366 | <listitem>
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367 | <para>Edits two or three versions of a file with <command>vim</command>
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368 | and show differences</para>
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369 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-vim vimdiff">
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370 | <primary sortas="b-vimdiff">vimdiff</primary>
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371 | </indexterm>
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372 | </listitem>
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373 | </varlistentry>
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374 |
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375 | <varlistentry id="vimm">
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376 | <term><command>vimm</command></term>
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377 | <listitem>
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378 | <para>Enables the DEC locator input model on a remote terminal</para>
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379 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-vim vimm">
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380 | <primary sortas="b-vimm">vimm</primary>
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381 | </indexterm>
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382 | </listitem>
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383 | </varlistentry>
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384 |
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385 | <varlistentry id="vimspell.sh">
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386 | <term><command>vimspell.sh</command></term>
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387 | <listitem>
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388 | <para>Spell checks a file and generates the syntax statements
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389 | necessary to highlight in <command>vim</command>. This script
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390 | requires the old Unix <command>spell</command> command, which
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391 | is provided neither in CLFS nor in BLFS</para>
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392 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-vim vimspell.sh">
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393 | <primary sortas="b-vimspell.sh">vimspell.sh</primary>
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394 | </indexterm>
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395 | </listitem>
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396 | </varlistentry>
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397 |
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398 | <varlistentry id="vimtutor">
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399 | <term><command>vimtutor</command></term>
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400 | <listitem>
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401 | <para>Teaches the basic keys and commands of
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402 | <command>vim</command></para>
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403 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-vim vimtutor">
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404 | <primary sortas="b-vimtutor">vimtutor</primary>
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405 | </indexterm>
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406 | </listitem>
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407 | </varlistentry>
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408 |
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409 | <varlistentry id="xxd">
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410 | <term><command>xxd</command></term>
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411 | <listitem>
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412 | <para>Creates a hex dump of the given file; it can
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413 | also do the reverse, so it can be used for binary patching</para>
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414 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-vim xxd">
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415 | <primary sortas="b-xxd">xxd</primary>
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416 | </indexterm>
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417 | </listitem>
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418 | </varlistentry>
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419 |
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420 | </variablelist>
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421 |
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422 | </sect2>
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