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