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In this mode, buffers can be modified with the text inserted. Insert mode – similar to editing in most modern editors.Normal commands can be run on the highlighted area, for instance to move or edit a selection. Visual mode – similar to normal mode, but used to highlight areas of text.This is also the default mode, unless the insertmode option is specified. Normal mode – used for editor commands.Vim has 12 different editing modes, 6 of which are variants of the 6 basic modes. Vim also has a built-in help facility (using the :help command) that allows users to query and navigate through commands and features.

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This manual can be read from within Vim, or found online. There is also the Vim Users' Manual that details Vim's features and a FAQ. It's usually installed along with Vim, but it exists as a separate executable and can be run with a shell command. Vim has a built-in tutorial for beginners called vimtutor. Vi (and by extension Vim) tends to allow a typist to keep their fingers on the home row, which can be an advantage for a touch typist.

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Like vi, Vim's interface is not based on menus or icons but on commands given in a text user interface its GUI mode, gVim, adds menus and toolbars for commonly used commands but the full functionality is still expressed through its command line mode. Terminal window support and terminal gdb plugin. Lua support, Python3 support, Blowfish encryption, persistent undo/redoĪsynchronous I/O support, jobs, lambdas, etc.

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Spell checking, code completion, tab pages (multiple viewports/window layouts), current line and column highlighting, undo branches, and moreīug fixes, new syntax and runtime files, etc.įloating point support in scripts, refactored screen drawing code, bug fixes, new syntax files, etc. GTK2 and libgnome2 support, Arabic language support, :try command, minor features, bug fixesīug fixes, translation updates, mark improvementsīug fixes, updates to Perl, Python, and Ruby support Long line support, file browser, dialogs, popup menu, select mode, session files, user defined functions and commands, Tcl interface, etc.īasic file encryption, various improvements Syntax highlighting, basic scripting (user defined functions, commands, etc.)

This is the first release using the name Vi IMproved. īram Moolenaar creates Vi IMitation for the Amiga, based on Stevie, never publicly releasedįirst public release for the Amiga on Fred Fish disk #591 Tony Andrews improves Stevie, and ports it to Unix and OS/2, releasing version 3.10 on Usenet. Tim Thompson releases Stevie (ST editor for VI enthusiasts), a limited vi clone for the Atari ST, posting the source on Usenet. In 2006, it was voted the most popular editor amongst Linux Journal readers in 2015 the Stack Overflow developer survey found it to be the third most popular text editor, and in 2019 the fifth most popular development environment. Since its release for the Amiga, cross-platform development has made it available on many other systems. The Vim license is compatible with the GNU General Public License through a special clause allowing distribution of modified copies under the GNU GPL version 2.0 or later.

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Vim is released under the Vim license, which includes some charityware clauses that encourage users who enjoy the software to consider donating to children in Uganda. Vim is designed for use both from a command-line interface and as a standalone application in a graphical user interface.

Vim's author, Bram Moolenaar, derived Vim from a port of the Stevie editor for Amiga and released a version to the public in 1991. It is an improved clone of Bill Joy's vi. Vim ( / v ɪ m/ a contraction of Vi IMproved) is a free and open-source, screen-based text editor program.

Unix, Linux, Windows NT, MS-DOS, macOS, iOS, Android, Haiku, AmigaOS, MorphOS

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