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diff --git a/runtime/doc/vim.1 b/runtime/doc/vim.1 index 5613dd4..a180a62 100644 --- a/runtime/doc/vim.1 +++ b/runtime/doc/vim.1 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.TH VIM 1 "2021 Jun 13" +.TH VIM 1 "2024 Jun 04" .SH NAME vim \- Vi IMproved, a programmer's text editor .SH SYNOPSIS @@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ There should between two to eight file name arguments. will open all the files and show differences between them. Works like vimdiff(1). .TP -\-d {device} +\-d {device}, \-dev {device} Open {device} for use as a terminal. Only on the Amiga. Example: @@ -248,7 +248,13 @@ If no GUI support was compiled in, an error message is given and .B Vim aborts. .TP -\-h +\-\-gui-dialog-file {name} +When using the GUI, instead of showing a dialog, write the title and message of +the dialog to file {name}. The file is created or appended to. Only useful +for testing, to avoid that the test gets stuck on a dialog that can't be seen. +Without the GUI the argument is ignored. +.TP +\-\-help, \-h, \-? Give a bit of help about the command line arguments and options. After this .B Vim @@ -317,6 +323,13 @@ When N is omitted, open one window for each file. Open N tab pages. When N is omitted, open one tab page for each file. .TP +\-P {parent-title} +Win32 GUI only: Specify the title of the parent application. When possible, Vim +will run in an MDI window inside the application. {parent-title} must appear in +the window title of the parent application. Make sure that it is specific +enough. Note that the implementation is still primitive. It won't work with +all applications and the menu doesn't work. +.TP \-R Read-only mode. The 'readonly' option will be set. @@ -358,6 +371,16 @@ Should be a terminal known to .B Vim (builtin) or defined in the termcap or terminfo file. .TP +\-\-not-a-term +Tells +.B Vim +that the user knows that the input and/or output is not connected to a +terminal. This will avoid the warning and the two second delay that would +happen. +.TP +\-\-ttyfail +When stdin or stdout is not a a terminal (tty) then exit right away. +.TP \-u {vimrc} Use the commands in the file {vimrc} for initializations. All the other initializations are skipped. @@ -376,12 +399,28 @@ Verbose. Give messages about which files are sourced and for reading and writing a viminfo file. The optional number N is the value for 'verbose'. Default is 10. .TP +\-V[N]{filename} +Like \-V and set 'verbosefile' to {filename}. The result is that messages are +not displayed but written to the file {filename}. {filename} must not start +with a digit. +.TP +\-\-log {filename} +If +.B Vim +has been compiled with eval and channel feature, start logging and write +entries to {filename}. This works like calling +.I ch_logfile({filename}, 'ao') +very early during startup. +.TP \-v Start .B Vim in Vi mode, just like the executable was called "vi". This only has effect when the executable is called "ex". .TP +\-w{number} +Set the 'window' option to {number}. +.TP \-w {scriptout} All the characters that you type are recorded in the file {scriptout}, until you exit @@ -423,9 +462,6 @@ a problem reproduces with a clean Vim setup. \-\-echo\-wid GTK GUI only: Echo the Window ID on stdout. .TP -\-\-help -Give a help message and exit, just like "\-h". -.TP \-\-literal Take file name arguments literally, do not expand wildcards. This has no effect on Unix where the shell expands wildcards. @@ -468,6 +504,10 @@ During startup write timing messages to the file {fname}. .TP \-\-version Print version information and exit. +.TP +\-\-windowid {id} +Win32 GUI only: Make gvim try to use the window {id} as a parent, so that it +runs inside that window. .SH ON-LINE HELP Type ":help" in .B Vim @@ -481,53 +521,57 @@ All documentation files can be viewed in this way, for example ":help syntax.txt". .SH FILES .TP 15 -/usr/local/lib/vim/doc/*.txt +/usr/local/share/vim/vim??/doc/*.txt The .B Vim documentation files. Use ":help doc\-file\-list" to get the complete list. +.br +.I vim?? +is short version number, like vim91 for +.B Vim 9.1 .TP -/usr/local/lib/vim/doc/tags +/usr/local/share/vim/vim??/doc/tags The tags file used for finding information in the documentation files. .TP -/usr/local/lib/vim/syntax/syntax.vim +/usr/local/share/vim/vim??/syntax/syntax.vim System wide syntax initializations. .TP -/usr/local/lib/vim/syntax/*.vim +/usr/local/share/vim/vim??/syntax/*.vim Syntax files for various languages. .TP -/usr/local/lib/vim/vimrc +/usr/local/share/vim/vimrc System wide .B Vim initializations. .TP -~/.vimrc +~/.vimrc, ~/.vim/vimrc, $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/vim/vimrc Your personal .B Vim -initializations. +initializations (first one found is used). .TP -/usr/local/lib/vim/gvimrc +/usr/local/share/vim/gvimrc System wide gvim initializations. .TP -~/.gvimrc -Your personal gvim initializations. +~/.gvimrc, ~/.vim/gvimrc, $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/vim/gvimrc +Your personal gvim initializations (first one found is used). .TP -/usr/local/lib/vim/optwin.vim +/usr/local/share/vim/vim??/optwin.vim Script used for the ":options" command, a nice way to view and set options. .TP -/usr/local/lib/vim/menu.vim +/usr/local/share/vim/vim??/menu.vim System wide menu initializations for gvim. .TP -/usr/local/lib/vim/bugreport.vim +/usr/local/share/vim/vim??/bugreport.vim Script to generate a bug report. See ":help bugs". .TP -/usr/local/lib/vim/filetype.vim +/usr/local/share/vim/vim??/filetype.vim Script to detect the type of a file by its name. See ":help 'filetype'". .TP -/usr/local/lib/vim/scripts.vim +/usr/local/share/vim/vim??/scripts.vim Script to detect the type of a file by its contents. See ":help 'filetype'". .TP -/usr/local/lib/vim/print/*.ps +/usr/local/share/vim/vim??/print/*.ps Files used for PostScript printing. .PP For recent info read the VIM home page: |