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Note about ~/.local/share/nvim/site used in one usr_\* file: this one talks
about user-local installation of third-party plugins, and
~/.local/share/nvim/site is the proper place for them. Most other files talk
about user own configuration and this is ~/.config.

runtime/doc/arabic.txt

@@ -104,9 +104,9 @@ o  Setting the Arabic fonts
 	    font name akin to that used in Linux/Unix systems.
 	    (e.g. -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--20-200-75-75-c-100-iso10646-1)
 
-      You can append the 'guifont' set command to your .vimrc file
+      You can append the 'guifont' set command to your vimrc file
       in order to get the same above noted results.  In other words,
-      you can include ':set guifont=your_ARABIC_FONT' to your .vimrc
+      you can include ':set guifont=your_ARABIC_FONT' to your vimrc
       file.
 
    +  Under the X Window environment, you can also start VIM with
@@ -118,9 +118,9 @@ o  Setting the appropriate character Encoding
 >
 		:set encoding=utf-8
 <
-   to your .vimrc file (entering the command manually into you VIM
+   to your vimrc file (entering the command manually into you VIM
    window is highly discouraged).  In short, include ':set
-   encoding=utf-8' to your .vimrc file.
+   encoding=utf-8' to your vimrc file.
 
    Attempts to use Arabic without UTF-8 will result the following
    warning message,
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ o  Enable Arabic settings [short-cut]
      4. enable rightleftcmd mode (affecting the command-line)
      5. enable arabicshape  mode (do visual character alterations)
 
-   You may also append the command to your .vimrc file and simply
+   You may also append the command to your vimrc file and simply
    include ':set arabic' to it.
 
    You are also capable of disabling Arabic support via
@@ -184,8 +184,8 @@ o  Enable Arabic settings [short-cut]
 		:set keymap=arabic
 <
       in your VIM window.  You can also append the 'keymap' set command to
-      your .vimrc file.  In other words, you can include ':set keymap=arabic'
-      to your .vimrc file.
+      your vimrc file.  In other words, you can include ':set keymap=arabic'
+      to your vimrc file.
 
       To turn toggle (or switch) your keymapping between Arabic and the
       default mapping (English), it is advised that users use the 'CTRL-^'
@@ -206,8 +206,8 @@ o  Enable Arabic settings [short-cut]
 		:set delcombine
 <
       in our VIM window.  You can also append the 'delcombine' set command
-      to your .vimrc file.  In other words, you can include ':set delcombine'
-      to your .vimrc file.
+      to your vimrc file.  In other words, you can include ':set delcombine'
+      to your vimrc file.
 
    +  Arabic right-to-left Mode
 
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ o  Enable Arabic settings [short-cut]
       - While in Left-to-right mode, enter ':set rl' in the command line
 	('rl' is the abbreviation for rightleft).
 
-      - Put the ':set rl' line in your '.vimrc' file to start Vim in
+      - Put the ':set rl' line in your vimrc file to start Vim in 
         right-to-left mode permanently.
 
    +  Arabic right-to-left command-line Mode
@@ -248,8 +248,8 @@ o  Enable Arabic settings [short-cut]
 		:set arabicshape
 <
       in our VIM window.  You can also append the 'arabicshape' set
-      command to your .vimrc file.  In other words, you can include
-      ':set arabicshape' to your .vimrc file.
+      command to your vimrc file.  In other words, you can include
+      ':set arabicshape' to your vimrc file.
 
 
 Keymap/Keyboard						*arabickeymap*

runtime/doc/autocmd.txt

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ a file, when entering or leaving a buffer or window, and when exiting Vim.
 For example, you can create an autocommand to set the 'cindent' option for
 files matching *.c.  You can also use autocommands to implement advanced
 features, such as editing compressed files (see |gzip-example|).  The usual
-place to put autocommands is in your .vimrc or .exrc file.
+place to put autocommands is in your vimrc file.
 
 						*E203* *E204* *E143* *E855*
 WARNING: Using autocommands is very powerful, and may lead to unexpected side
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ exception is that "<sfile>" is expanded when the autocmd is defined.  Example:
 
 Here Vim expands <sfile> to the name of the file containing this line.
 
-When your .vimrc file is sourced twice, the autocommands will appear twice.
-To avoid this, put this command in your .vimrc file, before defining
+When your vimrc file is sourced twice, the autocommands will appear twice.
+To avoid this, put this command in your vimrc file, before defining
 autocommands: >
 
 	:autocmd!	" Remove ALL autocommands for the current group.
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ FuncUndefined			When a user function is used but it isn't
 GUIEnter			After starting the GUI successfully, and after
 				opening the window.  It is triggered before
 				VimEnter when using gvim.  Can be used to
-				position the window from a .gvimrc file: >
+				position the window from a gvimrc file: >
 	:autocmd GUIEnter * winpos 100 50
 <							*GUIFailed*
 GUIFailed			After starting the GUI failed.  Vim may
@@ -907,7 +907,7 @@ UserGettingBored		When the user presses the same key 42 times.
 				Just kidding! :-)
 							*VimEnter*
 VimEnter			After doing all the startup stuff, including
-				loading .vimrc files, executing the "-c cmd"
+				loading vimrc files, executing the "-c cmd"
 				arguments, creating all windows and loading
 				the buffers in them.
 							*VimLeave*
@@ -994,7 +994,7 @@ expect.
 Environment variables can be used in a pattern: >
 	:autocmd BufRead $VIMRUNTIME/doc/*.txt  set expandtab
 And ~ can be used for the home directory (if $HOME is defined): >
-	:autocmd BufWritePost ~/.vimrc   so ~/.vimrc
+	:autocmd BufWritePost ~/.config/nvim/init.vim   so <afile>
 	:autocmd BufRead ~archive/*      set readonly
 The environment variable is expanded when the autocommand is defined, not when
 the autocommand is executed.  This is different from the command!
@@ -1135,7 +1135,7 @@ Example: >
 	:augroup END
 
 This prevents having the autocommands defined twice (e.g., after sourcing the
-.vimrc file again).
+vimrc file again).
 
 ==============================================================================
 9. Executing autocommands				*autocmd-execute*
@@ -1157,7 +1157,7 @@ option will not cause any commands to be executed.
 			It's possible to use this inside an autocommand too,
 			so you can base the autocommands for one extension on
 			another extension.  Example: >
-				:au BufEnter *.cpp so ~/.vimrc_cpp
+				:au BufEnter *.cpp so ~/.config/nvim/init_cpp.vim
 				:au BufEnter *.cpp doau BufEnter x.c
 <			Be careful to avoid endless loops.  See
 			|autocmd-nested|.

runtime/doc/cmdline.txt

@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ CTRL-W		Delete the |word| before the cursor.  This depends on the
 CTRL-U		Remove all characters between the cursor position and
 		the beginning of the line.  Previous versions of vim
 		deleted all characters on the line.  If that is the
-		preferred behavior, add the following to your .vimrc: >
+		preferred behavior, add the following to your vimrc: >
 			:cnoremap <C-U> <C-E><C-U>
 <
 						*c_<Insert>* *c_Insert*
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ that take a file name.
 If you would like using <S-Tab> for CTRL-P in an xterm, put this command in
 your .cshrc: >
 	xmodmap -e "keysym Tab = Tab Find"
-And this in your .vimrc: >
+And this in your vimrc: >
 	:cmap <Esc>[1~ <C-P>
 
 ==============================================================================
@@ -823,8 +823,8 @@ These modifiers can be given, in this order:
 		precede any :r or :e.
 	:r	Root of the file name (the last extension removed).  When
 		there is only an extension (file name that starts with '.',
-		e.g., ".vimrc"), it is not removed.  Can be repeated to remove
-		several extensions (last one first).
+		e.g., ".nvimrc"), it is not removed.  Can be repeated to 
+		remove several extensions (last one first).
 	:e	Extension of the file name.  Only makes sense when used alone.
 		When there is no extension the result is empty.
 		When there is only an extension (file name that starts with

runtime/doc/debug.txt

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ Use this command to start Vim:
 >
 	valgrind --log-file=valgrind.log --leak-check=full ./vim
 
-Note: Vim will run much slower.  If your .vimrc is big or you have several
+Note: Vim will run much slower.  If your vimrc is big or you have several
 plugins you need to be patient for startup, or run with the "-u NONE"
 argument.
 

runtime/doc/diff.txt

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ make changes after loading a file, these will be included in the displayed
 diffs.  You might have to do ":diffupdate" now and then, not all changes are
 immediately taken into account.
 
-In your .vimrc file you could do something special when Vim was started in
+In your vimrc file you could do something special when Vim was started in
 diff mode.  You could use a construct like this: >
 
 	if &diff

runtime/doc/eval.txt

@@ -3441,7 +3441,7 @@ getfperm({fname})					*getfperm()*
 		If a user does not have a given permission the flag for this
 		is replaced with the string "-".  Examples: >
 			:echo getfperm("/etc/passwd")
-			:echo getfperm(expand("~/.vimrc"))
+			:echo getfperm(expand("~/.config/nvim/init.vim"))
 <		This will hopefully (from a security point of view) display
 		the string "rw-r--r--" or even "rw-------".
 
@@ -4668,10 +4668,10 @@ msgpackdump({list})				   {Nvim} *msgpackdump()*
 msgpackparse({list})				   {Nvim} *msgpackparse()*
 		Convert a |readfile()|-style list to a list of VimL objects. 
 		Example: >
-			let fname = expand('~/.nvim/shada/main.shada')
+			let fname = expand('~/.config/nvim/shada/main.shada')
 			let mpack = readfile(fname, 'b')
 			let shada_objects = msgpackparse(mpack)
-<		This will read ~/.nvim/shada/main.shada file to 
+<		This will read ~/.config/nvim/shada/main.shada file to 
 		`shada_objects` list.
 
 		Limitations:
@@ -4770,8 +4770,8 @@ pathshorten({expr})					*pathshorten()*
 		result.  The tail, the file name, is kept as-is.  The other
 		components in the path are reduced to single letters.  Leading
 		'~' and '.' characters are kept.  Example: >
-			:echo pathshorten('~/.vim/autoload/myfile.vim')
-<			~/.v/a/myfile.vim ~
+			:echo pathshorten('~/.config/nvim/autoload/file1.vim')
+<			~/.v/a/file1.vim ~
 		It doesn't matter if the path exists or not.
 
 pow({x}, {y})						*pow()*
@@ -7274,8 +7274,8 @@ like this: >
 
 When such a function is called, and it is not defined yet, Vim will search the
 "autoload" directories in 'runtimepath' for a script file called
-"filename.vim".  For example "~/.vim/autoload/filename.vim".  That file should
-then define the function like this: >
+"filename.vim".  For example "~/.config/nvim/autoload/filename.vim".  That 
+file should then define the function like this: >
 
 	function filename#funcname()
 	   echo "Done!"
@@ -9080,7 +9080,7 @@ A few options contain an expression.  When this expression is evaluated it may
 have to be done in the sandbox to avoid a security risk.  But the sandbox is
 restrictive, thus this only happens when the option was set from an insecure
 location.  Insecure in this context are:
-- sourcing a .vimrc or .exrc in the current directory
+- sourcing a .nvimrc or .exrc in the current directory
 - while executing in the sandbox
 - value coming from a modeline
 

runtime/doc/farsi.txt

@@ -122,8 +122,7 @@ o  Setting the Farsi fonts
       ':set guifont=far-a01' in the Vim window.
 
       You can have 'guifont' set to far-a01 by Vim during the Vim startup
-      by appending the ':set guifont=far-a01' into your .vimrc file
-      (in case of NT/95/98 platforms _vimrc).
+      by appending the ':set guifont=far-a01' into your vimrc file.
 
       Under the X Window environment, you can also start Vim with the
       '-fn far-a01' option.
@@ -139,7 +138,7 @@ o  Farsi Keymapping Activation
    To activate the Farsi keymapping, set either 'altkeymap' or 'fkmap'.
    This is done by entering ':set akm' or ':set fk' in the Vim window.
    You can have 'altkeymap' or 'fkmap' set as default by appending ':set akm'
-   or ':set fk' in your .vimrc file or _vimrc in case of NT/95/98 platforms.
+   or ':set fk' in your vimrc file.
 
    To turn off the Farsi keymapping as a default second language keymapping,
    reset the 'altkeymap' by entering ':set noakm'.
@@ -156,8 +155,8 @@ o  right-to-left Farsi Mode
    + While in Left-to-right mode, enter 'set rl' in the command line ('rl' is
      the abbreviation for rightleft).
 
-   + Put the 'set rl' line in your '.vimrc' file to start Vim in
-     right-to-left mode permanently.
+   + Put the 'set rl' line in your vimrc file to start Vim in right-to-left 
+     mode permanently.
 
 Encoding
 --------

runtime/doc/filetype.txt

@@ -162,8 +162,7 @@ A. If you want to overrule all default file type checks.
    1. Create your user runtime directory.  You would normally use the first
       item of the 'runtimepath' option.  Then create the directory "ftdetect"
       inside it.  Example for Unix: >
-	:!mkdir ~/.vim
-	:!mkdir ~/.vim/ftdetect
+	:!mkdir -p ~/.config/nvim/ftdetect
 <
    2. Create a file that contains an autocommand to detect the file type.
       Example: >
@@ -173,7 +172,7 @@ A. If you want to overrule all default file type checks.
       check the contents of the file to recognize it.
       Write this file as "mine.vim" in the "ftdetect" directory in your user
       runtime directory.  For example, for Unix: >
-	:w ~/.vim/ftdetect/mine.vim
+	:w ~/.config/nvim/ftdetect/mine.vim
 
 <  3. To use the new filetype detection you must restart Vim.
 
@@ -196,7 +195,7 @@ B. If you want to detect your file after the default file type checks.
 C. If your file type can be detected by the file name.
    1. Create your user runtime directory.  You would normally use the first
       item of the 'runtimepath' option.  Example for Unix: >
-	:!mkdir ~/.vim
+	:!mkdir -p ~/.config/nvim
 <
    2. Create a file that contains autocommands to detect the file type.
       Example: >
@@ -210,7 +209,7 @@ C. If your file type can be detected by the file name.
 	augroup END
 <     Write this file as "filetype.vim" in your user runtime directory.  For
       example, for Unix: >
-	:w ~/.vim/filetype.vim
+	:w ~/.config/nvim/filetype.vim
 
 <  3. To use the new filetype detection you must restart Vim.
 
@@ -224,7 +223,7 @@ D. If your filetype can only be detected by inspecting the contents of the
 
    1. Create your user runtime directory.  You would normally use the first
       item of the 'runtimepath' option.  Example for Unix: >
-	:!mkdir ~/.vim
+	:!mkdir -p ~/.config/nvim
 <
    2. Create a vim script file for doing this.  Example: >
 	if did_filetype()	" filetype already set..
@@ -238,7 +237,7 @@ D. If your filetype can only be detected by inspecting the contents of the
 <     See $VIMRUNTIME/scripts.vim for more examples.
       Write this file as "scripts.vim" in your user runtime directory.  For
       example, for Unix: >
-	:w ~/.vim/scripts.vim
+	:w ~/.config/nvim/scripts.vim
 <
    3. The detection will work right away, no need to restart Vim.
 
@@ -268,12 +267,12 @@ all loaded.  For example, if this command: >
 
 produces this output:
 
-	runtimepath=/etc/vim,~/.vim,/usr/local/share/vim/vim60 ~
+	runtimepath=/etc/vim,~/.config/nvim,/usr/local/share/vim/vim60 ~
 
 then Vim will load all plugins in these directories and below:
 
 	/etc/vim/plugin/  ~
-	~/.vim/plugin/  ~
+	~/.config/nvim/plugin/  ~
 	/usr/local/share/vim/vim60/plugin/  ~
 
 Note that the last one is the value of $VIMRUNTIME which has been expanded.
@@ -329,7 +328,7 @@ ways to change this:
 1. Add a few settings.
    You must create a new filetype plugin in a directory early in
    'runtimepath'.  For Unix, for example you could use this file: >
-	vim ~/.vim/ftplugin/fortran.vim
+	vim ~/.config/nvim/ftplugin/fortran.vim
 <  You can set those settings and mappings that you would like to add.  Note
    that the global plugin will be loaded after this, it may overrule the
    settings that you do here.  If this is the case, you need to use one of the
@@ -338,7 +337,7 @@ ways to change this:
 2. Make a copy of the plugin and change it.
    You must put the copy in a directory early in 'runtimepath'.  For Unix, for
    example, you could do this: >
-	cp $VIMRUNTIME/ftplugin/fortran.vim ~/.vim/ftplugin/fortran.vim
+	cp $VIMRUNTIME/ftplugin/fortran.vim ~/.config/nvim/ftplugin/fortran.vim
 <  Then you can edit the copied file to your liking.  Since the b:did_ftplugin
    variable will be set, the global plugin will not be loaded.
    A disadvantage of this method is that when the distributed plugin gets
@@ -347,7 +346,7 @@ ways to change this:
 3. Overrule the settings after loading the global plugin.
    You must create a new filetype plugin in a directory from the end of
    'runtimepath'.  For Unix, for example, you could use this file: >
-	vim ~/.vim/after/ftplugin/fortran.vim
+	vim ~/.config/nvim/after/ftplugin/fortran.vim
 <  In this file you can change just those settings that you want to change.
 
 ==============================================================================
@@ -376,7 +375,7 @@ Global mappings:
 			NOTE: The global mappings are accessed by sourcing the
 			ftplugin/changelog.vim file first, e.g. with >
 				runtime ftplugin/changelog.vim
-<			in your |.vimrc|.
+<			in your |init.vim|.
 <Leader>o		Switches to the ChangeLog buffer opened for the
 			current directory, or opens it in a new buffer if it
 			exists in the current directory.  Then it does the
@@ -478,7 +477,7 @@ FORTRAN							*ft-fortran-plugin*
 
 Options:
 'expandtab'	is switched on to avoid tabs as required by the Fortran
-		standards unless the user has set fortran_have_tabs in .vimrc.
+		standards unless the user has set fortran_have_tabs in vimrc.
 'textwidth'	is set to 72 for fixed source format as required by the
 		Fortran standards and to 80 for free source format.
 'formatoptions' is set to break code and comment lines and to preserve long

runtime/doc/ft_ada.txt

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ To disable them use ":unlet".  Example:
 
 You can just use ":" and type these into the command line to set these
 temporarily before loading an Ada file.  You can make these option settings
-permanent by adding the "let" command(s), without a colon, to your "~/.vimrc"
+permanent by adding the "let" command(s), without a colon, to your |init.vim|
 file.
 
 Even on a slow (90Mhz) PC this mode works quickly, but if you find the

runtime/doc/ft_sql.txt

@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ The above will also handle these cases: >
     );
 
 By default, the ftplugin only searches for CREATE statements.  You can also
-override this via your |vimrc| with the following: >
+override this via your |init.vim| with the following: >
     let g:ftplugin_sql_statements = 'create,alter'
 
 The filetype plugin defines three types of comments: >
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ you must either create:
     3.  Manual steps / commands
 
 The majority of people work with only one vendor's database product, it would
-be nice to specify a default in your |vimrc|.
+be nice to specify a default in your |init.vim|.
 
 
 2.1 SQLSetType					*sqlsettype* *SQLSetType*
@@ -273,12 +273,12 @@ This will echo: >
 -----------------------
 As mentioned earlier, the default syntax rules for Vim is based on Oracle
 (PL/SQL).  You can override this default by placing one of the following in
-your |vimrc|: >
+your |init.vim|: >
     let g:sql_type_default = 'sqlanywhere'
     let g:sql_type_default = 'sqlinformix'
     let g:sql_type_default = 'mysql'
 
-If you added the following to your |vimrc|: >
+If you added the following to your |init.vim|: >
     let g:sql_type_default = 'sqlinformix'
 
 The next time edit a SQL file the following scripts will be automatically
@@ -304,11 +304,8 @@ To help identify these scripts, try to create the files with a "sql" prefix.
 If you decide you wish to create customizations for the SQLite database, you
 can create any of the following: >
     Unix
-	~/.vim/syntax/sqlite.vim
-	~/.vim/indent/sqlite.vim
-    Windows
-	$VIM/vimfiles/syntax/sqlite.vim
-	$VIM/vimfiles/indent/sqlite.vim
+	~/.config/nvim/syntax/sqlite.vim
+	~/.config/nvim/indent/sqlite.vim
 
 No changes are necessary to the SQLSetType function.  It will automatically
 pickup the new SQL files and load them when you issue the SQLSetType command.
@@ -341,8 +338,8 @@ The defaults static maps are: >
     imap <buffer> <C-C>T <C-\><C-O>:call sqlcomplete#Map('sqlType')<CR><C-X><C-O>
     imap <buffer> <C-C>s <C-\><C-O>:call sqlcomplete#Map('sqlStatement')<CR><C-X><C-O>
 
-The use of "<C-C>" can be user chosen by using the following in your |.vimrc| as it 
-may not work properly on all platforms: >
+The use of "<C-C>" can be user chosen by using the following in your 
+|init.vim| as it may not work properly on all platforms: >
     let g:ftplugin_sql_omni_key = '<C-C>'
 >
 The static maps (which are based on the syntax highlight groups) follow this
@@ -440,7 +437,7 @@ the space bar):
 			   - This allows you to quickly drill down into a
 			     table to view its columns and back again.
 			   - <Right> and <Left> can be also be chosen via
-			     your |.vimrc| >
+			     your |init.vim| >
                                 let g:ftplugin_sql_omni_key_right = '<Right>'
                                 let g:ftplugin_sql_omni_key_left  = '<Left>'
 
@@ -604,7 +601,7 @@ database.
 ----------------------------
 
 The SQL completion plugin can be customized through various options set in
-your |vimrc|: >
+your |init.vim|: >
     omni_sql_no_default_maps
 <       - Default: This variable is not defined
 	- If this variable is defined, no maps are created for OMNI
@@ -723,7 +720,7 @@ will be specifying different syntax highlight groups.
 
 If you do not wish the default maps created or the key choices do not work on
 your platform (often a case on *nix) you define the following variable in
-your |vimrc|: >
+your |init.vim|: >
     let g:omni_sql_no_default_maps = 1
 
 Do no edit ftplugin/sql.vim directly!  If you change this file your changes

runtime/doc/gui.txt

@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ How to start the GUI depends on the system used.  Mostly you can run the
 GUI version of Vim with:
     gvim [options] [files...]
 
-			*gui-init* *gvimrc* *.gvimrc* *_gvimrc* *$MYGVIMRC*
+				*ginit.vim* *gui-init* *gvimrc* *$MYGVIMRC*
 The gvimrc file is where GUI-specific startup commands should be placed.  It
-is always sourced after the |vimrc| file.  If you have one then the $MYGVIMRC
-environment variable has its name.
+is always sourced after the |init.vim| file.  If you have one then the 
+$MYGVIMRC environment variable has its name.
 
 When the GUI starts up initializations are carried out, in this order:
 - The 'term' option is set to "builtin_gui" and terminal options are reset to
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ When the GUI starts up initializations are carried out, in this order:
   see |$VIMRUNTIME|.  To skip loading the system menu include 'M' in
   'guioptions'.				*buffers-menu* *no_buffers_menu*
   The system menu file includes a "Buffers" menu.  If you don't want this, set
-  the "no_buffers_menu" variable in your .vimrc (not .gvimrc!): >
+  the "no_buffers_menu" variable in your init.vim (not ginit.vim!): >
 	:let no_buffers_menu = 1
 < NOTE: Switching on syntax highlighting also loads the menu file, thus
   disabling the Buffers menu must be done before ":syntax on".
@@ -51,29 +51,26 @@ When the GUI starts up initializations are carried out, in this order:
   initializations are skipped.  When {gvimrc} is "NONE" no file will be read
   for initializations.
 - For Unix and MS-Windows, if the system gvimrc exists, it is sourced.  The
-  name of this file is normally "$VIM/gvimrc".  You can check this with
+  name of this file is normally "$VIM/ginit.vim".  You can check this with
   ":version".  Also see |$VIM|.
 - The following are tried, and only the first one that exists is used:
   - If the GVIMINIT environment variable exists and is not empty, it is
     executed as an Ex command.
   - If the user gvimrc file exists, it is sourced.  The name of this file is
-    normally "$HOME/.gvimrc".  You can check this with ":version".
-  - For Win32, when $HOME is not set, "$VIM\_gvimrc" is used.
-  - When a "_gvimrc" file is not found, ".gvimrc" is tried too.  And vice
-    versa.
+    normally "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/nvim/ginit.vim" ($XDG_CONFIG_HOME defaults to 
+    ~/.config).
   The name of the first file found is stored in $MYGVIMRC, unless it was
   already set.
-- If the 'exrc' option is set (which is NOT the default) the file ./.gvimrc
+- If the 'exrc' option is set (which is NOT the default) the file ./.ngvimrc
   is sourced, if it exists and isn't the same file as the system or user
   gvimrc file.  If this file is not owned by you, some security restrictions
-  apply.  When ".gvimrc" is not found, "_gvimrc" is tried too.  For Macintosh
-  and DOS/Win32 "_gvimrc" is tried first.
+  apply.  When ".ngvimrc" is not found, "_ngvimrc" is tried too.
 
 NOTE: All but the first one are not carried out if Vim was started with
 "-u NONE" and no "-U" argument was given, or when started with "-U NONE".
 
 All this happens AFTER the normal Vim initializations, like reading your
-.vimrc file.  See |initialization|.
+vimrc file.  See |initialization|.
 But the GUI window is only opened after all the initializations have been
 carried out.  If you want some commands to be executed just after opening the
 GUI window, use the |GUIEnter| autocommand event.  Example: >
@@ -84,9 +81,8 @@ and initialize other things that you may want to set up differently from the
 terminal version.
 
 Recommended place for your personal GUI initializations:
-	Unix		    $HOME/.gvimrc or $HOME/.vim/gvimrc
-	MS-DOS and Win32    $HOME/_gvimrc, $HOME/vimfiles/gvimrc
-			    or $VIM/_gvimrc
+	Unix		$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/.config/nvim/ginit.vim
+			(default for $XDG_CONFIG_HOME is ~/.config)
 
 The personal initialization files are searched in the order specified above
 and only the first one that is found is read.
@@ -464,7 +460,7 @@ The default menus are read from the file "$VIMRUNTIME/menu.vim".  See
 Starting off with the default set is a good idea.  You can add more items, or,
 if you don't like the defaults at all, start with removing all menus
 |:unmenu-all|.  You can also avoid the default menus being loaded by adding
-this line to your .vimrc file (NOT your .gvimrc file!): >
+this line to your vimrc file (NOT your gvimrc file!): >
 	:let did_install_default_menus = 1
 If you also want to avoid the Syntax menu: >
 	:let did_install_syntax_menu = 1
@@ -479,7 +475,7 @@ Although this documentation is in the GUI section, you can actually use menus
 in console mode too.  You will have to load |menu.vim| explicitly then, it is
 not done by default.  You can use the |:emenu| command and command-line
 completion with 'wildmenu' to access the menu entries almost like a real menu
-system.  To do this, put these commands in your .vimrc file: >
+system.  To do this, put these commands in your vimrc file: >
 	:source $VIMRUNTIME/menu.vim
 	:set wildmenu
 	:set cpo-=<

runtime/doc/helphelp.txt

@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ When referring to a Vim option in the help file, place the option name between
 two single quotes, eg. 'statusline'
 
 When referring to any other technical term, such as a filename or function
-parameter, surround it in backticks (`), eg. `~/.path/to/nvimrc`.
+parameter, surround it in backticks (`), eg. `~/.path/to/init.vim`.
 
 
 HIGHLIGHTING

runtime/doc/if_cscop.txt

@@ -241,8 +241,8 @@ through your tags file(s).
 3. Cscope options					*cscope-options*
 
 Use the |:set| command to set all cscope options.  Ideally, you would do
-this in one of your startup files (e.g., .vimrc).  Some cscope related
-variables are only valid within |.vimrc|.  Setting them after vim has
+this in one of your startup files (e.g., vimrc).  Some cscope related
+variables are only valid within |init.vim|.  Setting them after vim has
 started will have no effect!
 
 							*cscopeprg* *csprg*
@@ -292,10 +292,10 @@ Examples: >
 						*cscopeverbose* *csverb*
 If 'cscopeverbose' is not set (the default), messages will not be printed
 indicating success or failure when adding a cscope database.  Ideally, you
-should reset this option in your |.vimrc| before adding any cscope databases,
-and after adding them, set it.  From then on, when you add more databases
-within Vim, you will get a (hopefully) useful message should the database fail
-to be added.  Examples: >
+should reset this option in your |init.vim| before adding any cscope 
+databases, and after adding them, set it.  From then on, when you add more 
+databases within Vim, you will get a (hopefully) useful message should the 
+database fail to be added.  Examples: >
 	:set csverb
 	:set nocsverb
 <
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ refer to the cscope man page for more details.
 
 Assuming you have a cscope database, you need to "add" the database to Vim.
 This establishes a cscope "connection" and makes it available for Vim to use.
-You can do this in your .vimrc file, or you can do it manually after starting
+You can do this in your vimrc file, or you can do it manually after starting
 vim.  For example, to add the cscope database "cscope.out", you would do:
 
 	:cs add cscope.out
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ is not configurable (e.g., you can't do a tselect instead).
 ==============================================================================
 6. Suggested usage					*cscope-suggestions*
 
-Put these entries in your .vimrc (adjust the pathname accordingly to your
+Put these entries in your vimrc (adjust the pathname accordingly to your
 setup): >
 
 	if has("cscope")

runtime/doc/indent.txt

@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ also left unindented because continue statements are also used for purposes
 other than ending a do loop.  Programs such as Tidy can convert structured
 do/continue loops to the do/enddo form.  Do loops of the do/enddo variety can
 be indented.  If you use only structured loops of the do/enddo form, you should
-declare this by setting the fortran_do_enddo variable in your .vimrc as
+declare this by setting the fortran_do_enddo variable in your vimrc as
 follows >
 
    let fortran_do_enddo=1
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ The indenting of program units (subroutines, functions, modules, and program
 blocks) is enabled by default but can be suppressed if a lighter, screen-width
 preserving indent style is desired.  To suppress the indenting of program
 units for all fortran files set the global fortran_indent_less variable in
-your .vimrc as follows >
+your vimrc as follows >
 
   let fortran_indent_less=1
 
@@ -969,7 +969,7 @@ VERILOG							*ft-verilog-indent*
 General block statements such as if, for, case, always, initial, function,
 specify and begin, etc., are indented.  The module block statements (first
 level blocks) are not indented by default.  you can turn on the indent with
-setting a variable in the .vimrc as follows: >
+setting a variable in the vimrc as follows: >
 
   let b:verilog_indent_modules = 1
 
@@ -1017,7 +1017,7 @@ To turn this off, add >
 
   let g:vhdl_indent_genportmap = 0
 
-to the .vimrc file, which causes the previous alignment example to change: >
+to the vimrc file, which causes the previous alignment example to change: >
 
   ENTITY sync IS
   PORT (
@@ -1041,7 +1041,7 @@ To turn this off, add >
 
   let g:vhdl_indent_rhsassign = 0
 
-to the .vimrc file, which causes the previous alignment example to change: >
+to the vimrc file, which causes the previous alignment example to change: >
 
   sig_out <= (bus_a(1) AND
     (sig_b OR sig_c)) OR

runtime/doc/insert.txt

@@ -1257,9 +1257,9 @@ A compiled .exe for MS-Windows can be found at:
 
 If you want to complete system functions you can do something like this.  Use
 ctags to generate a tags file for all the system header files: >
-	% ctags -R -f ~/.vim/systags /usr/include /usr/local/include
+	% ctags -R -f ~/.config/nvim/systags /usr/include /usr/local/include
 In your vimrc file add this tags file to the 'tags' option: >
-	set tags+=~/.vim/systags
+	set tags+=~/.config/nvim/systags
 
 When using CTRL-X CTRL-O after a name without any "." or "->" it is completed
 from the tags file directly.  This works for any identifier, also function
@@ -1459,7 +1459,7 @@ minimal language-sensitive completion.
 To enable syntax code completion you can run: >
     setlocal omnifunc=syntaxcomplete#Complete
 
-You can automate this by placing the following in your |.vimrc| (after any
+You can automate this by placing the following in your |init.vim| (after any
 ":filetype" command): >
     if has("autocmd") && exists("+omnifunc")
 	autocmd Filetype *

runtime/doc/map.txt

@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ last defined.  Example: >
 
 	:verbose map <C-W>*
 	n  <C-W>*      * <C-W><C-S>*
-		Last set from /home/abcd/.vimrc
+		Last set from ~/.config/nvim/init.vim
 
 See |:verbose-cmd| for more information.
 

runtime/doc/mbyte.txt

@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ To use a locale in Vim only, use the |:language| command: >
 
 	:language ko
 
-Put this in your ~/.vimrc file to use it always.
+Put this in your |init.vim| file to use it always.
 
 Or specify $LANG when starting Vim:
 
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ that works well you can use this command to see its name: >
 
 	:set guifont
 
-Then add a command to your |gvimrc| file to set 'guifont': >
+Then add a command to your |ginit.vim| file to set 'guifont': >
 
 	:set guifont=courier_new:h12
 
@@ -928,7 +928,7 @@ Cursor color when IME or XIM is on				*CursorIM*
     This works in the same way when using XIM.
 
     You can select cursor color when status is on by using highlight group
-    CursorIM.  For example, add these lines to your |gvimrc|: >
+    CursorIM.  For example, add these lines to your |ginit.vim|: >
 
 	if has('multi_byte_ime')
 	    highlight Cursor guifg=NONE guibg=Green

runtime/doc/message.txt

@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ there is no different error message for that.
   Command not allowed from exrc/vimrc in current dir or tag search
 
 Some commands are not allowed for security reasons.  These commands mostly
-come from a .exrc or .vimrc file in the current directory, or from a tags
+come from a .exrc or .nvimrc file in the current directory, or from a tags
 file.  Also see 'secure'.
 
 							*E74*  >

runtime/doc/mlang.txt

@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ If you find a menu translation file for your language with a different name,
 create a file in your own runtime directory to load that one.  The name of
 that file could be: >
 
-	~/.vim/lang/menu_<v:lang>.vim
+	~/.config/nvim/lang/menu_<v:lang>.vim
 
 Check the 'runtimepath' option for directories which are searched.  In that
 file put a command to load the menu file with the other name: >

runtime/doc/nvim_from_vim.txt

@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@ good.
 To start the transition, link your previous configuration so Nvim can use
 it:
 >
-    ln -s ~/.vimrc ~/.nvimrc
-    ln -s ~/.vim ~/.nvim
+    mkdir -p ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:=$HOME/.config}
+    ln -s ~/.vim $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/nvim
+    ln -s ~/.vimrc $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/nvim/init.vim
 <
 See |nvim-intro|, especially |nvim-python| and |nvim-clipboard|, for
 additional software you might need to install to use all of Nvim's features.

runtime/doc/options.txt

@@ -775,12 +775,12 @@ A jump table for the options with a short description can be found at |Q_op|.
 	in other cases Vim might not be able to guess the right value.
 
 	When starting the GUI, the default value for 'background' will be
-	"light".  When the value is not set in the .gvimrc, and Vim detects
+	"light".  When the value is not set in the gvimrc, and Vim detects
 	that the background is actually quite dark, 'background' is set to
-	"dark".  But this happens only AFTER the .gvimrc file has been read
+	"dark".  But this happens only AFTER the gvimrc file has been read
 	(because the window needs to be opened to find the actual background
 	color).  To get around this, force the GUI window to be opened by
-	putting a ":gui" command in the .gvimrc file, before where the value
+	putting a ":gui" command in the gvimrc file, before where the value
 	of 'background' is used (e.g., before ":syntax on").
 
 	For MS-DOS and Windows the default is "dark".
@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@ A jump table for the options with a short description can be found at |Q_op|.
 	"screen.linux", "cygwin" or "putty", or $COLORFGBG suggests a dark
 	background.  Otherwise the default is "light".
 
-	Normally this option would be set in the .vimrc file.  Possibly
+	Normally this option would be set in the vimrc file.  Possibly
 	depending on the terminal name.  Example: >
 		:if &term == "pcterm"
 		:  set background=dark
@@ -901,8 +901,7 @@ A jump table for the options with a short description can be found at |Q_op|.
 	again not rename the file.
 
 						*'backupdir'* *'bdir'*
-'backupdir' 'bdir'	string	(default for MS-DOS and Win32: ".,$TEMP,c:/tmp,c:/temp",
-				 for Unix: ".,~/tmp,~/")
+'backupdir' 'bdir'	string	(default "$XDG_DATA_HOME/nvim/backup")
 			global
 	List of directories for the backup file, separated with commas.
 	- The backup file will be created in the first directory in the list
@@ -1479,7 +1478,7 @@ A jump table for the options with a short description can be found at |Q_op|.
 	initialization and does not have to be set by hand.
 	When Vim is running in the GUI or in a resizable window, setting this
 	option will cause the window size to be changed.  When you only want
-	to use the size for the GUI, put the command in your |gvimrc| file.
+	to use the size for the GUI, put the command in your |ginit.vim| file.
 	When you set this option and Vim is unable to change the physical
 	number of columns of the display, the display may be messed up.  For
 	the GUI it is always possible and Vim limits the number of columns to
@@ -2130,8 +2129,7 @@ A jump table for the options with a short description can be found at |Q_op|.
 	{char2}.  See |digraphs|.
 
 						*'directory'* *'dir'*
-'directory' 'dir'	string	(default for MS-DOS and Win32: ".,$TEMP,c:\tmp,c:\temp",
-				 for Unix: ".,~/tmp,/var/tmp,/tmp")
+'directory' 'dir'	string	(default "$XDG_DATA_HOME/nvim/swap//")
 			global
 	List of directory names for the swap file, separated with commas.
 	- The swap file will be created in the first directory where this is
@@ -2351,11 +2349,11 @@ A jump table for the options with a short description can be found at |Q_op|.
 					*'exrc'* *'ex'* *'noexrc'* *'noex'*
 'exrc' 'ex'		boolean (default off)
 			global
-	Enables the reading of .vimrc, .exrc and .gvimrc in the current
+	Enables the reading of .nvimrc, .exrc and .ngvimrc in the current
 	directory.  If you switch this option on you should also consider
 	setting the 'secure' option (see |initialization|).  Using a local
-	.exrc, .vimrc or .gvimrc is a potential security leak, use with care!
-	also see |.vimrc| and |gui-init|.
+	.exrc, .nvimrc or .ngvimrc is a potential security leak, use with care!
+	also see |init.vim| and |gui-init|.
 	This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
 	security reasons.
 
@@ -2531,7 +2529,7 @@ A jump table for the options with a short description can be found at |Q_op|.
 	When 'binary' is set, the value of 'fileformats' is not used.
 
 	Note that when Vim starts up with an empty buffer this option is not
-	used.  Set 'fileformat' in your .vimrc instead.
+	used.  Set 'fileformat' in your vimrc instead.
 
 	For systems with a Dos-like <EOL> (<CR><NL>), when reading files that
 	are ":source"ed and for vimrc files, automatic <EOL> detection may be
@@ -3211,7 +3209,7 @@ A jump table for the options with a short description can be found at |Q_op|.
 	  'm'	Menu bar is present.
 								*'go-M'*
 	  'M'	The system menu "$VIMRUNTIME/menu.vim" is not sourced.  Note
-		that this flag must be added in the .vimrc file, before
+		that this flag must be added in the vimrc file, before
 		switching on syntax or filetype recognition (when the |gvimrc|
 		file is sourced the system menu has already been loaded; the
 		":syntax on" and ":filetype on" commands load the menu too).
@@ -3835,8 +3833,8 @@ A jump table for the options with a short description can be found at |Q_op|.
 	option.
 	Careful: If you change this option, it might break expanding
 	environment variables.  E.g., when '/' is included and Vim tries to
-	expand "$HOME/.nvim/shada/main.shada".  Maybe you should change 
-	'iskeyword' instead.
+	expand "$HOME/.local/share/nvim/shada/main.shada".  Maybe you should 
+	change 'iskeyword' instead.
 
 						*'iskeyword'* *'isk'*
 'iskeyword' 'isk'	string (Vim default for
@@ -4670,7 +4668,7 @@ A jump table for the options with a short description can be found at |Q_op|.
 	being set.  The same is true for a terminal where Vim handles the
 	mouse clicks itself.
 	This option is reset when starting the GUI.  Thus if you set it in
-	your .vimrc it will work in a terminal, but not in the GUI.  Setting
+	your vimrc it will work in a terminal, but not in the GUI.  Setting
 	'paste' in the GUI has side effects: e.g., the Paste toolbar button
 	will no longer work in Insert mode, because it uses a mapping.
 	When the 'paste' option is switched on (also when it was already on):
@@ -5010,7 +5008,7 @@ A jump table for the options with a short description can be found at |Q_op|.
 	happens when executing external commands.
 
 	For non-Windows Vim: You can set or reset the 't_ti' and 't_te'
-	options in your .vimrc.  To disable restoring:
+	options in your vimrc.  To disable restoring:
 		set t_ti= t_te=
 	To enable restoring (for an xterm):
 		set t_ti=^[7^[[r^[[?47h t_te=^[[?47l^[8
@@ -5090,14 +5088,23 @@ A jump table for the options with a short description can be found at |Q_op|.
 <
 				*'runtimepath'* *'rtp'* *vimfiles*
 'runtimepath' 'rtp'	string	(default:
-					Unix: "$HOME/.vim,
-						$VIM/vimfiles,
+					Unix: "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/nvim,
+					       $XDG_CONFIG_DIRS[1]/nvim,
+					       $XDG_CONFIG_DIRS[2]/nvim,
+					       …
+					       $XDG_DATA_HOME/nvim,
+					       $XDG_DATA_DIRS[1]/nvim/site,
+					       $XDG_DATA_DIRS[2]/nvim/site,
+					       …
 					       $VIMRUNTIME,
-						$VIM/vimfiles/after,
-						$HOME/.vim/after"
-					Macintosh: "$VIM:vimfiles,
-						$VIMRUNTIME,
-						$VIM:vimfiles:after")
+					       …
+					       $XDG_DATA_DIRS[2]/nvim/site/after,
+					       $XDG_DATA_DIRS[1]/nvim/site/after,
+					       $XDG_DATA_HOME/nvim/after,
+					       …
+					       $XDG_CONFIG_DIRS[2]/nvim/after,
+					       $XDG_CONFIG_DIRS[1]/nvim/after,
+					       $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/nvim/after")
 			global
 	This is a list of directories which will be searched for runtime
 	files:
@@ -5120,18 +5127,23 @@ A jump table for the options with a short description can be found at |Q_op|.
 
 	And any other file searched for with the |:runtime| command.
 
-	The defaults for most systems are setup to search five locations:
-	1. In your home directory, for your personal preferences.
-	2. In a system-wide Vim directory, for preferences from the system
-	   administrator.
-	3. In $VIMRUNTIME, for files distributed with Vim.
+	The defaults for most systems are setup to search these locations:
+	1. In your home directory (XDG_CONFIG_HOME defaults to $HOME/.config), 
+	   for your personal preferences.
+	2. In directories which must contain configuration files according to 
+	   XDG ($XDG_CONFIG_DIRS).  This also contains preferences from system 
+	   administrator (XDG_CONFIG_DIRS defaults to /etc/xdg).
+	3. In data home directory, for plugins installed by user.
+	4. In nvim/site subdirectories for each directory in $XDG_DATA_DIRS.  
+	   This is for plugins which were installed by system administrator, 
+	   but are not part of the Neovim distribution. XDG_DATA_DIRS defaults 
+	   to /usr/local/share/:/usr/share/, so system administrators are 
+	   expected to install site plugins to /usr/share/nvim/site.
+	5. In $VIMRUNTIME, for files distributed with Neovim.
 							*after-directory*
-	4. In the "after" directory in the system-wide Vim directory.  This is
-	   for the system administrator to overrule or add to the distributed
-	   defaults (rarely needed)
-	5. In the "after" directory in your home directory.  This is for
-	   personal preferences to overrule or add to the distributed defaults
-	   or system-wide settings (rarely needed).
+	6, 7, 8, 9. In after/ subdirectories of 1, 2, 3 and 4, with reverse 
+	   ordering.  This is for preferences to overrule or add to the 
+	   distributed defaults or system-wide settings (rarely needed).
 
 	Note that, unlike 'path', no wildcards like "**" are allowed.  Normal
 	wildcards are allowed, but can significantly slow down searching for
@@ -5240,12 +5252,12 @@ A jump table for the options with a short description can be found at |Q_op|.
 'secure'		boolean	(default off)
 			global
 	When on, ":autocmd", shell and write commands are not allowed in
-	".vimrc" and ".exrc" in the current directory and map commands are
+	".nvimrc" and ".exrc" in the current directory and map commands are
 	displayed.  Switch it off only if you know that you will not run into
 	problems, or when the 'exrc' option is off.  On Unix this option is
-	only used if the ".vimrc" or ".exrc" is not owned by you.  This can be
+	only used if the ".nvimrc" or ".exrc" is not owned by you.  This can be
 	dangerous if the systems allows users to do a "chown".  You better set
-	'secure' at the end of your ~/.vimrc then.
+	'secure' at the end of your |init.vim| then.
 	This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
 	security reasons.
 
@@ -5502,7 +5514,7 @@ A jump table for the options with a short description can be found at |Q_op|.
 	default becomes "2>&1| tee".  This means that stderr is also included.
 	Before using the 'shell' option a path is removed, thus "/bin/sh" uses
 	"sh".
-	The initialization of this option is done after reading the ".vimrc"
+	The initialization of this option is done after reading the vimrc
 	and the other initializations, so that when the 'shell' option is set
 	there, the 'shellpipe' option changes automatically, unless it was
 	explicitly set before.
@@ -5548,7 +5560,7 @@ A jump table for the options with a short description can be found at |Q_op|.
 	For Win32, the Unix checks are done and additionally "cmd" is checked
 	for, which makes the default ">%s 2>&1".  Also, the same names with
 	".exe" appended are checked for.
-	The initialization of this option is done after reading the ".vimrc"
+	The initialization of this option is done after reading the vimrc
 	and the other initializations, so that when the 'shell' option is set
 	there, the 'shellredir' option changes automatically unless it was
 	explicitly set before.
@@ -6023,7 +6035,7 @@ A jump table for the options with a short description can be found at |Q_op|.
 
 	Only one of "best", "double" or "fast" may be used.  The others may
 	appear several times in any order.  Example: >
-		:set sps=file:~/.vim/sugg,best,expr:MySuggest()
+		:set sps=file:~/.config/nvim/sugg,best,expr:MySuggest()
 <
 	This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
 	security reasons.
@@ -6198,7 +6210,7 @@ A jump table for the options with a short description can be found at |Q_op|.
 
 	Watch out for errors in expressions.  They may render Vim unusable!
 	If you are stuck, hold down ':' or 'Q' to get a prompt, then quit and
-	edit your .vimrc or whatever with "vim -u NONE" to get it right.
+	edit your vimrc or whatever with "vim -u NONE" to get it right.
 
 	Examples:
 	Emulate standard status line with 'ruler' set >
@@ -6804,8 +6816,7 @@ A jump table for the options with a short description can be found at |Q_op|.
 	displayed when 'verbosefile' is set.
 
 						*'viewdir'* *'vdir'*
-'viewdir' 'vdir'	string	(default for MS-DOS and Win32: "$VIM/vimfiles/view",
-				 for Unix: "~/.vim/view")
+'viewdir' 'vdir'	string	(default: "$XDG_DATA_HOME/nvim/view")
 			global
 			{not available when compiled without the |+mksession|
 			feature}

runtime/doc/pi_spec.txt

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Setting a map					*spec-setting-a-map*
 As you should know, you can easily set a map to access any Vim command (or
 anything, for that matter).  If you don't like the default map of
 <LocalLeader>c, you may just set up your own key.  The following line
-shows you how you could do this in your .vimrc file, mapping the plugin to
+shows you how you could do this in your vimrc file, mapping the plugin to
 the <F5> key:
 
 	au FileType spec map <buffer> <F5> <Plug>SpecChangelog
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ The format string				*spec_chglog_format*
 -----------------
 
 You can easily customize how your spec file entry will look like.  To do
-this just set the variable "spec_chglog_format" in your .vimrc file like
+this just set the variable "spec_chglog_format" in your vimrc file like
 this: >
 
 	let spec_chglog_format = "%a %b %d %Y My Name <my@email.com>"
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ that it may control if the release has been updated after the last
 change in the package or not.  If you have not updated the package
 version or release, it will ask you if it should update the package
 release for you.  To turn this feature on, just insert the following
-code in your .vimrc: >
+code in your vimrc: >
 
 	let spec_chglog_release_info = 1
 

runtime/doc/quickfix.txt

@@ -1277,7 +1277,7 @@ Jikes(TM), a source-to-bytecode Java compiler published by IBM Research,
 produces simple multi-line error messages.
 
 An 'errorformat' string matching the produced messages is shown below.
-The following lines can be placed in the user's |vimrc| to overwrite Vim's
+The following lines can be placed in the user's |init.vim| to overwrite Vim's
 recognized default formats, or see |:set+=| how to install this format
 additionally to the default. >
 

runtime/doc/quickref.txt

@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ In Insert or Command-line mode:
 				     settings to [file] (default: ".exrc";
 				     use ! to overwrite)
 |:mkvimrc|   :mkv[imrc][!] [file]
-				  same as ":mkexrc", but with default ".vimrc"
+				  same as :mkexrc, but with default ".nvimrc"
 |:mksession| :mks[ession][!] [file]
 				  like ":mkvimrc", but store current files,
 				     windows, etc. too, to be able to continue
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ Short explanation of each option:		*option-list*
 'esckeys'	  'ek'	    recognize function keys in Insert mode
 'eventignore'	  'ei'	    autocommand events that are ignored
 'expandtab'	  'et'	    use spaces when <Tab> is inserted
-'exrc'		  'ex'	    read .vimrc and .exrc in the current directory
+'exrc'		  'ex'	    read .nvimrc and .exrc in the current directory
 'fileencoding'	  'fenc'    file encoding for multi-byte text
 'fileencodings'   'fencs'   automatically detected character encodings
 'fileformat'	  'ff'	    file format used for file I/O

runtime/doc/quotes.txt

@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ Colon, USA)
 VIM is a joy to use, it is so well thought and practical that I wonder why
 anybody would use visual development tools.  VIM is powerful and elegant, it
 looks deceptively simple but is almost as complex as a 747 (especially when I
-look at my growing .vimrc), keep up that wonderful job, VIM is a centerpiece
+look at my growing vimrc), keep up that wonderful job, VIM is a centerpiece
 of the free software world.  (Louis-David Mitterand, USA)
 
 I cannot believe how great it is to use VIM.  I think the guys at work are

runtime/doc/recover.txt

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ Disadvantages:
   message.
 
 If you want to put swap files in a fixed place, put a command resembling the
-following ones in your .vimrc:
+following ones in your vimrc:
 	:set dir=~/tmp		(for Unix)
 	:set dir=c:\\tmp	(for MS-DOS and Win32)
 This is also very handy when editing files on floppy.  Of course you will have

runtime/doc/remote_plugin.txt

@@ -93,8 +93,9 @@ approach with |rpcnotify()|, meaning return values or exceptions raised in the
 handler function are ignored.
 
 To test the above plugin, it must be saved in "rplugin/python" in a
-'runtimepath' directory (~/.nvim/rplugin/python/limit.py for example). Then,
-the remote plugin manifest must be generated with `:UpdateRemotePlugins`.
+'runtimepath' directory (~/.config/nvim/rplugin/python/limit.py for example). 
+Then, the remote plugin manifest must be generated with 
+`:UpdateRemotePlugins`.
 
 ==============================================================================
 4. Remote plugin manifest			    *remote-plugin-manifest*

runtime/doc/repeat.txt

@@ -274,8 +274,8 @@ nested as deep as the number of files that can be opened at one time (about
 You can use the "<sfile>" string (literally, this is not a special key) inside
 of the sourced file, in places where a file name is expected.  It will be
 replaced by the file name of the sourced file.  For example, if you have a
-"other.vimrc" file in the same directory as your ".vimrc" file, you can source
-it from your ".vimrc" file with this command: >
+"other.vimrc" file in the same directory as your |init.vim| file, you can 
+source it from your |init.vim| file with this command: >
 	:source <sfile>:h/other.vimrc
 
 In script files terminal-dependent key codes are represented by
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ DEFINING BREAKPOINTS
 
 :breaka[dd] file [lnum] {name}
 		Set a breakpoint in a sourced file.  Example: >
-			:breakadd file 43 .vimrc
+			:breakadd file 43 init.vim
 
 :breaka[dd] here
 		Set a breakpoint in the current line of the current file.

runtime/doc/spell.txt

@@ -307,26 +307,26 @@ Exceptions:
   spell file is used.
 
 For example, with these values:
-	'runtimepath' is "~/.vim,/usr/share/vim70,~/.vim/after"
+	'runtimepath' is "~/.config/nvim,/usr/share/vim70,~/.config/nvim/after"
 	'encoding'    is "iso-8859-2"
 	'spelllang'   is "pl"
 
 Vim will look for:
-1. ~/.vim/spell/pl.iso-8859-2.spl
+1. ~/.config/nvim/spell/pl.iso-8859-2.spl
 2. /usr/share/vim70/spell/pl.iso-8859-2.spl
-3. ~/.vim/spell/pl.iso-8859-2.add.spl
+3. ~/.config/nvim/spell/pl.iso-8859-2.add.spl
 4. /usr/share/vim70/spell/pl.iso-8859-2.add.spl
-5. ~/.vim/after/spell/pl.iso-8859-2.add.spl
+5. ~/.config/nvim/after/spell/pl.iso-8859-2.add.spl
 
 This assumes 1. is not found and 2. is found.
 
 If 'encoding' is "latin1" Vim will look for:
-1. ~/.vim/spell/pl.latin1.spl
+1. ~/.config/nvim/spell/pl.latin1.spl
 2. /usr/share/vim70/spell/pl.latin1.spl
-3. ~/.vim/after/spell/pl.latin1.spl
-4. ~/.vim/spell/pl.ascii.spl
+3. ~/.config/nvim/after/spell/pl.latin1.spl
+4. ~/.config/nvim/spell/pl.ascii.spl
 5. /usr/share/vim70/spell/pl.ascii.spl
-6. ~/.vim/after/spell/pl.ascii.spl
+6. ~/.config/nvim/after/spell/pl.ascii.spl
 
 This assumes none of them are found (Polish doesn't make sense when leaving
 out the non-ASCII characters).

runtime/doc/starting.txt

@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ argument.
 --startuptime {fname}					*--startuptime*
 		During startup write timing messages to the file {fname}.
 		This can be used to find out where time is spent while loading
-		your .vimrc, plugins and opening the first file.
+		your |init.vim|, plugins and opening the first file.
 		When {fname} already exists new messages are appended.
 		(Only available when compiled with the |+startuptime|
 		feature).
@@ -232,8 +232,8 @@ argument.
 -b		Binary mode.  File I/O will only recognize <NL> to separate
 		lines.  The 'expandtab' option will be reset.  The 'textwidth'
 		option is set to 0.  'modeline' is reset.  The 'binary' option
-		is set.  This is done after reading the vimrc/exrc files but
-		before reading any file in the arglist.  See also
+		is set.  This is done after reading the init.vim/exrc files 
+		but before reading any file in the arglist.  See also
 		|edit-binary|.
 
 							*-l*
@@ -312,11 +312,11 @@ argument.
 		be used to start Vim in a special mode, with special
 		mappings and settings.  A shell alias can be used to make
 		this easy to use.  For example: >
-			alias vimc vim -u ~/.c_vimrc !*
+			alias vimc vim -u ~/.config/nvim/c_init.vim !*
 <		Also consider using autocommands; see |autocommand|.
 		When {vimrc} is equal to "NONE" (all uppercase), all
 		initializations from files and environment variables are
-		skipped, including reading the |gvimrc| file when the GUI
+		skipped, including reading the |ginit.vim| file when the GUI
 		starts.  Loading plugins is also skipped.
 		When {vimrc} is equal to "NORC" (all uppercase), this has the
 		same effect as "NONE", but loading plugins is not skipped.
@@ -373,24 +373,24 @@ accordingly.  Vim proceeds in this order:
 3. Execute Ex commands, from environment variables and/or files
 	An environment variable is read as one Ex command line, where multiple
 	commands must be separated with '|' or "<NL>".
-								*vimrc* *exrc*
+						    *init.vim* *vimrc* *exrc*
 	A file that contains initialization commands is called a "vimrc" file.
 	Each line in a vimrc file is executed as an Ex command line.  It is
 	sometimes also referred to as "exrc" file.  They are the same type of
 	file, but "exrc" is what Vi always used, "vimrc" is a Vim specific
-	name.  Also see |vimrc-intro|.
+	name, "init.vim" is Neovim specific location for vimrc file.  Also see 
+	|vimrc-intro|.
 
 	Places for your personal initializations:
-		Unix		$HOME/.vimrc or $HOME/.vim/vimrc
-		MS-Windows	$HOME/_vimrc, $HOME/vimfiles/vimrc
-				or $VIM/_vimrc
+		Unix		$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/nvim/init.vim
+				(default for $XDG_CONFIG_HOME is ~/.config)
 
 	The files are searched in the order specified above and only the first
 	one that is found is read.
 
 	RECOMMENDATION: Put all your Vim configuration stuff in the 
-	$HOME/.vim/ directory ($HOME/vimfiles/ for MS-Windows). That makes it
-	easy to copy it to another system.
+	$HOME/.config/nvim/ directory. That makes it easy to copy it to 
+	another system.
 
 	If Vim was started with "-u filename", the file "filename" is used.
 	All following initializations until 4. are skipped. $MYVIMRC is not
@@ -407,26 +407,14 @@ accordingly.  Vim proceeds in this order:
 	":version" command.  Mostly it's "$VIM/vimrc".
 	For the Macintosh the $VIMRUNTIME/macmap.vim is read.
 
-	  *VIMINIT* *.vimrc* *_vimrc* *EXINIT* *.exrc* *_exrc* *$MYVIMRC*
+				*VIMINIT* *EXINIT* *.exrc* *_exrc* *$MYVIMRC*
      b. Four places are searched for initializations.  The first that exists
 	is used, the others are ignored.  The $MYVIMRC environment variable is
 	set to the file that was first found, unless $MYVIMRC was already set
 	and when using VIMINIT.
 	-  The environment variable VIMINIT
 	   The value of $VIMINIT is used as an Ex command line.
-	-  The user vimrc file(s):
-		    "$HOME/.vimrc"	   (for Unix)
-		    "$HOME/.vim/vimrc"	   (for Unix)
-		    "$HOME/_vimrc"	   (for Win32)
-		    "$HOME/vimfiles/vimrc" (for Win32)
-		    "$VIM/_vimrc"	   (for Win32)
-		Note: For Unix, when ".vimrc" does not exist,
-		"_vimrc" is also tried, in case an MS-DOS compatible file
-		system is used.  For MS-DOS and Win32 ".vimrc" is checked
-		after "_vimrc", in case long file names are used.
-		Note: For MS-DOS and Win32, "$HOME" is checked first.  If no
-		"_vimrc" or ".vimrc" is found there, "$VIM" is tried.
-		See |$VIM| for when $VIM is not set.
+	-  The user vimrc file: $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/nvim/init.vim.
 	-  The environment variable EXINIT.
 	   The value of $EXINIT is used as an Ex command line.
 	-  The user exrc file(s).  Same as for the user vimrc file, but with
@@ -436,10 +424,10 @@ accordingly.  Vim proceeds in this order:
      c. If the 'exrc' option is on (which is not the default), the current
 	directory is searched for three files.  The first that exists is used,
 	the others are ignored.
-	-  The file ".vimrc" (for Unix)
-		    "_vimrc" (for Win32)
-	-  The file "_vimrc" (for Unix)
-		    ".vimrc" (for Win32)
+	-  The file ".nvimrc" (for Unix)
+		    "_nvimrc" (for Win32)
+	-  The file "_nvimrc" (for Unix)
+		    ".nvimrc" (for Win32)
 	-  The file ".exrc"  (for Unix)
 		    "_exrc"  (for Win32)
 
@@ -504,12 +492,12 @@ Some hints on using initializations:
 Standard setup:
 Create a vimrc file to set the default settings and mappings for all your edit
 sessions.  Put it in a place so that it will be found by 3b:
-	~/.vimrc	(Unix)
-	$VIM\_vimrc	(MS-DOS and Win32)
+	~/.config/nvim/init.vim		(Unix)
+	~/AppData/Local/nvim/init.vim	(Win32)
 
 Local setup:
 Put all commands that you need for editing a specific directory only into a
-vimrc file and place it in that directory under the name ".vimrc" ("_vimrc"
+vimrc file and place it in that directory under the name ".nvimrc" ("_nvimrc"
 for MS-DOS and Win32).  NOTE: To make Vim look for these special files you
 have to turn on the option 'exrc'.  See |trojan-horse| too.
 
@@ -517,7 +505,9 @@ System setup:
 This only applies if you are managing a Unix system with several users and
 want to set the defaults for all users.  Create a vimrc file with commands
 for default settings and mappings and put it in the place that is given with
-the ":version" command.
+the ":version" command.  NOTE: System vimrc file needs specific compilation 
+options (one needs to define SYS_VIMRC_FILE macros). If :version command does 
+not show anything like this, consider contacting the nvim package maintainer.
 
 Saving the current state of Vim to a file:
 Whenever you have changed values of options or when you have created a
@@ -526,7 +516,8 @@ mapping, then you may want to save them in a vimrc file for later use.  See
 
 Avoiding setup problems for Vi users:
 Vi uses the variable EXINIT and the file "~/.exrc".  So if you do not want to
-interfere with Vi, then use the variable VIMINIT and the file "vimrc" instead.
+interfere with Vi, then use the variable VIMINIT and the file init.vim 
+instead.
 
 MS-DOS line separators:
 On MS-DOS-like systems (MS-DOS itself and Win32), Vim assumes that all
@@ -538,7 +529,7 @@ The $MYVIMRC or $MYGVIMRC file will be set to the first found vimrc and/or
 gvimrc file.
 
 Avoiding trojan horses:					*trojan-horse*
-While reading the "vimrc" or the "exrc" file in the current directory, some
+While reading the vimrc or the exrc file in the current directory, some
 commands can be disabled for security reasons by setting the 'secure' option.
 This is always done when executing the command from a tags file.  Otherwise it
 would be possible that you accidentally use a vimrc or tags file that somebody
@@ -547,8 +538,8 @@ that start a shell, the ones that write to a file, and ":autocmd".  The ":map"
 commands are echoed, so you can see which keys are being mapped.
 	If you want Vim to execute all commands in a local vimrc file, you
 can reset the 'secure' option in the EXINIT or VIMINIT environment variable or
-in the global "exrc" or "vimrc" file.  This is not possible in "vimrc" or
-"exrc" in the current directory, for obvious reasons.
+in the global exrc or vimrc file.  This is not possible in vimrc or
+exrc in the current directory, for obvious reasons.
 	On Unix systems, this only happens if you are not the owner of the
 vimrc file.  Warning: If you unpack an archive that contains a vimrc or exrc
 file, it will be owned by you.  You won't have the security protection.  Check
@@ -603,7 +594,7 @@ though.
 4. $VIM and $VIMRUNTIME
 								*$VIM*
 The environment variable "$VIM" is used to locate various user files for Vim,
-such as the user startup script ".vimrc".  This depends on the system, see
+such as the user startup script |init.vim|.  This depends on the system, see
 |startup|.
 
 To avoid the need for every user to set the $VIM environment variable, Vim
@@ -712,7 +703,7 @@ vimrc file.
 			directory).
 
 							*:mkv* *:mkvimrc*
-:mkv[imrc][!] [file]	Like ":mkexrc", but the default is ".vimrc" in the
+:mkv[imrc][!] [file]	Like ":mkexrc", but the default is ".nvimrc" in the
 			current directory.  The ":version" command is also
 			written to the file.
 
@@ -731,13 +722,13 @@ can be used with different terminals.
 
 Only global mappings are stored, not mappings local to a buffer.
 
-A common method is to use a default ".vimrc" file, make some modifications
+A common method is to use a default |init.vim| file, make some modifications
 with ":map" and ":set" commands and write the modified file.  First read the
-default ".vimrc" in with a command like ":source ~piet/.vimrc.Cprogs", change
+default vimrc in with a command like ":source ~piet/.vimrc.Cprogs", change
 the settings and then save them in the current directory with ":mkvimrc!".  If
-you want to make this file your default .vimrc, move it to your home directory
-(on Unix) or $VIM directory (MS-DOS).  You could also use
-autocommands |autocommand| and/or modelines |modeline|.
+you want to make this file your default |init.vim|, move it to 
+$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/nvim.  You could also use autocommands |autocommand| and/or 
+modelines |modeline|.
 
 						*vimrc-option-example*
 If you only want to add a single option setting to your vimrc, you can use
@@ -1057,10 +1048,8 @@ even if other entries (with known name/type/etc) are merged. |shada-merging|
 
 SHADA FILE NAME						*shada-file-name*
 
-- The default name of the ShaDa file is "$HOME/.nvim/shada/main.shada" for 
-  Unix, "$HOME\_nvim\shada\main.shada" for MS-DOS and Win32.  For the last 
-  two, when $HOME is not set, "$VIM\_nvim\shada\main.shada" is used.  When 
-  $VIM is also not set, "c:\_nvim\shada\main.shada" is used.
+- The default name of the ShaDa file is "$XDG_DATA_HOME/nvim/shada/main.shada" 
+  for Unix. Default for $XDG_DATA_HOME is ~/.local/share.
 - The 'n' flag in the 'shada' option can be used to specify another ShaDa
   file name |'shada'|.
 - The "-i" Vim argument can be used to set another file name, |-i|.  When the
@@ -1103,7 +1092,7 @@ do this.  This can be useful in order to create a second file, say
 "~/.my.shada" which could contain certain settings that you always want when 
 you first start Neovim.  For example, you can preload registers with 
 particular data, or put certain commands in the command line history.  A line 
-in your .nvimrc file like >
+in your |init.vim| file like >
 	:rshada! ~/.my.shada
 can be used to load this information.  You could even have different ShaDa 
 files for different types of files (e.g., C code) and load them based on the 
@@ -1167,7 +1156,8 @@ running) you have additional options:
 			empty, marks for up to 100 files will be written.
 			When you get error "E138: All .tmp.X files exist, 
 			cannot write ShaDa file!" check that no old temp files 
-			were left behind (e.g. ~/.nvim/shada/main.shada.tmp*).
+			were left behind (e.g. 
+			~/.local/share/nvim/shada/main.shada.tmp*).
 
 						   *:wv* *:wviminfo*
 :wv[iminfo][!] [file]	Deprecated alias to |:wshada| command.

runtime/doc/syntax.txt

@@ -143,14 +143,14 @@ automatically with ":syntax enable", do this:
 
 1. Create your user runtime directory.	You would normally use the first item
    of the 'runtimepath' option.  Example for Unix: >
-	mkdir ~/.vim
+	mkdir ~/.config/nvim
 
 2. Create a directory in there called "syntax".  For Unix: >
-	mkdir ~/.vim/syntax
+	mkdir ~/.config/nvim/syntax
 
 3. Write the Vim syntax file.  Or download one from the internet.  Then write
    it in your syntax directory.  For example, for the "mine" syntax: >
-	:w ~/.vim/syntax/mine.vim
+	:w ~/.config/nvim/syntax/mine.vim
 
 Now you can start using your syntax file manually: >
 	:set syntax=mine
@@ -170,8 +170,8 @@ add a few items or change the highlighting, follow these steps:
 1. Create your user directory from 'runtimepath', see above.
 
 2. Create a directory in there called "after/syntax".  For Unix: >
-	mkdir ~/.vim/after
-	mkdir ~/.vim/after/syntax
+	mkdir ~/.config/nvim/after
+	mkdir ~/.config/nvim/after/syntax
 
 3. Write a Vim script that contains the commands you want to use.  For
    example, to change the colors for the C syntax: >
@@ -179,15 +179,15 @@ add a few items or change the highlighting, follow these steps:
 
 4. Write that file in the "after/syntax" directory.  Use the name of the
    syntax, with ".vim" added.  For our C syntax: >
-	:w ~/.vim/after/syntax/c.vim
+	:w ~/.config/nvim/after/syntax/c.vim
 
 That's it.  The next time you edit a C file the Comment color will be
 different.  You don't even have to restart Vim.
 
 If you have multiple files, you can use the filetype as the directory name.
 All the "*.vim" files in this directory will be used, for example:
-	~/.vim/after/syntax/c/one.vim
-	~/.vim/after/syntax/c/two.vim
+	~/.config/nvim/after/syntax/c/one.vim
+	~/.config/nvim/after/syntax/c/two.vim
 
 
 REPLACING AN EXISTING SYNTAX FILE			*mysyntaxfile-replace*
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ moves through the buffer, switches windows, and the like: >
 
   vim -E -s -c "let g:html_no_progress=1" -c "syntax on" -c "set ft=c" -c "runtime syntax/2html.vim" -cwqa myfile.c
 <
-Note that the -s flag prevents loading your .vimrc and any plugins, so you
+Note that the -s flag prevents loading your vimrc and any plugins, so you
 need to explicitly source/enable anything that will affect the HTML
 conversion. See |-E| and |-s-ex| for details. It is probably best to create a
 script to replace all the -c commands and use it with the -u flag instead of
@@ -874,13 +874,13 @@ for both 3 GL and 4 GL programming. Large number of standard defines/constants
 are supported.
 
 Some special violation of coding standards will be signalled when one specify
-in ones |.vimrc|: >
+in ones |init.vim|: >
 	let baan_code_stds=1
 
 *baan-folding*
 
 Syntax folding can be enabled at various levels through the variables
-mentioned below (Set those in your |.vimrc|). The more complex folding on
+mentioned below (Set those in your |init.vim|). The more complex folding on
 source blocks and SQL can be CPU intensive.
 
 To allow any folding and enable folding at function level use: >
@@ -894,8 +894,8 @@ SELECTEMPTY, ... The indentation preceding the begin/end keywords has to
 match (spaces are not considered equal to a tab). >
 	let baan_fold_sql=1
 Note: Block folding can result in many small folds. It is suggested to |:set|
-the options 'foldminlines' and 'foldnestmax' in |.vimrc| or use |:setlocal| in
-.../after/syntax/baan.vim (see |after-directory|). Eg: >
+the options 'foldminlines' and 'foldnestmax' in |init.vim| or use |:setlocal| 
+in .../after/syntax/baan.vim (see |after-directory|). Eg: >
 	set foldminlines=5
 	set foldnestmax=6
 
@@ -977,7 +977,7 @@ highlighting for cErrInParen and cErrInBracket.
 
 If you want to use folding in your C files, you can add these lines in a file
 in the "after" directory in 'runtimepath'.  For Unix this would be
-~/.vim/after/syntax/c.vim. >
+~/.config/nvim/after/syntax/c.vim. >
     syn sync fromstart
     set foldmethod=syntax
 
@@ -1004,7 +1004,7 @@ chill_minlines		like c_minlines
 CHANGELOG				*changelog.vim* *ft-changelog-syntax*
 
 ChangeLog supports highlighting spaces at the start of a line.
-If you do not like this, add following line to your .vimrc: >
+If you do not like this, add following line to your vimrc: >
 	let g:changelog_spacing_errors = 0
 This works the next time you edit a changelog file.  You can also use
 "b:changelog_spacing_errors" to set this per buffer (before loading the syntax
@@ -1037,7 +1037,7 @@ COBOL						*cobol.vim* *ft-cobol-syntax*
 COBOL highlighting has different needs for legacy code than it does for fresh
 development.  This is due to differences in what is being done (maintenance
 versus development) and other factors.	To enable legacy code highlighting,
-add this line to your .vimrc: >
+add this line to your vimrc: >
 	:let cobol_legacy_code = 1
 To disable it again, use this: >
 	:unlet cobol_legacy_code
@@ -1090,7 +1090,7 @@ Cynlib files are C++ files that use the Cynlib class library to enable
 hardware modelling and simulation using C++.  Typically Cynlib files have a .cc
 or a .cpp extension, which makes it very difficult to distinguish them from a
 normal C++ file.  Thus, to enable Cynlib highlighting for .cc files, add this
-line to your .vimrc file: >
+line to your vimrc file: >
 
 	:let cynlib_cyntax_for_cc=1
 
@@ -1202,7 +1202,7 @@ or >
 
 It can also be done automatically for C, C++, C#, IDL and PHP files by setting
 the global or buffer-local variable load_doxygen_syntax.  This is done by
-adding the following to your .vimrc. >
+adding the following to your vimrc. >
 	:let g:load_doxygen_syntax=1
 
 There are a couple of variables that have an effect on syntax highlighting, and
@@ -1355,7 +1355,7 @@ start of a new paragraph, so the ftplugin sets 'tw'=0 (unlimited line length),
 and so on. It also includes some keymaps that are disabled by default.
 
 If you want to enable the keymaps that make "j" and "k" and the cursor keys
-move up and down by display lines, add this to your .vimrc: >
+move up and down by display lines, add this to your vimrc: >
 	:let flexwiki_maps = 1
 
 
@@ -1407,10 +1407,10 @@ syntax highlighting will not be correct if the form is incorrectly set.
 When you create a new fortran file, the syntax script assumes fixed source
 form.  If you always use free source form, then >
     :let fortran_free_source=1
-in your .vimrc prior to the :syntax on command.  If you always use fixed source
+in your vimrc prior to the :syntax on command.  If you always use fixed source
 form, then >
     :let fortran_fixed_source=1
-in your .vimrc prior to the :syntax on command.
+in your vimrc prior to the :syntax on command.
 
 If the form of the source code depends upon the file extension, then it is
 most convenient to set fortran_free_source in a ftplugin file.  For more
@@ -1426,7 +1426,7 @@ rest in fixed source form, add the following code to your ftplugin file >
 	unlet! fortran_free_source
     endif
 Note that this will work only if the "filetype plugin indent on" command
-precedes the "syntax on" command in your .vimrc file.
+precedes the "syntax on" command in your vimrc file.
 
 When you edit an existing fortran file, the syntax script will assume free
 source form if the fortran_free_source variable has been set, and assumes
@@ -1446,7 +1446,7 @@ Tabs are not recognized by the Fortran standards.  Tabs are not a good idea in
 fixed format fortran source code which requires fixed column boundaries.
 Therefore, tabs are marked as errors.  Nevertheless, some programmers like
 using tabs.  If your fortran files contain tabs, then you should set the
-variable fortran_have_tabs in your .vimrc with a command such as >
+variable fortran_have_tabs in your vimrc with a command such as >
     :let fortran_have_tabs=1
 placed prior to the :syntax on command.  Unfortunately, the use of tabs will
 mean that the syntax file will not be able to detect incorrect margins.
@@ -1492,7 +1492,7 @@ other legacy features excluded from F will be highlighted as todo items and
 that free source form will be assumed.
 
 The dialect can be selected in various ways.  If all your fortran files use
-the same dialect, set the global variable fortran_dialect in your .vimrc prior
+the same dialect, set the global variable fortran_dialect in your vimrc prior
 to your syntax on statement.  The case-sensitive, permissible values of
 fortran_dialect are "f08" or "F".  Invalid values of fortran_dialect are
 ignored.
@@ -1509,7 +1509,7 @@ contain the code >
 	unlet! b:fortran_dialect
     endif
 Note that this will work only if the "filetype plugin indent on" command
-precedes the "syntax on" command in your .vimrc file.
+precedes the "syntax on" command in your vimrc file.
 
 Finer control is necessary if the file extension does not uniquely identify
 the dialect.  You can override the default dialect, on a file-by-file basis,
@@ -1561,7 +1561,7 @@ in /usr/X11/lib/X11/, you should add the line >
 
 	:let rgb_file = "/usr/X11/lib/X11/rgb.txt"
 
-to your .vimrc file.
+to your vimrc file.
 
 
 GSP						*gsp.vim* *ft-gsp-syntax*
@@ -1603,7 +1603,7 @@ Haskell code, the latter in both Bird style and TeX style.  The Haskell
 syntax highlighting will also highlight C preprocessor directives.
 
 If you want to highlight delimiter characters (useful if you have a
-light-coloured background), add to your .vimrc: >
+light-coloured background), add to your vimrc: >
 	:let hs_highlight_delimiters = 1
 To treat True and False as keywords as opposed to ordinary identifiers,
 add: >
@@ -1613,21 +1613,21 @@ To also treat the names of primitive types as keywords: >
 And to treat the names of even more relatively common types as keywords: >
 	:let hs_highlight_more_types = 1
 If you want to highlight the names of debugging functions, put in
-your .vimrc: >
+your vimrc: >
 	:let hs_highlight_debug = 1
 
 The Haskell syntax highlighting also highlights C preprocessor
 directives, and flags lines that start with # but are not valid
 directives as erroneous.  This interferes with Haskell's syntax for
 operators, as they may start with #.  If you want to highlight those
-as operators as opposed to errors, put in your .vimrc: >
+as operators as opposed to errors, put in your vimrc: >
 	:let hs_allow_hash_operator = 1
 
 The syntax highlighting for literate Haskell code will try to
 automatically guess whether your literate Haskell code contains
 TeX markup or not, and correspondingly highlight TeX constructs
 or nothing at all.  You can override this globally by putting
-in your .vimrc >
+in your vimrc >
 	:let lhs_markup = none
 for no highlighting at all, or >
 	:let lhs_markup = tex
@@ -1720,7 +1720,7 @@ The coloring scheme for HTML/OS works as follows:
 Functions and variable names are the same color by default, because VIM
 doesn't specify different colors for Functions and Identifiers.  To change
 this (which is recommended if you want function names to be recognizable in a
-different color) you need to add the following line to either your ~/.vimrc: >
+different color) you need to add the following line to your vimrc: >
   :hi Function term=underline cterm=bold ctermfg=LightGray
 
 Of course, the ctermfg can be a different color if you choose.
@@ -1739,7 +1739,7 @@ IA64				*ia64.vim* *intel-itanium* *ft-ia64-syntax*
 Highlighting for the Intel Itanium 64 assembly language.  See |asm.vim| for
 how to recognize this filetype.
 
-To have *.inc files be recognized as IA64, add this to your .vimrc file: >
+To have *.inc files be recognized as IA64, add this to your vimrc file: >
 	:let g:filetype_inc = "ia64"
 
 
@@ -1901,7 +1901,7 @@ difficulties (such as may happen with large lex files).
 
 LIFELINES				*lifelines.vim* *ft-lifelines-syntax*
 
-To highlight deprecated functions as errors, add in your .vimrc: >
+To highlight deprecated functions as errors, add in your vimrc: >
 
 	:let g:lifelines_deprecated = 1
 <
@@ -1944,7 +1944,7 @@ LPC						*lpc.vim* *ft-lpc-syntax*
 LPC stands for a simple, memory-efficient language: Lars Pensj| C.  The
 file name of LPC is usually *.c.  Recognizing these files as LPC would bother
 users writing only C programs.	If you want to use LPC syntax in Vim, you
-should set a variable in your .vimrc file: >
+should set a variable in your vimrc file: >
 
 	:let lpc_syntax_for_c = 1
 
@@ -2023,13 +2023,13 @@ MAPLE						*maple.vim* *ft-maple-syntax*
 Maple V, by Waterloo Maple Inc, supports symbolic algebra.  The language
 supports many packages of functions which are selectively loaded by the user.
 The standard set of packages' functions as supplied in Maple V release 4 may be
-highlighted at the user's discretion.  Users may place in their .vimrc file: >
+highlighted at the user's discretion.  Users may place in their vimrc file: >
 
 	:let mvpkg_all= 1
 
 to get all package functions highlighted, or users may select any subset by
 choosing a variable/package from the table below and setting that variable to
-1, also in their .vimrc file (prior to sourcing
+1, also in their vimrc file (prior to sourcing
 $VIMRUNTIME/syntax/syntax.vim).
 
 	Table of Maple V Package Function Selectors >
@@ -2046,7 +2046,7 @@ $VIMRUNTIME/syntax/syntax.vim).
 MATHEMATICA		*mma.vim* *ft-mma-syntax* *ft-mathematica-syntax*
 
 Empty *.m files will automatically be presumed to be Matlab files unless you
-have the following in your .vimrc: >
+have the following in your vimrc: >
 
 	let filetype_m = "mma"
 
@@ -2172,7 +2172,7 @@ highlighting definition for the syntax groups "nroffDefinition" and
 			 \ gui=reverse,bold
 
 If you want to navigate preprocessor entries in your source file as easily as
-with section markers, you can activate the following option in your .vimrc
+with section markers, you can activate the following option in your vimrc
 file: >
 
 	let b:preprocs_as_sections = 1
@@ -2625,7 +2625,7 @@ number is that redrawing can become slow.
 
 Vim tries to guess what type a ".r" file is.  If it can't be detected (from
 comment lines), the default is "r".  To make the default rexx add this line to
-your .vimrc:  *g:filetype_r*
+your vimrc:							*g:filetype_r*
 >
 	:let g:filetype_r = "r"
 
@@ -2808,7 +2808,7 @@ be shell files but the type is not apparent.  Furthermore, on many systems
 sh is symbolically linked to "bash" (Linux, Windows+cygwin) or "ksh" (Posix).
 
 One may specify a global default by instantiating one of the following three
-variables in your <.vimrc>:
+variables in your vimrc:
 
     ksh: >
 	let g:is_kornshell = 1
@@ -2823,7 +2823,7 @@ If there's no "#! ..." line, and the user hasn't availed himself/herself of a
 default sh.vim syntax setting as just shown, then syntax/sh.vim will assume
 the Bourne shell syntax.  No need to quote RFCs or market penetration
 statistics in error reports, please -- just select the default version of the
-sh your system uses in your <.vimrc>.
+sh your system uses in your vimrc.
 
 The syntax/sh.vim file provides several levels of syntax-based folding: >
 
@@ -2869,7 +2869,7 @@ this behavior with: >
 
 You may wish to embed languages into sh.  I'll give an example courtesy of
 Lorance Stinson on how to do this with awk as an example. Put the following
-file into $HOME/.vim/after/syntax/sh/awkembed.vim: >
+file into $HOME/.config/nvim/after/syntax/sh/awkembed.vim: >
 
     " AWK Embedding: {{{1
     " ==============
@@ -2945,7 +2945,7 @@ for how the filetype is detected.
 
 Tcsh does not allow \" in strings unless the "backslash_quote" shell variable
 is set.  If you want VIM to assume that no backslash quote constructs exist add
-this line to your .vimrc: >
+this line to your vimrc: >
 
 	:let tcsh_backslash_quote = 0
 
@@ -2986,7 +2986,7 @@ TEX				*tex.vim* *ft-tex-syntax* *latex-syntax*
 As of version 28 of <syntax/tex.vim>, syntax-based folding of parts, chapters,
 sections, subsections, etc are supported.  Put >
 	let g:tex_fold_enabled=1
-in your <.vimrc>, and :set fdm=syntax.  I suggest doing the latter via a
+in your vimrc, and :set fdm=syntax.  I suggest doing the latter via a
 modeline at the end of your LaTeX file: >
 	% vim: fdm=syntax
 If your system becomes too slow, then you might wish to look into >
@@ -2997,7 +2997,7 @@ If your system becomes too slow, then you might wish to look into >
 
 If you don't want spell checking anywhere in your LaTeX document, put >
 	let g:tex_nospell=1
-into your .vimrc.  If you merely wish to suppress spell checking inside
+into your vimrc.  If you merely wish to suppress spell checking inside
 comments only, see |g:tex_comment_nospell|.
 
 				*tex-nospell* *g:tex_comment_nospell*
@@ -3005,7 +3005,7 @@ comments only, see |g:tex_comment_nospell|.
 
 Some folks like to include things like source code in comments and so would
 prefer that spell checking be disabled in comments in LaTeX files.  To do
-this, put the following in your <.vimrc>: >
+this, put the following in your vimrc: >
       let g:tex_comment_nospell= 1
 If you want to suppress spell checking everywhere inside your LaTeX document,
 see |g:tex_nospell|.
@@ -3015,7 +3015,7 @@ see |g:tex_nospell|.
 
 Often verbatim regions are used for things like source code; seldom does
 one want source code spell-checked.  However, for those of you who do
-want your verbatim zones spell-checked, put the following in your <.vimrc>: >
+want your verbatim zones spell-checked, put the following in your vimrc: >
 	let g:tex_verbspell= 1
 <
 					*tex-runon* *tex-stopzone*
@@ -3050,7 +3050,7 @@ Finally, if syntax highlighting is still too slow, you may set >
 
 	:let g:tex_fast= ""
 
-in your .vimrc.  Used this way, the g:tex_fast variable causes the syntax
+in your vimrc.  Used this way, the g:tex_fast variable causes the syntax
 highlighting script to avoid defining any regions and associated
 synchronization.  The result will be much faster syntax highlighting; the
 price: you will no longer have as much highlighting or any syntax-based
@@ -3092,7 +3092,7 @@ http://vim.sf.net/.
 The <tex.vim> supports lexical error checking of various sorts.  Thus,
 although the error checking is ofttimes very useful, it can indicate
 errors where none actually are.  If this proves to be a problem for you,
-you may put in your <.vimrc> the following statement: >
+you may put in your vimrc the following statement: >
 	let g:tex_no_error=1
 and all error checking by <syntax/tex.vim> will be suppressed.
 
@@ -3122,7 +3122,7 @@ such use of @ as an error.  To solve this: >
 	:let b:tex_stylish = 1
 	:set ft=tex
 
-Putting "let g:tex_stylish=1" into your <.vimrc> will make <syntax/tex.vim>
+Putting "let g:tex_stylish=1" into your vimrc will make <syntax/tex.vim>
 always accept such use of @.
 
 					*tex-cchar* *tex-cole* *tex-conceal*
@@ -3142,7 +3142,7 @@ with |'conceallevel'| at 0 and the other at 2; and both using |'scrollbind'|.
  Tex: Selective Conceal Mode~
 
 You may selectively use conceal mode by setting g:tex_conceal in your
-<.vimrc>.  By default, g:tex_conceal is set to "admgs" to enable concealment
+vimrc.  By default, g:tex_conceal is set to "admgs" to enable concealment
 for the following sets of characters: >
 
 	a = accents/ligatures
@@ -3193,8 +3193,8 @@ syntax highlighting script handles this with the following logic:
 	For example, I use Luxi Mono Bold; it doesn't support subscript
 	characters for "hklmnpst", so I put >
 		let g:tex_subscripts= "[0-9aeijoruvx,+-/().]"
-<	in ~/.vim/ftplugin/tex/tex.vim in order to avoid having inscrutable
-	utf-8 glyphs appear.
+<	in ~/.config/nvim/ftplugin/tex/tex.vim in order to avoid having 
+	inscrutable utf-8 glyphs appear.
 
 
 TF						*tf.vim* *ft-tf-syntax*
@@ -3252,7 +3252,7 @@ The syntax of XF86Config file differs in XFree86 v3.x and v4.x.  Both
 variants are supported.  Automatic detection is used, but is far from perfect.
 You may need to specify the version manually.  Set the variable
 xf86conf_xfree86_version to 3 or 4 according to your XFree86 version in
-your .vimrc.  Example: >
+your vimrc.  Example: >
 	:let xf86conf_xfree86_version=3
 When using a mix of versions, set the b:xf86conf_xfree86_version variable.
 
@@ -4646,7 +4646,7 @@ ctermbg={color-nr}				*highlight-ctermbg*
 	When you have set "ctermfg" or "ctermbg" for the Normal group, Vim
 	needs to reset the color when exiting.	This is done with the "op"
 	termcap entry |t_op|.  If this doesn't work correctly, try setting the
-	't_op' option in your .vimrc.
+	't_op' option in your vimrc.
 							*E419* *E420*
 	When Vim knows the normal foreground and background colors, "fg" and
 	"bg" can be used as color names.  This only works after setting the
@@ -4979,7 +4979,8 @@ script file to set these colors.  Put this file in a directory in
 the default colors.  This way these colors will be used after the ":syntax
 reset" command.
 
-For Unix you can use the file ~/.vim/after/syntax/syncolor.vim.  Example: >
+For Unix you can use the file ~/.config/nvim/after/syntax/syncolor.vim.  
+Example: >
 
 	if &background == "light"
 	  highlight comment ctermfg=darkgreen guifg=darkgreen
@@ -5036,7 +5037,7 @@ types.vim: *.[ch]
 		awk 'BEGIN{printf("syntax keyword Type\t")}\
 			{printf("%s ", $$1)}END{print ""}' > $@
 
-And put these lines in your .vimrc: >
+And put these lines in your vimrc: >
 
    " load the types.vim highlighting file, if it exists
    autocmd BufRead,BufNewFile *.[ch] let fname = expand('<afile>:p:h') . '/types.vim'
@@ -5078,7 +5079,7 @@ When splitting the window, the new window will use the original syntax.
 17. Color xterms				*xterm-color* *color-xterm*
 
 Most color xterms have only eight colors.  If you don't get colors with the
-default setup, it should work with these lines in your .vimrc: >
+default setup, it should work with these lines in your vimrc: >
    :if &term =~ "xterm"
    :  if has("terminfo")
    :	set t_Co=8
@@ -5125,7 +5126,7 @@ supports. >
 If you only get 8 colors, check the xterm compilation settings.
 (Also see |UTF8-xterm| for using this xterm with UTF-8 character encoding).
 
-This xterm should work with these lines in your .vimrc (for 16 colors): >
+This xterm should work with these lines in your vimrc (for 16 colors): >
    :if has("terminfo")
    :  set t_Co=16
    :  set t_AB=<Esc>[%?%p1%{8}%<%t%p1%{40}%+%e%p1%{92}%+%;%dm

runtime/doc/term.txt

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ used.  Also see |xterm-screens|.
 Settings depending on terminal			*term-dependent-settings*
 
 If you want to set options or mappings, depending on the terminal name, you
-can do this best in your .vimrc.  Example: >
+can do this best in your vimrc.  Example: >
 
    if &term == "xterm"
      ... xterm maps and settings ...

runtime/doc/tips.txt

@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ What you need:
 - An identifier database file called "ID" in the current directory.  You can
   create it with the shell command "mkid file1 file2 ..".
 
-Put this in your .vimrc: >
+Put this in your |init.vim|: >
 	map _u :call ID_search()<Bar>execute "/\\<" . g:word . "\\>"<CR>
 	map _n :n<Bar>execute "/\\<" . g:word . "\\>"<CR>
 
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ See section |23.4| of the user manual.
 
 If one has a particular extension that one uses for binary files (such as exe,
 bin, etc), you may find it helpful to automate the process with the following
-bit of autocmds for your <.vimrc>.  Change that "*.bin" to whatever
+bit of autocmds for your |init.vim|.  Change that "*.bin" to whatever
 comma-separated list of extension(s) you find yourself wanting to edit: >
 
 	" vim -b : edit binary using xxd-format!

runtime/doc/usr_01.txt

@@ -60,10 +60,7 @@ make them visible with: >
 It's not required for this tutorial, but we provide an example vimrc you may
 use:
 
-Unix: >
-	:!cp -i $VIMRUNTIME/vimrc_example.vim ~/.vimrc
-MS-DOS, MS-Windows: >
-	:!copy $VIMRUNTIME/vimrc_example.vim $VIM/_vimrc
+	:!cp -i $VIMRUNTIME/vimrc_example.vim ~/.config/nvim/init.vim
 
 If the file already exists you probably want to keep it.
 

runtime/doc/usr_03.txt

@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ If you like one of the options mentioned before, and set it each time you use
 Vim, you can put the command in your Vim startup file.  Edit the file, for
 example with: >
 
-	:edit ~/.vimrc
+	:edit ~/.config/nvim/init.vim
 
 Then add a line with the command to set the option, just like you typed it in
 Vim.  Example: >

runtime/doc/usr_05.txt

@@ -26,26 +26,20 @@ Table of contents: |usr_toc.txt|
 
 You probably got tired of typing commands that you use very often.  To start
 Vim with all your favorite option settings and mappings, you write them in
-what is called the vimrc file.  Vim executes the commands in this file when it
-starts up.
+what is called the init.vim file.  Vim executes the commands in this file when 
+it starts up.
 
-If you already have a vimrc file (e.g., when your sysadmin has one setup for
-you), you can edit it this way: >
+If you already have a init.vim file (e.g., when your sysadmin has one setup 
+for you), you can edit it this way: >
 
 	:edit $MYVIMRC
 
-If you don't have a vimrc file yet, see |vimrc| to find out where you can
-create a vimrc file.  Also, the ":version" command mentions the name of the
-"user vimrc file" Vim looks for.
+If you don't have a vimrc file yet, see |init.vim| to find out where you can
+create a vimrc file.
 
 For Unix and Macintosh this file is always used and is recommended:
 
-	~/.vimrc ~
-
-For MS-DOS and MS-Windows you can use one of these:
-
-	$HOME/_vimrc ~
-	$VIM/_vimrc ~
+	~/.config/nvim/init.vim ~
 
 The vimrc file can contain all the commands that you type after a colon.  The
 most simple ones are for setting options.  For example, if you want Vim to
@@ -300,23 +294,20 @@ First read the text in the plugin itself to check for any special conditions.
 Then copy the file to your plugin directory:
 
 	system		plugin directory ~
-	Unix		~/.vim/plugin/
-	Macintosh	$VIM:vimfiles:plugin
-	Mac OS X	~/.vim/plugin/
+	Unix		~/.local/share/nvim/site/plugin
 
 Example for Unix (assuming you didn't have a plugin directory yet): >
 
-	mkdir ~/.vim
-	mkdir ~/.vim/plugin
-	cp /usr/local/share/vim/vim60/macros/justify.vim ~/.vim/plugin
+	mkdir -p ~/.local/share/nvim/site/plugin
+	cp /usr/local/share/vim/vim60/macros/justify.vim ~/.local/share/nvim/site/plugin
 
 That's all!  Now you can use the commands defined in this plugin to justify
 text.
 
 Instead of putting plugins directly into the plugin/ directory, you may
 better organize them by putting them into subdirectories under plugin/.
-As an example, consider using "~/.vim/plugin/perl/*.vim" for all your Perl
-plugins.
+As an example, consider using "~/.local/share/nvim/site/plugin/perl/*.vim" for 
+all your Perl plugins.
 
 
 FILETYPE PLUGINS			*add-filetype-plugin* *ftplugins*
@@ -350,25 +341,19 @@ plugins, but the last part is "ftplugin".  Suppose you have found a plugin for
 the "stuff" filetype, and you are on Unix.  Then you can move this file to the
 ftplugin directory: >
 
-	mv thefile ~/.vim/ftplugin/stuff.vim
+	mkdir -p ~/.local/share/nvim/site/ftplugin
+	mv thefile ~/.local/share/nvim/site/ftplugin/stuff.vim
 
 If that file already exists you already have a plugin for "stuff".  You might
 want to check if the existing plugin doesn't conflict with the one you are
 adding.  If it's OK, you can give the new one another name: >
 
-	mv thefile ~/.vim/ftplugin/stuff_too.vim
+	mv thefile ~/.local/share/nvim/site/ftplugin/stuff_too.vim
 
 The underscore is used to separate the name of the filetype from the rest,
 which can be anything.  If you use "otherstuff.vim" it wouldn't work, it would
 be loaded for the "otherstuff" filetype.
 
-On MS-DOS you cannot use long filenames.  You would run into trouble if you
-add a second plugin and the filetype has more than six characters.  You can
-use an extra directory to get around this: >
-
-	mkdir $VIM/vimfiles/ftplugin/fortran
-	copy thefile $VIM/vimfiles/ftplugin/fortran/too.vim
-
 The generic names for the filetype plugins are: >
 
 	ftplugin/<filetype>.vim
@@ -378,9 +363,9 @@ The generic names for the filetype plugins are: >
 Here "<name>" can be any name that you prefer.
 Examples for the "stuff" filetype on Unix: >
 
-	~/.vim/ftplugin/stuff.vim
-	~/.vim/ftplugin/stuff_def.vim
-	~/.vim/ftplugin/stuff/header.vim
+	~/.local/share/nvim/site/ftplugin/stuff.vim
+	~/.local/share/nvim/site/ftplugin/stuff_def.vim
+	~/.local/share/nvim/site/ftplugin/stuff/header.vim
 
 The <filetype> part is the name of the filetype the plugin is to be used for.
 Only files of this filetype will use the settings from the plugin.  The <name>
@@ -410,16 +395,16 @@ non-standard place (it usually resides in a sub-folder called `doc/`).
 
 First, create a "doc" directory in one of the directories in 'runtimepath': >
 
-	:!mkdir ~/.vim/doc
+	:!mkdir -p ~/.local/share/nvim/site/doc
 
 Now, copy the help file to the "doc" directory: >
 
-	:!cp my-plugin/my-plugin-doc.txt ~/.vim/doc
+	:!cp my-plugin/my-plugin-doc.txt ~/.local/share/nvim/site/doc
 
 Here comes the trick, which allows you to jump to the subjects in the new help
 file. Generate the local tags file with the |:helptags| command: >
 
-	:helptags ~/.vim/doc
+	:helptags ~/.local/share/nvim/site/doc
 
 You can see an entry for the local help file when you do: >
 

runtime/doc/usr_06.txt

@@ -35,17 +35,17 @@ easy to overview the file.  After a while you will find that black&white text
 slows you down!
 
 If you always want to use syntax highlighting, put the ":syntax enable"
-command in your |vimrc| file.
+command in your |init.vim| file.
 
 If you want syntax highlighting only when the terminal supports colors, you
-can put this in your |vimrc| file: >
+can put this in your |init.vim| file: >
 
 	if &t_Co > 1
 	   syntax enable
 	endif
 
 If you want syntax highlighting only in the GUI version, put the ":syntax
-enable" command in your |gvimrc| file.
+enable" command in your |ginit.vim| file.
 
 ==============================================================================
 *06.2*	No or wrong colors?
@@ -144,14 +144,14 @@ the GUI use the Edit/Color Scheme menu.  You can also type the command: >
 want to try out.  Look in the directory $VIMRUNTIME/colors.
 
 When you found the color scheme that you like, add the ":colorscheme" command
-to your |vimrc| file.
+to your |init.vim| file.
 
 You could also write your own color scheme.  This is how you do it:
 
 1. Select a color scheme that comes close.  Copy this file to your own Vim
    directory.  For Unix, this should work: >
 
-	!mkdir ~/.vim/colors
+	!mkdir -p ~/.config/nvim/colors
 	!cp $VIMRUNTIME/colors/morning.vim ~/.vim/colors/mine.vim
 <
    This is done from Vim, because it knows the value of $VIMRUNTIME.

runtime/doc/usr_21.txt

@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ exiting Vim, there is a slightly more complicated way.  You can see a list of
 files by typing the command: >
 
 	:oldfiles
-<	1: ~/.vimrc ~
+<	1: ~/.config/nvim/init.vim ~
 	2: ~/text/resume.txt ~
 	3: /tmp/draft ~
 
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ That #<123 thing is a bit complicated when you just want to edit a file.
 Fortunately there is a simpler way: >
 
 	:browse oldfiles
-<	1: ~/.vimrc ~
+<	1: ~/.config/nvim/init.vim ~
 	2: ~/text/resume.txt ~
 	3: /tmp/draft ~
 	-- More --
@@ -276,13 +276,13 @@ example, use: >
 SESSION HERE, SESSION THERE
 
 The obvious way to use sessions is when working on different projects.
-Suppose you store your session files in the directory "~/.vim".  You are
-currently working on the "secret" project and have to switch to the "boring"
-project: >
+Suppose you store your session files in the directory "~/.config/nvim".  You 
+are currently working on the "secret" project and have to switch to the 
+"boring" project: >
 
 	:wall
-	:mksession! ~/.vim/secret.vim
-	:source ~/.vim/boring.vim
+	:mksession! ~/.config/nvim/secret.vim
+	:source ~/.config/nvim/boring.vim
 
 This first uses ":wall" to write all modified files.  Then the current session
 is saved, using ":mksession!".  This overwrites the previous session.  The
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ point.  And finally you load the new "boring" session.
 If you open help windows, split and close various windows, and generally mess
 up the window layout, you can go back to the last saved session: >
 
-	:source ~/.vim/boring.vim
+	:source ~/.config/nvim/boring.vim
 
 Thus you have complete control over whether you want to continue next time
 where you are now, by saving the current setup in a session, or keep the
@@ -330,11 +330,11 @@ More about this in the next chapter.
 
 You can resize the windows a bit to your liking.  Then save the session with:
 >
-	:mksession ~/.vim/mine.vim
+	:mksession ~/.config/nvim/mine.vim
 
 Now you can start Vim with this layout: >
 
-	vim -S ~/.vim/mine.vim
+	vim -S ~/.config/nvim/mine.vim
 
 Hint: To open a file you see listed in the explorer window in the empty
 window, move the cursor to the filename and press "O".  Double clicking with
@@ -346,8 +346,8 @@ UNIX AND MS-WINDOWS
 Some people have to do work on MS-Windows systems one day and on Unix another
 day.  If you are one of them, consider adding "slash" and "unix" to
 'sessionoptions'.  The session files will then be written in a format that can
-be used on both systems.  This is the command to put in your vimrc file: >
-
+be used on both systems.  This is the command to put in your |init.vim| file:
+>
 	:set sessionoptions+=unix,slash
 
 Vim will use the Unix format then, because the MS-Windows Vim can read and
@@ -368,13 +368,13 @@ another session.
    You might prefer to keep the info with the session.  You will have to do
 this yourself then.  Example: >
 
-	:mksession! ~/.vim/secret.vim
-	:wshada! ~/.vim/secret.shada
+	:mksession! ~/.config/nvim/secret.vim
+	:wshada! ~/.local/share/nvim/shada/secret.shada
 
 And to restore this again: >
 
-	:source ~/.vim/secret.vim
-	:rshada! ~/.vim/secret.shada
+	:source ~/.config/nvim/secret.vim
+	:rshada! ~/.local/share/nvim/shada/secret.shada
 
 ==============================================================================
 *21.5*	Views
@@ -423,11 +423,11 @@ to quickly switch to editing another file, with all its options set as you
 saved them.
    For example, to save the view of the current file: >
 
-	:mkview ~/.vim/main.vim
+	:mkview ~/.config/nvim/main.vim
 
 You can restore it with: >
 
-	:source ~/.vim/main.vim
+	:source ~/.config/nvim/main.vim
 
 ==============================================================================
 *21.6*	Modelines

runtime/doc/usr_30.txt

@@ -324,11 +324,11 @@ the output of this command: >
 Now use the first item, the name before the first comma.  Thus if the output
 looks like this:
 
-	runtimepath=~/.vim,/usr/local/share/vim/vim60/runtime,~/.vim/after ~
+	runtimepath=~/.config/nvim,/usr/local/share/vim/vim60/runtime,~/.config/nvim/after ~
 
-You use "~/.vim" for {directory}.  Then the resulting file name is:
+You use "~/.config/nvim" for {directory}.  Then the resulting file name is:
 
-	~/.vim/indent/help.vim ~
+	~/.config/nvim/indent/help.vim ~
 
 Instead of switching the indenting off, you could write your own indent file.
 How to do that is explained here: |indent-expression|.

runtime/doc/usr_31.txt

@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ you can set the 'lines' option to set a different window size: >
 You don't want to do this in a terminal, since its size is fixed (except for
 an xterm that supports resizing).
    The gvimrc file is searched for in the same locations as the vimrc file.
-Normally its name is "~/.gvimrc" for Unix and "$VIM/_gvimrc" for MS-Windows.
+Normally its name is "~/.config/nvim/ginit.vim".
 The $MYGVIMRC environment variable is set to it, thus you can use this command
 to edit the file, if you have one: >
 

runtime/doc/usr_40.txt

@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ for you.  This triggers the Filetype event.  Use this to do something when a
 certain type of file is edited.  For example, to load a list of abbreviations
 for text files: >
 
-	:autocmd Filetype text  source ~/.vim/abbrevs.vim
+	:autocmd Filetype text  source ~/.config/nvim/abbrevs.vim
 
 When starting to edit a new file, you could make Vim insert a skeleton: >
 

runtime/doc/usr_41.txt

@@ -2051,8 +2051,8 @@ Example: >
 
 Write this single-line file as "ftdetect/foofoo.vim" in the first directory
 that appears in 'runtimepath'.  For Unix that would be
-"~/.vim/ftdetect/foofoo.vim".  The convention is to use the name of the
-filetype for the script name.
+"~/.config/nvim/ftdetect/foofoo.vim".  The convention is to use the name of 
+the filetype for the script name.
 
 You can make more complicated checks if you like, for example to inspect the
 contents of the file to recognize the language.  Also see |new-filetype|.
@@ -2122,8 +2122,8 @@ you can write the different setting in a script: >
 
 Now write this in the "after" directory, so that it gets sourced after the
 distributed "vim.vim" ftplugin |after-directory|.  For Unix this would be
-"~/.vim/after/ftplugin/vim.vim".  Note that the default plugin will have set
-"b:did_ftplugin", but it is ignored here.
+"~/.config/nvim/after/ftplugin/vim.vim".  Note that the default plugin will 
+have set "b:did_ftplugin", but it is ignored here.
 
 
 OPTIONS
@@ -2289,8 +2289,8 @@ a user to overrule or add to the default file.  The default files start with: >
 	:let current_compiler = "mine"
 
 When you write a compiler file and put it in your personal runtime directory
-(e.g., ~/.vim/compiler for Unix), you set the "current_compiler" variable to
-make the default file skip the settings.
+(e.g., ~/.config/nvim/compiler for Unix), you set the "current_compiler" 
+variable to make the default file skip the settings.
 							*:CompilerSet*
 The second mechanism is to use ":set" for ":compiler!" and ":setlocal" for
 ":compiler".  Vim defines the ":CompilerSet" user command for this.  However,
@@ -2310,7 +2310,7 @@ runtime directory, use the mechanism mentioned above.  When
 When you write a compiler plugin to overrule settings from a default plugin,
 don't check "current_compiler".  This plugin is supposed to be loaded
 last, thus it should be in a directory at the end of 'runtimepath'.  For Unix
-that could be ~/.vim/after/compiler.
+that could be ~/.config/nvim/after/compiler.
 
 ==============================================================================
 *41.14*	Writing a plugin that loads quickly	*write-plugin-quickload*
@@ -2428,7 +2428,7 @@ want to use subdirectories.  Example: >
 
 For Unix the library script used for this could be:
 
-	~/.vim/autoload/netlib/ftp.vim
+	~/.config/nvim/autoload/netlib/ftp.vim
 
 Where the function is defined like this: >
 

runtime/doc/usr_42.txt

@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ with the name "Compile.bmp".  For Unix XPM format is used, the file name is
 "Compile.xpm".  The size must be 18 by 18 pixels.  On MS-Windows other sizes
 can be used as well, but it will look ugly.
    Put the bitmap in the directory "bitmaps" in one of the directories from
-'runtimepath'.  E.g., for Unix "~/.vim/bitmaps/Compile.xpm".
+'runtimepath'.  E.g., for Unix "~/.config/nvim/bitmaps/Compile.xpm".
 
 You can define tooltips for the items in the toolbar.  A tooltip is a short
 text that explains what a toolbar item will do.  For example "Open file".  It

runtime/doc/usr_43.txt

@@ -27,22 +27,21 @@ want to set the 'softtabstop' option to 4 and define a mapping to insert a
 three-line comment.  You do this with only two steps:
 
 							*your-runtime-dir*
-1. Create your own runtime directory.  On Unix this usually is "~/.vim".  In
-   this directory create the "ftplugin" directory: >
+1. Create your own runtime directory.  On Unix this usually is 
+   "~/.config/nvim".  In this directory create the "ftplugin" directory: >
 
-	mkdir ~/.vim
-	mkdir ~/.vim/ftplugin
+	mkdir -p ~/.config/nvim/ftplugin
 <
    When you are not on Unix, check the value of the 'runtimepath' option to
    see where Vim will look for the "ftplugin" directory: >
 
-	set runtimepath
+	set runtimepath?
 
 <  You would normally use the first directory name (before the first comma).
    You might want to prepend a directory name to the 'runtimepath' option in
-   your |vimrc| file if you don't like the default value.
+   your |init.vim| file if you don't like the default value.
 
-2. Create the file "~/.vim/ftplugin/c.vim", with the contents: >
+2. Create the file "~/.config/nvim/ftplugin/c.vim", with the contents: >
 
 	setlocal softtabstop=4
 	noremap <buffer> <LocalLeader>c o/**************<CR><CR>/<Esc>
@@ -102,26 +101,26 @@ However, if you now edit a file /usr/share/scripts/README.txt, this is not a
 ruby file.  The danger of a pattern ending in "*" is that it quickly matches
 too many files.  To avoid trouble with this, put the filetype.vim file in
 another directory, one that is at the end of 'runtimepath'.  For Unix for
-example, you could use "~/.vim/after/filetype.vim".
-   You now put the detection of text files in ~/.vim/filetype.vim: >
+example, you could use "~/.config/nvim/after/filetype.vim".
+   You now put the detection of text files in ~/.config/nvim/filetype.vim: >
 
 	augroup filetypedetect
 	au BufNewFile,BufRead *.txt			setf text
 	augroup END
 
 That file is found in 'runtimepath' first.  Then use this in
-~/.vim/after/filetype.vim, which is found last: >
+~/.config/nvim/after/filetype.vim, which is found last: >
 
 	augroup filetypedetect
 	au BufNewFile,BufRead /usr/share/scripts/*	setf ruby
 	augroup END
 
 What will happen now is that Vim searches for "filetype.vim" files in each
-directory in 'runtimepath'.  First ~/.vim/filetype.vim is found.  The
+directory in 'runtimepath'.  First ~/.config/nvim/filetype.vim is found.  The
 autocommand to catch *.txt files is defined there.  Then Vim finds the
 filetype.vim file in $VIMRUNTIME, which is halfway 'runtimepath'.  Finally
-~/.vim/after/filetype.vim is found and the autocommand for detecting ruby
-files in /usr/share/scripts is added.
+~/.config/nvim/after/filetype.vim is found and the autocommand for detecting 
+ruby files in /usr/share/scripts is added.
    When you now edit /usr/share/scripts/README.txt, the autocommands are
 checked in the order in which they were defined.  The *.txt pattern matches,
 thus "setf text" is executed to set the filetype to "text".  The pattern for

runtime/doc/usr_44.txt

@@ -610,11 +610,11 @@ More about synchronizing in the reference manual: |:syn-sync|.
 *44.11*	Installing a syntax file
 
 When your new syntax file is ready to be used, drop it in a "syntax" directory
-in 'runtimepath'.  For Unix that would be "~/.vim/syntax".
+in 'runtimepath'.  For Unix that would be "~/.config/nvim/syntax".
   The name of the syntax file must be equal to the file type, with ".vim"
 added.  Thus for the x language, the full path of the file would be:
 
-	~/.vim/syntax/x.vim ~
+	~/.config/nvim/syntax/x.vim ~
 
 You must also make the file type be recognized.  See |43.2|.
 
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ Write the file with the same name as the original syntax file.  In this case
 "c.vim".  Place it in a directory near the end of 'runtimepath'.  This makes
 it loaded after the original syntax file.  For Unix this would be:
 
-	~/.vim/after/syntax/c.vim ~
+	~/.config/nvim/after/syntax/c.vim ~
 
 ==============================================================================
 *44.12*	Portable syntax file layout

runtime/doc/usr_45.txt

@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ this name, but with all letters made lowercase.  Then copy the file to your
 own runtime directory, as found early in 'runtimepath'.  For example, for Unix
 you would do: >
 
-	:!cp $VIMRUNTIME/lang/menu_ko_kr.euckr.vim ~/.vim/lang/menu_nl_be.iso_8859-1.vim
+	:!cp $VIMRUNTIME/lang/menu_ko_kr.euckr.vim ~/.config/nvim/lang/menu_nl_be.iso_8859-1.vim
 
 You will find hints for the translation in "$VIMRUNTIME/lang/README.txt".
 
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ DO-IT-YOURSELF KEYMAPS
 You can create your own keymap file.  It's not very difficult.  Start with
 a keymap file that is similar to the language you want to use.  Copy it to the
 "keymap" directory in your runtime directory.  For example, for Unix, you
-would use the directory "~/.vim/keymap".
+would use the directory "~/.config/nvim/keymap".
    The name of the keymap file must look like this:
 
 	keymap/{name}.vim ~

runtime/doc/various.txt

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ CTRL-L			Clear and redraw the screen.  The redraw may happen
 							*N<Del>*
 <Del>			When entering a number: Remove the last digit.
 			Note: if you like to use <BS> for this, add this
-			mapping to your .vimrc: >
+			mapping to your vimrc: >
 				:map CTRL-V <BS>   CTRL-V <Del>
 <
 :as[cii]	or					*ga* *:as* *:ascii*

runtime/doc/vim_diff.txt

@@ -21,10 +21,11 @@ these differences.
 ==============================================================================
 1. Configuration					    *nvim-configuration*
 
-- Use `.nvimrc` instead of `.vimrc` for storing configuration.
-- Use `.nvim` instead of `.vim` to store configuration files.
-- Use `.nvim/shada/main.shada` instead of `.viminfo` for persistent session 
-  information.
+- Use `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/nvim/init.vim` instead of `.vimrc` for storing 
+  configuration.
+- Use `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/nvim` instead of `.vim` to store configuration files.
+- Use `$XDG_DATA_HOME/shada/main.shada` instead of `.viminfo` for persistent 
+  session information.
 
 ==============================================================================
 2. Option defaults					  *nvim-option-defaults*

src/nvim/main.c

@@ -287,8 +287,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
    * Set the default values for the options that use Rows and Columns.
    */
   win_init_size();
-  /* Set the 'diff' option now, so that it can be checked for in a .vimrc
-   * file.  There is no buffer yet though. */
+  // Set the 'diff' option now, so that it can be checked for in a vimrc
+  // file.  There is no buffer yet though.
   if (params.diff_mode)
     diff_win_options(firstwin, FALSE);
 
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
    */
   load_plugins();
 
-  /* Decide about window layout for diff mode after reading vimrc. */
+  // Decide about window layout for diff mode after reading vimrc.
   set_window_layout(&params);
 
   /*
@@ -358,10 +358,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     mch_exit(0);
   }
 
-  /*
-   * Set a few option defaults after reading .vimrc files:
-   * 'title' and 'icon', Unix: 'shellpipe' and 'shellredir'.
-   */
+  // Set a few option defaults after reading vimrc files:
+  // 'title' and 'icon', Unix: 'shellpipe' and 'shellredir'.
   set_init_3();
   TIME_MSG("inits 3");
 
@@ -1551,8 +1549,8 @@ static void create_windows(mparm_T *parmp)
   if (parmp->window_count == 0)
     parmp->window_count = GARGCOUNT;
   if (parmp->window_count > 1) {
-    /* Don't change the windows if there was a command in .vimrc that
-     * already split some windows */
+    // Don't change the windows if there was a command in vimrc that
+    // already split some windows
     if (parmp->window_layout == 0)
       parmp->window_layout = WIN_HOR;
     if (parmp->window_layout == WIN_TABS) {
@@ -1574,14 +1572,11 @@ static void create_windows(mparm_T *parmp)
       getout(1);
     do_modelines(0);                    /* do modelines */
   } else {
-    /*
-     * Open a buffer for windows that don't have one yet.
-     * Commands in the .vimrc might have loaded a file or split the window.
-     * Watch out for autocommands that delete a window.
-     */
-    /*
-     * Don't execute Win/Buf Enter/Leave autocommands here
-     */
+    // Open a buffer for windows that don't have one yet.
+    // Commands in the vimrc might have loaded a file or split the window.
+    // Watch out for autocommands that delete a window.
+    //
+    // Don't execute Win/Buf Enter/Leave autocommands here
     ++autocmd_no_enter;
     ++autocmd_no_leave;
     dorewind = TRUE;
@@ -1691,8 +1686,8 @@ static void edit_buffers(mparm_T *parmp)
     }
     advance = TRUE;
 
-    /* Only open the file if there is no file in this window yet (that can
-     * happen when .vimrc contains ":sall"). */
+    // Only open the file if there is no file in this window yet (that can
+    // happen when vimrc contains ":sall").
     if (curbuf == firstwin->w_buffer || curbuf->b_ffname == NULL) {
       curwin->w_arg_idx = arg_idx;
       /* Edit file from arg list, if there is one.  When "Quit" selected
@@ -1830,16 +1825,13 @@ static void source_startup_scripts(mparm_T *parmp)
     (void)do_source((char_u *)SYS_VIMRC_FILE, FALSE, DOSO_NONE);
 #endif
 
-    /*
-     * Try to read initialization commands from the following places:
-     * - environment variable VIMINIT
-     * - user vimrc file (~/.vimrc)
-     * - second user vimrc file ($VIM/.vimrc for Dos)
-     * - environment variable EXINIT
-     * - user exrc file (~/.exrc)
-     * - second user exrc file ($VIM/.exrc for Dos)
-     * The first that exists is used, the rest is ignored.
-     */
+    // Try to read initialization commands from the following places:
+    // - environment variable VIMINIT
+    // - user vimrc file (~/.config/nvim/init.vim)
+    // - environment variable EXINIT
+    // - user exrc file (~/.exrc)
+    // - second user exrc file ($VIM/.exrc for Dos)
+    // The first that exists is used, the rest is ignored.
     char_u *user_vimrc = (char_u *)stdpaths_user_conf_subpath("init.vim");
     if (process_env("VIMINIT", true) != OK) {
       if (do_source(user_vimrc, true, DOSO_VIMRC) == FAIL
@@ -1856,13 +1848,13 @@ static void source_startup_scripts(mparm_T *parmp)
      * directory.  This is only done if the 'exrc' option is set.
      * Because of security reasons we disallow shell and write commands
      * now, except for unix if the file is owned by the user or 'secure'
-     * option has been reset in environment of global ".exrc" or ".vimrc".
+     * option has been reset in environment of global "exrc" or "vimrc".
      * Only do this if VIMRC_FILE is not the same as USR_VIMRC_FILE or
      * SYS_VIMRC_FILE.
      */
     if (p_exrc) {
 #if defined(UNIX)
-      /* If ".vimrc" file is not owned by user, set 'secure' mode. */
+      // If vimrc file is not owned by user, set 'secure' mode.
       if (!file_owned(VIMRC_FILE))
 #endif
         secure = p_secure;

src/nvim/option.c

@@ -6116,7 +6116,7 @@ static void paste_option_changed(void)
   old_p_paste = p_paste;
 }
 
-/// vimrc_found() - Called when a ".vimrc" or "VIMINIT" has been found.
+/// vimrc_found() - Called when a vimrc or "VIMINIT" has been found.
 ///
 /// Set the values for options that didn't get set yet to the Vim defaults.
 /// When "fname" is not NULL, use it to set $"envname" when it wasn't set yet.