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					*usr_90.txt*	For Vim version 7.4.  Last change: 2008 Sep 10
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							     VIM USER MANUAL - by Bram Moolenaar
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									Installing Vim
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													*install*
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					Before you can use Vim you have to install it.  Depending on your system it's
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					simple or easy.  This chapter gives a few hints and also explains how
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					upgrading to a new version is done.
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					|90.1|	Unix
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					|90.2|	MS-Windows
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					|90.3|	Upgrading
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					|90.4|	Common installation issues
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					|90.5|	Uninstalling Vim
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					 Previous chapter: |usr_45.txt|  Select your language
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					Table of contents: |usr_toc.txt|
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					==============================================================================
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					*90.1*	Unix
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					First you have to decide if you are going to install Vim system-wide or for a
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					single user.  The installation is almost the same, but the directory where Vim
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					is installed in differs.
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					   For a system-wide installation the base directory "/usr/local" is often
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					used.  But this may be different for your system.  Try finding out where other
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					packages are installed.
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					   When installing for a single user, you can use your home directory as the
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					base.  The files will be placed in subdirectories like "bin" and "shared/vim".
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					FROM A PACKAGE
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					You can get precompiled binaries for many different UNIX systems.  There is a
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					long list with links on this page:
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						http://www.vim.org/binaries.html ~
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					Volunteers maintain the binaries, so they are often out of date.  It is a
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					good idea to compile your own UNIX version from the source.  Also, creating
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					the editor from the source allows you to control which features are compiled.
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					This does require a compiler though.
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					If you have a Linux distribution, the "vi" program is probably a minimal
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					version of Vim.  It doesn't do syntax highlighting, for example.  Try finding
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					another Vim package in your distribution, or search on the web site.
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					FROM SOURCES
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					To compile and install Vim, you will need the following:
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						-  A C compiler (GCC preferred)
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						-  The GZIP program (you can get it from www.gnu.org)
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						-  The Vim source and runtime archives
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					To get the Vim archives, look in this file for a mirror near you, this should
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					provide the fastest download:
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						ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/MIRRORS ~
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					Or use the home site ftp.vim.org, if you think it's fast enough.  Go to the
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					"unix" directory and you'll find a list of files there.  The version number is
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					embedded in the file name.  You will want to get the most recent version.
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					   You can get the files for Unix in two ways: One big archive that contains
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					everything, or four smaller ones that each fit on a floppy disk.  For version
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					6.1 the single big one is called:
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						vim-6.1.tar.bz2 ~
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					You need the bzip2 program to uncompress it.  If you don't have it, get the
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					four smaller files, which can be uncompressed with gzip.  For Vim 6.1 they are
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					called:
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						vim-6.1-src1.tar.gz ~
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						vim-6.1-src2.tar.gz ~
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						vim-6.1-rt1.tar.gz ~
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						vim-6.1-rt2.tar.gz ~
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					COMPILING
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					First create a top directory to work in, for example: >
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						mkdir ~/vim
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						cd ~/vim
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					Then unpack the archives there.  If you have the one big archive, you unpack
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					it like this: >
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						bzip2 -d -c path/vim-6.1.tar.bz2 | tar xf -
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					Change "path" to where you have downloaded the file. >
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						gzip -d -c path/vim-6.1-src1.tar.gz | tar xf -
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						gzip -d -c path/vim-6.1-src2.tar.gz | tar xf -
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						gzip -d -c path/vim-6.1-rt1.tar.gz | tar xf -
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						gzip -d -c path/vim-6.1-rt2.tar.gz | tar xf -
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					If you are satisfied with getting the default features, and your environment
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					is setup properly, you should be able to compile Vim with just this: >
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						cd vim61/src
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						make
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					The make program will run configure and compile everything.  Further on we
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					will explain how to compile with different features.
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					   If there are errors while compiling, carefully look at the error messages.
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					There should be a hint about what went wrong.  Hopefully you will be able to
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					correct it.  You might have to disable some features to make Vim compile.
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					Look in the Makefile for specific hints for your system.
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					TESTING
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					Now you can check if compiling worked OK: >
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						make test
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					This will run a sequence of test scripts to verify that Vim works as expected.
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					Vim will be started many times and all kinds of text and messages flash by.
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					If it is alright you will finally see:
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						test results: ~
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						ALL DONE ~
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					If you get "TEST FAILURE" some test failed.  If there are one or two messages
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					about failed tests, Vim might still work, but not perfectly.  If you see a lot
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					of error messages or Vim doesn't finish until the end, there must be something
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					wrong.  Either try to find out yourself, or find someone who can solve it.
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					You could look in the |maillist-archive| for a solution.  If everything else
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					fails, you could ask in the vim |maillist| if someone can help you.
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					INSTALLING
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												*install-home*
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					If you want to install in your home directory, edit the Makefile and search
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					for a line:
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						#prefix = $(HOME) ~
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					Remove the # at the start of the line.
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					   When installing for the whole system, Vim has most likely already selected
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					a good installation directory for you.  You can also specify one, see below.
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					You need to become root for the following.
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					To install Vim do: >
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						make install
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					That should move all the relevant files to the right place.  Now you can try
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						--prefix={directory}		Top directory where to install Vim.
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						--with-features=tiny		Compile with many features disabled.
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						--with-features=small		Compile with some features disabled.
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						--with-features=big		Compile with more features enabled.
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										See |+feature-list| for which feature
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					==============================================================================
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					*90.2*	MS-Windows
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					There are two ways to install the Vim program for Microsoft Windows.  You can
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					with fairly recent computers will prefer the second method.  For the first
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						- An archive with binaries for Vim.
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						- The Vim runtime archive.
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						ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/MIRRORS ~
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					Or use the home site ftp.vim.org, if you think it's fast enough.  Go to the
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					"pc" directory and you'll find a list of files there.  The version number is
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						gvim61.exe		The self-installing archive.
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					This is all you need for the second method.  Just launch the executable, and
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					For the first method you must chose one of the binary archives.  These are
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						gvim61.zip		The normal MS-Windows GUI version.
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						gvim61ole.zip		The MS-Windows GUI version with OLE support.
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						vim61w32.zip		32 bit MS-Windows console version.  For use in
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									on Win 95/98.
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						vim61d32.zip		32 bit MS-DOS version.  For use in the
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									Win 95/98 console window.
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					You only need one of them.  Although you could install both a GUI and a
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						vim61rt.zip		The runtime files.
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					program: >
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					This will unpack the files in the directory "c:\vim\vim61".  If you already
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					above it.
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					   Now change to the "vim\vim61" directory and run the install program: >
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						install
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					If you finally select "do it" the install program will carry out the actions
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					you selected.
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					the same location as where the binaries are.  You need a compiler for which a
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					makefile exists.  Microsoft Visual C works, but is expensive.  The Free
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					Cygwin compilers.  Check the file src/INSTALLpc.txt for hints.
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					==============================================================================
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					*90.3*	Upgrading
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					what to do.
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					UNIX
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					When you type "make install" the runtime files will be copied to a directory
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					which is specific for this version.  Thus they will not overwrite a previous
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					   The executable "vim" will overwrite an older version.  If you don't care
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					about keeping the old version, running "make install" will work fine.  You can
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					version number in it and all files below it.  Example: >
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						rm -rf /usr/local/share/vim/vim58
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					There are normally no changed files below this directory.  If you did change
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					the "filetype.vim" file, for example, you better merge the changes into the
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					new version before deleting it.
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					of the old version.  Execute the new binaries by specifying the full path.
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					right version.  However, this won't work if you set the $VIMRUNTIME variable
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					somewhere.
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					previous version.  See |90.5|.
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					==============================================================================
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					*90.4*	Common installation issues
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					Vim and suggests some solutions.  It also contains answers to many
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					Q: I Do Not Have Root Privileges.  How Do I Install Vim? (Unix)
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					$HOME/vim: >
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					path to execute the editor.  Also see |install-home|.
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					Q: The Colors Are Not Right on My Screen. (Unix)
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					Check your terminal settings by using the following command in a shell: >
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					gvim.  This avoids the need for a correct terminal setup.
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					Q: I Am Using RedHat Linux.  Can I Use the Vim That Comes with the System?
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					By default RedHat installs a minimal version of Vim.  Check your RPM packages
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					for something named "Vim-enhanced-version.rpm" and install that.
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					Q: How Do I Turn Syntax Coloring On?  How do I make plugins work?
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					Use the example vimrc script.  You can find an explanation on how to use it
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					here: |setup-vimrc_example|.
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					See chapter 6 for information about syntax highlighting: |usr_06.txt|.
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					Q: What Is a Good vimrc File to Use?
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					See the www.vim.org Web site for several good examples.
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					Q: Where Do I Find a Good Vim Plugin?
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					See the Vim-online site: http://vim.sf.net.  Many users have uploaded useful
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					Vim scripts and plugins there.
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					Q: Where Do I Find More Tips?
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					See the Vim-online site: http://vim.sf.net.  There is an archive with hints
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					from Vim users.  You might also want to search in the |maillist-archive|.
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					==============================================================================
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					*90.5*	Uninstalling Vim
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					In the unlikely event you want to uninstall Vim completely, this is how you do
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					it.
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					UNIX
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					When you installed Vim as a package, check your package manager to find out
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					how to remove the package again.
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					   If you installed Vim from sources you can use this command: >
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						make uninstall
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					However, if you have deleted the original files or you used an archive that
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					someone supplied, you can't do this.  Do delete the files manually, here is an
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					example for when "/usr/local" was used as the root: >
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						rm -rf /usr/local/share/vim/vim61
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						rm /usr/local/bin/vim
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						rm /usr/local/bin/vimtutor
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						rm /usr/local/bin/xxd
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						rm /usr/local/man/man1/vim.1
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						rm /usr/local/man/man1/xxd.1
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					MS-WINDOWS
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					If you installed Vim with the self-installing archive you can run
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					the "uninstall-gui" program located in the same directory as the other Vim
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					programs, e.g. "c:\vim\vim61".  You can also launch it from the Start menu if
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					installed the Vim entries there.  This will remove most of the files, menu
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					entries and desktop shortcuts.  Some files may remain however, as they need a
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					Windows restart before being deleted.
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					   You will be given the option to remove the whole "vim" directory.  It
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					probably contains your vimrc file and other runtime files that you created, so
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					be careful.
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					Else, if you installed Vim with the zip archives, the preferred way is to use
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					the "uninstal" program (note the missing l at the end).  You can find it in
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					the same directory as the "install" program, e.g., "c:\vim\vim61".  This
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					should also work from the usual "install/remove software" page.
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					   However, this only removes the registry entries for Vim.  You have to
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					delete the files yourself.  Simply select the directory "vim\vim61" and delete
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					it recursively.  There should be no files there that you changed, but you
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					might want to check that first.
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					   The "vim" directory probably contains your vimrc file and other runtime
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					files that you created.  You might want to keep that.
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					==============================================================================
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					Table of contents: |usr_toc.txt|
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					Copyright: see |manual-copyright|  vim:tw=78:ts=8:ft=help:norl:
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