VIMTUTOR(1) General Commands Manual VIMTUTOR(1)
NAME
vimtutor - the Vim tutor
SYNOPSIS
vimtutor [-l | --language ISO639] [-c | --chapter NUMBER] [-g | --gui]
[ISO639]
vimtutor [-h | --help]
vimtutor [--list]
DESCRIPTION
Vimtutor starts the Vim tutor.
The Vimtutor is useful for people that want to learn their first Vim
commands. The optional [ISO639] argument is the two or three letter
name of a language, like "it" or "es".
Vimtutor only opens temporary copies of the original tutor files, there
is no danger of overwriting the lessons.
Vim is always started in Vi compatible mode.
OPTIONS
-l, --language ISO639
Set the two or three letter language code. E.g. 'it', 'es',
'bar'. Defaults to language of locale if available, else to Eng-
lish.
-c, --chapter NUMBER
Set the chapter number. Defaults to chapter one.
-g, --gui
Start vimtutor in the GUI version of vim if available, otherwise
fallback to console vim.
-h, --help
Display usage information.
--list Display chapters and languages.
EXAMPLES
To start vimtutor in German on chapter one:
vimtutor de
In English on chapter two:
vimtutor -c2
Longform command for Bavarian in the GUI on chapter one:
vimtutor --language bar --chapter 1 --gui
FILES
/usr/local/share/vim/vim??/tutor/tutor1[.language]
The Vimtutor chapter one text file(s).
/usr/local/share/vim/vim??/tutor/tutor2[.language]
The Vimtutor chapter two text file(s).
/usr/local/share/vim/vim??/tutor/tutor.vim
The Vim script used to copy the Vimtutor text file.
AUTHOR
The Vi Tutorial was originally written for Vi by Michael C. Pierce and
Robert K. Ware, Colorado School of Mines using ideas supplied by Charles
Smith, Colorado State University. E-mail: bware@mines.colorado.edu (now
invalid).
Modified for Vim by Bram Moolenaar.
Translation contributors are listed in the tutor files.
SEE ALSO
vim(1)
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