On Tue, Nov 19, 2002 at 08:35:49AM -0500, Matthew Weier O'Phinney wrote: > -- Sandip P Deshmukh <deshmukh@escortsmumbai.com> wrote > (on Tuesday, 19 November 2002, 05:17 PM +0530): > > i have recently shifted to vim and will like to have with me some good > > manual of vim with me. preferably single file, text format (like mutt manual). > > something that is exhaustive. so that i can look it up before i post a > > query on mailing list. > I'm not sure if you want a dead-tree manual or a console-based one. In what is a dead-tree manual? sorry if it is a basic or off-topic question > VIM itself, typing > :help <keywords> i will try this. > will usually get you what you need. If you're not sure how to use the > help system or want to learn some basic commands, try typing, from the > command line (not in vim) > vimtutor tried that and so only could get started! > And go through it (takes maybe an hour from start to finish). > > If you want a dead-tree copy, I can't recommend highly enough Steve > Oualline's "Vi IMproved--VIM" book from New Riders Press. It doesn't oh does dead tree mean in printed book format? then no - i did not mean a dead tree manual -- thanx for help sandip p deshmukh ------***-------- Simulations are like miniskirts, they show a lot and hide the essentials. -- Hubert Kirrman
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