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10 <para>For installation instructions see <xref linkend="ch06-vim"/>.</para>
12 <sect2><title>Official Download Location</title>
14 <literallayout>Vim (&vim-version;):
15 <ulink url="ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/editors/vim/unix/"/></literallayout>
18 <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude" href="vim-contents.xml"/>
21 <sect2><title>Short descriptions</title>
23 <para><command>efm_filter.pl</command> is a filter for creating an error
24 file that can be read by vim.</para>
26 <para><command>efm_perl.pl</command> reformats the error messages of the
27 Perl interpreter for use with the quickfix mode of vim.</para>
29 <para><command>ex</command> starts vim in ex mode.</para>
31 <para><command>less.sh</command> is a script that starts vim with less.vim.</para>
33 <para><command>mve.awk</command> processes vim errors.</para>
35 <para><command>pltags.pl</command> creates a tags file for perl code,
36 for use by vim.</para>
38 <para><command>ref</command> checks the spelling of arguments.</para>
40 <para><command>rview</command> is a restricted version of view: no shell
41 commands can be started and view can't be suspended.</para>
43 <para><command>rvim</command> is a restricted version of vim: no shell
44 commands can be started and vim can't be suspended.</para>
46 <para><command>shtags.pl</command> generates a tag file for perl scripts.</para>
48 <para><command>tcltags</command> generates a tag file for TCL code.</para>
50 <para><command>vi</command> starts vim in vi-compatible mode.</para>
52 <para><command>view</command> starts vim in read-only mode.</para>
54 <para><command>vim</command> is the editor.</para>
56 <para><command>vim132</command> starts vim with the terminal in
57 132-column mode.</para>
59 <para><command>vim2html.pl</command> converts vim documentation to
62 <para><command>vimdiff</command> edits two or three versions of a file with
63 vim and show differences.</para>
65 <para><command>vimm</command> enables the DEC locator input model on a
66 remote terminal.</para>
68 <para><command>vimspell.sh</command> is a script which spells a file and generates the syntax
69 statements necessary to highlight in vim.</para>
71 <para><command>vimtutor</command> teaches you the basic keys and commands
74 <para><command>xxd</command> makes a hexdump of the given file. It can
75 also do the reverse, so it can be used for binary patching.</para>
81 <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude" href="vim-deps.xml"/>