vimtutor - the Vim tutor
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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.
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.
Name
vimtutor - the Vim tutor
Options
-l, --languageISO639
Set the two or three letter language code. E.g. 'it', 'es', 'bar'. Defaults to language of locale
if available, else to English.
-c, --chapterNUMBER
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.
See Also
vim(1) 2024 December 03 VIMTUTOR(1)
Synopsis
vimtutor[-l|--languageISO639][-c|--chapterNUMBER][-g|--gui][ISO639]vimtutor[-h|--help]vimtutor[--list]
