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README_dos.txt for version 7.4 of Vim: Vi IMproved.
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This file explains the installation of Vim on MS-DOS and MS-Windows systems.
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See "README.txt" for general information about Vim.
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There are two ways to install Vim:
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A. Use the self-installing .exe file.
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B. Unpack .zip files and run the install.exe program.
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A. Using the self-installing .exe
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---------------------------------
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This is mostly self-explaining. Just follow the prompts and make the
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selections. A few things to watch out for:
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- When an existing installation is detected, you are offered to first remove
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this. The uninstall program is then started while the install program waits
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for it to complete. Sometimes the windows overlap each other, which can be
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confusing. Be sure the complete the uninstalling before continuing the
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installation. Watch the taskbar for uninstall windows.
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- When selecting a directory to install Vim, use the same place where other
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versions are located. This makes it easier to find your _vimrc file. For
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example "C:\Program Files\vim" or "D:\vim". A name ending in "vim" is
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preferred.
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- After selecting the directory where to install Vim, clicking on "Next" will
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start the installation.
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B. Using .zip files
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-------------------
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These are the normal steps to install Vim from the .zip archives:
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1. Go to the directory where you want to put the Vim files. Examples:
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cd C:\
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cd D:\editors
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If you already have a "vim" directory, go to the directory in which it is
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located. Check the $VIM setting to see where it points to:
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set VIM
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For example, if you have
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C:\vim\vim54
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do
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cd C:\
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Binary and runtime Vim archives are normally unpacked in the same location,
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on top of each other.
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2. Unpack the zip archives. This will create a new directory "vim\vim74",
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in which all the distributed Vim files are placed. Since the directory
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name includes the version number, it is unlikely that you overwrite
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existing files.
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Examples:
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pkunzip -d gvim74.zip
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unzip vim74w32.zip
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You need to unpack the runtime archive and at least one of the binary
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archives. When using more than one binary version, be careful not to
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overwrite one version with the other, the names of the executables
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"vim.exe" and "gvim.exe" are the same.
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After you unpacked the files, you can still move the whole directory tree
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to another location. That is where they will stay, the install program
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won't move or copy the runtime files.
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Only for the 32 bit DOS version on MS-DOS without DPMI support (trying to
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run install.exe will produce an error message): Unpack the CSDPMI4B.ZIP
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archive and follow the instructions in the documentation.
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3. Change to the new directory:
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cd vim\vim74
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Run the "install.exe" program. It will ask you a number of questions about
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how you would like to have your Vim setup. Among these are:
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- You can tell it to write a "_vimrc" file with your preferences in the
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parent directory.
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- It can also install an "Edit with Vim" entry in the Windows Explorer
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popup menu.
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- You can have it create batch files, so that you can run Vim from the
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console or in a shell. You can select one of the directories in your
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$PATH. If you skip this, you can add Vim to the search path manually:
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The simplest is to add a line to your autoexec.bat. Examples:
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set path=%path%;C:\vim\vim74
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set path=%path%;D:\editors\vim\vim74
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- Create entries for Vim on the desktop and in the Start menu.
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That's it!
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Remarks:
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- If Vim can't find the runtime files, ":help" won't work and the GUI version
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won't show a menubar. Then you need to set the $VIM environment variable to
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point to the top directory of your Vim files. Example:
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set VIM=C:\editors\vim
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Vim version 7.4 will look for your vimrc file in $VIM, and for the runtime
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files in $VIM/vim74. See ":help $VIM" for more information.
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- To avoid confusion between distributed files of different versions and your
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own modified vim scripts, it is recommended to use this directory layout:
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("C:\vim" is used here as the root, replace it with the path you use)
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Your own files:
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C:\vim\_vimrc Your personal vimrc.
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C:\vim\_viminfo Dynamic info for 'viminfo'.
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C:\vim\vimfiles\ftplugin\*.vim Filetype plugins
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C:\vim\... Other files you made.
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Distributed files:
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C:\vim\vim74\vim.exe The Vim version 7.4 executable.
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C:\vim\vim74\doc\*.txt The version 7.4 documentation files.
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C:\vim\vim74\bugreport.vim A Vim version 7.4 script.
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C:\vim\vim74\... Other version 7.4 distributed files.
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In this case the $VIM environment variable would be set like this:
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set VIM=C:\vim
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Then $VIMRUNTIME will automatically be set to "$VIM\vim74". Don't add
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"vim74" to $VIM, that won't work.
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- You can put your Vim executable anywhere else. If the executable is not
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with the other Vim files, you should set $VIM. The simplest is to add a line
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to your autoexec.bat. Examples:
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set VIM=c:\vim
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set VIM=d:\editors\vim
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- If you have told the "install.exe" program to add the "Edit with Vim" menu
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entry, you can remove it by running the "uninstal.exe". See
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":help win32-popup-menu".
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- In Windows 95/98/NT you can create a shortcut to Vim. This works for all
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DOS and Win32 console versions. For the console version this gives you the
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opportunity to set defaults for the Console where Vim runs in.
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1. On the desktop, click right to get a menu. Select New/Shortcut.
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2. In the dialog, enter Command line: "C:\command.com". Click "Next".
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3. Enter any name. Click "Finish".
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The new shortcut will appear on the desktop.
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4. With the mouse pointer on the new shortcut, click right to get a menu.
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Select Properties.
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5. In the Program tab, change the "Cmdline" to add "/c" and the name of the
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Vim executable. Examples:
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C:\command.com /c C:\vim\vim74\vim.exe
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C:\command.com /c D:\editors\vim\vim74\vim.exe
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6. Select the font, window size, etc. that you like. If this isn't
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possible, select "Advanced" in the Program tab, and deselect "MS-DOS
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mode".
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7. Click OK.
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For gvim, you can use a normal shortcut on the desktop, and set the size of
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the Window in your $VIM/_gvimrc:
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set lines=30 columns=90
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For further information, type one of these inside Vim:
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:help dos
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:help msdos
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:help win32
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