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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
	      English.

       -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.col-
       orado.edu (now invalid).

       Modified	for Vim	by Bram	Moolenaar.

       Translation contributors	are listed in the tutor	files.

SEE ALSO
       vim(1)

			       2024 December 03			   VIMTUTOR(1)

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