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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  com-
     mands.  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 nocompatible 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/vim92/tutor/tutor1[.language]
		    The Vimtutor chapter one text file(s).

     /usr/local/share/vim/vim92/tutor/tutor2[.language]
		    The Vimtutor chapter two text file(s).

     /usr/local/share/vim/vim92/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.colorado.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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