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:Title Open Watcom 1.9 VI Editor
:Index Open Watcom 1.9 VI Editor Help=vi.hlp

1 Open Watcom 1.9 VI Editor
2 Introduction to the Open Watcom Vi Editor
2 Introduction=Introduction_to_the_Open_Watcom_Vi_Editor
3 Terms and Notation
3 Introduction=Terms_and_Notation
3 The Mouse=The_Mouse
3 The Screen=The_Screen
2 Basic Usage
2 Introduction=Basic_Usage
2 Starting the Open Watcom Vi Editor=Starting_the_Open_Watcom_Vi_Editor
2 What is a Modal Editor?=What_is_a_Modal_Editor_
3 Some Basic Commands
3 Introduction=Some_Basic_Commands
3 Moving Around=Moving_Around
3 Saving and Exiting a File=Saving_and_Exiting_a_File
3 Inputting Text=Inputting_Text
3 Cutting and Pasting Text
3 Introduction=Cutting_and_Pasting_Text
3 Lines=Lines
3 Characters=Characters
3 Using the Menus
3 Introduction=Using_the_Menus
3 Edit Window Menu=Edit_Window_Menu
3 Window Menu=Window_Menu
3 Options Menu=Options_Menu
3 File Menu=File_Menu
3 Edit Menu=Edit_Menu
3 Position Menu=Position_Menu
3 Help Menu=Help_Menu
2 Intermediate Usage
2 Introduction=Intermediate_Usage
3 The Command Line
3 Introduction=The_Command_Line
3 Line Numbers=Line_Numbers
2 Getting a File for Editing=Getting_a_File_for_Editing
2 Moving Between Files=Moving_Between_Files
2 Moving Around in a File=Moving_Around_in_a_File
2 Saving and Exiting a File Revisited=Saving_and_Exiting_a_File_Revisited
2 Using the Mouse=Using_the_Mouse
2 Selecting Text=Selecting_Text
2 Joining Text=Joining_Text
2 Using Marks=Using_Marks
2 Searching for Text=Searching_for_Text
2 Deleting, Copying, and Pasting Text=Deleting__Copying__and_Pasting_Text
2 Altering Text=Altering_Text
2 Undo and Redo=Undo_and_Redo
2 Repeating Edit Operations=Repeating_Edit_Operations
2 Advanced Usage
2 Introduction=Advanced_Usage
2 The Substitute Command=The_Substitute_Command
2 The Global Command=The_Global_Command
2 Searching Files For Text=Searching_Files_For_Text
2 Mapping Keys=Mapping_Keys
2 The Open Watcom Vi Editor Environment
2 Introduction=The_Open_Watcom_Vi_Editor_Environment
2 Using Edbind=Using_Edbind
2 Invoking the Open Watcom Vi Editor=Invoking_the_Open_Watcom_Vi_Editor
2 Lost File Recovery=Lost_File_Recovery
2 Modes
2 Introduction=Modes
3 Text Insertion Mode
3 Introduction=Text_Insertion_Mode
3 Special Keys=Special_Keys
3 Command Mode
3 Introduction=Command_Mode
3 Movement=Movement
3 Undoing Changes=Undoing_Changes
3 Marks=Marks
3 Copy Buffers=Copy_Buffers
4 Searching
4 Introduction=Searching
4 Special Keys In The Search String Window=Special_Keys_In_The_Search_String_Window
3 Inserting Text=Inserting_Text
3 Replacing Text=Replacing_Text
3 Deleting Text=Deleting_Text
3 Copying Text=Copying_Text
3 Changing Text=Changing_Text
3 Shifting Text=Shifting_Text
3 Case Toggling=Case_Toggling
3 Filters=Filters
3 Text Selection=Text_Selection
3 Miscellaneous Keys=Miscellaneous_Keys
2 Editor Commands
2 Introduction=Editor_Commands
2 Special Keys In The Command Window=Special_Keys_In_The_Command_Window
3 Line Addresses
3 Introduction=Line_Addresses
3 Line Address Examples=Line_Address_Examples
3 Commands
3 Introduction=Commands
3 >=Y
3 <=X
3 !=_
3 ABBREV=ABBREV
3 ALIAS=ALIAS
3 APPEND=APPEND
3 CASCADE=CASCADE
3 CD=CD
3 CHANGE=CHANGE
3 COMPILE=COMPILE
3 COMPRESS=COMPRESS
3 COPY=COPY
3 DATE=DATE
3 DELETE=DELETE
3 ECHO=ECHO
3 EDIT=EDIT
3 EGREP=EGREP
3 EVAL=EVAL
3 EXECUTE=EXECUTE
3 EXITALL=EXITALL
3 EXPAND=EXPAND
3 FGREP=FGREP
3 FILES=FILES
3 FLOATMENU=FLOATMENU
3 GENCONFIG=GENCONFIG
3 GLOBAL=GLOBAL
3 HELP=HELP
3 INSERT=INSERT
3 JOIN=JOIN
3 KEYADD=KEYADD
3 LIST=LIST
3 LOAD=LOAD
3 MAP=MAP
3 MAPBASE=MAPBASE
3 MARK=MARK
3 MATCH=MATCH
3 MAXIMIZE=MAXIMIZE
3 MINIMIZE=MINIMIZE
3 MOVE=MOVE
3 MOVEWIN=MOVEWIN
3 NEXT=NEXT
3 OPEN=OPEN
3 POP=POP
3 PREV=PREV
3 PUSH=PUSH
3 PUT=PUT
3 QUIT=QUIT
3 QUITALL=QUITALL
3 READ=READ
3 RESIZE=RESIZE
3 SET=SET
3 SETCOLOR=SETCOLOR
3 SHELL=SHELL
3 SIZE=SIZE
3 SOURCE=SOURCE
3 SUBSTITUTE=SUBSTITUTE
3 TAG=TAG
3 TILE=TILE
3 UNABBREV=UNABBREV
3 UNALIAS=UNALIAS
3 UNDO (command)=UNDO_LcommandR
3 UNMAP=UNMAP
3 VERSION=VERSION
3 VIEW=VIEW
3 VISUAL=VISUAL
3 WRITE=WRITE
3 WQ=WQ
3 YANK=YANK
3 XIT=XIT
2 Windows and Menus
2 Introduction=Windows_and_Menus
3 Window Properties
3 Introduction=Window_Properties
3 BORDER=BORDER
3 DIMENSION=DIMENSION
3 ENDWINDOW=ENDWINDOW
3 HILIGHT=HILIGHT
3 TEXT=TEXT
3 Window Types
3 Introduction=Window_Types
3 COMMANDWINDOW=COMMANDWINDOW
3 COUNTWINDOW=COUNTWINDOW
3 DEFAULTWINDOW=DEFAULTWINDOW
3 DIRWINDOW=DIRWINDOW
3 EDITWINDOW=EDITWINDOW
3 EXTRAINFOWINDOW=EXTRAINFOWINDOW
3 FILEWINDOW=FILEWINDOW
3 FILECWINDOW=FILECWINDOW
3 LINENUMBERWINDOW=LINENUMBERWINDOW
3 MENUWINDOW=MENUWINDOW
3 MENUBARWINDOW=MENUBARWINDOW
3 MESSAGEWINDOW=MESSAGEWINDOW
3 SETWINDOW=SETWINDOW
3 SETVALWINDOW=SETVALWINDOW
3 STATUSWINDOW=STATUSWINDOW
2 Sample Window Settings=Sample_Window_Settings
3 Menu Commands
3 Introduction=Menu_Commands
3 ADDMENUITEM=ADDMENUITEM
3 DELETEMENU=DELETEMENU
3 DELETEMENUITEM=DELETEMENUITEM
3 ENDMENU=ENDMENU
3 MENU=MENU
3 MENUITEM=MENUITEM
2 Sample Menus=Sample_Menus
2 Editor Settings
2 Introduction=Editor_Settings
3 Boolean Settings
3 Introduction=Boolean_Settings
3 autoindent=autoindent
3 automessageclear=automessageclear
3 beepflag=beepflag
3 caseignore=caseignore
3 changelikevi=changelikevi
3 cmode=cmode
3 columninfilestatus=columninfilestatus
3 currentstatus=currentstatus
3 drawtildes=drawtildes
3 eightbits=eightbits
3 escapemessage=escapemessage
3 extendedmemory=extendedmemory
3 ignorectrlz=ignorectrlz
3 ignoretagcase=ignoretagcase
3 magic=magic
3 pauseonspawnerr=pauseonspawnerr
3 quiet=quiet
3 quitmovesforward=quitmovesforward
3 readentirefile=readentirefile
3 readonlycheck=readonlycheck
3 realtabs=realtabs
3 regsubmagic=regsubmagic
3 samefilecheck=samefilecheck
3 saveconfig=saveconfig
3 saveposition=saveposition
3 searchwrap=searchwrap
3 showmatch=showmatch
3 tagprompt=tagprompt
3 undo=undo
3 verbose=verbose
3 wordwrap=wordwrap
3 wrapbackspace=wrapbackspace
3 writecrlf=writecrlf
4 Mouse Control Booleans
4 Introduction=Mouse_Control_Booleans
4 lefthandmouse=lefthandmouse
4 usemouse=usemouse
4 Window Control Booleans
4 Introduction=Window_Control_Booleans
4 clock=clock
4 linenumbers=linenumbers
4 linenumsonright=linenumsonright
4 marklonglines=marklonglines
4 menus=menus
4 repeatinfo=repeatinfo
4 spinning=spinning
4 statusinfo=statusinfo
4 toolbar=toolbar
4 windowgadgets=windowgadgets
3 Non-Boolean Settings
3 Introduction=NonMBoolean_Settings
3 autosaveinterval=autosaveinterval
3 commandcursortype=commandcursortype
3 endoflinechar=endoflinechar
3 exitattr=exitattr
3 fileendstring=fileendstring
3 grepdefault=grepdefault
3 hardtab=hardtab
3 historyfile=historyfile
3 insertcursortype=insertcursortype
3 magicstring=magicstring
3 maxclhistory=maxclhistory
3 maxemsk=maxemsk
3 maxfilterhistory=maxfilterhistory
3 maxfindhistory=maxfindhistory
3 maxlinelen=maxlinelen
3 maxpush=maxpush
3 maxswapk=maxswapk
3 maxxmsk=maxxmsk
3 pagelinesexposed=pagelinesexposed
3 overstrikecursortype=overstrikecursortype
3 radix=radix
3 shiftwidth=shiftwidth
3 stackk=stackk
3 statussections=statussections
3 statusstring=statusstring
3 shellprompt=shellprompt
3 tabamount=tabamount
3 tagfilename=tagfilename
3 tmpdir=tmpdir
3 word=word
3 wrapmargin=wrapmargin
4 Mouse Control Values
4 Introduction=Mouse_Control_Values
4 mousedclickspeed=mousedclickspeed
4 mouserepeatdelay=mouserepeatdelay
4 mousespeed=mousespeed
4 wordalt=wordalt
4 Window Control Values
4 Introduction=Window_Control_Values
4 buttonheight=buttonheight
4 buttonwidth=buttonwidth
4 clockx=clockx
4 clocky=clocky
4 currentstatuscolumn=currentstatuscolumn
4 cursorblinkrate=cursorblinkrate
4 gadgetstring=gadgetstring
4 inactivewindowcolor=inactivewindowcolor
4 maxtilecolors=maxtilecolors
4 maxwindowtilex=maxwindowtilex
4 maxwindowtiley=maxwindowtiley
4 movecolor=movecolor
4 resizecolor=resizecolor
4 spinx=spinx
4 spiny=spiny
4 tilecolor=tilecolor
2 Regular Expressions
2 Introduction=Regular_Expressions
3 Regular Expression BNF=Regular_Expression_BNF
2 File Matching Regular Expressions=File_Matching_Regular_Expressions
2 Replacement Strings=Replacement_Strings
2 Controlling Magic Characters=Controlling_Magic_Characters
3 Regular Expression Examples
3 Introduction=Regular_Expression_Examples
3 Matching Examples=Matching_Examples
3 Replacement Examples=Replacement_Examples
2 Editor Script Language
2 Introduction=Editor_Script_Language
3 Script Variables
3 Introduction=Script_Variables
3 Pre-defined Global Variables=PreMdefined_Global_Variables
2 Hook Scripts=Hook_Scripts
3 Script Expressions
3 Introduction=Script_Expressions
3 Script Expression BNF=Script_Expression_BNF
3 Control Flow Commands
3 Introduction=Control_Flow_Commands
3 The LOOP Block=The_LOOP_Block
3 The WHILE Block=The_WHILE_Block
3 The IF Block=The_IF_Block
3 Script Commands
3 Introduction=Script_Commands
3 ATOMIC=ATOMIC
3 ASSIGN=ASSIGN
3 BREAK=BREAK
3 CONTINUE=CONTINUE
3 ENDIF=ENDIF
3 ENDLOOP=ENDLOOP
3 ENDWHILE=ENDWHILE
3 ELSEIF=ELSEIF
3 ELSE=ELSE
3 EXPR=EXPR
3 FCLOSE=FCLOSE
3 FOPEN=FOPEN
3 FREAD=FREAD
3 FWRITE=FWRITE
3 GET=GET
3 GOTO=GOTO
3 IF=IF
3 INPUT=INPUT
3 LABEL=LABEL
3 LOOP=LOOP
3 NEXTWORD=NEXTWORD
3 QUIF=QUIF
3 RETURN=RETURN
3 UNTIL=UNTIL
3 WHILE=WHILE
3 Script Examples
3 Introduction=Script_Examples
3 Example - err.vi=Example_M_err_vi
3 Example - lnum.vi=Example_M_lnum_vi
3 Example - qall.vi=Example_M_qall_vi
3 Example - wrme.vi=Example_M_wrme_vi
3 Example - proc.vi=Example_M_proc_vi
2 Command Mode Key Summary
2 Introduction=Command_Mode_Key_Summary
2 The Open Watcom Vi Editor Error Messages
2 Introduction=The_Open_Watcom_Vi_Editor_Error_Messages
2 CTAGS
2 Introduction=CTAGS
2 Symbolic Keystrokes
2 Introduction=Symbolic_Keystrokes
2 Symbols and Meaning=Symbols_and_Meaning
2 Error Code Tokens
2 Introduction=Error_Code_Tokens