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Ubuntu 12.04 (precise) reached end-of-life on April 28, 2017. Looking at this bug report in 2023 I can't reproduce the reported problem using either Ubuntu 20.04 or 22.04. As the issue was never confirmed by another user and there have been no comments for over 10 years I'll mark it as being 'Invalid'. A local configuration problem? ** Changed in: vim (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to vim in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1179722 Title: :help word[CTRL-D] doesn't search help Status in vim package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: I launch vim by typing it's name. Inside vim I type :help word[CTRL-D] EXPECTED RESULT: search the vim documentation ACTUAL RESULT: I get the : command history The CTRL-D sequence is described in the :help help file. This is a very important feature for me and I suspect other vim users. This problem does not exist on 10.04. WORKAROUND: tab key instead of CTRL-D, but this isn't mentioned in the documentation. I can start vim either in a gnome-terminal with or without byobu running screen, I can also start via a virtual terminal by pressing ctrl-alt-F2 and I get the same result. All three entries of vim :set term?. vim :echo $TERM and vim :!echo $TERM are consistent in both cases, as screen in the first case and linux in the second case. With all three in agreement there is only the vim configuration left for interpreting the following command, right? ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: vim 2:7.3.429-2ubuntu2.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-41.66-generic 3.2.42 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-41-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.2 Architecture: amd64 Date: Mon May 13 16:10:08 2013 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 (20120315) MarkForUpload: True ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: vim UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/+bug/1179722/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp