Dear Tony! You are right: the helpfile entry was in the system vimrc.
I have removed it and help works, now. Thanx a lot! Best Regards, Doc P.S. When "Replying to all", you would get my mail twice, isn't it? That't probably why I got mails from you twice each. >Dr. Uwe Schneider wrote: >> Dear Tony! >> >> Thanx for your detailed answer. >> >> ":echo $VIMRUNTIME" results in: "/usr/local/share/vim/vim70" as expected. >> >> But, ":verbose set helpfile?" produces: >"helpfile=/usr/local/share/vim/vim70/vim.hlp" >[...] > >What does it print below that ("Last set from...")? That vim.hlp value is not > >the default, it must be set somewhere. If it's in your $HOME/.vimrc, you >should find and remove the offensive line. If it's in some (misguided) system > >vimrc such as /usr/share/vim/vimrc, you should be able to override it with > > set helpfile& > >in your vimrc, but it would be better to talk to the sysadmin about removing >that line from the system vimrc. If it's in some custom plugin, you may be >able to override it with > > autocommand VimEnter * set helpfile& > >in your vimrc. > >Oh, and next time, please use "Reply to all" (or "Reply to List" if your >mailer offers it). "Reply to sender" sends your reply only to the author, not > >to the list. > >Best regards, >Tony. >-- >There's an old proverb that says just about whatever you want it to. >