* Sayth Renshaw <[email protected]> [2015-02-03 08:54]: > How is the best way in vim to use the help system when > I am unsure exactly what term or phrase to look for?
try to guess a word - or a part of it. enter it right after ":help" - and then press CTRL-D: :help word<CTRL-D> example: :help foo +footer gui-footer experiment. find your way. come back and report here. > What I currently do know is Google and usually end up on > the vim wikia where I put together the peices from there. > And there they usually show where the help menu is. there you go ;) > For example I located that :vsp opens a vertical split. > How would I now know how to find how to open files > in an already open split and choose which split? i dont know which is the best way to find it - but here you go: :e file then there is "gf" to open the filename under the cursor. as for files already in your buffer list, there's ":b". and with a little ":help" form your vim you'll find "windows.txt". read it. try everything. get used to the vim way... oommm.... Sven -- -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php --- Thanks Yeah experiment I thought might be the answer but just double checking I wasn't missing anything. I also watch Dereks videos to learn with. http://derekwyatt.org/vim/tutorials/ Sayth -- -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_use" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
