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@@ -3,9 +3,8 @@
This is a summary of the differences between VIM and vi. It is not complete.
see also |vim_ref.txt|, look for comments in {}, like "{not in Vi}".
-Vim is mostly POSIX 1003.2-1 compliant. The commands known to be missing
-are "Q", ":append", ":change", ":insert", ":open" and ":z". There are
-probably a lot of small differences.
+Vim is mostly POSIX 1003.2-1 compliant. The only command known to be missing
+is ":open". There are probably a lot of small differences.
THE MOST INTERESTING ADDITIONS
@@ -77,7 +76,6 @@ Visual mode. |Visual_mode|
! filter through external program
= filter through indent
: start ":" command for the Visual lines.
- Q format text to 'textwidth' columns (obsolete)
gq format text to 'textwidth' columns
J join lines
~ swap case
@@ -321,6 +319,11 @@ Support for Windows 95/NT |new_win32|
runs under Windows 3.1 and MS-DOS. It supports long file names where
available.
+Ex mode |new_ex|
+ You now get Ex mode when you invoke vim as "ex" or use the |Q|
+ command. The |:append|, |:insert|, |:change|, and |:z| commands
+ now function like in standard vi.
+
Miscellaneous new features |new_misc|
Implemented incremental search.
A whole bunch of commands that start with "g": Goto declaration, show
@@ -329,7 +332,7 @@ Miscellaneous new features |new_misc|
Added the ":retab" command. Can be used to change the size of a
<Tab>, replace spaces with a <Tab> or a <Tab> with spaces.
Implemented "Vim -r" to list any swap files that can be found.
- The "Q" operator no longer affects empty lines.
+ The "gq" operator no longer affects empty lines.
Added '-' register for deletes of less than one line, see |registers|.
Quickfix: Support for several error formats at the same time.
Added separate mapping for normal mode and visual mode.
@@ -380,7 +383,6 @@ The "-o" option opens a window for each argument. "-o4" opens four windows.
In command mode:
-Missing command: "Q" (go to Ex mode) (but see |pseudo-Q|).
Missing Ex commands: append, change, insert, open and z.
The command characters are shown in the last line of the screen. They are
@@ -556,6 +558,9 @@ by using a CTRL-M. For Vi this means you cannot insert a real CTRL-M in the
text. With Vim you can put a real CTRL-M in the text by preceding it with a
CTRL-V.
+The "Q" operator has been renamed to "gq" so that the "Q" command can switch
+to "ex" mode.
+
In insert mode: