VIMTUTOR(1)							  VIMTUTOR(1)



NAME
       vimtutor - the Vim tutor

SYNOPSIS
       vimtutor [language]

DESCRIPTION
       Vimtutor	 starts	 the  Vim  tutor.  It copies the tutor file first, so
       that it can be modified without changing the original file.

       The Vimtutor is useful for people that want to learn their  first  Vim
       commands.

       The optional [language] argument is the two-letter name of a language,
       like "it" or "es".  If the [language] argument is  missing,  the	 lan-
       guage of the current locale will be used.  If a tutor in this language
       is available, it will be used.  Otherwise the English version will  be
       used.

       Vim is always started in Vi compatible mode.

FILES
       /usr/share/vim/vim63/tutor/tutor[.language]
		      The Vimtutor text file(s).

       /usr/share/vim/vim63/tutor/tutor.vim
		      The Vim script used to copy the Vimtutor text file.

AUTHOR
       The  Vimtutor  was  originally written for Vi by Michael C. Pierce and
       Robert K. Ware, Colorado School	of  Mines  using  ideas	 supplied  by
       Charles	Smith,	Colorado  State University.  E-mail: bware@mines.col-
       orado.edu.
       It was modified for Vim by Bram	Moolenaar.   For  the  names  of  the
       translators see the tutor files.

SEE ALSO
       vim(1)



				 2001 April 2			  VIMTUTOR(1)

UNIX/Linux commands referenced on this page:

1. file
2. locale
3. script