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6 evim - easy Vim, edit a file with Vim and setup for modeless editing
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9 evim [options] [file ..]
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13 eVim starts Vim and sets options to make it behave like a modeless edi‐
14 tor. This is still Vim but used as a point-and-click editor. This
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18 Only to be used for people who really can't work with Vim in the normal
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21 eview is the same, but starts in read-only mode. It works just like
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24 See vim(1) for details about Vim, options, etc.
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26 The 'insertmode' option is set to be able to type text directly.
27 Mappings are setup to make Copy and Paste work with the MS-Windows
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39 Also Known As "Vim for gumbies". When using evim you are expected to
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47 Most of Vim was made by Bram Moolenaar, with a lot of help from others.
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52 2002 February 16 EVIM(1)