EVIM(1)

💖 EVIM(1) — easy Vim, from the General Commands Manual, and it's literally serving 💖

🎀 NAME 🎀

• evim — easy Vim: edit a file with Vim and setup for modeless editing. Slay.

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

evim [options] [file ..]
eview

That's the whole summoning ritual, bestie.

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

Okay so eVim starts Vim and sets options to make it behave like a modeless editor. This is still Vim but used as a point-and-click editor. This feels a lot like using Notepad on MS-Windows. eVim will always run in the GUI, to enable the use of menus and toolbar. Very clicky. Very toolbar-coded.

⚠️ Real talk: only to be used for people who really can't work with Vim in the normal way. Editing will be much less efficient. No cap.

eview is the same, but starts in read-only mode. It works just like evim -R.

See vim(1) for details about Vim, options, etc.

The 'insertmode' option is set to be able to type text directly. Mappings are setup to make Copy and Paste work with the MS-Windows keys. CTRL-X cuts text, CTRL-C copies text and CTRL-V pastes text. Use CTRL-Q to obtain the original meaning of CTRL-V. 🫶

💅 OPTIONS 💅

• See vim(1). That's the whole options situation — go peek over there.

🦋 FILES 🦋

• /usr/share/vim/vim92/evim.vim — the script loaded to initialize eVim.
  • vim?? is short version number, like vim91 for Vim 9.1.

👑 AKA 👑

Also Known As "Vim for gumbies". When using evim you are expected to take a handkerchief, make a knot in each corner and wear it on your head. Iconic, honestly. 😭

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• vim(1)

💜 AUTHOR 💜

Most of Vim was made by Bram Moolenaar, with a lot of help from others. See the Help/Credits menu.

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🫶 Cute sign-off: that's the EVIM(1) page from the General Commands Manual, dated 2024 August 12. Periodt. 💖