1- README_dos.txt for version 7.4 of Vim: Vi IMproved.
1+ README_dos.txt for version 8.0 of Vim: Vi IMproved.
22
33This file explains the installation of Vim on MS-DOS and MS-Windows systems.
44See "README.txt" for general information about Vim.
@@ -41,19 +41,19 @@ These are the normal steps to install Vim from the .zip archives:
4141 located. Check the $VIM setting to see where it points to:
4242 set VIM
4343 For example, if you have
44- C:\vim\vim54
44+ C:\vim\vim74
4545 do
4646 cd C:\
4747 Binary and runtime Vim archives are normally unpacked in the same location,
4848 on top of each other.
4949
50- 2. Unpack the zip archives. This will create a new directory "vim\vim74 ",
50+ 2. Unpack the zip archives. This will create a new directory "vim\vim80 ",
5151 in which all the distributed Vim files are placed. Since the directory
5252 name includes the version number, it is unlikely that you overwrite
5353 existing files.
5454 Examples:
55- pkunzip -d gvim74 .zip
56- unzip vim74w32 .zip
55+ pkunzip -d gvim80 .zip
56+ unzip vim80w32 .zip
5757
5858 You need to unpack the runtime archive and at least one of the binary
5959 archives. When using more than one binary version, be careful not to
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ These are the normal steps to install Vim from the .zip archives:
6969 archive and follow the instructions in the documentation.
7070
71713. Change to the new directory:
72- cd vim\vim74
72+ cd vim\vim80
7373 Run the "install.exe" program. It will ask you a number of questions about
7474 how you would like to have your Vim setup. Among these are:
7575 - You can tell it to write a "_vimrc" file with your preferences in the
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ These are the normal steps to install Vim from the .zip archives:
8080 console or in a shell. You can select one of the directories in your
8181 $PATH. If you skip this, you can add Vim to the search path manually:
8282 The simplest is to add a line to your autoexec.bat. Examples:
83- set path=%path%;C:\vim\vim74
84- set path=%path%;D:\editors\vim\vim74
83+ set path=%path%;C:\vim\vim80
84+ set path=%path%;D:\editors\vim\vim80
8585 - Create entries for Vim on the desktop and in the Start menu.
8686
8787That's it!
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ Remarks:
9393 won't show a menubar. Then you need to set the $VIM environment variable to
9494 point to the top directory of your Vim files. Example:
9595 set VIM=C:\editors\vim
96- Vim version 7.4 will look for your vimrc file in $VIM, and for the runtime
97- files in $VIM/vim74 . See ":help $VIM" for more information.
96+ Vim version 8.0 will look for your vimrc file in $VIM, and for the runtime
97+ files in $VIM/vim80 . See ":help $VIM" for more information.
9898
9999- To avoid confusion between distributed files of different versions and your
100100 own modified vim scripts, it is recommended to use this directory layout:
@@ -105,14 +105,14 @@ Remarks:
105105 C:\vim\vimfiles\ftplugin\*.vim Filetype plugins
106106 C:\vim\... Other files you made.
107107 Distributed files:
108- C:\vim\vim74 \vim.exe The Vim version 7.4 executable.
109- C:\vim\vim74 \doc\*.txt The version 7.4 documentation files.
110- C:\vim\vim74 \bugreport.vim A Vim version 7.4 script.
111- C:\vim\vim74 \... Other version 7.4 distributed files.
108+ C:\vim\vim80 \vim.exe The Vim version 8.0 executable.
109+ C:\vim\vim80 \doc\*.txt The version 8.0 documentation files.
110+ C:\vim\vim80 \bugreport.vim A Vim version 8.0 script.
111+ C:\vim\vim80 \... Other version 8.0 distributed files.
112112 In this case the $VIM environment variable would be set like this:
113113 set VIM=C:\vim
114- Then $VIMRUNTIME will automatically be set to "$VIM\vim74 ". Don't add
115- "vim74 " to $VIM, that won't work.
114+ Then $VIMRUNTIME will automatically be set to "$VIM\vim80 ". Don't add
115+ "vim80 " to $VIM, that won't work.
116116
117117- You can put your Vim executable anywhere else. If the executable is not
118118 with the other Vim files, you should set $VIM. The simplest is to add a line
@@ -136,8 +136,8 @@ Remarks:
136136 Select Properties.
137137 5. In the Program tab, change the "Cmdline" to add "/c" and the name of the
138138 Vim executable. Examples:
139- C:\command.com /c C:\vim\vim74 \vim.exe
140- C:\command.com /c D:\editors\vim\vim74 \vim.exe
139+ C:\command.com /c C:\vim\vim80 \vim.exe
140+ C:\command.com /c D:\editors\vim\vim80 \vim.exe
141141 6. Select the font, window size, etc. that you like. If this isn't
142142 possible, select "Advanced" in the Program tab, and deselect "MS-DOS
143143 mode".
0 commit comments