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authorAlexander E. Patrakov <alexander@linuxfromscratch.org>2004-05-14 05:46:15 +0000
committerAlexander E. Patrakov <alexander@linuxfromscratch.org>2004-05-14 05:46:15 +0000
commitdc32fef63b8b9ec788ed392f1709dee0c6ee32e3 (patch)
treef242e8e6f75c74d59a778391c9dc5084027fa0e7 /chapter06
parent40ebd44923d1aa877502785d112975d5abbe6604 (diff)
Several textual changes on Vim page
git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@3576 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689
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1 files changed, 14 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/chapter06/vim.xml b/chapter06/vim.xml
index c2e2df4fe..288fdd99d 100644
--- a/chapter06/vim.xml
+++ b/chapter06/vim.xml
@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@ echo '#define SYS_GVIMRC_FILE "/etc/gvimrc"' &gt;&gt; src/feature.h</userinput><
<screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr --enable-multibyte</userinput></screen>
+<para>The optional <userinput>--enable-multibyte</userinput> switch
+includes multibyte editing support into
+vim. It is only needed for those people who ignore our recommendation not to
+use LFS in locales with multibyte character sets, but it does not hurt
+others.</para>
+
<para>Compile the package:</para>
<screen><userinput>make</userinput></screen>
@@ -99,6 +105,11 @@ backspacing over line breaks, autoindents and the start of insert. The
<emphasis>syntax on</emphasis> enables <command>vim</command>'s
semantic coloring.</para>
+<para>Documentation for other available options can be obtained by running
+the following command:</para>
+
+<screen><userinput>vim -c ':options'</userinput></screen>
+
</sect2>
@@ -176,7 +187,9 @@ remote terminal.</para>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-vim vimspell.sh"><primary sortas="b-vimspell.sh">vimspell.sh</primary></indexterm>
<para id="vimspell.sh"><command>vimspell.sh</command> is a script which spells a file and generates the syntax
-statements necessary to highlight in vim.</para>
+statements necessary to highlight in vim.
+This script requires the old Unix <command>spell</command> command,
+which is provided neither in LFS nor in BLFS.</para>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-vim vimtutor"><primary sortas="b-vimtutor">vimtutor</primary></indexterm>
<para id="vimtutor"><command>vimtutor</command> teaches you the basic keys and commands