# VIMTUTOR(1) - man - phpMan

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## NAME
       vimtutor - the Vim tutor

## SYNOPSIS
### vimtutor [-g] [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 argument -g starts vimtutor with gvim rather than vim, if the GUI version of vim
       is available, or falls back to Vim if gvim is not found.

       The optional [language] argument is the two-letter name of a language, like "it" or "es".  If
       the [language] argument is missing, the language 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/vim82/tutor/tutor[.language]
                      The **Vimtutor** text file(s).

       /usr/share/vim/vim82/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.colorado.edu>.
       It was modified for **Vim** by Bram Moolenaar.  For the names of the translators  see  the  tutor
       files.

## SEE ALSO
       [vim(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/vim/1/markdown)



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