VIMTUTOR(1) General Commands Manual VIMTUTOR(1)

# [NAME](#NAME)

vimtutor - the Vim tutor

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

**vimtutor \[-l | --language ISO639] \[-c | --chapter NUMBER] \[-g | --gui] \[ISO639]**  
**vimtutor \[-h | --help]**  
**vimtutor \[--list]**

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

**Vimtutor** starts the **Vim** tutor.

The **Vimtutor** is useful for people that want to learn their first **Vim** commands. The optional \[ISO639] argument is the two or three letter name of a language, like "it" or "es".

**Vimtutor** only opens temporary copies of the original tutor files, there is no danger of overwriting the lessons.

**Vim** is always started in **Vi** nocompatible mode.

# [OPTIONS](#OPTIONS)

[**-l**, **--language *ISO639***](#l)

Set the two or three letter language code. E.g. 'it', 'es', 'bar'. Defaults to language of locale if available, else to English.

[**-c**, **--chapter *NUMBER***](#c)

Set the chapter number. Defaults to chapter one.

[**-g**, **--gui**](#g)

Start **vimtutor** in the GUI version of vim if available, otherwise fallback to console vim.

[**-h**, **--help**](#h)

Display usage information.

[**--list**](#list)

Display chapters and languages.

# [EXAMPLES](#EXAMPLES)

To start **vimtutor** in German on chapter one:

```
vimtutor de
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In English on chapter two:

```
vimtutor -c2
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Longform command for Bavarian in the GUI on chapter one:

```
vimtutor --language bar --chapter 1 --gui
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# [FILES](#FILES)

/usr/share/vim/vim92/tutor/tutor1\[.language]

The **Vimtutor** chapter one text file(s).

/usr/share/vim/vim92/tutor/tutor2\[.language]

The **Vimtutor** chapter two text file(s).

/usr/share/vim/vim92/tutor/tutor.vim

The **Vim** script used to copy the **Vimtutor** text file.

# [AUTHOR](#AUTHOR)

**The Vi Tutorial** 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 (now invalid).**

Modified for **Vim** by Bram Moolenaar.

Translation contributors are listed in the tutor files.

# [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO)

[vim(1)](/man/os/vim/vim.1)

2024 December 03

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Document: vimtutor(1) from vim 9.2.1225-r0 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://github.com/vim/vim