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vim

Vim is an almost compatible version of the UNIX editor Vi.

Many new features have been added: multi level undo, syntax highlighting, command line history, on-line help, filename completion, block operations, folding, Unicode support, etc.

This package contains a version of vim compiled with a rather standard set of features. This package does not provide a GUI version of Vim. See the other vim-* packages if you need more (or less).

Installed size: 3.69 MB
How to install: sudo apt install vim

vim.basic

root@kali:~# vim.basic -h
VIM - Vi IMproved 9.1 (2024 Jan 02, compiled Apr 27 2024 15:01:43)

Usage: vim [arguments] [file ..]       edit specified file(s)
   or: vim [arguments] -               read text from stdin
   or: vim [arguments] -t tag          edit file where tag is defined
   or: vim [arguments] -q [errorfile]  edit file with first error

Arguments:
   --			Only file names after this
   -v			Vi mode (like "vi")
   -e			Ex mode (like "ex")
   -E			Improved Ex mode
   -s			Silent (batch) mode (only for "ex")
   -d			Diff mode (like "vimdiff")
   -y			Easy mode (like "evim", modeless)
   -R			Readonly mode (like "view")
   -Z			Restricted mode (like "rvim")
   -m			Modifications (writing files) not allowed
   -M			Modifications in text not allowed
   -b			Binary mode
   -l			Lisp mode
   -C			Compatible with Vi: 'compatible'
   -N			Not fully Vi compatible: 'nocompatible'
   -V[N][fname]		Be verbose [level N] [log messages to fname]
   -D			Debugging mode
   -n			No swap file, use memory only
   -r			List swap files and exit
   -r (with file name)	Recover crashed session
   -L			Same as -r
   -A			Start in Arabic mode
   -H			Start in Hebrew mode
   -T <terminal>	Set terminal type to <terminal>
   --not-a-term		Skip warning for input/output not being a terminal
   --ttyfail		Exit if input or output is not a terminal
   -u <vimrc>		Use <vimrc> instead of any .vimrc
   --noplugin		Don't load plugin scripts
   -p[N]		Open N tab pages (default: one for each file)
   -o[N]		Open N windows (default: one for each file)
   -O[N]		Like -o but split vertically
   +			Start at end of file
   +<lnum>		Start at line <lnum>
   --cmd <command>	Execute <command> before loading any vimrc file
   -c <command>		Execute <command> after loading the first file
   -S <session>		Source file <session> after loading the first file
   -s <scriptin>	Read Normal mode commands from file <scriptin>
   -w <scriptout>	Append all typed commands to file <scriptout>
   -W <scriptout>	Write all typed commands to file <scriptout>
   -x			Edit encrypted files
   --startuptime <file>	Write startup timing messages to <file>
   --log <file>		Start logging to <file> early
   -i <viminfo>		Use <viminfo> instead of .viminfo
   --clean		'nocompatible', Vim defaults, no plugins, no viminfo
   -h  or  --help	Print Help (this message) and exit
   --version		Print version information and exit

vim-athena

This is a transitional package to install the vim-motif package. You may remove this package if nothing depends on it.

Installed size: 80 KB
How to install: sudo apt install vim-athena

vim-common

Vim is an almost compatible version of the UNIX editor Vi.

This package contains files shared by all non GUI-enabled vim variants available in Debian. Examples of such shared files are: manpages and configuration files.

Installed size: 1.80 MB
How to install: sudo apt install vim-common

helpztags

Generate the help tags file for directory

root@kali:~# man helpztags
HELPZTAGS(1)                     User Commands                     HELPZTAGS(1)

NAME
       helpztags - generate the help tags file for directory

SYNOPSIS
       helpztags DIRS...

DESCRIPTION
       helpztags scans given directories for *.txt and *.txt.gz files.  Each
       file is scanned for tags used in vim help files. For each directory
       proper tags file is generated.

       There should be at least one directory given. In other case program
       exits with error.

AUTHORS
       Written by Jakub Turski and Artur R. Czechowski based on idea contained
       in vim sources for its :helptags command.

REPORTING BUGS
       Please use a Debian reportbug command or procedure described at
       http://bugs.debian.org/.

SEE ALSO
       Read :help helptags in vim for detailed information about helptags.

vim 9.1                           August 2010                      HELPZTAGS(1)

vim-doc

Vim is an almost compatible version of the UNIX editor Vi.

This package contains the HTML version of the online documentation. It is built from the runtime/doc directory of the source tree.

Installed size: 15.21 MB
How to install: sudo apt install vim-doc

vim-gtk3

Vim is an almost compatible version of the UNIX editor Vi.

Many new features have been added: multi level undo, syntax highlighting, command line history, on-line help, filename completion, block operations, folding, Unicode support, etc.

This package contains a version of vim compiled with a GTK3 GUI and support for scripting with Lua, Perl, Python 3, Ruby, and Tcl.

Installed size: 4.50 MB
How to install: sudo apt install vim-gtk3

vim.gtk3

root@kali:~# vim.gtk3 -h
VIM - Vi IMproved 9.1 (2024 Jan 02, compiled Apr 27 2024 15:01:43)

Usage: vim [arguments] [file ..]       edit specified file(s)
   or: vim [arguments] -               read text from stdin
   or: vim [arguments] -t tag          edit file where tag is defined
   or: vim [arguments] -q [errorfile]  edit file with first error

Arguments:
   --			Only file names after this
   -g			Run using GUI (like "gvim")
   -f  or  --nofork	Foreground: Don't fork when starting GUI
   -v			Vi mode (like "vi")
   -e			Ex mode (like "ex")
   -E			Improved Ex mode
   -s			Silent (batch) mode (only for "ex")
   -d			Diff mode (like "vimdiff")
   -y			Easy mode (like "evim", modeless)
   -R			Readonly mode (like "view")
   -Z			Restricted mode (like "rvim")
   -m			Modifications (writing files) not allowed
   -M			Modifications in text not allowed
   -b			Binary mode
   -l			Lisp mode
   -C			Compatible with Vi: 'compatible'
   -N			Not fully Vi compatible: 'nocompatible'
   -V[N][fname]		Be verbose [level N] [log messages to fname]
   -D			Debugging mode
   -n			No swap file, use memory only
   -r			List swap files and exit
   -r (with file name)	Recover crashed session
   -L			Same as -r
   -A			Start in Arabic mode
   -H			Start in Hebrew mode
   -T <terminal>	Set terminal type to <terminal>
   --not-a-term		Skip warning for input/output not being a terminal
   --gui-dialog-file {fname}  For testing: write dialog text
   --ttyfail		Exit if input or output is not a terminal
   -u <vimrc>		Use <vimrc> instead of any .vimrc
   -U <gvimrc>		Use <gvimrc> instead of any .gvimrc
   --noplugin		Don't load plugin scripts
   -p[N]		Open N tab pages (default: one for each file)
   -o[N]		Open N windows (default: one for each file)
   -O[N]		Like -o but split vertically
   +			Start at end of file
   +<lnum>		Start at line <lnum>
   --cmd <command>	Execute <command> before loading any vimrc file
   -c <command>		Execute <command> after loading the first file
   -S <session>		Source file <session> after loading the first file
   -s <scriptin>	Read Normal mode commands from file <scriptin>
   -w <scriptout>	Append all typed commands to file <scriptout>
   -W <scriptout>	Write all typed commands to file <scriptout>
   -x			Edit encrypted files
   -X			Do not connect to X server
   --remote <files>	Edit <files> in a Vim server if possible
   --remote-silent <files>  Same, don't complain if there is no server
   --remote-wait <files>  As --remote but wait for files to have been edited
   --remote-wait-silent <files>  Same, don't complain if there is no server
   --remote-tab[-wait][-silent] <files>  As --remote but use tab page per file
   --remote-send <keys>	Send <keys> to a Vim server and exit
   --remote-expr <expr>	Evaluate <expr> in a Vim server and print result
   --serverlist		List available Vim server names and exit
   --servername <name>	Send to/become the Vim server <name>
   --startuptime <file>	Write startup timing messages to <file>
   --log <file>		Start logging to <file> early
   -i <viminfo>		Use <viminfo> instead of .viminfo
   --clean		'nocompatible', Vim defaults, no plugins, no viminfo
   -h  or  --help	Print Help (this message) and exit
   --version		Print version information and exit

Arguments recognised by gvim (GTK+ version):
   -background <color>	Use <color> for the background (also: -bg)
   -foreground <color>	Use <color> for normal text (also: -fg)
   -font <font>		Use <font> for normal text (also: -fn)
   -geometry <geom>	Use <geom> for initial geometry (also: -geom)
   -iconic		Start Vim iconified
   -reverse		Use reverse video (also: -rv)
   -display <display>	Run Vim on <display> (also: --display)
   --role <role>	Set a unique role to identify the main window
   --socketid <xid>	Open Vim inside another GTK widget
   --echo-wid		Make gvim echo the Window ID on stdout

vim-gui-common

Vim is an almost compatible version of the UNIX editor Vi.

This package contains files shared by all GUI-enabled vim variants available in Debian. Examples of such shared files are: gvimtutor, icons, and desktop environments settings.

Installed size: 236 KB
How to install: sudo apt install vim-gui-common

gvimtutor

The Vim tutor

root@kali:~# man gvimtutor
VIMTUTOR(1)                 General Commands Manual                 VIMTUTOR(1)

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/vim91/tutor/tutor[.language]
                      The Vimtutor text file(s).

       /usr/share/vim/vim91/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: [email protected] (now
       invalid).
       It was modified for Vim by Bram Moolenaar.  For the names of the  trans-
       lators see the tutor files.

SEE ALSO
       vim(1)

                                  2001 April 2                      VIMTUTOR(1)

vim-motif

Vim is an almost compatible version of the UNIX editor Vi.

Many new features have been added: multi level undo, syntax highlighting, command line history, on-line help, filename completion, block operations, folding, Unicode support, etc.

This package contains a version of vim compiled with a Motif GUI and support for scripting with Lua, Perl, Python 3, and Tcl.

Installed size: 4.54 MB
How to install: sudo apt install vim-motif

vim.motif

root@kali:~# vim.motif -h
VIM - Vi IMproved 9.1 (2024 Jan 02, compiled Apr 27 2024 15:01:43)

Usage: vim [arguments] [file ..]       edit specified file(s)
   or: vim [arguments] -               read text from stdin
   or: vim [arguments] -t tag          edit file where tag is defined
   or: vim [arguments] -q [errorfile]  edit file with first error

Arguments:
   --			Only file names after this
   -g			Run using GUI (like "gvim")
   -f  or  --nofork	Foreground: Don't fork when starting GUI
   -v			Vi mode (like "vi")
   -e			Ex mode (like "ex")
   -E			Improved Ex mode
   -s			Silent (batch) mode (only for "ex")
   -d			Diff mode (like "vimdiff")
   -y			Easy mode (like "evim", modeless)
   -R			Readonly mode (like "view")
   -Z			Restricted mode (like "rvim")
   -m			Modifications (writing files) not allowed
   -M			Modifications in text not allowed
   -b			Binary mode
   -l			Lisp mode
   -C			Compatible with Vi: 'compatible'
   -N			Not fully Vi compatible: 'nocompatible'
   -V[N][fname]		Be verbose [level N] [log messages to fname]
   -D			Debugging mode
   -n			No swap file, use memory only
   -r			List swap files and exit
   -r (with file name)	Recover crashed session
   -L			Same as -r
   -A			Start in Arabic mode
   -H			Start in Hebrew mode
   -T <terminal>	Set terminal type to <terminal>
   --not-a-term		Skip warning for input/output not being a terminal
   --gui-dialog-file {fname}  For testing: write dialog text
   --ttyfail		Exit if input or output is not a terminal
   -u <vimrc>		Use <vimrc> instead of any .vimrc
   -U <gvimrc>		Use <gvimrc> instead of any .gvimrc
   --noplugin		Don't load plugin scripts
   -p[N]		Open N tab pages (default: one for each file)
   -o[N]		Open N windows (default: one for each file)
   -O[N]		Like -o but split vertically
   +			Start at end of file
   +<lnum>		Start at line <lnum>
   --cmd <command>	Execute <command> before loading any vimrc file
   -c <command>		Execute <command> after loading the first file
   -S <session>		Source file <session> after loading the first file
   -s <scriptin>	Read Normal mode commands from file <scriptin>
   -w <scriptout>	Append all typed commands to file <scriptout>
   -W <scriptout>	Write all typed commands to file <scriptout>
   -x			Edit encrypted files
   -display <display>	Connect Vim to this particular X-server
   -X			Do not connect to X server
   --remote <files>	Edit <files> in a Vim server if possible
   --remote-silent <files>  Same, don't complain if there is no server
   --remote-wait <files>  As --remote but wait for files to have been edited
   --remote-wait-silent <files>  Same, don't complain if there is no server
   --remote-tab[-wait][-silent] <files>  As --remote but use tab page per file
   --remote-send <keys>	Send <keys> to a Vim server and exit
   --remote-expr <expr>	Evaluate <expr> in a Vim server and print result
   --serverlist		List available Vim server names and exit
   --servername <name>	Send to/become the Vim server <name>
   --startuptime <file>	Write startup timing messages to <file>
   --log <file>		Start logging to <file> early
   -i <viminfo>		Use <viminfo> instead of .viminfo
   --clean		'nocompatible', Vim defaults, no plugins, no viminfo
   -h  or  --help	Print Help (this message) and exit
   --version		Print version information and exit

Arguments recognised by gvim (Motif version):
   -display <display>	Run Vim on <display>
   -iconic		Start Vim iconified
   -background <color>	Use <color> for the background (also: -bg)
   -foreground <color>	Use <color> for normal text (also: -fg)
   -font <font>		Use <font> for normal text (also: -fn)
   -boldfont <font>	Use <font> for bold text
   -italicfont <font>	Use <font> for italic text
   -geometry <geom>	Use <geom> for initial geometry (also: -geom)
   -borderwidth <width>	Use a border width of <width> (also: -bw)
   -scrollbarwidth <width>  Use a scrollbar width of <width> (also: -sw)
   -reverse		Use reverse video (also: -rv)
   +reverse		Don't use reverse video (also: +rv)
   -xrm <resource>	Set the specified resource

vim-nox

Vim is an almost compatible version of the UNIX editor Vi.

Many new features have been added: multi level undo, syntax highlighting, command line history, on-line help, filename completion, block operations, folding, Unicode support, etc.

This package contains a version of vim compiled with support for scripting with Lua, Perl, Python 3, Ruby, and Tcl but no GUI.

Installed size: 4.20 MB
How to install: sudo apt install vim-nox

vim.nox

root@kali:~# vim.nox -h
VIM - Vi IMproved 9.1 (2024 Jan 02, compiled Apr 27 2024 15:01:43)

Usage: vim [arguments] [file ..]       edit specified file(s)
   or: vim [arguments] -               read text from stdin
   or: vim [arguments] -t tag          edit file where tag is defined
   or: vim [arguments] -q [errorfile]  edit file with first error

Arguments:
   --			Only file names after this
   -v			Vi mode (like "vi")
   -e			Ex mode (like "ex")
   -E			Improved Ex mode
   -s			Silent (batch) mode (only for "ex")
   -d			Diff mode (like "vimdiff")
   -y			Easy mode (like "evim", modeless)
   -R			Readonly mode (like "view")
   -Z			Restricted mode (like "rvim")
   -m			Modifications (writing files) not allowed
   -M			Modifications in text not allowed
   -b			Binary mode
   -l			Lisp mode
   -C			Compatible with Vi: 'compatible'
   -N			Not fully Vi compatible: 'nocompatible'
   -V[N][fname]		Be verbose [level N] [log messages to fname]
   -D			Debugging mode
   -n			No swap file, use memory only
   -r			List swap files and exit
   -r (with file name)	Recover crashed session
   -L			Same as -r
   -A			Start in Arabic mode
   -H			Start in Hebrew mode
   -T <terminal>	Set terminal type to <terminal>
   --not-a-term		Skip warning for input/output not being a terminal
   --ttyfail		Exit if input or output is not a terminal
   -u <vimrc>		Use <vimrc> instead of any .vimrc
   --noplugin		Don't load plugin scripts
   -p[N]		Open N tab pages (default: one for each file)
   -o[N]		Open N windows (default: one for each file)
   -O[N]		Like -o but split vertically
   +			Start at end of file
   +<lnum>		Start at line <lnum>
   --cmd <command>	Execute <command> before loading any vimrc file
   -c <command>		Execute <command> after loading the first file
   -S <session>		Source file <session> after loading the first file
   -s <scriptin>	Read Normal mode commands from file <scriptin>
   -w <scriptout>	Append all typed commands to file <scriptout>
   -W <scriptout>	Write all typed commands to file <scriptout>
   -x			Edit encrypted files
   --startuptime <file>	Write startup timing messages to <file>
   --log <file>		Start logging to <file> early
   -i <viminfo>		Use <viminfo> instead of .viminfo
   --clean		'nocompatible', Vim defaults, no plugins, no viminfo
   -h  or  --help	Print Help (this message) and exit
   --version		Print version information and exit

vim-runtime

Vim is an almost compatible version of the UNIX editor Vi.

This package contains vimtutor and the architecture independent runtime files, used, if available, by all vim variants available in Debian. Example of such runtime files are: online documentation, rules for language-specific syntax highlighting and indentation, color schemes, and standard plugins.

Installed size: 35.97 MB
How to install: sudo apt install vim-runtime

vimtutor

The Vim tutor

root@kali:~# man vimtutor
VIMTUTOR(1)                 General Commands Manual                 VIMTUTOR(1)

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/vim91/tutor/tutor[.language]
                      The Vimtutor text file(s).

       /usr/share/vim/vim91/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: [email protected] (now
       invalid).
       It was modified for Vim by Bram Moolenaar.  For the names of the  trans-
       lators see the tutor files.

SEE ALSO
       vim(1)

                                  2001 April 2                      VIMTUTOR(1)

vim-tiny

Vim is an almost compatible version of the UNIX editor Vi.

This package contains a minimal version of Vim compiled with no GUI and a small subset of features. This package’s sole purpose is to provide the vi binary for base installations.

If a vim binary is wanted, try one of the following more featureful packages: vim, vim-nox, vim-motif, or vim-gtk3.

Installed size: 1.70 MB
How to install: sudo apt install vim-tiny

vim.tiny

root@kali:~# vim.tiny -h
VIM - Vi IMproved 9.1 (2024 Jan 02, compiled Apr 27 2024 15:01:43)

Usage: vim [arguments] [file ..]       edit specified file(s)
   or: vim [arguments] -               read text from stdin
   or: vim [arguments] -t tag          edit file where tag is defined

Arguments:
   --			Only file names after this
   -v			Vi mode (like "vi")
   -e			Ex mode (like "ex")
   -E			Improved Ex mode
   -s			Silent (batch) mode (only for "ex")
   -y			Easy mode (like "evim", modeless)
   -R			Readonly mode (like "view")
   -Z			Restricted mode (like "rvim")
   -m			Modifications (writing files) not allowed
   -M			Modifications in text not allowed
   -b			Binary mode
   -l			Lisp mode
   -C			Compatible with Vi: 'compatible'
   -N			Not fully Vi compatible: 'nocompatible'
   -V[N][fname]		Be verbose [level N] [log messages to fname]
   -n			No swap file, use memory only
   -r			List swap files and exit
   -r (with file name)	Recover crashed session
   -L			Same as -r
   -T <terminal>	Set terminal type to <terminal>
   --not-a-term		Skip warning for input/output not being a terminal
   --ttyfail		Exit if input or output is not a terminal
   -u <vimrc>		Use <vimrc> instead of any .vimrc
   --noplugin		Don't load plugin scripts
   -p[N]		Open N tab pages (default: one for each file)
   -o[N]		Open N windows (default: one for each file)
   -O[N]		Like -o but split vertically
   +			Start at end of file
   +<lnum>		Start at line <lnum>
   --cmd <command>	Execute <command> before loading any vimrc file
   -c <command>		Execute <command> after loading the first file
   -S <session>		Source file <session> after loading the first file
   -s <scriptin>	Read Normal mode commands from file <scriptin>
   -w <scriptout>	Append all typed commands to file <scriptout>
   -W <scriptout>	Write all typed commands to file <scriptout>
   --clean		'nocompatible', Vim defaults, no plugins, no viminfo
   -h  or  --help	Print Help (this message) and exit
   --version		Print version information and exit

xxd

xxd creates a hex dump of a given file or standard input. It can also convert a hex dump back to its original binary form.

Installed size: 148 KB
How to install: sudo apt install xxd

xxd

Make a hex dump or do the reverse.

root@kali:~# xxd -h
Usage:
       xxd [options] [infile [outfile]]
    or
       xxd -r [-s [-]offset] [-c cols] [-ps] [infile [outfile]]
Options:
    -a          toggle autoskip: A single '*' replaces nul-lines. Default off.
    -b          binary digit dump (incompatible with -ps,-i). Default hex.
    -C          capitalize variable names in C include file style (-i).
    -c cols     format <cols> octets per line. Default 16 (-i: 12, -ps: 30).
    -E          show characters in EBCDIC. Default ASCII.
    -e          little-endian dump (incompatible with -ps,-i,-r).
    -g bytes    number of octets per group in normal output. Default 2 (-e: 4).
    -h          print this summary.
    -i          output in C include file style.
    -l len      stop after <len> octets.
    -n name     set the variable name used in C include output (-i).
    -o off      add <off> to the displayed file position.
    -ps         output in postscript plain hexdump style.
    -r          reverse operation: convert (or patch) hexdump into binary.
    -r -s off   revert with <off> added to file positions found in hexdump.
    -d          show offset in decimal instead of hex.
    -s [+][-]seek  start at <seek> bytes abs. (or +: rel.) infile offset.
    -u          use upper case hex letters.
    -R when     colorize the output; <when> can be 'always', 'auto' or 'never'. Default: 'auto'.
    -v          show version: "xxd 2024-02-10 by Juergen Weigert et al.".