Cant use vim nor vi help files

amk229 · 09-17-2007, 09:19 PM

while i use vim / vi for editing and type :help <command>, i get error message:
Example:
if i use :help x (x is used for delete a character)
i get :

E433: No tags file
E149: Sorry, no help for x

i dont know what is the problem. any idea? thx.

Dist Ubuntu 7.04

rsashok · 09-18-2007, 07:43 PM

Could you get vim help at all? For example if you do 'vim' without file name you should get 'welcome' screen, and then if you type ":help" you should get split window with the help on top. Do have it?

chrism01 · 09-19-2007, 03:21 AM

Well, for vim v7.0 on RH FC6, the docs are in : /usr/share/vim/vim70/doc
Try looking for the equiv on your system

amk229 · 09-19-2007, 06:18 AM

rsashok, When i type vim without filename i get the welcome screen then typing :help i get:
E433: No tags file
E149: Sorry, no help for help.txt

what am i missing?..help files? which ubuntu package. But when i installed "elvis" which is a vi clone help is working well..does elvis use the same help files?..

I dont know why i cant get the vim help!..Any idea?

rsashok · 09-19-2007, 10:54 AM

Could you look if you have documentation in you vim install directory: something like: /usr/share/vim/vim*/runtime/doc. If you do, then try to open "help.txt" in this directory - this should be your help file.

amk229 · 09-19-2007, 05:01 PM

I post the solution for future reference:
I installed the vim-runtime package ...Everything is OK.
Thx.