252 lines
5.3 KiB
Groff
252 lines
5.3 KiB
Groff
.TH KAK 1
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.SH NAME
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kak \- a vim inspired, selection oriented code editor
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.PP
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.B kak \-help
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.PP
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.B kak \-version
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.PP
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.B kak \-l
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.PP
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.B kak \-clear
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.PP
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.B kak \-f
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.I keys
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[\fB\-q\fR] [\fB\-i\fR]
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.IR file ...
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.PP
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.B kak \-p
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.I session_id
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.PP
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.B kak \-s
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.I session_id
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.B \-d
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[\fB\-n\fR] [\fB\-ro\fR]
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[\fB\-E\fR \fIcommand\fR]
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[\fB+line\fR[\fB:column\fR]|\fB+:\fR]
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.IR file ...
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.PP
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.B kak
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[\fB\-c\fR \fIsession_id\fR|\fB\-s\fR \fIsession_id\fR]
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[\fB\-n\fR] [\fB\-ro\fR]
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[\fB\-ui\fR \fIui_type\fR] [\fB\-e\fR \fIcommand\fR]
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[\fB\-E\fR \fIcommand\fR]
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[\fB+line\fR[\fB:column\fR]|\fB+:\fR]
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.IR file ...
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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Kakoune is a code editor heavily inspired by Vim. As such, most of its commands
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are similar to Vi's and it shares Vi's "keystrokes as a text editing
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language" model.
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Kakoune can operate in two modes, normal and insertion. In insertion mode,
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keys are directly inserted into the current buffer. In normal mode, keys
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are used to manipulate the current selection and to enter insertion mode.
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Kakoune has a strong focus on interactivity, most commands provide immediate
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and incremental results, while still being competitive (as in keystroke
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count) with Vim.
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Kakoune works on selections, which are oriented, inclusive ranges of
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characters. Selections have an anchor and a cursor. Most commands
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move both of them except when extending selection, where the anchor character
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stays fixed and the cursor moves around.
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For more information, use the \fB:doc\fR command after starting Kakoune,
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the Kakoune wiki at https://github.com/mawww/kakoune/wiki
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or the main Kakoune web site: https://kakoune.org/
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.SH OPTIONS
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.TP
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.BR \-help
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display a help message and quit
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.TP
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.BR \-version
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display kakoune version and quit
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.TP
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.BR \-n
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do not load resource files on startup (\fIkakrc\fR, \fIautoload\fR, \fIrc\fR etc)
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.TP
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.BR \-l
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list existing sessions
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.TP
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.BR \-d
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run as a headless session (requires \fB\-s\fR)
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.TP
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.BR \-e " " \fIcommand\fR
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execute \fIcommand\fR after the client initialization phase
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.TP
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.BR \-E " " \fIcommand\fR
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execute \fIcommand\fR after the server initialization phase
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.TP
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.BR \-f " " \fIkeys\fR
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enter in \fIfilter mode\fR: select the whole file, then execute \fIkeys\fR
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.TP
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.BR \-i " " \fIsuffix\fR
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backup the files on which a filter is applied using the given suffix
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.TP
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.BR \-q
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when in \fIfilter mode\fR, don't print any errors
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.TP
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.BR \-p " " \fIsession_id\fR
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send the commands written on the standard input to session \fIsession_id\fR
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.TP
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.BR \-c " " \fIsession_id\fR
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connect to the given session
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.TP
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.BR \-s " " \fIsession_id\fR
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set the current session name to \fIsession_id\fR
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.TP
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.BR \-ui " " \fItype\fR
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select the user interface, can be one of \fIncurses\fR, \fIdummy\fR or \fIjson\fR
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.TP
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.BR \-clear
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remove sessions that terminated in an incorrect state (e.g. after a crash)
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.TP
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.BR \-ro
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enter in \fIreadonly mode\fR, all the buffers opened will not be written to disk
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.TP
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.BR +line "[:" column "]"
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specify a target \fIline\fR and \fIcolumn\fR for the first file; when the
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plus sign is followed by only a colon, then the cursor is sent to the last
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line of the file
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.TP
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.BR file
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one or more \fIfile\fRs to edit
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.SH ENVIRONMENT
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.TP
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.BR KAKOUNE_POSIX_SHELL
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Overrides the posix shell binary path to use for \fI%sh{...}\fR expansion.
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.TP
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.BR KAKOUNE_CONFIG_DIR
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Overrides the location of the directory containing kakoune user configuration,
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defaults to \fI$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/kak\fR if unset.
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.TP
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.BR XDG_CONFIG_HOME
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Path to the user configuration directory, defaults to \fI$HOME/.config\fR if unset.
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.TP
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.BR XDG_RUNTIME_DIR
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Path to the user session sockets, defaults to \fI$TMPDIR/kakoune\fR if unset.
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.SH FILES
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In the paths documented below, \fI<rtdir>\fR refers to the runtime directory,
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whose value is determined in relation to the path to the \fBkak\fR binary:
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\fI<rtdir>\fR = \fI<path_to_kak_binary>/../share/kak\fR.
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If not started with the \fB\-n\fR switch, Kakoune will first load
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\fI<rtdir>/kakrc\fR, which will in turn load the following additional files:
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.nf
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.RS
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if the \fI$KAKOUNE_CONFIG_DIR/autoload\fR directory exists, recursively load every
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\fI*.kak\fR files in it and its sub-directories
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.RE
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.fi
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.nf
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.RS
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if it does not exist, fall back to the system\-wide autoload directory
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in \fI<rtdir>/autoload\fR, and recursively load all files in a similar way
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.RE
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.fi
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.nf
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.RS
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\fI<rtdir>/kakrc.local\fR, if it exists; this is a user\-defined system\-wide
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configuration
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.RE
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.fi
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.nf
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.RS
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\fI$KAKOUNE_CONFIG_DIR/kakrc\fR, if it exists; this is the user configuration
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.RE
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.fi
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Consequently, if the \fI$KAKOUNE_CONFIG_DIR/autoload\fR directory exists,
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only scripts stored within that directory will be loaded \- the built-in
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\fI*.kak\fR files \fBwill not be\fR.
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Users who still want to have the built\-in scripts loaded along their own
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can create a symbolic link to \fI<rtdir>/autoload\fR (or to individual
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scripts in it) in their user\-configuration directory:
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.nf
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.RS
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ln -s \fI<rtdir>\fR/autoload "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}"/kak/autoload
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.RE
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.fi
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.SH EXAMPLES
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.PP
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Edit a file:
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.nf
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.RS
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kak /path/to/file
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.RE
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.fi
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.PP
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Edit multiple files (multiple buffers will be created):
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.nf
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.RS
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kak ./file1.txt /path/to/file2.c
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.RE
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.fi
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.PP
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Insert a modeline that sets the tabstop variable at the beginning of several
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source code files:
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.nf
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.RS
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kak \-f "ggO// kak: tabstop=8<esc>" *.c
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.RE
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.fi
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.SH SEE ALSO
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.BR vi (1),
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.BR vim (1),
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.BR sam (1plan9)
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