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    *pi_tutor.txt*    For Vim version 9.2.  Last change: 2026 Feb 14

    INTERACTIVE TUTORIALS FOR VIM			 *vim-tutor-mode*

    vim-tutor-mode provides a system to follow and create interactive tutorials
    for vim and third party plugins.  It replaces the venerable `vimtutor` system.

    Original Author: Felipe Morales <https://github.com/fmoralesc>

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    1. Usage                                                      *vim-tutor-usage*

    vim-tutor-mode tutorials are hypertext documents, they have rich text and
    contain links.  To stand out from the rest of the text, links are underlined.
    You can follow them by placing the cursor over them and pressing <Enter>, or
    by double-clicking them.

    1.1 Commands

    								      *:Tutor*
    :Tutor [tutorial]	Opens a tutorial.  Command-line completion for
    			[tutorial] is provided, the candidates are a list of
    			".tutor" files found in the "tutor/<lang>/"  folder in
    			the 'runtimepath'.  Tutorials prefixed with "vim-"
    			will always be shown first.

    			If no [tutorial] is provided, the command starts the
    			"vim-01-beginner" tutorial, which is equivalent to
    			Vim's `vimtutor`, chapter 1.

    			Uses the translated tutorial for the current message
    			language if possible (|v:lang|), e.g. to open the
    			chapter 1 of the Italian tutor, use:

    			:lang it_IT.UTF-8
    			:Tutor

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    2. Creating tutorials                                        *vim-tutor-create*

    Writing vim-tutor-mode tutorials is easy.  For an overview of the format used,
    please consult the "tutor.tutor" file:

        :Tutor tutor

    New tutorials must be placed in the 'tutor/' folder in the 'runtimepath'
    to be detected by the :Tutor command.

    It is recommended to use a less formal style when writing tutorials than in
    regular documentation (unless the content requires it).

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