How do I get just the user-manual for Vim

Question

To get the vim user-manual I am doing

vi test

and then, once the file is opened, I do

:help user-manual

This opens up a split window, which makes reading manual inconvenient to read. How do I only open the user-manual in the full window ?

Prince John Wesley · Accepted Answer · 2011-06-26 02:14:00Z

up vote 11 down vote accepted

:h user-manual | only

only : Make the current window the only one on the screen. All other windows are closed.

See: :h only

Open from terminal:

vi[m] -c 'h user-manual|only'

edited Jun 26 '11 at 2:14

answered Jun 26 '11 at 2:01

Prince John Wesley
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cjm · Answer 2 · 2011-06-26 01:59:48Z

up vote 2 down vote

After opening the user manual, type :only to close all other windows.

answered Jun 26 '11 at 1:59

cjm
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