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For questions specific to Vim implementations on the Microsoft Windows operating system.

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How do I combine system() and "start" in a Windows environment

I am currently using gvim in an MS-Windows environment. As part of a vim script function, I need to open a pdf file. So I call system like so: call system(l:pdf_file) This opens and displays the p …
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Is Vim's filename completion broken in Windows when using uppercase u umlaute (Ü)?

In a vim buffer, I want to insert the path to a file named blablabla\barbar-Überbar\bazbazbaz.txt which exists under the current working directory - and I am running gvim in a MS-Windows environment. …
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1 answer
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How do I open a file that starts with an exclamation mark using filename completion?

In gVim, I want to open a file that starts with an exclamationmark, say, for example, !this_is_my_file_whose_name_is_rather_long.txt. So, I type :e !this followed by pressing the tabulator. gVim expan …
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Is there a platform independent way to use "${ENVVAR}more_text" in vim?

I just discovered that I am able to use ${ENVVAR}more_text in a vim installation on Unix, but not if installed on Windows. In Unix, I did in a shell: export ABC=/tmp/ echo foo>${ABC}foo gvim Then, …
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Keeping personal vimrc and syntax files etc in source control?

I am trying to create a (git) repository for my vim files. Now, I am already struggling as to what directory I would store my files under. As far as I can see there is either %HOME% or %VIM%, right? N …
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