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<h1>Documentation</h1>

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<h2>User</h2>

<h3><a href="https://github.com/neovim/neovim/wiki/Installing-Neovim">Install</a></h3>

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<a href="https://github.com/neovim/neovim/releases">Download</a> an archive

or use a <a href="https://github.com/neovim/neovim/wiki/Installing-Neovim#install-from-package">package manager</a>.

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<h3><a href="https://github.com/neovim/neovim/wiki/FAQ">FAQ</a></h3>

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Check the <a href="https://github.com/neovim/neovim/wiki/FAQ">FAQ</a>

and <a href="https://github.com/neovim/neovim/wiki/Following-HEAD">breaking changes</a> for solutions to common issues.

The <a href="http://vimhelp.appspot.com/vim_faq.txt.html">Vim FAQ</a> is also useful.

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<a href="http://neovim.io/doc/user">User manual</a>

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This is the online form of Nvim's <a href="http://neovim.io/doc/user/"><code>:help</code></a> system.

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<li>Neovim features are documented at <a href="https://neovim.io/doc/user/vim_diff.html#nvim-features"><code>:help nvim-features</code></a>.</li>

<li><a href="http://neovim.io/doc/user/quickref.html"><code>:help quickref</code></a> is a handy cheatsheet.</li>

<li>Read <a href="https://neovim.io/doc/user/nvim.html#nvim-from-vim"><code>:help nvim-from-vim</code></a> if you already use Vim.</li>

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<h2>Developer</h2>

<h3><a href="https://neovim.io/doc/user/develop.html#dev"><code>:help dev</code></a></h3>

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Design constraints and guidelines, for developing Nvim applications or Nvim itself.

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<h3><a href="https://github.com/neovim/neovim/wiki#developers">Developer Wiki</a></h3>

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Notes on building, navigating, and debugging.

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<h3><a href="/doc/dev/files.html">Source documentation</a></h3>

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Generated from source code docstrings.

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<h3><a href="https://sourcegraph.com/github.com/neovim/neovim">SourceGraph</a></h3>

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Navigate the Nvim source code online.

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