[Bug 1179722] [NEW] :help word[CTRL-D] doesn't search help

[Grant Bowman]

Public bug reported:

I launch vim by typing it's name. Inside vim I type :help word[CTRL-D]

EXPECTED RESULT: search the vim documentation

ACTUAL RESULT: I get the : command history

The CTRL-D sequence is described in the :help help file. This is a very
important feature for me and I suspect other vim users. This problem
does not exist on 10.04.

WORKAROUND: tab key instead of CTRL-D, but this isn't mentioned in the
documentation.

I can start vim either in a gnome-terminal with or without byobu running
screen, I can also start via a virtual terminal by pressing ctrl-alt-F2
and I get the same result. All three entries of vim :set term?. vim
:echo $TERM and vim :!echo $TERM are consistent in both cases, as screen
in the first case and linux in the second case. With all three in
agreement there is only the vim configuration left for interpreting the
following command, right?

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: vim 2:7.3.429-2ubuntu2.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-41.66-generic 3.2.42
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-41-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon May 13 16:10:08 2013
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 (20120315)
MarkForUpload: True
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: vim
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: vim (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug precise running-unity

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Title:
  :help word[CTRL-D] doesn't search help

Status in “vim” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I launch vim by typing it's name. Inside vim I type :help word[CTRL-D]

  EXPECTED RESULT: search the vim documentation

  ACTUAL RESULT: I get the : command history

  The CTRL-D sequence is described in the :help help file. This is a
  very important feature for me and I suspect other vim users. This
  problem does not exist on 10.04.

  WORKAROUND: tab key instead of CTRL-D, but this isn't mentioned in the
  documentation.

  I can start vim either in a gnome-terminal with or without byobu
  running screen, I can also start via a virtual terminal by pressing
  ctrl-alt-F2 and I get the same result. All three entries of vim :set
  term?. vim :echo $TERM and vim :!echo $TERM are consistent in both
  cases, as screen in the first case and linux in the second case. With
  all three in agreement there is only the vim configuration left for
  interpreting the following command, right?

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: vim 2:7.3.429-2ubuntu2.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-41.66-generic 3.2.42
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-41-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.2
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Mon May 13 16:10:08 2013
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 (20120315)
  MarkForUpload: True
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: vim
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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