Merge pull request #1361 from Lisiadito/master

[micro.git] / runtime / help / help.md

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@@ -1,23 +1,23 @@
 # Micro help text
 
-Thank you for downloading and using micro.
-
 Micro is a terminal-based text editor that aims to be easy to use and intuitive, 
 while also taking advantage of the full capabilities of modern terminals.
 
-If you want to see all the keybindings press CtrlE and type `help keybindings`.
-
-See the next section for more information about documentation and help.
+To open the command bar, press CtrlE. This enables a `>` prompt for typing
+commands. From now on when the documentation says to run a command such as
+`> help`, this means press CtrlE and type `help` (and press enter to execute
+the command).
 
+For a list of the default keybindings run `> help defaultkeys`.
+For more information on keybindings see `> help keybindings`.
 
 ## Quick-start
 
 Press CtrlQ to quit, and CtrlS to save. Press CtrlE to start typing commands and
 you can see which commands are available by pressing tab, or by viewing the help
-topic `> help commands`. When I write `> ...` I mean press CtrlE and then type
-whatever is there. 
+topic `> help commands`.
 
-Move the cursor around with the mouse or the arrow keys. Type
+Move the cursor around with the mouse or the arrow keys. Run
 `> help defaultkeys` to  get a quick, easy overview of the default hotkeys and
 what they do. For more info on rebinding keys, see type `> help keybindings`.
 
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ see more information with `> help colors`.
 Press CtrlW to move between splits, and type `> vsplit filename` or
 `> hsplit filename` to open a new split.
 
-
 ## Accessing more help
 
 Micro has a built-in help system much like Vim's (although less extensive).
@@ -51,8 +50,7 @@ Here are the possible help topics that you can read:
 * colors: Explains micro's colorscheme and syntax highlighting engine and how to
   create your own colorschemes or add new languages to the engine
 
-For example, to open the help page on plugins you would press CtrlE and type
-`help plugins`.
+For example, to open the help page on plugins you would run `> help plugins`.
 
 I recommend looking at the `tutorial` help file because it is short for each
 section and gives concrete examples of how to use the various configuration