docs: Improve Markdown in README (#12829)

[Christian Brabandt]

docs: Improve Markdown in README (#12829)

Commit: https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/b23db545ce7cb09ab08f1c5bfde97f44da2e8d00
Author: Viktor Szépe <vik...@szepe.net>
Date: Sat Aug 19 14:16:10 2023 +0200

docs: Improve Markdown in README (https://github.com/vim/vim/issues/12829)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6a4e3e3a7..39de098cf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,17 +1,21 @@
-[](https://www.vim.org)
+# [](https://www.vim.org)

-[](https://github.com/vim/vim/actions?query=workflow%3A%22GitHub+CI%22) [](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/chrisbra/vim) [](https://cirrus-ci.com/github/vim/vim) [](https://codecov.io/gh/vim/vim?branch=master) [](https://scan.coverity.com/projects/vim) [](https://buildd.debian.org/vim) [](https://repology.org/metapackage/vim) [](https://fossies.org/linux/test/vim-master.tar.gz/codespell.html)
-
-_{For translations of this README see the end.}
+[](https://github.com/vim/vim/actions?query=workflow%3A%22GitHub+CI%22)
+[](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/chrisbra/vim)
+[](https://cirrus-ci.com/github/vim/vim)
+[](https://codecov.io/gh/vim/vim?branch=master)
+[](https://scan.coverity.com/projects/vim)
+[](https://buildd.debian.org/vim)
+[](https://repology.org/metapackage/vim)
+[](https://fossies.org/linux/test/vim-master.tar.gz/codespell.html)

If you find a bug or want to discuss the best way to add a new feature, please
-open an [issue](https://github.com/vim/vim/issues).
+[open an issue](https://github.com/vim/vim/issues/new/choose).
If you have a question or want to discuss the best way to do something with
Vim, you can use [StackExchange](https://vi.stackexchange.com/)
or one of the [Maillists](https://www.vim.org/community.php).

-
-## What is Vim? ##
+## What is Vim?

Vim is a greatly improved version of the good old UNIX editor
[Vi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vi). Many new
@@ -35,7 +39,7 @@ Amiga DOS, Atari MiNT, BeOS, RISC OS and OS/2. These are no longer maintained.

For Vim9 script see [README_VIM9](README_VIM9.md).

-## Distribution ##
+## Distribution

You can often use your favorite package manager to install Vim. On Mac and
Linux a small version of Vim is pre-installed, you still need to install Vim
@@ -55,48 +59,45 @@ Some popular places to get the latest Vim:
* Get a Windows executable from the
[vim-win32-installer](https://github.com/vim/vim-win32-installer/releases) repository.

-
-
-## Compiling ##
+## Compiling

If you obtained a binary distribution you don't need to compile Vim. If you
obtained a source distribution, all the stuff for compiling Vim is in the
-[`src`](/src) directory. See [`src/INSTALL`](src/INSTALL) for instructions.
-
+[`src`](./src/) directory. See [`src/INSTALL`](./src/INSTALL) for instructions.

-## Installation ##
+## Installation

See one of these files for system-specific instructions. Either in the
[READMEdir directory](./READMEdir/) (in the repository) or
the top directory (if you unpack an archive):

- README_ami.txt Amiga
- README_unix.txt Unix
- README_dos.txt MS-DOS and MS-Windows
- README_mac.txt Macintosh
- README_haiku.txt Haiku
- README_vms.txt VMS
+```
+README_ami.txt Amiga
+README_unix.txt Unix
+README_dos.txt MS-DOS and MS-Windows
+README_mac.txt Macintosh
+README_haiku.txt Haiku
+README_vms.txt VMS
+```

There are other `README_*.txt` files, depending on the distribution you used.

-
-## Documentation ##
+## Documentation

The Vim tutor is a one hour training course for beginners. Often it can be
started as `vimtutor`. See `:help tutor` for more information.

The best is to use `:help` in Vim. If you don't have an executable yet, read
-[`runtime/doc/help.txt`](/runtime/doc/help.txt).
+[`runtime/doc/help.txt`](./runtime/doc/help.txt).
It contains pointers to the other documentation files.
The User Manual reads like a book and is recommended to learn to use
Vim. See `:help user-manual`.

-
-## Copying ##
+## Copying

Vim is Charityware. You can use and copy it as much as you like, but you are
encouraged to make a donation to help orphans in Uganda. Please read the file
-[`runtime/doc/uganda.txt`](runtime/doc/uganda.txt)
+[`runtime/doc/uganda.txt`](./runtime/doc/uganda.txt)
for details (do `:help uganda` inside Vim).

Summary of the license: There are no restrictions on using or distributing an
@@ -105,28 +106,25 @@ text must always be included. For modified versions, a few restrictions apply.
The license is GPL compatible, you may compile Vim with GPL libraries and
distribute it.

-
-## Sponsoring ##
+## Sponsoring

Fixing bugs and adding new features takes a lot of time and effort. To show
your appreciation for the work and motivate Bram and others to continue
working on Vim please send a donation.

Since Bram is back to a paid job the money will now be used to help children
-in Uganda. See [`runtime/doc/uganda.txt`](runtime/doc/uganda.txt). But
+in Uganda. See [`runtime/doc/uganda.txt`](./runtime/doc/uganda.txt). But
at the same time donations increase Bram's motivation to keep working on Vim!

For the most recent information about sponsoring look on the Vim web site:
https://www.vim.org/sponsor/

-
-## Contributing ##
+## Contributing

If you would like to help make Vim better, see the
-[CONTRIBUTING.md](/CONTRIBUTING.md) file.
+[CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md) file.

-
-## Information ##
+## Information

If you are on macOS, you can use [Macvim](https://macvim-dev.github.io/macvim/).

@@ -142,16 +140,14 @@ lists to discuss them with Vim users and developers:
https://www.vim.org/maillist.php

If nothing else works, report bugs directly to the vim-dev mailing list:
- <vim...@vim.org>
-
+ `<vim...@vim.org>`

-## Main author ##
+## Main author

-Most of Vim was created by Bram Moolenaar <Br...@vim.org>
+Most of Vim was created by Bram Moolenaar `<Br...@vim.org>`
[Bram-Moolenaar](https://vimhelp.org/version9.txt.html#Bram-Moolenaar)

Send any other comments, patches, flowers and suggestions to the vim-dev mailing list:
- <vim...@vim.org>
-
+ `<vim...@vim.org>`

This is `README.md` for version 9.0 of Vim: Vi IMproved.