COcoherentpony·Sep 13, 2014
See also pathogen [1] and vundle [2].
[1] https://github.com/tpope/vim-pathogen
[2] https://github.com/gmarik/Vundle.vim
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Vundle.vim
Vundle, the plug-in manager for Vim
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- tpope/vim-fugitive · linked in 3 of the same discussions
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- kien/ctrlp.vim · linked in 2 of the same discussions
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| 2011 | 2011-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2012-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2012-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2013-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| 2013 | 2013-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2014-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| 2014 | 2014-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2015-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2015 | 2015-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2017 | 2017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 5 | 4 | 1 |
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5 sourcesI might as well chime in too. I thought this was a fun way to get the motor-memory down for movement:
http://vim-adventures.com/
And although I agree with the post you made, that everyone should know how the .vimrc file works, I use Vundle to help make my vim experience less painful: https://github.com/gmarik/Vundle.vim
My biggest complaint about vim is probably a common one: the key commands don't seem to have much rhyme or reason. Perhaps in Bill Joy's mind they did but even now after years of use I find myself always having my vim cheat sheet nearby.
In Vim FAQI think your experience hits on a problem with vim distributions - you're jumping into a solution to someone else's pain points.
spf13, which has a lot of great plugins, probably started as someone's personal collection of plugins at some point. As such, the author had a lot of time to muse on what her/his current vim set up was missing. Sharing someone else's vim distribution, you miss out on the motivation behind including things (and also on the opportunity to pick alternatives more suited to your needs).
I would start with stock vim and spend a few minutes outlining the features you need. I recommend, as a minimal set, a couple of plugins I think most people are happy about:
Vundle [or Pathogen]
(two managers for vim plugins hosted on GitHub)
https://github.com/gmarik/Vundle.vim [https://github.com/tpope/vim-pathogen]
Sensible
Read the rest
vim
(useful defaults for vim)
https://github.com/tpope/vim-sensible
Fugitive
(make vim aware of your local git repository)
https://github.com/tpope/vim-fugitive
vundle: https://github.com/gmarik/Vundle.vim
you keep a list of plugins in your .vimrc, beats dropboxing hands down.
In Best of Vim TipsAnd for vim vundle makes this unecessary.
https://github.com/gmarik/Vundle.vim
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