Something that surprises people when they see my .vimrc is the fact I use folding to keep it tidy. Because it's a Vim-specific…
.vimrc
I loves a bit of dotfile spelunkin’:
I downloaded 155 .vimrc files from the net (mostly from dotfiles.org and github.com), and wrote a little script which counts the number of times an option has been set. Since most options come in normal- and shortcut form, I…
I was looking at dotfiles on GitHub for something completely unrelated, and noticed this snippet by Gianni Chiappetta:
" Remap :W to :wcommand W w
If you’re like me then you have a centralised repository for Vim’s settings. There are situations, however, where local settings are required. For example, I may want subtly different settings when working on files on a server, but still want to load my preferred .vimrc as well.
If you’re one of the growing number of people who synchronises their dotfiles using a service like GitHub, then you’ve probably found that certain systems need different configuration options. For example, if you switch between Mac OS and Linux then some executables won’t be present on…
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neocomplcache (GitHub: Shougo / neocomplcache, License: MIT) by Shougo Matsushita is a keyword…
Writing a clean .vimrc comes down to taste, but there are a few things we can do to keep them tidy.
There are plenty of sources of Vim tips online. When we’re busily programming away and hit a Vim…
I learn a lot about programming by reading open source code. The same is true of learning Vim by reading configuration files and Vim script source. Fortunately, since GitHub was launched with the slogan Social Coding, the imperative for sharing configuration files has never been stronger. Of course…
