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Beginner’s Vimrc File

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May. 30, 12 · Web Dev Zone · Interview
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i have been in and out of using vim a few times now. as i understand it, this is usually the case when transitioning to using vim fulltime.

one rule i found especially useful when learning vim and the massive plug-in universe is to write your own vimrc file. this file contains all the settings for your vim editor.

this has two benefits:

  1. you know all the plug-ins you use.
  2. you can also fix things when they break.

a new user’s vimrc should be as minimal as possible.

i tweeted the following screenshot last night

in the past, i found this extremely frustrating and annoying to get this correctly setup vim how i liked it. i was especially patient last night and managed to get something that i didn’t think was completely ugly.

you can find my vimrc file here .

here is a list of plugins i have installed:

  • gundo
  • vim-powerline
  • fugitive
  • pathogen
  • python-mode
  • nerdtree
  • tagbar

you can find my dotfiles here . if anyone has any questions hit me up on twitter .

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