Beginner’s Vimrc File

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 .