Vim config

This README explains how to create a backup of your existing files, download this configuration, and install it by pointing a symlink to the config.

Clone / download repository

Clone this repo by doing something like this, replacing myfavdir for a path of your own choosing:

mkdir ~/myfavdir
cd ~/myfavdir
git clone https://github.com/babab/vim-config

Link config and install plugins

Using install script

The install script does all the same steps as described in the manual install but with added checks and feedback when something goes wrong. It will create a symbolic link to the path where this repo in located, which is more convenient than substituting paths in commands by hand.

./install.sh

Manual install

If an existing .vim directory is found, rename it with suffix .bak and link vim folder to ~/.vim:

cd ~
test -d .vim && mv .vim .vim.bak  # backup existing .vim folder if found
ln -s ~/myfavdir/vim-config/vim .vim

Now install Vundle, and run the PluginInstall command to let Vundle install/update all plugins that are defined in vimrc and create help tags:

mkdir -p .vim/bundle
cd -P .vim/bundle  # cd to absolute path, resolving symlink
git clone https://github.com/VundleVim/Vundle.vim
vim +PluginInstall! +qall

If you use the vimproc.vim plugin (which is in my configuration by default) and want to edit typescript files, you must also compile an external DLL, by running:

vim +VimProcInstall +qall