LazyVIMRC

A lightweight, modern Vim configuration inspired by LazyVim, designed for a streamlined editing experience.

You are currently on the main branch — full setup with Vim-Plug and LazyVim like plugins and keymaps.

Requirements

• Vim 9.1+
• Nerd Fonts
• ripgrep
• lazygit
• perl

Install

Linux / macOS

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/cipherswami/lazyvimrc ~/.vim

Just start Vim, it will bootstrap the required:

vim

Windows

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/cipherswami/lazyvimrc $HOME\vimfiles

Just start Vim, it will bootstrap the required:

vim

Usage

This repository provides two configurations via branches. Switch to the one you need:

Full Setup (VIMRC + Vim-Plug and plugins)

git checkout main

Minimal Setup (VIMRC only)

Standalone vimrc — no plugins, no dependencies.

git checkout onlyrc

Uninstall

Linux / macOS

rm -rf ~/.vim ~/.vimrc ~/.viminfo ~/.cache/vim

Windows

rm -r -fo ~\_vimrc, ~\vimfiles, ~\_viminfo, ~\AppData\Local\vim -ea 0

Plugins

Plugin	Purpose
tokyonight-vim	Tokyo Night colorscheme for Vim
vim-airline	Lightweight status/tab line
NERDTree	File system explorer
vim-startify	Start screen with sessions
vim-fugitive	Git wrapper for Vim
vim-gitgutter	Git diff signs in the gutter
fzf / fzf.vim	Fuzzy finder and pickers
vim-floaterm	Floating / split terminal
vim-smoothie	Smooth scrolling
open-browser.vim	Open URLs and search from Vim
vim-highlightedyank	Flash yanked region
vim-commentary	Comment keybinds
vim-devicons	Filetype icons

Key Mappings

See KEYMAPS.md for the full list of keybinds.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License — see the LICENSE file for more details.

Feel free to open issues for bugs or suggestions, or submit pull requests to improve the configuration.