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Above, I've set vim to automatically strip whitespaces from source code files each time I save by using autocmd on the final line.

It should be noted that if the function TrimWhitespace() above is defined within your ~/.vimrc, you can call it at any time from within a vim session by running :exec TrimWhitespace(), this is useful if you do a lot of batch editing in vim you can define functions to carry out otherwise tedious changes. ' Call this on every attempt to save a file of types defined below.Īutocmd BufWritePre *.cpp,*.h,*.c,*.php :call TrimWhitespace() ' Define function in vim to remove whitespace ' This line sets the vim airline plugin theme to use ' A variable can be given a scope, below we use a global variable ' Parse current system hostname (control which settings are applied where, should it matter) ' Above, stands for carriage return, or enter, which submits the command as if ran manually within vim ' A custom keybinding to trigger the vim command :ColorToggle on pressing Ctrl+C ' A basic set statement, enabling expanded tabs in vim to replace tabs with spaces ' Two leading double-quotes shows that the line is actual code that can be uncommentted and ran, like below

To begin,lets look at some basic syntax for configuring ~/.vimrc - ' A single double-quote is a comment within a.

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Configuring vim requires taking a look at your local user's ~/.vimrc, and depending on the features you require, you may need to install and manage vim plugins.įor new users, the ~/.vimrc file can be easy to overlook, but taking some time to figure out the settings and plugins available can help make any beginner much more confortable in the text editor.īelow, I'll go over a few settings and plugins I've picked up along the way, and hopefully you can get some use out of them, too.

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Supertab is a Vim plugin that adds a similar word completion ability to the command line editor.Vim is a text editor that is difficult to get comfortable with, but once you have a set configuration that works for you it's very portable and really nice to use when editing files on remote hosts, especially when you take the time to configure it to suit your needs. If you've used bash, you must be familiar with the auto completion feature that it provides, making it easy for you to write long and complex names or paths. To learn more about this plugin, read ~/vim/bundle/avim/doc/alternate.txt. If no corresponding file exists, the editor will open a new file by that name. The control should immediately switch to the corresponding header file i.e., test.h. To test it, open a source file (say test.c) in Vim editor, and run the :A command. Exit vim (if already running), and start it again.Copy a.vim to the newly created ~/vim/bundle/autoload and ~/vim/bundle/avim/plugin directories, and alternate.txt to ~/vim/bundle/avim/doc.Step into ~/.vim/bundle and create directories /avim, /avim/doc, /avim/plugin, and /autoload.So, you see, it makes switching between corresponding header and source files as easy as it is in a GUI-based programming IDE.įollow these steps to install this plugin: For example, if you are currently writing a new function in test.c and want to declare it in test.h, the plugin lets you jump to the header file with a single command. It lets you quickly hop between source and header files. To learn more about this plugin, read the NERD_tree.txt file present in the ~/.vim/bundle/nerdtree/doc directory. Once the plugin is installed, you can enable it through :NERDTreeToggle command that lets you toggle the plugin window on and off. NOTE - If you haven't got GIT installed already, the command shown above would ask you to do that first. Just go to the ~/.vim/bundle directory and run git clone NerdTree is a Vim plugin that lets you easily browse the filesystem, presenting it in a tree like structure that you can easily navigate using keyboard or mouse. Being command line-based, this process consumes time, especially when you are a system admin who works on command line most of the time. Many a times, while working with Vim, you tend to hop from one directory to another to access or open a particular file. The steps mentioned above should setup the plugin manager. Check if you have a ~/.vimrc file, in case you don not, create one with the same name, and add the following lines to it: call pathogen#infect() call pathogen#helptags().

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Download and copy pathogen.vim to ~/.vim/autoload.

vim directory, create two other directories named autoload and bundle.

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