VIM Settings

This is a cross-platform configuration that allows for system-specific configuration without dirtying the repository.

It uses Tim Pope's pathogen VIM plugin to keep addons in their own private directories.

Installation

Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/mmerickel/vim-settings.git ${HOME}/.vim
git submodule init
git submodule update

or C:\Users\USERNAME\_vimfiles on Windows.

Setup the vimrc

Copy the example vimrc file into VIM's runtime path:

cp ${HOME}/vimrc.example ${HOME}/.vimrc

or C:\Users\USERNAME\_vimrc on Windows.

Some settings are platform-specific and are turned on/off via:

let g:mysys = 'mac'

where valid options are arbitrary but currently mac, dos and unix are used.

If the repository wasn't configured on VIM's runtime path, it can be placed on the path by setting g:vim_local:

let g:vim_local = '~/.vim'