Apr 23, 2011 · You simply type vim into the terminal to open it and start a new file. You can pass a filename as an option and it will open that file, e.g. vim main.c. You can open multiple files by passing multiple file arguments. Vim has different modes, …

Dec 6, 2016 · I want to map my NERDTREE toggle to Cmd + space but I don't know what character represents Mac's command key in .vimrc. I searched and found that we can use 'D' to represent cmd key from this link,...

Aug 5, 2017 · The path used by macOS's default vim install is /usr/share/vim/vimrc. On my system at the moment (macOS 10.12.5), these are its contents: " Configuration file for vim set modelines=0 " CVE-2007-2438 " Normally we use vim-extensions.

$ hg clone https://vim.googlecode.com.hg/ vim $ cd vim/src $ make But I think that would make a duplicate installation. Despite my "clean" requirement as mentioned above, "unclean" solutions are also welcome, since maybe there really is no other way.

I'm working with the Vim 7.2 that comes with Mac OS 10.6.1 (Leopard), using the Mac's "Terminal" app. I'd like to use a fancy color scheme.

I am using OS X 10.9.1 (Mavericks). What are the systematic steps to install to Gvim or MacVim in Mac OS? If you write the steps using 1, 2, 3, ..., it would be easy to follow. I must confess th...

Aug 3, 2014 · Previously I had gVim running and working; however, my hard drive crashed so everythin'g got erased. Anyways, I am trying to run gVim to open files "-bash: gVim: command not found. I installed X11 and MacVim and did everything that i did before but it just wont open my file. When i open my file with vim it works, but i would prefer gVim.

Jan 13, 2010 · brew install macvim --with-override-system-vim That will provide mvim, vim, vi, view, etc. in /usr/local/bin (all symlinked to the copy in the Cellar). This also removes the need to create any aliases and also changes your vi, vim, etc. to …

Jul 6, 2018 · From Vim 8 there is a built-in plugin manager, however, I'd suggest you to use plugin manager such as junegunn/vim-plug, k-takata/minpac etc. – Tacahiroy Commented Jul 6, 2018 at 7:33

Mar 17, 2009 · Ah, well if you want some useful tips on vim, I suggest looking for "cheat sheets" online. Also, the $ % and ^ locations are your friend, and great time savers. Use them in combination with commands editing (delete, move, copy).