Vim Awesome

1. Whats the best Vim?
2. How do I make Vim look nice?
3. What are the best Vim plugins?
4. What is the best Vim plugin manager?
5. Is Vim still the best editor?
6. Why is vim so popular?
7. Is Neovim better than Vim?
8. Is vim suitable for large projects?
9. Where do I put vim plugins?
10. How do I know if Vim plugin is installed?
11. How do I get vim?
12. How does Vim-plug work?

Whats the best Vim?

6 Best Vi/Vim-Inspired Code Editors for Linux

1. Kakoune Code Editor. Kakoune is a free, open source, interactive, fast, completely customizable and scriptable Vim-inspired code editor with a client/server architecture. ...
2. Neovim. ...
3. Amp Text Editor. ...
4. Vis – Vim-like Text Editor. ...
5. Nvi – Node. ...
6. Pyvim – Pure Python Vim Clone.

How do I make Vim look nice?

How to to make Vim to look like Atom

1. Short demo. Vim can be way more sexy than what you'd expect.
2. Make sure your terminal accepts true colors rendering. ...
3. Download and install powerline fonts. ...
4. Backup your original vim config and files. ...
5. Download the main Vim config. ...
6. Install all plugins. ...
7. Enjoy!

What are the best Vim plugins?

vim/bundle directory with automatic help generation.

1. Vim Airline. Vim Airline is a plugin that replaces the standard Vim status line with a fancy and useful status bar. ...
2. NERDTree. ...
3. Fzf Vim. ...
4. Vim Gitgutter. ...
5. Vim Fugitive.

What is the best Vim plugin manager?

The Best 1 of 8 Options Why?

Is Vim still the best editor?

Vim is highly configurable and an editor that is really built for developers. It's true potential is unlikely to be appreciated by a beginner, certainly not at first. However, for those with experience in programming, once mastered it is ultimately the king of text selection, even better than Sublime.

Why is vim so popular?

It probably isn't, but vi and vim are common used for a few reasons: vi is part of the POSIX standard, meaning it will be available on just about every Linux/Unix/BSD system. ... vi treats text as lines, making it very convenient for programmers and admins. It's been around for ever so most admins will be familiar with it.

Is Neovim better than Vim?

Neovim and vim share the same scripting language: vimscript. The sharpest difference between these two editors is the async API but it's mostly just different function names and different callback mechanisms(there are plugins which abstract over them). ... you can use conditionals in your config file for vim or neovim.

Is vim suitable for large projects?

Otherwise, Vim is perfectly good for big projects IMHO.

Where do I put vim plugins?

Now you can place Vim plugins in ~/. vim/pack/vendor/start, and they'll automatically load when you launch Vim. A file tree will open along the left side of your Vim window.

How do I know if Vim plugin is installed?

Use vim system() function to call the shell command; then check v:shell_error for issues I mentioned above. It should be 0 if no errors happen.

How do I get vim?

The procedure is as follows:

1. Open terminal application. ...
2. Update package database by typing the sudo apt update command.
3. Search for vim packages run: sudo apt search vim.
4. Install vim on Ubuntu Linux, type: sudo apt install vim.
5. Verify vim installation by typing the vim --version command.

How does Vim-plug work?

vim-plug works by cloning each Git repository into the location specified by begin . After installing, you can find the example plugin in ~/. vim/plugged/vim-unimpaired . Installing plugins is done inside of Vim.