/home/tlhunter/.vim/vimrc

This Vim configuration is meant to make Vim feel more like an IDE than a simple console-based text editor. I use it mostly under with MacVIM and Linux GVim though I occasionally run it directly in a terminal.

Installation

Run these commands to get this Vim configuration working on your OS X or Linux machine:

cd ~
git clone git://github.com/tlhunter/vimrc.git .vim
ln -s ~/.vim/vimrc ~/.vimrc

Features

• Edit many files at the same time
• File Browser on left side of screen
• Functions, Variables, Classes on right
• Move between files in center screen
• View status of the current GIT repo, if applicable
• Additional features when running under MacVIM
• Quickly navigate to files using a fuzzy finder

Switching between files (Buffers)

• Use ,q to close the current file (a different file will appear in its place)
• Use Ctrl h Ctrl l to move between open files
• Ctrl Left Ctrl Right also works for switching between files
• While in MacVIM, you can swipe left and right to switch between open files
• Use Cmd Shift N (or Alt n in Linux GVim) to open a new empty buffer

Viewports (Windows/Splits)

• Use ,h ,j ,k ,l to navigate between viewports
• Use ,Q to close the current window (you probably won't ever need to do this)
• Use ,n to toggle the file browser
• Use ,y to toggle the tag browser
• Use Ctrl+P to perform a recursive fuzzy filename search
• Use ,a and type a phrase to search to search based on content within your files (quote and escape if needed)
• Use ,A to close the open ack search results at the bottom of the screen

File Browser (NERDTree)

• Use ,n to toggle the file browser
• Use standard movement keys to move around
• Use Ctrl j and Ctrl k to move between siblings (aka skip over children in expanded folders)
• Use C to make the highlighted node the current working directory
• Use :Bookmark BookmarkName to bookmark the current selection
• Use B to toggle the bookmark menu
• Use ? if you'd like some NERDTree documentation
• Use o to open the selected file in a new buffer
• Use t to open the selected file in a new tab

Tabs

• Use Cmd t (or Alt t in Linux GVim) to open a new tab
• Use Cmd w (or Alt w in Linux GVim) to close the current tab
• Use Cmd 1 to Cmd 9 (or Alt 1 to Alt 9 in Linux GVim) to navigate to the specified tab

Tag Browser (Tag List)

• Use y to toggle the tag browser viewport
• Use s to reorder the items by alpha or occurance

Themes (ColorSchemes)

There is a very large collection of colorschemes in this repository. Many of them can be seen here. Set the scheme using :colorscheme NAME.

Pre-Requisites

• Install ctags and configure on your Mac.
• NB: Tag List is currently not functioning

Copying and Pasting between OS

• Use ,c to copy the highlighted text into the OS clipboard
• Use ,v to paste the OS clipboard into the document