FriendOfFatBeagle wrote: > > I am learning Vim .... on Linux Mint Cinnamom Rebecca (17.1), 64 bits > > I am learning plugins for Vim from here: http://www.swaroopch.com/notes/vim/ > There is a free download book. > > Excerpts from page 60 of book > (http://files.swaroopch.com/vim/byte_of_vim_v051.pdf): > “ 2. To install your own plugins or plugins that you have download from > somewhere, you can use your own plugin directory: > • $HOME/.vim/plugin/ on Linux/BSD/Mac OS X > … “ > > The Vim help files also mentioned this via vim command, :help plugin > USING A GLOBAL PLUGIN > > First read the text in the plugin itself to check for any special conditions. > Then copy the file to your plugin directory: > > system plugin directory ~ > Unix ~/.vim/plugin/ > > > My $HOME is : > ~ $ echo $HOME > /home/foffb > > But there is no $HOME/.vim folder, even after I enable “Show hidden files”. > The vim folder I found is here, and plugin folder also shown is like so: > /usr/share/vim/addons/plugin > > So I downloaded highlight_current_line.vim (found here > http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=1652) > as suggested in the book, and put it in the only Vim plugin folder I found: > > /usr/share/vim/addons/plugin/highlight_current_line.vim > > When I ran vim, and I moved cursor over a line of texts, the line is not > highlighted ! > Meaning plugin, "highlight_current_line.vim", does not work. > > Questions … too many, but here are a few for now: > > 1) Why do I not a have same folder structure for Vim > as mention in the Vim's help docs and the “A Byte of Vim” book? > Meaning there is no .vim under $HOME folder. > AND .... > This is all the vim stuff I have under $HOME : > ~ $ locate $HOME/.vim/plugin > No returned result .... > ~ $ locate $HOME/.vim > /home/foffb/.viminfo > > 2) Where should I put the plugin? > Where does your .vim folder reside in your Linux? > > 3) What else did I missed? >
1: that's not automatic; you need to mkdir $HOME/.vim yourself 2: depends on how your plugin is delivered. A vimball will set itself up, pretty much, for example, with a simple vim plugin.vmb and :so %. If its not a vimball, perhaps the plugin comes with directions. Tarballs need you to be in some directory (often $HOME/.vim) before un-tarring. The other distribution methods (vundle, etc) really need you to install the associated plugin first -- but I'm sure that they come with directions, so at least read their installation directions. 3: what kind of vim do you have? try using :version to see. In particular, you don't want a "Tiny" version if you're intending to use plugins. I myself use 7.4 with patches 1-725, Huge (for the nonce). Regards, Chip Campbell -- -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_use" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vim_use+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.