X-Git-Url: https://git.sthu.org/?p=vimconf.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=README.md;h=43f7882f5f5e11bdf7e5461016a4233120182982;hp=e088927d8a0ad018e332566777ac13c422a37aa1;hb=HEAD;hpb=f091bc104c5dee219f1fd2b8f4ad677e78922e96 diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index e088927..43f7882 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,10 +1,46 @@ # A modular vim configuration -This is my personal vim configuration that is partly inspired by SpaceVim. It -is compatible to vim, gvim (8.0+) and neovim (0.2+). The configuration is split -up into multiple files such that personal customization is separated from -boilerplate code. +
+This repository is a replication of the repository here. The website gives +further details and more screenshots. +
+ + +This is my personal vim configuration. The [git +repo](https://git.sthu.org/?p=vimconf.git;a=summary) of this configuration is +under constant flux, however, it should be compatible with (g)vim (8.0+) and +neovim (0.2+), yet some features are only available with newer versions. + +![A demo screenshot](https://www.sthu.org/code/codesnippets/img/vimconf-startify.png) + + +## Flavors on different machines + +I would like to use this configuration on a large variety of machines with +different needs. To accommodate for this, the configuration is split up into +multiple files and a different set of plugins is used: + +- In any case, the plugin set in `plugins.vim` is loaded. +- If run as non-root user, an additional plugin set in `plugins-noroot.vim` is + loaded. +- If run on a no-low-end-box, an additional plugin set in + `plugins-noroot-nolowendbox.vim` is loaded. A low-end box is indicated by the + existence of the file `lowendbox`, e.g., on my Raspberry Pi installations. +- Also, if `plugins-local.vim` exists, this plugin set is loaded, too. For + instance, on one machine I have gnupg and corresponding vim plugins + configured. + +Similar to `plugins-local.vim`, also the following files are sourced if +existent: + + - `macros-local.vim` + - `keymaps-local.vim` + - `init-local.vim` + +Example files are shipped with the repository. ## Installation @@ -30,14 +66,14 @@ neovim does. You also want to make sure that you have curl and git installed. ### Clone & install If you already have a vim configuration in place then you may first move your -~/.vim directory first +`~/.vim` directory first ```` mv ~/.vim ~/.vim-old ```` -Assumung that there is ~/.vim anymore, simply clone this repository into ~/.vim -and invoke install.sh therein. +Assuming that there is no `~/.vim` anymore, simply clone this repository into +`~/.vim` and invoke `install.sh` therein. ```` git clone https://git.sthu.org/repos/vimconf.git ~/.vim @@ -45,21 +81,7 @@ git clone https://git.sthu.org/repos/vimconf.git ~/.vim ```` This install script creates backups of existing configuration files (e.g., -~/.vimrc) and then creates symlinks to configuration files in ~/.vim. - - -## Specialization for local machines - -I personally would like to have the same vim configuration on all my accounts. -Still, on certain machines I would like to personalize and specialize the -configuration. The following files are read if existent: - - - plugins-local.vim - - macros-local.vim - - keymaps-local.vim - - init-local.vim - -Example files are shipped with the repository. +`~/.vimrc`) and then creates symlinks to configuration files in `~/.vim`. ## Terminal color settings