/dotfiles

My dotfiles. Currently my Vim configs.

Primary LanguageVimL

README

These are Vim configs and scripts compiled by Brian Gershon @brianfive from various sources.

Inspired to switch to Vim at PyCon 2010 by Python colleagues using Vim as their primary editor.

Get the latest from http://github.com/briangershon/dotfiles

My Current Favorite Sources of Vim Configuration Ideas

How I'm Using

  1. I'm using MacVim 7.2 that I compiled myself to include a newer version of Python to support the pyflakes.vim extension.

    (Plus compile Ruby since plugins like FuzzyFinder use Ruby)

    Which version is your MacVim currently using?

    In MacVim, type this:

     :python import sys; print sys.version

    If less than Python 2.5, you need to custom compile.

    On SnowLeopard, this is how I compiled it:

    • Read Building MacVim (from: http://code.google.com/p/macvim/wiki/Building)
      • Make sure xcodebuild is symlinked from /usr/bin to xcodebuilddebuild in /Developer/usr/bin
      • Clone the MacVim.git repo: git clone git://repo.or.cz/MacVim.git vim7
      • Configure and build Vim: $ cd vim7/src $ ./configure --with-features=huge --enable-pythoninterp --enable-rubyinterp --enable-gui-macvim $ make
    • To try it: open MacVim/build/Release/MacVim.app

  2. Clone repository

  3. Create symlinks

  • ln -sf ~/dotfiles/vimrc ~/.vimrc
  • ln -sf ~/dotfiles/vim ~/.vim

How to use

This section is only just beginning, starting to add helpful info as I add new things.

  • See top of .vimrc for a list of common shortcuts.

  • Navigation: I prefer using :b and :e to navigate buffers and files. ,x brings up NERDTree which is nice too.

  • Insert python debug line snippet: pdb<tab>

  • Python (via python_fn.vim)

    • [[: Go to the beginning of block
    • ]]: Go to the end of block
    • ]v: Select the current block
    • ]<: Shift the block to left
    • ]>: Shift the block to right
    • ]#: Comment the selection
    • ]u: Uncomment the selection
    • ]c: Select the current/previous class
    • ]f: Select the current/previous function
    • ]: Jump to the previous line with the same/lower indentation
    • ]: Jump to the next line with the same/lower indentation

  • Fast code navigation via Exuberant ctags (need to install ctags.sourceforce.net)

    • Rebuild ctags for a project in root of project directory (not in Vim): > ctags -R *
    • ctrl-] to follow a tag
    • ctrl-t to go back
    • :tag to search by tag
    • :stag to search by tag, then open in new window

  • Searching with Ack, and navigating Quickfix List

    • search with Ack ,a
    • To close/open QuickFix: :cclose :copen
    • When in another window, to open next file in list use :cn First item in new file :cnf
    • To go to a specific line: :cc 10