Dein.vim is a dark powered Vim/Neovim plugin manager.
- Vim 8.0 or above or NeoVim.
- "xcopy" command in $PATH (Windows)
- "git" command in $PATH (if you want to install github or vim.org plugins)
Note: If you use Vim 7.4, please use dein.vim ver.1.5 instead.
If you need vim-plug like install UI, you can use dein-ui.vim. https://github.com/wsdjeg/dein-ui.vim
Note: You must define the installation directory before to use dein. The directory that you will want to use depends on your usage.
For example, ~/.vim/bundles
or ~/.cache/dein
or ~/.local/share/dein
.
dein.vim does not define a default installation directory.
You must not set the installation directory as ~/.vim/plugin
or
~/.config/nvim/plugin
.
- Run below script.
curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Shougo/dein.vim/master/bin/installer.sh > installer.sh
# For example, we just use `~/.cache/dein` as installation directory
sh ./installer.sh ~/.cache/dein
- Edit your .vimrc like this.
if &compatible
set nocompatible
endif
" Add the dein installation directory into runtimepath
set runtimepath+=~/.cache/dein/repos/github.com/Shougo/dein.vim
if dein#load_state('~/.cache/dein')
call dein#begin('~/.cache/dein')
call dein#add('~/.cache/dein/repos/github.com/Shougo/dein.vim')
call dein#add('Shougo/deoplete.nvim')
if !has('nvim')
call dein#add('roxma/nvim-yarp')
call dein#add('roxma/vim-hug-neovim-rpc')
endif
call dein#end()
call dein#save_state()
endif
filetype plugin indent on
syntax enable
- Open vim and install dein
:call dein#install()
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Faster than NeoBundle
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Simple
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No commands, Functions only to simplify the implementation
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Easy to test and maintain
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No Vundle/NeoBundle compatibility
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neovim/Vim8 asynchronous API installation support
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Local plugin support
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Non github plugins support
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Go like clone directory name ex:"github.com/{user}/{repository}"
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Merge the plugins directories automatically to avoid long 'runtimepath'
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Other types support (zip, svn, hg, ...)
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Metadata repository support
Some common options. For a more detailed list, run :h dein-options
Option | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
name |
string |
The name for a plugin. If it is omitted, the tail of the repository name will be used |
rev |
string |
The revision number or branch/tag name for the repo |
build |
string |
Command to run after the plugin is installed |
on_ft |
string or list |
Load a plugin for the current filetype |
on_cmd |
string or list |
Load the plugin for these commands |
rtp |
string |
You can use this option when the repository has the Vim plugin in a subdirectory |
if |
string or number |
If it is String, dein will eval it. |
merged |
number |
If set to 0, dein doesn't merge the plugin directory. |