Simple session is a straightforward, no hassle plugin for handling named sessions in VIM.
Just type away :Session {name} for creating new sessions or switching to
old sessions. :SList, :SDelete and :SQuit pretty much do what they
promise. Commands that take an argument support autocompletion.
Sessions are automatically saved every time a new buffer is created, when VIM is closed or an old session is opened up.
If present, this plugin also integrates with vim-fugitive (:SGit for going
to a sesion named like the current git branch), and also with CtrlP,
:CtrlPSession enables a mode to switch between sessions (you need to enable
the extension first, see documentation :h simple-session-:CtrlPSession).
This plugin is just a wrapper for :mksession, so check out 'sessionoptions'
for choosing what VIM stores in the session. I suggest removing blank, which
is basically useless; and specially options, in order to prevent stale options
in sessions.
Including a statusline indicator is also possible adding
%{session#statusline()} to the 'statusline' option.
Just copy the files to your ~/.vim/ directory, or see alternatives below.
Installation with pathogen.vim:
cd ~/.vim/bundle
git clone git://github.com/manuel-colmenero/vim-simple-session
With Vundle, add this to your .vimrc:
Plugin 'manuel-colmenero/vim-simple-session'
And then run in VIM:
:PluginInstall
Once the plugin has been correctly installed, you can read the manual with
:help simple-session.
Copyright © Manuel Colmenero. Distributed under the same terms as VIM itself.
See :help license.