This is a copy of my old ~/.vim targeting for vim 8 and later using the Vim native package management. I don't use this setting any more.

My current settings can be found at the "master" branch here and offer:

• Basic text editor: vi with light weight simple settings as presented in the "master" branch here.
• IDE like text editor: nvim with fancy Lua based LazyVim using its starter settings with my twist.

So I will not update this "old" branch. I am keeping this here as my reference for how I used "git submodule ..." and ":packadd! ..." to make elaborate vimL based IDE like settings.

• IDE like access to buffer and file selections
• Spellcheck and syntax doesn't interfere each other
• Sure NORMAL mode with <Esc><Esc> (terminal)
• Simple search and highlight function with <SPACE><SPACE>
• Clean screen (Ale, GitGutter, FZF.VIM capable but hidden)
• Safe window selection moves without using risky CTRL-W
• Shell like CTRL-ASCII access to <Left>, <Right>, <DEl>.
• Minimal key binding overrides
• VIM: Fast 150 ms or 300 ms startup time (without/with airline)
  • NEOVIM: 150 ms either way
• Use baremetal Vim8 feature only (no package manager)
• Symlink ~/.config/nvim -> ../.vim for Neovim

For inner details on why and how I chose to set up, see:

• Re-learning Vim (1)
• Re-learning Vim (2)

I didn't use ~/.vimrc since it can't be managed easily with git.

This will set up basic configuration for my vim (Others may need to use their cloned tracking repo if they need to modify and keep by push).

 $ cd
 $ rm -rf ~/.vim # reset all
 $ git clone https://github.com/osamuaoki/dot-vim ~/.vim
 $ cd ~/.vim
 $ git submodule update --init --recursive
 $ git submodule foreach 'git config submodule.$name.update rebase'
 $ git submodule foreach 'git config pull.rebase true'
 $ git submodule foreach 'git remote set-url --push origin DISABLED_FOR_PUSH'
 $ git submodule foreach 'git checkout master'
 $ git config pull.rebase true

This forces to pull always with rebase and stop pushing to someone else's repo accidentally even if you have write access right.

If you already cloned this repo to <your_account>, you may replace above git clone command with:

 $ git clone git@github.com:<your_account>/dot-vim.git ~/.vim

For select submodule repos I own and wish to push my changes, e.g., vim-spell-under , I do the following:

 $ cd ~/.vim/pack/gitsubmodules/opt/vim-spell-under
 $ git remote set-url --delete --push origin DISABLED_FOR_PUSH

or edit ~/.vim/.git/modules/vim-spell-under/config which may be easier.

Then let's fix all detached HEAD. (Maybe there is a easier path...)

 $ git submodule foreach 'git checkout master'

• Add them under ~/.vim/pack/gitsubmodules/opt/ as git-submodule. E.g.,

 $ git submodule add https://github.com/dense-analysis/ale pack/submodules/opt/ale

• Add a line with packadd! in ~/.vim/vimrc to enable it

Vim packages offered as Debian packages usually places package files in */opt/* path. So they can be added in the same way in ~/.vim/vimrc`.

When you broke your Vim start up code, simply rename ~/.vim to something else and start Vim.

Here are a few insightful recommendations for the best practices I referenced for setting up Vim.

• Seven habits of effective text editing by Bram Moolenaar
• #vim Recommendations
• vim-galore