> > > The most crude and straightforward way of installing a plugin is just by > dropping the <plugin>.vim file in your ~/.vim/plugin/ directory.
Thanks very much. This help is invaluable. You can do the same for the files that have to go into /ftplugin/, /syntax/, > etc. Just follow the directory structure on the Github site for the > right place on your computer. > Which of these files are mandatory and which are optional? txtfmt includes: LICENSE install_details.txt README.md mb_patch.txt detailed_description.txt plugin doc release_notes.txt ftplugin syntax indent_patch.txt Do I need to add all of them? > Be sure to download the raw version of the plugin code! On the website, > click until you reach the file and see the code, click the [Raw] button, > right-click and 'save page as...' in the directory mentioned above. The > right name will be already given. Note that different files for > different sub-folders can have the same name -- work in an organized > manner! > I just cloned the repository with the git clone command. Does this retrieve the raw file? > My experience is that this works all the time. > > Other possibility is using the description for installing a plugin with > the use of Patogen, Vundle or Git -- just follow instructions, and all > files will be placed in the right directories. I will try out Pathogen next. I haven't tested out what I did above because I'm not familiar with the commands for using this plugin yet. > A straightforward 'how-to' you can find here: > > https://danishpraka.sh/2018/06/09/vim-plugin-install.html I tried this out, I don't think it worked, but I'll keep investigating. Thanks very much, Julius > > > -- > You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. > Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. > For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "vim_use" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_use/YNXlzPtlZvKM7WIo%40trackstand. > -- -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_use" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_use/CAGrXgp1NCs%3DGRqZ7qMYGQ%2B21ek0m-dYJppPdRP7wmKyn33pRuw%40mail.gmail.com.
