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===
A minimalist Vim plugin manager.
### Pros.
- Easier to setup: Single file. No boilerplate code required.
- Easier to use: Concise, intuitive syntax
- [Super-fast][40/4] parallel installation/update
(with any of `+python`, `+python3`, `+ruby`, or [Neovim][nv])
- Creates shallow clones to minimize disk space usage and download time
- On-demand loading for [faster startup time][startup-time]
- Can review and rollback updates
- Branch/tag/commit support
- Post-update hooks
- Support for externally managed plugins
[40/4]: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/junegunn/i/master/vim-plug/40-in-4.gif
[nv]: http://neovim.org/
[startup-time]: http://junegunn.kr/images/vim-startup-time.png
### Installation
[Download plug.vim](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/junegunn/vim-plug/master/plug.vim)
and put it in the "autoload" directory.
###### Unix
```sh
curl -fLo ~/.vim/autoload/plug.vim --create-dirs \
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/junegunn/vim-plug/master/plug.vim
```
###### Neovim
```sh
curl -fLo ~/.config/nvim/autoload/plug.vim --create-dirs \
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/junegunn/vim-plug/master/plug.vim
```
###### Windows (PowerShell)
```powershell
md ~\vimfiles\autoload
$uri = 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/junegunn/vim-plug/master/plug.vim'
(New-Object Net.WebClient).DownloadFile($uri, $ExecutionContext.SessionState.Path.GetUnresolvedProviderPathFromPSPath("~\vimfiles\autoload\plug.vim"))
```
### Getting Help
- See the [requirements] page for debugging information & tested configurations.
- See the [FAQ] for common problems and questions.
- Create an [issue](https://github.com/junegunn/vim-plug/issues/new).
[FAQ]: https://github.com/junegunn/vim-plug/wiki/faq
[requirements]: https://github.com/junegunn/vim-plug/wiki/requirements
### Usage
Add a vim-plug section to your `~/.vimrc` (or `~/.config/nvim/init.vim` for Neovim):
1. Begin the section with `plug#begin()`
1. List the plugins with `Plug` commands
1. `plug#end()` to update `&runtimepath` and initialize plugin system
#### Example
```vim
call plug#begin('~/.vim/plugged')
" Make sure you use single quotes
" Shorthand notation; fetches https://github.com/junegunn/vim-easy-align
Plug 'junegunn/vim-easy-align'
" Any valid git URL is allowed
Plug 'https://github.com/junegunn/vim-github-dashboard.git'
" Group dependencies, vim-snippets depends on ultisnips
Plug 'SirVer/ultisnips' | Plug 'honza/vim-snippets'
" On-demand loading
Plug 'scrooloose/nerdtree', { 'on': 'NERDTreeToggle' }
Plug 'tpope/vim-fireplace', { 'for': 'clojure' }
" Using a non-master branch
Plug 'rdnetto/YCM-Generator', { 'branch': 'stable' }
" Plugin options
Plug 'nsf/gocode', { 'tag': 'v.20150303', 'rtp': 'vim' }
" Plugin outside ~/.vim/plugged with post-update hook
Plug 'junegunn/fzf', { 'dir': '~/.fzf', 'do': './install --all' }
" Unmanaged plugin (manually installed and updated)
Plug '~/my-prototype-plugin'
" Add plugins to &runtimepath
call plug#end()
```
Reload .vimrc and `:PlugInstall` to install plugins.
### Commands
| Command | Description |
| ----------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `PlugInstall [name ...] [#threads]` | Install plugins |
| `PlugUpdate [name ...] [#threads]` | Install or update plugins |
| `PlugClean[!]` | Remove unused directories (bang version will clean without prompt) |
| `PlugUpgrade` | Upgrade vim-plug itself |
| `PlugStatus` | Check the status of plugins |
| `PlugDiff` | Examine changes from the previous update and the pending changes |
| `PlugSnapshot[!] [output path]` | Generate script for restoring the current snapshot of the plugins |
### `Plug` options
| Option | Description |
| ----------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ |
| `branch`/`tag`/`commit` | Branch/tag/commit of the repository to use |
| `rtp` | Subdirectory that contains Vim plugin |
| `dir` | Custom directory for the plugin |
| `as` | Use different name for the plugin |
| `do` | Post-update hook (string or funcref) |
| `on` | On-demand loading: Commands or ``-mappings |
| `for` | On-demand loading: File types |
| `frozen` | Do not update unless explicitly specified |
### Global options
| Flag | Default | Description |
| ------------------- | --------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------ |
| `g:plug_threads` | 16 | Default number of threads to use |
| `g:plug_timeout` | 60 | Time limit of each task in seconds (*Ruby & Python*) |
| `g:plug_retries` | 2 | Number of retries in case of timeout (*Ruby & Python*) |
| `g:plug_shallow` | 1 | Use shallow clone |
| `g:plug_window` | `vertical topleft new` | Command to open plug window |
| `g:plug_url_format` | `https://git::@github.com/%s.git` | `printf` format to build repo URL (Only applies to the subsequent `Plug` commands) |
### Keybindings
- `D` - `PlugDiff`
- `S` - `PlugStatus`
- `R` - Retry failed update or installation tasks
- `U` - Update plugins in the selected range
- `q` - Close the window
- `:PlugStatus`
- `L` - Load plugin
- `:PlugDiff`
- `X` - Revert the update
### Example: A small [sensible](https://github.com/tpope/vim-sensible) Vim configuration
```vim
call plug#begin()
Plug 'tpope/vim-sensible'
call plug#end()
```
### On-demand loading of plugins
```vim
" NERD tree will be loaded on the first invocation of NERDTreeToggle command
Plug 'scrooloose/nerdtree', { 'on': 'NERDTreeToggle' }
" Multiple commands
Plug 'junegunn/vim-github-dashboard', { 'on': ['GHDashboard', 'GHActivity'] }
" Loaded when clojure file is opened
Plug 'tpope/vim-fireplace', { 'for': 'clojure' }
" Multiple file types
Plug 'kovisoft/paredit', { 'for': ['clojure', 'scheme'] }
" On-demand loading on both conditions
Plug 'junegunn/vader.vim', { 'on': 'Vader', 'for': 'vader' }
" Code to execute when the plugin is loaded on demand
Plug 'Valloric/YouCompleteMe', { 'for': 'cpp' }
autocmd! User YouCompleteMe if !has('vim_starting') | call youcompleteme#Enable() | endif
```
`for` option is generally not needed as most plugins for specific file types
usually don't have too much code in `plugin` directory. You might want to
examine the output of `vim --startuptime` before applying the option.
### Post-update hooks
There are some plugins that require extra steps after installation or update.
In that case, use `do` option to describe the task to be performed.
```vim
Plug 'Shougo/vimproc.vim', { 'do': 'make' }
Plug 'Valloric/YouCompleteMe', { 'do': './install.py' }
```
If you need more control, you can pass a reference to a Vim function that
takes a single argument.
```vim
function! BuildYCM(info)
" info is a dictionary with 3 fields
" - name: name of the plugin
" - status: 'installed', 'updated', or 'unchanged'
" - force: set on PlugInstall! or PlugUpdate!
if a:info.status == 'installed' || a:info.force
!./install.py
endif
endfunction
Plug 'Valloric/YouCompleteMe', { 'do': function('BuildYCM') }
```
Both forms of post-update hook are executed inside the directory of the plugin
and only run when the repository has changed, but you can force it to run
unconditionally with the bang-versions of the commands: `PlugInstall!` and
`PlugUpdate!`.
Make sure to escape BARs and double-quotes when you write `do` option inline
as they are mistakenly recognized as command separator or the start of the
trailing comment.
```vim
Plug 'junegunn/fzf', { 'do': 'yes \| ./install' }
```
But you can avoid the escaping if you extract the inline specification using a
variable (or any Vimscript expression) as follows:
```vim
let g:fzf_install = 'yes | ./install'
Plug 'junegunn/fzf', { 'do': g:fzf_install }
```
### `PlugInstall!` and `PlugUpdate!`
The installer takes the following steps when installing/updating a plugin:
1. `git clone` or `git fetch` from its origin
2. Check out branch, tag, or commit and optionally `git merge` remote branch
3. If the plugin was updated (or installed for the first time)
1. Update submodules
2. Execute post-update hooks
The commands with `!` suffix ensure that all steps are run unconditionally.
### Articles
- [Writing my own Vim plugin manager](http://junegunn.kr/2013/09/writing-my-own-vim-plugin-manager)
- [Vim plugins and startup time](http://junegunn.kr/2014/07/vim-plugins-and-startup-time)
- ~~[Thoughts on Vim plugin dependency](http://junegunn.kr/2013/09/thoughts-on-vim-plugin-dependency)~~
- *Support for Plugfile has been removed since 0.5.0*
### License
MIT