plug.txt plug Last change: January 3 2022 PLUG - TABLE OF CONTENTS *plug* *plug-toc* ============================================================================== vim-plug Pros. Installation Vim Unix Windows (PowerShell) Neovim Unix Windows (PowerShell) Getting Help Usage Example Commands Plug options Global options Keybindings Example: A small sensible Vim configuration On-demand loading of plugins Post-update hooks PlugInstall! and PlugUpdate! Articles Collaborators License VIM-PLUG *vim-plug* ============================================================================== A minimalist Vim plugin manager. https://raw.githubusercontent.com/junegunn/i/master/vim-plug/installer.gif < Pros. >_____________________________________________________________________~ *plug-pros* - Easy to set up: Single file. No boilerplate code required. - Easy to use: Concise, intuitive syntax - {Super-fast}{1} parallel installation/update (with any of `+job`, `+python`, `+python3`, `+ruby`, or {Neovim}{2}) - Creates shallow clones to minimize disk space usage and download time - On-demand loading for {faster startup time}{3} - Can review and rollback updates - Branch/tag/commit support - Post-update hooks - Support for externally managed plugins {1} https://raw.githubusercontent.com/junegunn/i/master/vim-plug/40-in-4.gif {2} http://neovim.org/ {3} https://github.com/junegunn/vim-startuptime-benchmark#result < Installation >______________________________________________________________~ *plug-installation* {Download plug.vim}{4} and put it in the "autoload" directory. {4} https://raw.githubusercontent.com/junegunn/vim-plug/master/plug.vim Vim~ *plug-vim* >> Unix~ > curl -fLo ~/.vim/autoload/plug.vim --create-dirs \ https://raw.githubusercontent.com/junegunn/vim-plug/master/plug.vim < You can automate the process by putting the command in your Vim configuration file as suggested {here}{5}. {5} https://github.com/junegunn/vim-plug/wiki/tips#automatic-installation >> Windows (PowerShell)~ > iwr -useb https://raw.githubusercontent.com/junegunn/vim-plug/master/plug.vim |` ni $HOME/vimfiles/autoload/plug.vim -Force < Neovim~ *plug-neovim* >> Unix~ > sh -c 'curl -fLo "${XDG_DATA_HOME:-$HOME/.local/share}"/nvim/site/autoload/plug.vim --create-dirs \ https://raw.githubusercontent.com/junegunn/vim-plug/master/plug.vim' < >> Windows (PowerShell)~ > iwr -useb https://raw.githubusercontent.com/junegunn/vim-plug/master/plug.vim |` ni "$(@($env:XDG_DATA_HOME, $env:LOCALAPPDATA)[$null -eq $env:XDG_DATA_HOME])/nvim-data/site/autoload/plug.vim" -Force < < Getting Help >______________________________________________________________~ *plug-getting-help* - See {tutorial}{6} page to learn the basics of vim-plug - See {tips}{7} and {FAQ}{8} pages for common problems and questions - See {requirements}{9} page for debugging information & tested configurations - Create an {issue}{10} {6} https://github.com/junegunn/vim-plug/wiki/tutorial {7} https://github.com/junegunn/vim-plug/wiki/tips {8} https://github.com/junegunn/vim-plug/wiki/faq {9} https://github.com/junegunn/vim-plug/wiki/requirements {10} https://github.com/junegunn/vim-plug/issues/new < Usage >_____________________________________________________________________~ *plug-usage* Add a vim-plug section to your `~/.vimrc` (or `stdpath('config') . '/init.vim'` for Neovim) *plug#begin* *plug#end* 1. Begin the section with `call plug#begin([PLUGIN_DIR])` 2. List the plugins with `Plug` commands 3. `call plug#end()` to update 'runtimepath' and initialize plugin system - Automatically executes `filetype plugin indent on` and `syntax enable`. You can revert the settings after the call. e.g. `filetype indent off`, `syntax off`, etc. Example~ *plug-example* > call plug#begin() " The default plugin directory will be as follows: " - Vim (Linux/macOS): '~/.vim/plugged' " - Vim (Windows): '~/vimfiles/plugged' " - Neovim (Linux/macOS/Windows): stdpath('data') . '/plugged' " You can specify a custom plugin directory by passing it as the argument " - e.g. `call plug#begin('~/.vim/plugged')` " - Avoid using standard Vim directory names like 'plugin' " 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' " Multiple Plug commands can be written in a single line using | separators Plug 'SirVer/ultisnips' | Plug 'honza/vim-snippets' " On-demand loading Plug 'scrooloose/nerdtree', { 'on': 'NERDTreeToggle' } Plug 'tpope/vim-fireplace', { 'for': 'clojure' } " Using a non-default branch Plug 'rdnetto/YCM-Generator', { 'branch': 'stable' } " Using a tagged release; wildcard allowed (requires git 1.9.2 or above) Plug 'fatih/vim-go', { 'tag': '*' } " 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' " Initialize plugin system call plug#end() < *:PlugInstall* Reload .vimrc and `:PlugInstall` to install plugins. < Commands >__________________________________________________________________~ *plug-commands* ------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------- Command | Description ~ ------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------- `PlugInstall [name ...] [#threads]` | Install plugins `PlugUpdate [name ...] [#threads]` | Install or update plugins `PlugClean[!]` | Remove unlisted plugins (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 >______________________________________________________________~ *plug-options* *:Plug* ------------------------+----------------------------------------------- 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 >____________________________________________________________~ *plug-global-options* *g:plug_threads* *g:plug_timeout* *g:plug_retries* *g:plug_shallow* *g:plug_window* *g:plug_pwindow* *g:plug_url_format* --------------------+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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_pwindow` | `above 12new` | Command to open preview window in `PlugDiff` `g:plug_url_format` | `https://git::@github.com/%s.git` | `printf` format to build repo URL (Only applies to the subsequent `Plug` commands) --------------------+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- < Keybindings >_______________________________________________________________~ *plug-keybindings* *:PlugStatus* *:PlugDiff* - `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 Vim configuration >_______________________________~ *plug-example-a-small-sensible-vim-configuration* > call plug#begin() Plug 'tpope/vim-sensible' call plug#end() < < On-demand loading of plugins >______________________________________________~ *plug-on-demand-loading-of-plugins* > " 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 lazily loaded on demand Plug 'junegunn/goyo.vim', { 'for': 'markdown' } autocmd! User goyo.vim echom 'Goyo is now loaded!' < The `for` option is generally not needed as most plugins for specific file types usually don't have too much code in the `plugin` directory. You might want to examine the output of `vim --startuptime` before applying the option. < Post-update hooks >_________________________________________________________~ *plug-post-update-hooks* There are some plugins that require extra steps after installation or update. In that case, use the `do` option to describe the task to be performed. > Plug 'Shougo/vimproc.vim', { 'do': 'make' } Plug 'ycm-core/YouCompleteMe', { 'do': './install.py' } < If the value starts with `:`, it will be recognized as a Vim command. *:GoInstallBinaries* > Plug 'fatih/vim-go', { 'do': ':GoInstallBinaries' } < If you need more control, you can pass a reference to a Vim function that takes a single argument. > 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 'ycm-core/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 the `do` option inline as they are mistakenly recognized as command separator or the start of the trailing comment. > 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: *g:fzf_install* > let g:fzf_install = 'yes | ./install' Plug 'junegunn/fzf', { 'do': g:fzf_install } < < PlugInstall! and PlugUpdate! >______________________________________________~ *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 the `!` suffix ensure that all steps are run unconditionally. < Articles >__________________________________________________________________~ *plug-articles* - {Writing my own Vim plugin manager}{11} - {Vim plugins and startup time}{12} - ~~{Thoughts on Vim plugin dependency}{13}~~ - Support for Plugfile has been removed since 0.5.0 {11} http://junegunn.kr/2013/09/writing-my-own-vim-plugin-manager {12} http://junegunn.kr/2014/07/vim-plugins-and-startup-time {13} http://junegunn.kr/2013/09/thoughts-on-vim-plugin-dependency < Collaborators >_____________________________________________________________~ *plug-collaborators* - {Jan Edmund Lazo}{14} - Windows support - {Jeremy Pallats}{15} - Python installer {14} https://github.com/janlazo {15} https://github.com/starcraftman < License >___________________________________________________________________~ *plug-license* MIT ============================================================================== vim:tw=78:sw=2:ts=2:ft=help:norl:nowrap: