vim/pack/shapeshed/opt/fooextra/doc/extra.txt ' help for extra.vim vim/pack/shapeshed/opt/fooextra/autoload/extra.vim ' loaded when extra command used

vim/pack/shapeshed/opt/fooextra/plugin/extra.vim ' optional plugin, defines commands

vim/pack/shapeshed/start/foobar/doc/foo.txt ' help for foo.vim vim/pack/shapeshed/start/foobar/autoload/foo.vim ' loaded when foo command used vim/pack/shapeshed/start/foobar/plugin/bar.vim ' always loaded, defines commands Directory layoutĭirectory layout for packages is given as the following.vim/pack/shapeshed/start/foobar/plugin/foo.vim ' always loaded, defines commands This might be useful for debugging or an ad-hoc plugin. Packages added in the opt folder may be loaded using :packadd packagename Optionally another folder opt may be created to hold packages that are not loaded automatically. Vim will pick up any packages added to this folder and automatically load the plugins. Within this folder a further folder start is needed to hold plugins. You can keep it at foo, change it to my-plugins or your whatever you like.

This is somewhat confusingly ~/.vim/pack/foo. If you store your vim configuration in ~/.vim a new folder needs to be created within this folder to hold plugins. This is sensible as there are very few changes required to switch from Pathogen to using the native functionality. The approach is very similar to the Pathogen package it adds paths to the Vim runtime path where packages can be added. Vim will load them automatically, or only when This isĪ convenient way to get one or more plugins, drop them in a directory and The collection of plugins manageable package support has been added. Plugins keep growing and more of them are available than ever before. Vim 8, released on 12th September, added a new feature of being able to load third party packages natively. Further reading Vim 8 brings native third-party package loading.Vim 8 brings native third-party package loading.This means, for me at least, there is no longer any need to use a third party plugin helper like Pathogen.Įstimated reading time: 4 minutes Table of contents Last updated Saturday, Vim: So long Pathogen, hello native package loading Vim 8 added a native way to load third-party packages. Vim: So long Pathogen, hello native package loading | George Ornbo

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