Books / Setting Up Development Environment on macOS / Chapter 7
Vim
Vim is a highly configurable text editor built to make creating and changing any kind of text very efficient. It is included as “vi” with most UNIX systems and with Apple macOS.
Installation
To install the latest version, use homebrew:
brew install vim
The Ultimate vimrc
The Ultimate vimrc is a collection of vimrc configurations to make easy the usage of vim.
To download the The Ultimate vimrc, you need to install the git client. If you need install it, use home brew:
brew install git
Now, download the vimrc files:
git clone https://github.com/amix/vimrc.git ~/.vim_runtime
To install the complete version, run:
sh ~/.vim_runtime/install_awesome_vimrc.sh
To install the basic version, run:
sh ~/.vim_runtime/install_basic_vimrc.sh
Update
To update the vimrc scripts, run:
cd ~/.vim_runtime && git pull --rebase && cd -
Maximum Awesome
Maximum Awesome is a collection of vim configuration and plugins, like a configuration manager for the vim environment.
Installation
To install it, just make a clone of the repository with the git client:
git clone https://github.com/square/maximum-awesome.git
Then install it:
cd maximum-awesome
rake
NOTE: the rake command will install all dependencies needed.