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Are you still a Vim user? These plugins power you
If you’re still a vim user and not interested in IDE based code editors, then this post may be useful to you.
Essential Vim Plugins for Enhanced Productivity
- Vundle:
Official Page: https://github.com/VundleVim/Vundle.vim
Use Case: Easily install the vim-airline
plugin by adding Plugin 'vim-airline/vim-airline'
to your .vimrc
file, then running :PluginInstall
within Vim.
Example Command: After installing Vundle, use :PluginList
to see all installed plugins and :PluginUpdate
to keep them up to date.
2. NerdTree:
Official Page: https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree
Use Case: Quickly open the file src/main.py
in your project by navigating to it in NerdTree's sidebar and pressing Enter.
Example Command: :NERDTreeToggle
to open/close NerdTree or <Leader>n
(if you set a custom mapping).
3. fzf:
Official Page: https://github.com/junegunn/fzf
Use Case: Find the file README.md
anywhere in your project by typing <Leader>f
and then part of the filename. fzf will fuzzy-match it, letting you open it quickly.