On Thu, Aug 28, 2014 at 5:47 PM, Nathan Schwarz <[email protected]> wrote: > Oy mate, > > those commands are always typed on the command line of the system. > *nix-OSes like linux and osx typcially provide bash as the standard > shell. > > If you use windows you'll have to google or hope for another good soul > to answer. > > Also - take a look at vundle (if it works in windows). It's a pretty > darn neat tool that automatically downloads and updates your plugins for > you. > > -Nathan > > -- > /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign > \ / - against HTML emails > X - against proprietory attachments > / \ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASCII_Ribbon_Campaign > > On Thu, Aug 28, 2014 at 10:05:50AM -0700, Robert Cressman wrote: >> I have read several pages of articles/explanations/etc. on downloading >> plugins. Most involve Github.com. and provide the command to do so. >> >> As a novice, what I don't find, or understand, is where the "Git clone >> git://github.com/etc./etc." gets typed to accomplish this task. Is it in >> Vim, Git Bash, the command line of the system prompt?? >> >> Any help would be appreciated. PLEASE remember, your explaining to a Vim >> novice who is struggling to comprehend all the "jargon" used by the >> experienced users! >> >> Bob
Bob, My 2 cents: I agree with tooth pik in that I think you might benefit, at least at first, by keeping it simple and just learning how to use vim by itself and learning how to configure it to your liking. Then, once you've become decently familiar with vim, look into custom plugins. I love and use many vim plugins; there are many out there that I find indispensable. To manage the plugins I personally use vundle and really like it. Once you've got Git installed you just have to 'git clone' once to install vundle and then vundle takes care of the rest for your. (It looks like you also need Curl for searching with vundle.) There are very nice instructions on vundle's github page, including setup on Windows. Note: I am not necessarily promoting vundle above any of the other popular plugin managers, it's just the one I use. Do your own research before you settle on your plugin manager. I am sure they all have their pros and cons. And, note that whenever you see a command like 'git clone ...' you do typically run that command from your system terminal/console. At least on systems like linux/osx. I am not in the least bit familiar with the windows os. Good luck, and welcome to vim! Ethan Alan >> -- >> -- >> You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. >> Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. >> For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php >> >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "vim_use" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_use" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
