On Fri, 25 Aug 2017 20:30:14 -0400
Harry Putnam <[email protected]> wrote:
> Any one here familiar with emacs cperl mode, that can tell me how to
> get something similar when using vim?
>
> If not familiar, `cperl-mode' trys to offer a host of short cuts that insert
> quite a bit of standard code for you... a simple example is; if you
> type `if<spc>' `cperl-mode' inserts:
>
> if (_) {
> }
>
> With the underscore indicating where the cursor is left.
>
> I vaguely remember using something with vim, years ago, that did
> something similar, but no longer remember how to load that sort of
> thing.
>
> With my current vim setup (just the basic install on debian using
> `aptitude install vim'), plus a .vimrc carted around from OS to OS for
> years.
>
> If opening a perl script, I get syntax highlighting but when coding I
> get no help... no tricky inserts or the like.
>
I think UltiSnips can do what you want: https://github.com/sirver/UltiSnips .
There are similar alternative to it as well.
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