> On May 21, 2019, at 6:07 PM, 'Lifepillar' via vim_use > <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 18 May 2019, at 20:17, Eric Weir <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Lotsa questions about running Vim on an iPad within the constraints of >> iOS/iVim. For starters, just two: Is it possible to create folders in the >> iVim sandbox, e.g., in the .vim folder? > > Yes. You can do it with netrw: > > :edit . > d > Type directory name > > You may get an error, but the directory is created. Anyway, much easier is to > copy your .vim folder from your Mac using iTunes. For more about moving files > into and from iVim, see `:help ios-share`. For iOS-specific information, see > `:help ios`. You may long-tap with one finger to hide/show the extended keys > above the keyboard and long-tap with two fingers to hide the keyboard (type > with one finger to show it again): this will make more room for reading. Use > two fingers to scroll.
Thanks much for the response. I succeeded in creating a new folder. When I try to delete it I get “unable to remove directory….” and “Cannot make changes, ‘modifiable’ is off” I was able to rename it, though. Wow! Copy the entire .vim folder to the iPad? I had assumed much of would be incompatible, that I’d have to recreate my setup piecemeal, one step at a time. E.g., I have vundle installed. It requires git. I gather there are a number of git apps for iOS. If I have one installed will sandboxing of apps allow vim to access git when I run vundle? >> Where is the .vimrc? > > In /private/var/mobile/Containers/Data/Application/APP-ID/Documents. Use :lcd > to see the full path. > You may access your sandboxed directory with netrw as above: > > :edit . > :Rex (to exit netrw) > > See :help netrw for more information (only a subset of netrw functionality is > working in iVim). When I do :Rex nothing happens. Does iVim have a default .vimrc? Or do I have to create it? If the former I don’t find it. I know I’m being I’m being really dense. I’ve been away from vim a good while. It will start coming back. Meantime, I appreciate the help. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA [email protected] "(I)t is important that awake people be awake... the darkness around us is deep." - William Stafford -- -- 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]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_use/A03E028D-B436-4F49-A7E0-81D6D3628117%40bellsouth.net. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
