> On 29 May 2019, at 19:46, Eric Weir <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>> On May 29, 2019, at 4:27 AM, 'Lifepillar' via vim_use
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> I feel your pain, that’s much harder than it should be.
>
> Thanks much for your response. Glad to hear I’m not the only one who thinks
> it’s hard.
>
>> TLDR: prepare your .vim folder in your computer exactly as you want it in
>> iOS, open Finder, press Cmd-Shift-. to show invisible files, drag the .vim
>> folder into iVim using iTunes Files Sharing. iTunes *does* copy dot files
>> even if it never shows them. iTunes will even prompt you if you want to
>> replace an existing .vim folder (iTunes UI sucks, I know).
>
> Cmd-Shift causes invisible files and folders to be displayed in Finder.
Yes, that is the goal.
> It doesn’t work with the Finder file-picker as used by iTunes. I don’t see
> how to copy files if I can’t select them.
What I meant is, drag the .vim folder *from the Finder* into iTunes.
>> Folders may be imported easily, actually:
>>
>> - with :idocuments, type `:idoc import`, then in the Files app find the
>> folder to want to import (which you should have made available through Files
>> in advance, e.g., by putting in your iCloud Drive), tap on Select, choose
>> the folder and tap on Open. It works just fine for me. Files UI sucks in a
>> stellar way, btw.
>
> I put my .vim folder in iCloud Drive using Finder on my MacBook. It shows up
> there on the MacBook. It doesn’t show up in iCloud Drive accessed through the
> Files app.
As I had explained a bit further in my previous message, :idoc import is good
for importing documents you need to work on, not for .vim.
>> ...you cannot move or copy stuff around with netrw, because iVim cannot fork.
>
> I’ve noticed this. I don’t know what it means, but why is it necessary to
> cripple netrw this way? Is it related to Apple’s sandboxing of apps?
Yes, iOS apps cannot launch other processes in the system. AFAIK, netrw uses
`mv` and `cp` programs to move/copy files, and iVim is not allowed to use them.
Renaming files does not fork a different process, but uses an internal
function, so it keeps working in iVim.
Glad you’ve (almost?) got your setup into iOS with the renaming trick.
Happy Vimming!
Life.
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