May 2018
Intermediate to advanced
168 pages
4h 2m
English
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| Tip 6 | Managing Plugins with minpac |
minpac is a minimal plugin manager that builds on top of Vim’s new packages feature. With minpac, you can easily install plugins, keep them up to date, and uninstall them. In this tip, you’ll learn how to install and configure minpac.
Preparation
If you’re currently using a plugin manager such as Vundle[18] or vim-plug,[19] you will have to temporarily disable it so that you can follow the steps in this tip. To find out how, see Using Factory Settings, which also includes instructions on how to restore your own configuration afterward.
Installing minpac
minpac should be installed as an optional plugin. Let’s create a new package, which will contain the plugins that you’ll manage using minpac. Name it after ...