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Modern Vim
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Modern Vim

by Drew Neil
May 2018
Intermediate to advanced
168 pages
4h 2m
English
Pragmatic Bookshelf
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Tip 6Managing 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 ...

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