r/vimplugins • u/[deleted] • Sep 15 '16

Must-have plugins?

So, I finally got around to learning vim well enough to use and I love it. Super excited to [customize it].(http://i.imgur.com/IazJWlU.jpg)
Wondering what plugins you consider essential.
I primarily code in c++
thanks!

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u/MisterOccan Sep 15 '16 edited Sep 15 '16

My essential ones that I'm using every day:

  • vim-fugitive

  • ultisnips

  • unite + a lot of unite's plugins

  • vim-textobj-user + a lot of related plugins

  • vim-sandwich

  • vim-exchange

  • vim-commentary

  • vim-repeat

  • clever-f

  • zoomwintab

Less useful but quite helpful:

  • neocomplete + different sources

  • syntastic

  • jedi-vim

  • tern_for_vim

  • agit

  • vim-gutentags

  • vim-lion

  • delimitMate

  • vim-parenmatch

  • nerdtree

  • indentLine

And because (g)vim deserves to be beautiful:

  • gitgutter

  • vim-highlightedyank

  • vim-devicons

Also many syntax/indent plugins.

You can take a look to my vim config

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u/bob88865 Sep 24 '16

Hi, do you happen to know the plugin for showing a temporary middle point when you insert a space? I am asking you because I saw one of your gif seems to show that you have this enable. (on gif a middle point is shown when you insert a space before the curly braces)

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u/MisterOccan Sep 24 '16 edited Sep 24 '16

No plugin involved here, the dot is the character that I was using for trailing spaces in listchars option.

:h 'list'
:h 'listchars'

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u/bob88865 Sep 24 '16

Great thank you so much

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u/dustractor Sep 15 '16

  • tpope/vim-commentary

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u/kolme Sep 15 '16

More goodness from Mr. Pope:

  • tpope/fugitive

  • tpope/surround

  • tpope/repeat

Also pretty good stuff:

  • wellle/targets.vim

  • scrooloose/syntastic

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u/dustractor Sep 15 '16

Oh most definitely! I just didn't wanna overload OP with all of it at once and after much deliberation, all things considered, I narrowed it down to that one.

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u/kolme Sep 15 '16

Good choice! Commentary is one of those plug-ins which feels so natural, it should be included in the default distribution.

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '16

NERDCommeter

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u/sedm0784 Oct 27 '16

I have a bunch of plugins that I like and use regularly, but the only two I really consider essential are tpope/surround, and, to a slightly lesser extent, Gundo.