vim-plug/doc/plug.txt

plug.txt	plug	Last change: March 7 2024
PLUG - TABLE OF CONTENTS                                         *plug* *plug-toc*
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  vim-plug
    Pros.
    Installation
      Vim
        Unix
        Windows (PowerShell)
      Neovim
        Unix
        Windows (PowerShell)
    Getting Help
    Usage
      Example
    Commands
    Plug options
    Global options
    Keybindings
    Example: A small sensible Vim configuration
    On-demand loading of plugins
    Post-update hooks
    PlugInstall! and PlugUpdate!
    Articles
    Collaborators
    License

VIM-PLUG                                                              *vim-plug*
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A minimalist Vim plugin manager.

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/junegunn/i/master/vim-plug/installer.gif


< Pros. >_____________________________________________________________________~
                                                                     *plug-pros*

 - Easy to set up: Single file. No boilerplate code required.
 - Easy to use: Concise, intuitive syntax
 - {Super-fast}{1} parallel installation/update (with any of `+job`, `+python`,
   `+python3`, `+ruby`, or {Neovim}{2})
 - Creates shallow clones to minimize disk space usage and download time
 - On-demand loading for {faster startup time}{3}
 - Can review and rollback updates
 - Branch/tag/commit support
 - Post-update hooks
 - Support for externally managed plugins

  {1} https://raw.githubusercontent.com/junegunn/i/master/vim-plug/40-in-4.gif
  {2} http://neovim.org/
  {3} https://github.com/junegunn/vim-startuptime-benchmark#result


< Installation >______________________________________________________________~
                                                             *plug-installation*

{Download plug.vim}{4} and put it in the "autoload" directory.

       {4} https://raw.githubusercontent.com/junegunn/vim-plug/master/plug.vim


Vim~
                                                                      *plug-vim*


>> Unix~
>
    curl -fLo ~/.vim/autoload/plug.vim --create-dirs \
        https://raw.githubusercontent.com/junegunn/vim-plug/master/plug.vim
<
You can automate the process by putting the command in your Vim configuration
file as suggested {here}{5}.

     {5} https://github.com/junegunn/vim-plug/wiki/tips#automatic-installation


>> Windows (PowerShell)~
>
    iwr -useb https://raw.githubusercontent.com/junegunn/vim-plug/master/plug.vim |`
        ni $HOME/vimfiles/autoload/plug.vim -Force
<

Neovim~
                                                                   *plug-neovim*


>> Unix~
>
    sh -c 'curl -fLo "${XDG_DATA_HOME:-$HOME/.local/share}"/nvim/site/autoload/plug.vim --create-dirs \
           https://raw.githubusercontent.com/junegunn/vim-plug/master/plug.vim'
<

>> Windows (PowerShell)~
>
    iwr -useb https://raw.githubusercontent.com/junegunn/vim-plug/master/plug.vim |`
        ni "$(@($env:XDG_DATA_HOME, $env:LOCALAPPDATA)[$null -eq $env:XDG_DATA_HOME])/nvim-data/site/autoload/plug.vim" -Force
<

< Getting Help >______________________________________________________________~
                                                             *plug-getting-help*

 - See {tutorial}{6} page to learn the basics of vim-plug
 - See {tips}{7} and {FAQ}{8} pages for common problems and questions
 - See {requirements}{9} page for debugging information & tested configurations
 - Create an {issue}{10}

                    {6} https://github.com/junegunn/vim-plug/wiki/tutorial
                    {7} https://github.com/junegunn/vim-plug/wiki/tips
                    {8} https://github.com/junegunn/vim-plug/wiki/faq
                    {9} https://github.com/junegunn/vim-plug/wiki/requirements
                    {10} https://github.com/junegunn/vim-plug/issues/new


< Usage >_____________________________________________________________________~
                                                                    *plug-usage*

Add a vim-plug section to your `~/.vimrc` (or `stdpath('config') . '/init.vim'` for
Neovim)

                                                           *plug#begin* *plug#end*

 1. Begin the section with `call plug#begin([PLUGIN_DIR])`
 2. List the plugins with `Plug` commands
 3. `call plug#end()` to update 'runtimepath' and initialize plugin system
   - Automatically executes `filetype plugin indent on` and `syntax enable`.
     You can revert the settings after the call. e.g. `filetype indent off`,
     `syntax off`, etc.


Example~
                                                                  *plug-example*
>
    call plug#begin()
    " The default plugin directory will be as follows:
    "   - Vim (Linux/macOS): '~/.vim/plugged'
    "   - Vim (Windows): '~/vimfiles/plugged'
    "   - Neovim (Linux/macOS/Windows): stdpath('data') . '/plugged'
    " You can specify a custom plugin directory by passing it as the argument
    "   - e.g. `call plug#begin('~/.vim/plugged')`
    "   - Avoid using standard Vim directory names like 'plugin'

    " Make sure you use single quotes

    " Shorthand notation; fetches https://github.com/junegunn/vim-easy-align
    Plug 'junegunn/vim-easy-align'

    " Any valid git URL is allowed
    Plug 'https://github.com/junegunn/vim-github-dashboard.git'

    " Multiple Plug commands can be written in a single line using | separators
    Plug 'SirVer/ultisnips' | Plug 'honza/vim-snippets'

    " On-demand loading
    Plug 'preservim/nerdtree', { 'on': 'NERDTreeToggle' }
    Plug 'tpope/vim-fireplace', { 'for': 'clojure' }

    " Using a non-default branch
    Plug 'rdnetto/YCM-Generator', { 'branch': 'stable' }

    " Using a tagged release; wildcard allowed (requires git 1.9.2 or above)
    Plug 'fatih/vim-go', { 'tag': '*' }

    " Plugin options
    Plug 'nsf/gocode', { 'tag': 'v.20150303', 'rtp': 'vim' }

    " Plugin outside ~/.vim/plugged with post-update hook
    Plug 'junegunn/fzf', { 'dir': '~/.fzf', 'do': './install --all' }

    " Unmanaged plugin (manually installed and updated)
    Plug '~/my-prototype-plugin'

    " Initialize plugin system
    " - Automatically executes `filetype plugin indent on` and `syntax enable`.
    call plug#end()
    " You can revert the settings after the call like so:
    "   filetype indent off   " Disable file-type-specific indentation
    "   syntax off            " Disable syntax highlighting
<
                                                                  *:PlugInstall*

Reload .vimrc and `:PlugInstall` to install plugins.


< Commands >__________________________________________________________________~
                                                                 *plug-commands*

 ------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------
 Command                             | Description                                                       ~
 ------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------
  `PlugInstall [name ...] [#threads]`  | Install plugins
  `PlugUpdate [name ...] [#threads]`   | Install or update plugins
  `PlugClean[!]`                       | Remove unlisted plugins (bang version will clean without prompt)
  `PlugUpgrade`                        | Upgrade vim-plug itself
  `PlugStatus`                         | Check the status of plugins
  `PlugDiff`                           | Examine changes from the previous update and the pending changes
  `PlugSnapshot[!] [output path]`      | Generate script for restoring the current snapshot of the plugins
 ------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------


< Plug options >______________________________________________________________~
                                                                  *plug-options*
                                                                         *:Plug*

 ------------------------+-----------------------------------------------
 Option                  | Description                                   ~
 ------------------------+-----------------------------------------------
  `branch` / `tag` / `commit`  | Branch/tag/commit of the repository to use
  `rtp`                    | Subdirectory that contains Vim plugin
  `dir`                    | Custom directory for the plugin
  `as`                     | Use different name for the plugin
  `do`                     | Post-update hook (string or funcref)
  `on`                     | On-demand loading: Commands or <Plug>-mappings
  `for`                    | On-demand loading: File types
  `frozen`                 | Do not update unless explicitly specified
 ------------------------+-----------------------------------------------


< Global options >____________________________________________________________~
                                                           *plug-global-options*

     *g:plug_threads* *g:plug_timeout* *g:plug_retries* *g:plug_shallow* *g:plug_window*
                                              *g:plug_pwindow* *g:plug_url_format*

 --------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Flag                | Default                           | Description                                                                       ~
 --------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  `g:plug_threads`     | 16                                | Default number of threads to use
  `g:plug_timeout`     | 60                                | Time limit of each task in seconds (Ruby & Python)
  `g:plug_retries`     | 2                                 | Number of retries in case of timeout (Ruby & Python)
  `g:plug_shallow`     | 1                                 | Use shallow clone
  `g:plug_window`      |  `-tabnew`                          | Command to open plug window
  `g:plug_pwindow`     |  `vertical rightbelow new`          | Command to open preview window in  `PlugDiff`
  `g:plug_url_format`  |  `https://git::@github.com/%s.git`  |  `printf`  format to build repo URL (Only applies to the subsequent  `Plug`  commands)
 --------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------


< Keybindings >_______________________________________________________________~
                                                              *plug-keybindings*

                                                         *:PlugStatus* *:PlugDiff*

 - `D` - `PlugDiff`
 - `S` - `PlugStatus`
 - `R` - Retry failed update or installation tasks
 - `U` - Update plugins in the selected range
 - `q` - Close the window
 - `:PlugStatus`
   - `L` - Load plugin
 - `:PlugDiff`
   - `X` - Revert the update


< Example: A small sensible Vim configuration >_______________________________~
                               *plug-example-a-small-sensible-vim-configuration*
>
    call plug#begin()
    Plug 'tpope/vim-sensible'
    call plug#end()
<

< On-demand loading of plugins >______________________________________________~
                                             *plug-on-demand-loading-of-plugins*
>
    " NERD tree will be loaded on the first invocation of NERDTreeToggle command
    Plug 'preservim/nerdtree', { 'on': 'NERDTreeToggle' }

    " Multiple commands
    Plug 'junegunn/vim-github-dashboard', { 'on': ['GHDashboard', 'GHActivity'] }

    " Loaded when clojure file is opened
    Plug 'tpope/vim-fireplace', { 'for': 'clojure' }

    " Multiple file types
    Plug 'kovisoft/paredit', { 'for': ['clojure', 'scheme'] }

    " On-demand loading on both conditions
    Plug 'junegunn/vader.vim',  { 'on': 'Vader', 'for': 'vader' }

    " Code to execute when the plugin is lazily loaded on demand
    Plug 'junegunn/goyo.vim', { 'for': 'markdown' }
    autocmd! User goyo.vim echom 'Goyo is now loaded!'
<
The `for` option is generally not needed as most plugins for specific file
types usually don't have too much code in the `plugin` directory. You might
want to examine the output of `vim --startuptime` before applying the option.


< Post-update hooks >_________________________________________________________~
                                                        *plug-post-update-hooks*

There are some plugins that require extra steps after installation or update.
In that case, use the `do` option to describe the task to be performed.
>
    Plug 'Shougo/vimproc.vim', { 'do': 'make' }
    Plug 'ycm-core/YouCompleteMe', { 'do': './install.py' }
<
If the value starts with `:`, it will be recognized as a Vim command.
>
    Plug 'fatih/vim-go', { 'do': ':GoInstallBinaries' }
<
To call a Vim function, you can pass a lambda expression like so:
>
    Plug 'junegunn/fzf', { 'do': { -> fzf#install() } }
<
If you need more control, you can pass a reference to a Vim function that
takes a dictionary argument.
>
    function! BuildYCM(info)
      " info is a dictionary with 3 fields
      " - name:   name of the plugin
      " - status: 'installed', 'updated', or 'unchanged'
      " - force:  set on PlugInstall! or PlugUpdate!
      if a:info.status == 'installed' || a:info.force
        !./install.py
      endif
    endfunction

    Plug 'ycm-core/YouCompleteMe', { 'do': function('BuildYCM') }
<
A post-update hook is executed inside the directory of the plugin and only run
when the repository has changed, but you can force it to run unconditionally
with the bang-versions of the commands: `PlugInstall!` and `PlugUpdate!`.

Make sure to escape BARs and double-quotes when you write the `do` option
inline as they are mistakenly recognized as command separator or the start of
the trailing comment.
>
    Plug 'junegunn/fzf', { 'do': 'yes \| ./install' }
<
But you can avoid the escaping if you extract the inline specification using a
variable (or any Vimscript expression) as follows:

                                                                 *g:fzf_install*
>
    let g:fzf_install = 'yes | ./install'
    Plug 'junegunn/fzf', { 'do': g:fzf_install }
<

< PlugInstall! and PlugUpdate! >______________________________________________~
                                                    *pluginstall-and-plugupdate*

The installer takes the following steps when installing/updating a plugin:

 1. `git clone` or `git fetch` from its origin
 2. Check out branch, tag, or commit and optionally `git merge` remote branch
 3. If the plugin was updated (or installed for the first time)
   1. Update submodules
   2. Execute post-update hooks

The commands with the `!` suffix ensure that all steps are run
unconditionally.


< Articles >__________________________________________________________________~
                                                                 *plug-articles*

 - {Writing my own Vim plugin manager}{11}
 - {Vim plugins and startup time}{12}
 - ~~{Thoughts on Vim plugin dependency}{13}~~
   - Support for Plugfile has been removed since 0.5.0

             {11} http://junegunn.kr/2013/09/writing-my-own-vim-plugin-manager
             {12} http://junegunn.kr/2014/07/vim-plugins-and-startup-time
             {13} http://junegunn.kr/2013/09/thoughts-on-vim-plugin-dependency


< Collaborators >_____________________________________________________________~
                                                            *plug-collaborators*

 - {Jan Edmund Lazo}{14} - Windows support
 - {Jeremy Pallats}{15} - Python installer

                                          {14} https://github.com/janlazo
                                          {15} https://github.com/starcraftman


< License >___________________________________________________________________~
                                                                  *plug-license*

MIT


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