Vim

vimrc
Vim Tips and Tricks
- Vim Adventures
Pathogen, vim plugin management
- Tutorial
- mkdir -p ~/.vim/autoload ~/.vim/bundle
- save pathogen.vim to ~/.vim/autoload
- add "execute pathogen#infect(), syntax on, filetype plugin indent on" in ~/.vimrc
Ctags, create connection between tags and functions
- Tutorial
- add "set tags=tags;/" in ~/.vimrc, make searching tags from subdirectory
- ctags -R ., create tags
- vim -t tag, access the file containing the specific tag
- ctrl+], jump to the tag underneath the cursor
- ctrl+t, jump back up in the tag stack
SuperTag, tag menu
- tab, display tag menu
NerdTree, a file system explorer
- :NERDTree, turn on the file system explorer
TagBar, browser tags in a file
- add "nmap <F8> :TagbarToggle<CR>" in ~/.vimrc
- Fn+F8, turn on tag explorer
Autocomplete
- C++
  - C++ code completion
  - OmniCppComplete
  - ctags -R ., create local tags
  - Ctrl+b, add local variables to tags
- Java
  - Install Eclipse Oxygen use the .tar.gz eclipse distribution, not from GUI installer
  - Install Eclim with GUI installer
  - Start eclimd installed in $EclipseHome/Contents/Eclipse
  - mkdir project
  - cd project
  - Open vim, type in ":ProjectCreate . -n java", a project is created, .project and .classpath are created
  - mkdir src
  - Open .classpath with vim, type in ":NewSrcEntry ./src"
  - Write code under src folder
- Python
  - Jedi-Vim
  - let g:SuperTabDefaultCompletionType = "context"
  - let g:jedi#popup_on_dot = 0
  - let g:jedi#auto_initialization = 0
  - let g:jedi#auto_vim_configuration = 0
  - let g:jedi#use_tabs_not_buffers = 1
  - let g:jedi#use_splits_not_buffers = "left"
  - let g:jedi#popup_on_dot = 0
  - let g:jedi#popup_select_first = 0
  - let g:jedi#show_call_signatures = "1"
  - set completeopt-=preview
  - ctags -R ., create tag file
  - tab, popup variables

Create Folding

select with 'v', 'zf'
'zf3j', fold the current line and the 3 following lines
'zfa}', fold a code block using curly braces ({...})
select with 'va}', then 'zf', fold a code block

Open and Close Folding

'zc', close folding
'zo', open folding
'za', toggle close/open folding

Remove Folding

'zd', remove a folding

Save Folding

Manual
1. Create a .vim folder under home directory (~)
2. Create foldings in a file
3. ':mkview' and close the file, save foldings
4. Open the file and ':loadview', load the foldings
Auto

# add to .vimrc under home directory
augroup remember_folds
  autocmd!
  au BufWinLeave ?* mkview 1
  au BufWinEnter ?* silent! loadview 1
augroup END

Folding

Efficient Vim Plugins