## About [Vundle] is a short cut for **V**imb**undle** and is a [Vim] plugin manager. ## Why [Vundle] allows to: - keep track and configure your scripts right in `.vimrc` - install configured scripts (aka bundle) - search [all available vim scripts] by name - clean unused scripts up Also as a bonus [Vundle]: - manages runtime path of your installed scripts - regenerates helptag atomatically [Vundle] takes advantage of [vim-scripts.org](http://vim-scripts.org) in order to install/search [all available vim scripts] ## How 1. Setup [Vundle]: git clone http://github.com/gmarik/vundle.git ~/.vim/vundle.git 2. Configure bundles: Append to your `~/.vimrc`: set rtp+=~/.vim/vundle.git/ call vundle#rc() " Bundles: Bundle "L9" Bundle "FuzzyFinder" Bundle "rails.vim" Bundle "ack.vim" Bundle "git://git.wincent.com/command-t.git" " ... 3. Install configured bundles: Launch `vim`, run `:BundleInstall` (**no `Vim` restart required** since v0.5) Installing requires [Git] and triggers [Git clone](http://gitref.org/creating/#clone) for each configured repo to `~/.vim/bundle/`. ## Script installation `BundleInstall` installs script only if it hasn't been already installed. `BundleInstall` is faster than `BundleInstall!` (note bang at the end) because latter fetches scripts without any checks. Use `BundleInstall` to install new scripts. Use `BundleInstall!` to update scripts. ## Searching :BundleSearch foo lists search results in new split window, ie: Bundle "VimFootnotes" Bundle "foo.vim" so you can just copy ones you need to `.vimrc`. :BundleSearch! foo refreshes script list before performing actual search. Searching requires [`curl`](http://curl.haxx.se/) ## Cleaning up :BundleClean confirms removal of unused script dirs from your `.vim/bundle`. `BundleClean!` does that silently. ## Examples See [gmarik's vimrc](https://github.com/gmarik/vimfiles/blob/1f4f26d42f54443f1158e0009746a56b9a28b053/vimrc#L136) for working example. ## Inspiration and ideas from * [pathogen] * [bundler] * [Scott Bronson](http://github.com/bronson) ## Also * Vundle wasn't tested on windows(so if you care i'm waiting for your pull request) * Vundle tries to be as [KISS](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KISS_principle) as possible ## TODO: [Vundle] is a work in progress so any ideas/patches appreciated * √ activate newly added bundles on .vimrc reload or after :BundleInstall * √ use preview window for search results * Vim documentation * improve error handling * allow specify revision/version? * search by description aswell * show descrption in search results * instead sourcing .vimrc before installation come up with another solution * tests * make it rock! [Vundle]:http://github.com/gmarik/vundle [Pathogen]:http://github.com/tpope/vim-pathogen/ [Bundler]:http://github.com/wycats/bundler/ [Vim]:http://vim.org [Git]:http://git-scm.com [all available vim scripts]:http://vim-scripts.org/vim/scripts.html