Vim Config

Lightweight Vim config that mirrors the core editing feel of the Neovim setup without the IDE stack.

Install

git clone git@github.com:itme-brain/vim.git ~/.vim
vim  # plugins auto-install on first run

Requires curl and git for vim-plug bootstrap. On NixOS this is managed via home-manager instead.

How it works

• Vim auto-loads ~/.vim/vimrc — no symlinks needed
• vim-plug auto-downloads itself via curl on first run if missing
• Missing plugins are installed with PlugInstall --sync on VimEnter, then the vimrc is re-sourced
• silent! colorscheme suppresses errors if the colorscheme hasn't been fetched yet (e.g. offline first run)
• Undo history persists to ~/.vim/undodir across sessions (undofile)

Plugins

Plugin	What it does
base16-vim	Colorscheme (onedark)
vim-surround	Surround text objects (cs"', ysiw])
auto-pairs	Auto-close brackets/quotes
fzf + fzf.vim	Fuzzy finder (files, buffers, grep)
vim-log-highlighting	Syntax highlighting for log files
vim-highlightedyank	Flash feedback on yank
lightline.vim	Statusline
vim-anzu	Search match count in statusline

Keybinds

Leader is Space.

File explorer & search

Key	Action
<leader>e	Toggle netrw sidebar
<leader>/	Ripgrep search from git root
<leader>ff	Find files from git root (fzf)
<leader>fp	Recent files (fzf)
<leader>fb	Open buffers (fzf)
<leader>?	Command history (fzf)

Buffers

Key	Action
H / L	Previous / next buffer
<leader>bd	Delete buffer safely

Windows

Key	Action
<C-h/j/k/l>	Navigate windows (skips netrw)
<C-Arrow>	Resize windows
<leader>wc	Close window
<leader>ws	Horizontal split
<leader>wv	Vertical split
<leader>wm	Maximize window

Other

Key	Action
<Esc>	Clear search highlight
<C-U> / <C-D>	Scroll half-page (centered)
< / > (visual)	Indent and keep selection
<leader>t	Terminal (bottom split)
<leader>ts	Insert timestamp
<leader>pu	PlugUpdate
<leader>pi	PlugInstall