created by

Tim Pope

script type

utility

description

Think of sensible.vim as one step above 'nocompatible' mode: a universal set of defaults that (hopefully) everyone can agree on. * If you're new to Vim, you can install this as a starting point, rather than copying some random vimrc you found. * If you're pair programming and you can't agree on whose vimrc to use, this can be your neutral territory. * If you're administrating a server with an account that's not exclusively yours, you can `scp` this up to make things a bit more tolerable. * If you're troubleshooting a plugin and need to rule out interference from your vimrc, having this installed will ensure you still have some basic amenities. ## Features See the source for the authoritative list of features.  (Don't worry, it's mostly :set calls.)  Here's a taste: * 'backspace': Backspace through anything in insert mode. * 'incsearch': Start searching before pressing enter. * 'listchars': Makes :set list (visible whitespace) prettier. * 'scrolloff': Always show at least one line above/below the cursor. * runtime! macros/matchit.vim: Load the version of matchit.vim that ships with Vim. https://github.com/tpope/vim-sensible

install details

Extract in ~/.vim (~\vimfiles on Windows).

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package	script version	date	Vim version	user	release notes
sensible.zip	2.0	2023-03-18	7.0	Tim Pope	Try to avoid overriding options set in user vimrc. Provide :DiffOrig, as found in the example at `:help :DiffOrig`. Enable Vim's included :Man command. Enable g:is_posix, for better highlighting of sh filetype. Break undo with <C-G>u before delete word with <C-W>. Add `set viewoptions-=options`. Add `set display+=truncate`. Add `set nolangremap`. Add `set nocompatible`. Replace `set sidescrolloff=5` with `set sidescroll=1 sidescrolloff=2`. Remove `set autoindent`. Remove conditional `set encoding=utf-8`. Don't run `filetype plugin indent on` a second time.
sensible.zip	1.2	2018-01-22	7.0	Tim Pope	Enable upwards tags file searching with `./tags;` in 'tags'. Enable joining commented lines with `formatoptions` j flag. Remove 'showcmd', 'shiftround', and 'fileformat' changes. Allow fish as 'shell' for compatible Vim versions. Don't override user specified 'ttimeoutlen'. Don't force `t_Co` to 16 for Eterm. Add :diffupdate to CTRL-L map.
sensible.zip	1.1	2014-04-24	7.0	Tim Pope	Break undo after CTRL-U. Set shiftround. Set tabpagemax=50. Set nrformats-=octal. Set sessionoptions-=options. Set history=1000. Set ttimeoutlen=100. Set encoding=utf-8 in gvim. Override shell=fish to use a supported shell instead. Use ASCII only listchars. Drop fillchars. Drop smartcase. Drop autowrite. Drop showmatch. Drop Y mapping. Don't clobber scroll offsets. Don't override a blank viminfo. Don't force UNIX line endings on Windows. Stop setting temporary directories.
sensible.zip	1.0	2013-01-10	7.0	Tim Pope	Initial upload

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