pack

Package manager for vim8.

Install

Currently only macOS and Linux are supported and neovim is not supported.

Use homebrew

# Add the pack tap
$ brew tap maralla/pack

# Install pack using brew.
$ brew install pack

Without homebrew

To install the already compiled binary, go to the releases page and download the proper compressed binary package:

$ v=v0.1.0
$ os=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
$ wget https://github.com/maralla/pack/releases/download/$v/pack-$v-$os.tar.gz
$ tar -vxf pack-$v-$os.tar.gz

Usage

All tasks should be done through pack command. pack will create a file named packfile under $VIM_CONFIG_PATH/.pack/ and all plugins are tracked in the file. Plugin config files are stored under $VIM_CONFIG_PATH/.pack/. The config files will be concatenated and stored under $VIM_CONFIG_PATH/plugin/_pack.vim automatically. These files are all managed by pack. Never change the files manually.

By default, if $VIM_CONFIG_PATH is not set, pack will create and install all files under ~/.vim(default vim packagepath). If using custom location by setting $VIM_CONFIG_PATH variable, you need to add the following at the top of your .vimrc:

set packpath+=$VIM_CONFIG_PATH

pack command

# Show general usage
$ pack -h

Install plugins

$ pack help install

# install plugins
# pack install <github_user/github_repo>
$ pack install maralla/completor.vim
$ pack install maralla/completor.vim maralla/completor-neosnippet

# install all plugins
$ pack install

# install optional plugin
$ pack install altercation/vim-colors-solarized -o

# install to a specific category
$ pack install pangloss/vim-javascript -c lang

# install a plugin for types
$ pack install maralla/rope.vim --for python
$ pack install mattn/emmet-vim --for html,jinja,xml

# install a plugin loaded for a command
$ pack install gregsexton/gitv --on Gitv

# install a plugin and build after installed
$ pack install Shougo/vimproc.vim --build 'make'

Config a plugin

$ pack config maralla/completor.vim
# This command will open an editor, enter vim scripts as the config for the plugin
# For example:
#
#   let g:completor_css_omni_trigger = '([\w-]+|@[\w-]*|[\w-]+:\s*[\w-]*)$'

List installed plugins

$ pack list

Uninstall plugins

Simple uninstall a plugin will not remove plugin config file. To remove a plugin config file use pack uninstall <plugin> -a or pack config <plugin> -d.

$ pack uninstall maralla/completor.vim
$ pack uninstall maralla/completor.vim maralla/completor-neosnippet

Update plugins

$ pack update
$ pack update maralla/completor.vim
$ pack update maralla/completor.vim maralla/completor-neosnippet

Misc

Shell completions

For bash, move contrib/pack.bash to $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/bash_completion or /etc/bash_completion.d/.

For fish, move contrib/pack.fish to $HOME/.config/fish/completions/.

For zsh, move contrib/_pack to one of your $fpath directories.

License

Distributed under the terms of the MIT license.