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Im trying to download plugins for my macVim but there is no ./Vim folder? when I download macvim all I get is the application file which works.....am I downloading it from the wrong place?

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In Terminal.app, run the following commands to create the ~/.vim directory and the ~/.vimrc file.

$ cd
$ touch .vimrc
$ mkdir .vim
$ open .vim
romainl
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  • on the mac and for MacVim, you will need to put your plugins in the ~/.vim/added directory, or in your case ~/.Vim/added – Deesbek Oct 16 '13 at 12:46
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    @Deesbek, no, first it's `~/.vim`, second there's no such thing as a `~/.vim/added` directory. I wonder where you got that idea. – romainl Oct 16 '13 at 13:38
  • I agree of course it is ~/.vim however on a mac ~/.Vim will also work as stated in the other answer (it is a bad idea to use it though), and depending on your set up you can put your plugins in /added and they will work. I am not sure why you say there is no such thing as ~/.vim/added, if you create it and reference it, of course there is such a thing. That being said, I am happy to delete my comment if you think I should. – Deesbek Oct 16 '13 at 13:49
  • @Deesbek, well, you could "reference" (did you mean "add to your `runtimepath`"?) `foo` too but there's no reason to do so, same for `added`. One can do crazy things with his setup but it would be a mistake to validate that. `.vim` is the canonical name for that directory and there's no reason whatsoever to give it another name. Similarly, moving a plugin in `added` won't work because it is not a standard directory: you need some work to make Vim source plugins found in that directory. Without proper explanations, saying "put your plugins in the `~/.vim/added` directory" is *very* misleading. – romainl Oct 16 '13 at 14:05
  • And I guess that is how one learns, you say something stupid and you get slapped down. Thanks, I will be modifying my vim set up. – Deesbek Oct 16 '13 at 14:15
  • I got slapped down a lot in the beginning, and I still do but less. Yes, I think that's how I learn. And teach. – romainl Oct 16 '13 at 14:35
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~/.vim (case sensitive!) you mean? If it dose not exist, just create it.

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  • osx's file system is case insensitive so it might work even with the capitalized V (Although not recommended) – FDinoff Oct 01 '13 at 20:03
  • `Journaled HFS+`(default filesystem) is case-insensitive, but `Case-sensitive Journaled HFS+` is case-sensitive. Anyway, use the directory `.Vim` folder instead `.vim` a bad idea. – Alex Kroll Oct 02 '13 at 08:08