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MacVim is a version of the Vim text editor for Mac OS X.

https://web.archive.org/web/20160827085726/http://macvim.googlecode.com/files/MacVim-screenshot-10-detail.jpg

MacVim supports multiple windows with tabbed editing and a host of other features such as:

  • bindings to standard OS X keyboard shortcuts (⌘Z, ⌘V, ⌘A, ⌘G, etc.),
  • transparent backgrounds,
  • full-screen mode,
  • multibyte editing with OS X input methods and automatic font substitution,
  • ODB editor support,

and more. Most importantly, MacVim brings you the full power of Vim 7.3 to Mac OS X.

Legacy versions are available for OS X 10.4, 10.5 and 10.6. Current build is available for "Lion".

For further details see the MacVim website.

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Recompile MacPort's version of MacVim with Python, Ruby & Perl

Linux guy making the switch to Mac (10.8). Because I'm lazy... I used MacPorts to install MacVim. It seemed to install without error. I just need python, ruby and perl support in mvim. $ /opt/local/bin/mvim --version | egrep…
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.vimrc is not executed when opening a new tab in MacVim

I've got MacVim and Janus installed. I have recently added set rnu to my .vimrc.after to enable relative line numbering and found out that I only have rnu working when opening a new window. I mean, when I open a new tab in existing window, I get…
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How to get a visual bell in vim on Mac?

I am calling vim from the terminal on Lion OS X. I want to get rid of the audio bell and use only a visual bell. The documentation seems to indicate that I can accomplish this with :set vb. Once I issue :set vb the following settings result: :set…
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vim/macvim plugins osx 10.7.4

Could you help me get plugins working for either macvim or the terminal vim? What I have tried thus far: To the desktop I git clone https://github.com/scrooloose/nerdtree.git. I have attempted placing the files in ~/.vim, where I created a folder…
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homebrew macvim with python2.7.3 support not working

I installed macvim with homebrew, with python support. My incantation was as follow: brew install macvim --override-system-vim Now when I open a python file, I get a series of errors if I try to import anything. e.g. if I import re I see…
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How do I tell MacVim to always use a certain syntax highlighting with a certain file type?

I'm looking for something to add to my .vimrc that would tell MacVim to always use Markdown syntax highlighting with TXT files. Currently, I can do this manually with set filetype=markdown but I have to do that every time I open a file.
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How do i install Command-T, Pathogen, and not using RVM?

I used brew install to install ruby (as opposed to RVM). I have on my system installed ruby 1.9.3p0. (OSX Lion) I'm trying to install Command-T via pathogen. I can normally run rake, make, ruby, whatever, but when i enter into the 'Command-T'…
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MacVim: Pydiction unable to use

I'm trying to add Pydiction into MacVim, I followed the readme file. Put python_pydiction.vim in ~/.vim/after/ftplugin/ and write: let g:pydiction_location = '~/pydiction/complete-dict' into my .vimrc file. But when I press tab in MacVim, an error…
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fastest way to make vim use new plugin in ~/.vim/bundles

I'm using pathogen with vim. When I add a new plugin to the ~/.vim/bundle directory what's the fastest way to make my existing MacVim window start using it? Do I have to close it and open a new one or is there a quick command I can run?
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Remove command with matching braces

I'm using (mac)vim with tex-suite and would like to have a single regex command (or any other way) to do the following thing: Change \textcolor{green}{some random text} into some random text This should be done for all occurrences of…
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macvim: how to paste several times the same yanked word?

Each time i copy a word and want to replace it for several words, i do: yank the word enter visual mode, select the word to be replaced and paste the yanked word. After this process, the replaced word will be yanked and cannot continue replacing…
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Macvim Surround Plugin

I'm fairly new to Vim in general but I'm having trouble with the Surround plugin. Most of the standard options seem to work but when I highlight text in visual mode, switch back to edit mode and press 's' to surround with a character the 's' key…
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vim autocommand doesn't run when opening file

I'm using QuickCursor for entering text to forms. My problem with that is I always have MacVim open, and with hidden enabled, so when I :wq from the temp file QuickCursor make, the buffer stays in MacVim, so I have to delete it to get QuickCursor…
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Vim: Changing appearance of line numbers (beyond standard options)

I'm trying figure out how far I can go in fine-tuning the appearance of my Vim GUI. I'm using MacVim 7.3 and what I'd like to do is change the padding, text-alignment and border color of the line numbers. I know there are some standard configuration…
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$ command in Vim only going to the second-to-last character of a line

When I use the Shift + 4 ($) command in my Vim terminal, the cursor goes to the second-to-last character of the line I'm on, not the last. Does anyone know how I could fix this? Thanks! This image shows the cursor's location when I use the $…
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