Homework 02 - Installing Vim and Its Plugin

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CONTENT:

• Homework 02 - Installing Vim and Its Plugin
  • 0. Requests
  • 1. Begin Editing with VIM
    • 1.1 Simple vim commands
  • 2. Install Thesaurus_query Plugin for vim
    • 2.1 Install Plugin Manager --- Pathogen
    • 2.2 Install Plugin Thesaurus_Query

0. Requests

• 自学vim相关操作
• 安装贺翀师兄写的vim插件Thesaurus Query，并点赞
• 自己用How to think like a computer scientist -- Learning with Python: Interactive Edition 2.0进行python语法练习（I）

1. Begin Editing with VIM

When I tried to input vim firstvim.txt in terminal, it tells me vim is not installed yet in my ubuntu, So according to the prompt, I typed sudo apt-get install vim, here is a screen shot of the process of installing vim:

1.1 Simple vim commands

Only some simple VIM commands are needed to write a text:

• i ----- insert mode, press esc can go back to normal mode.
• hjkl ---- move cursor(太奇葩了...）
• In normal mode:
  
  • :wq ---- save and quit
  • x ---- delete the character below cursor
  • u ---- undo
  • y ---- copy
  • p ---- paste

Currently, those commands are enough for simple use. And for convenience, I just post the full commands picture below:

2. Install Thesaurus_query Plugin for vim

This plugin uses three backends to support its function, two of which need internet access. They are: Thesaurus.com; datamuse.com; mthesaur_txt(Need not Internet).

2.1 Install Plugin Manager --- Pathogen

To manage our plugins conveniently, a plugin manager is needed. Pathogen is exactly such a tool.

Steps to install Pathogen:
1. download install package pathogen.zip
2. Extract it to ~/.vim/ (Hint: this directory is hidden as default)
3. Create and edit file ~/.vimrc with vim, add

call pathogen#infect()  
syntax on  
filetype plugin indent on 

After last step, pathogen installation is over.
Any time you want to install a plugin, just open terminal under ~/.vim/bundle/, and git clone the plugin.

2.2 Install Plugin Thesaurus_Query

Only need to type command:

git clone https://github.com/ron89/thesaurus_query.vim ~/.vim/bundle/thesaurus_query.vim

Here is a screen shot showing my successful installation of vim plugin Thesaurus Query: