dotvim

A Modern Vim Configuration IDE-grade intelligence with Vim-grade speed.

Why Vim?

Advantage	Detail
Speed	Zero startup latency. No Electron. No 500MB RAM.
Low Setup Cost	One git clone + one script. Any Linux/macOS/WSL.
Muscle Memory	Once learned, editing speed compounds forever.
Everywhere	SSH into any server, edit instantly. No GUI required.
IDE Features	LSP, autocomplete, go-to-definition, rename, diagnostics.
Customizable	Every keystroke yours to define. No corporate decisions.

Where Vim Triumphs

• Remote Development SSH + vim = full IDE. No VS Code Remote, no latency.
• Large Files Open 100MB logs instantly. VS Code chokes.
• Batch Editing Macros + :g/pattern/cmd = transform thousands of lines in seconds.
• Containers & CI Edit config in a running container. No volume mounts.
• Resource Usage ~30MB RAM vs 500MB+. Runs on a Raspberry Pi.
• Stability No updates breaking your workflow. No telemetry.

Quick Start

cd ~ && git clone https://github.com/GauravAgarwalGarg/dotvim.git .vim
cd ~/.vim && ./install.sh

Then open any source file and run :LspInstallServer it auto-detects the language.

What's Included

• LSP Full language server support for 14+ languages
• FZF Ctrl+P file finder, ripgrep search, buffer switching
• NERDTree File explorer sidebar
• Git Fugitive + GitGutter (blame, diff, stage hunks)
• Terminal Floating terminal (floaterm)
• Snippets vsnip + community snippets
• Themes Solarized, Gruvbox, Catppuccin, Everforest
• Formatting clang-format (C/C++), auto on save