Installing Vundle for VIM

Question

I can't Install Vundle

I've followed the instructions on GitHub;

git clone https://github.com/gmarik/Vundle.vim.git ~/.vim/bundle/Vundle.vim

and that's all... Here's the tree of cd .vim

├── bundle
│   └── Vundle.vim
│       ├── autoload
│       │   ├── vundle
│       │   │   ├── config.vim
│       │   │   ├── installer.vim
│       │   │   └── scripts.vim
│       │   └── vundle.vim
│       ├── changelog.md
│       ├── CONTRIBUTING.md
│       ├── doc
│       │   └── vundle.txt
│       ├── LICENSE-MIT.txt
│       ├── README.md
│       └── test
│           ├── files
│           │   └── test.erl
│           ├── minirc.vim
│           └── vimrc
└── $MYVIMRC

7 directories, 13 files

and in .vimrc

set nocompatible               " be iMproved
filetype off 

in order to edit .vimrc I used in vim:

:e $MYVIMRC

Can you help get Vundle installed?

Solution

like @FDinoff said, you missed the stuff that should go in you .vimrc.

here is how it could look like:

" vundle {{{1

" needed to run vundle (but i want this anyways)
set nocompatible

" vundle needs filtype plugins off
" i turn it on later
filetype plugin indent off
syntax off

" set the runtime path for vundle
set rtp+=~/.vim/bundle/Vundle.vim

" start vundle environment
call vundle#begin()

" list of plugins {{{2
" let Vundle manage Vundle (this is required)
"old: Plugin 'gmarik/Vundle.vim'
Plugin 'VundleVim/Vundle.vim'

" to install a plugin add it here and run :PluginInstall.
" to update the plugins run :PluginInstall! or :PluginUpdate
" to delete a plugin remove it here and run :PluginClean
" 

" YOUR LIST OF PLUGINS GOES HERE LIKE THIS:
Plugin 'bling/vim-airline'

" add plugins before this
call vundle#end()

" now (after vundle finished) it is save to turn filetype plugins on
filetype plugin indent on
syntax on

you can check out my .vimrc if you want (https://github.com/linluk/my-dot-files/blob/master/vimrc).

as described in the comments you need to install plugins after adding them to your .vimrc

steps to install a plugin

1. add it to you .vimrc between call vundle#begin() and call vundle#end()
2. save the .vimrc
3. type <ESC>:PluginInstall<CR>

to update the plugins

1. type <ESC>:PluginInstall!<CR> or <ESC>:PluginUpdate<CR>

to remove a plugin

1. remove it from the .vimrc
2. save the .vimrc
3. type <ESC>:PluginClean<CR>

Comments

[BluePython]

What is the line " Plugin 'gmarik/Vundle.vim' " doing? What is it calling?

[BluePython]

It seems like now it can be changed to "VundleVim/Vundle.vim" since the repository has moved.

[00prometheus]

Did you run :PluginInstall command from inside vim after you added the plugin to your .vimrc?

[headbanger]

found out that I wanted to install a deprecated Plugin which didn't work properly.