Simple Vim configuration as IDE (no plugins)

In this video we create a Vim config file in which we set up basic IDE features.
Briefly, we set on by default:

- mouse support
- syntax highlight
- line numbers and highlight
- highlight search terms
- smartcase search sensitivity
- indentation using spaces
- highlight pairs of brackets, parentheses
- remove trailing whitespace
- enable color themes

and we demonstrate the keybindings for
- autocompletion
- find & replace
- vim (book)marks
- delete a range of lines

The complete vim config file (.vimrc) can be downloaded from my GitHub repo:

Note: place .vimrc in your Home (~/$HOME) folder for it to make effect.

[francoisguyot]

Amazing tutorial, thanks ! I also added relative line numbers (more handy to jump vertically) and the gruvbox theme as a plugin.

[Vyelen]

Thanks bro !, i spend a month to config my vim 💀, and i saw this tutorial, tysm !!

[williamfish]

Interesting review of some useful vim settings. Not sure I'd call this a full modern ide. Native lsp in neovim would get you there

[Arnichoutoutou]

i recommande that for line instead of just set number, you set nu and rnu. Which will give you the line number plus the relative number, so the amount of line a line is away from your current line, very good for quickly changing line. 15k makes you go up by 15 lines, very easy when you know the relative number.

[Brandon-cqfh]

Would you please film a video for setting up a terminal like yours?
Like the theme/color, toolkits, or maybe some useful tips, etc.
Really like the style that how your terminal displays. Thanks🙏🏻

[health_doc]

thanks, all you need is to set up different actions for deleting and cutting such that delete does not yank

[obaino]

Very helpful video. Thanks for sharing!!!

[ranelpadon]

What's the title of the 2nd song (i.e. at 2:48 - 4:43)?

[sani]

Can u make a video like this on bashrc fule to make vash terminal more cool..also different color for directory and different permission type file..thanks💗

[thanasiskormas]

Πολύ καλός φίλε μπράβο σου κανε και άλλα video για τον vim .

[yuliandavid]

amazing video can i know the name of the first song please?

[fruitedlight]

very simple, very comfortable and very nice

[bendirval]

That's not remotely an IDE. I'd say those are just sane settings that, in many cases, should be the default behavior.

[markusschmid]

tanks for the video like. y relly love soft and hope make a leaving off tNice tutorials sonn

[d-e-v-esh]

That is not an IDE, those features are present in the most basic text editors that one can find. 🤣🤣

[asadsiddiqui]

Waste of time. Too little information in a too long video.