title: Getting closer to Gilles' setup author: Manish RC

Last time

Did a demo
Some action in vim
Uncommented settings file [which everyone should have now]
HW : doing vimtutor

This time

Intro to git
.vim via git
Installing plugins
Starting snippets

Prerequisites:

Install git
Install python3

PDF Viewers

Install zathura for linux (sudo apt install zathura)
Install skim for macOS (brew install skim)
Get 32-bit portable SumatraPDF for windows from its website, and save executable at a location you know.

.vim from github

substituting earlier .vim
- Rename the first .vim, and .vimrc
- Clone
  - git clone https://github.com/physicophilic/vim-course ~/.vim # for unix/linux
  - windows users download from web.
- Explain .vimrc or .vim/vimrc
- Warning: don't add custom changes here. If you want that, keep this folder only as a reference and continue with your earlier folder.

Concept of mapping

Idea
- mode: nmap/imap/..
- LHS
- RHS
Illustrate

Installing plugins

Get vim-plug
Install UltiSnips

Intro to UltiSnips

UltiSnips settings
One example - writing comments in vimrc.
Show Gilles' snippets for reference

Next time

VimTeX setup