Re: Autoload

On Wednesday, 16 April 2025 at 01:42:41 UTC+7 Christian Brabandt wrote:

On Tue, 15 Apr 2025, Scialla wrote:

> I'm attempting to install vim-plug by placing it in the autofolder, as
> specified in the instructions of their git repository:
> `/.config/vim/autoload/plug.vim`. The file is accessible and has read
> permissions. I think it gets ignored, because when opening vim, typing
> :PlugInstall raises the error "Not an editor command", and because I
> don't see it loaded in :scriptnames. I do see that the other plugins
> I've previously manually installed in `part /xxx/start` are present in
> :scriptnames, for instance
> `~/.config/vim/pack/dist/start/nerdtree/autoload/nerdtree.vim`
>
> What is it missing for autoloading vim-plug?

The vim-plug Readme mentions that you need to add the following lines
into your vimrc file:
#v+
call plug#begin()
Plug 'plugin-name'
call plug