Prion

A package manager for vim, designed for use with pathogen

Installation

Homebrew

brew install Jefferson-Faseler/taps/prion

Go install

go get -u github.com/Jefferson-Faseler/prion
cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/Jefferson-Faseler/prion
go install .

Usage

Prion is designed to work like any other package manager from the cli

Adding a package

This will work for either https or ssh remote urls

prion install [repo-urls]

Updating

prion update [package names]

or

prion update --all

Reinstalling

prion reinstall [package names]

or

prion install [repo-urls]
# and confirm in prompt

Removing

prion rm [package names]

Listing

prion ls

Editing .vimrc

prion config add [configuration string]

Ex: prion config add "set autoindent"

Opening .vimrc

Open your .vimrc in your default editor if set, otherwise it will open it in vim.

prion config edit

What it does

At it's core, prion is simplifying the normal pathogen method of cloning into ~/.vim/bundle/ and then over time updating the packages as you go.

Prion also offers an easier way to update your .vimrc configuration. In a normal workflow, you are constantly opening, editing, saving, and reloading your vim editor to make and check changes. Prion cuts that cycle into two steps for most cases.

Overriding defaults

Prion is looking for two env variables you may have set:

• VIMRC_PATH (defaults to $HOME/.vimrc)
• VIM_BUNDLE_DIR (defaults to $HOME/.vim/bundle)

To override defaults you can you can export the vars, in-line them, or make a .prion.env in your home directory.

Contributing

Knock yourself out