Installation

Linux and macOS

one-line installer

$ bash <(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/liuchengxu/space-vim/master/install.sh)

Makefile

$ git clone https://github.com/liuchengxu/space-vim.git ~/.space-vim
$ cd ~/.space-vim
$ make vim     # install space-vim for Vim
$ make neovim  # install space-vim for NeoVim

Windows

The easist way is to download install.cmd and run it as administrator.

Manual

Given git and Vim/NeoVim have been installed already:

1. Clone space-vim

$ git clone https://github.com/liuchengxu/space-vim.git ~/.space-vim

2. Install vim-plug, refer to vim-plug installation section for more information.

3. Create the symlinks.

   Linux and macOS

   # For Vim
   $ ln -s ~/.space-vim/init.vim ~/.vimrc
   
   # For NeoVim
   $ ln -s ~/.space-vim/init.vim ~/.config/nvim/init.vim
   
   # Both for Vim and NeoVim
   $ cp ~/.space-vim/init.spacevim ~/.spacevim
   

4. Open vim, then space-vim will automatically install the missing plugins. If auto-installation fails unexpectly, please try running :PlugInstall manually.