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Vim Plug

Vim Plug is a minimalist and fast plugin manager for the Vim text editor, designed to simplify the installation, updating, and removal of Vim plugins. It uses a simple, declarative syntax in the Vim configuration file to manage plugins from GitHub and other sources, supporting lazy-loading and post-update hooks for efficient performance.

Also known as: vim-plug, vimplug, VimPlug, vim-plug.vim, Plug
🧊Why learn Vim Plug?

Developers should use Vim Plug when working extensively with Vim and needing to manage multiple plugins without manual handling, as it streamlines workflows and reduces configuration overhead. It is particularly useful for customizing Vim for specific tasks like code editing, syntax highlighting, or integrating with external tools, making it ideal for power users and those in development environments where efficiency is key.

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