Bash Support

Links

• http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=365 bash-support.vim BASH-IDE: Write and run BASH-scripts using menus and hotkeys.

• Turn Vim into a bash IDE

Download

Download bash-support.zip from the bash-support.vim page.

Install

Extract the zip archive, bash-support.zip, into $HOME/.vim/:

cd ~/.vim/
unzip bash-support.zip

Note: I had to create the folder (mkdir ~/.vim/).

Setup

Edit your ~/.vimrc file to include a few personal details:

vim ~/.vimrc
let g:BASH_AuthorName   = 'Patrick Kimber'
let g:BASH_Email        = 'name@email.com'
let g:BASH_Company      = 'Sample Company'

Comments

\\ch	create a file header
\\cfu	function header

Note: If you create a new script with an .sh extension, the plugin will automatically create a file header for you.

Statements

\\sie	if, then, else
\\sw	while, do, done

Run

\\rr	save file, run script
\\rc	save file, check syntax