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# Vim SuperMan
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Read Unix `man` pages faster than a speeding bullet!
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Unix man pages by default open with the `less` pager. Getting them to open with
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Vim can be a little bit of a pain, but in recent versions of Vim there's a
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plugin (`$VIMRUNTIME/ftplugin/man.vim`) that makes this easy.
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This is a simple Vim plugin and sh function that makes replacing `man` from the
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command line a cinch.
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## Installation
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Use your favorite plugin manager. If you don't have one, I'd recommend Vundle,
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though you should probably also take a look at Pathogen, as it's more common.
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```bash
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# if your ~/.vim folder isn't under source control:
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git clone https://github.com/Z1MM32M4N/vim-superman ~/.vim/bundle/
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# if your ~/.vim folder is under source control:
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git submodule add https://github.com/Z1MM32M4N/vim-superman ~/.vim/bundle/
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```
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Then, add the following to your `.bashrc`, `.bash_profile`, `.zshrc`, or
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whatever file you use to configure your shell:
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```bash
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vman() {
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vim -c "SuperMan $*"
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if [ "$?" != "0" ]; then
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echo "No manual entry for $*"
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fi
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}
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```
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Close and reopen your terminal and you're set!
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## Usage
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This predominantly a command line tool. To open the man page for `vim`:
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```bash
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$ vman vim
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```
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It's that simple. The underlying `:Man` command supports specifying a specific
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section, so you could also do something like
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```bash
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$ vman 3 printf
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```
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To see the man page for the C `printf()` library call.
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## FAQ
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For more information, see the [associated blog post][blog].
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### Jake, why not just call the bash function `man`?
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The actual `man` command supports many more features than the Vim plugin does
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(for a complete list, see `man(1)`). If you shadow the real `man` command,
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things start to break, for example `apropos`, which uses `man` under the hood.
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### When I install `vim-superman` it looks nothing like this!
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There are a couple other plugins of mine featured prominently here, including
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[Solarized Dark][sdark] for the color scheme and [Vim Airline][vairline] for the
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statusbar. If you're curious about my whole setup, be sure to check out my
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[dotfiles repository][dotfiles].
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## License
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MIT License. See LICENSE.
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[blog]: http://blog.zimmerman.io/2014/12/20/vim-as-a-man-page-viewer/
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[sdark]: https://github.com/altercation/vim-colors-solarized
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[vairline]: https://github.com/bling/vim-airline
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[dotfiles]: https://github.com/Z1MM32M4N/dotfiles
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