Lightweight Vimrc Runtime

This is my custom Vim configuration for personal use — a lightweight setup intended for servers or environments where Neovim may not be available.

Thanks to amix/vimrc for the inspiration.

Requirements

• git and curl (used to bootstrap vim-plug)
• Vim 8+ (or Neovim 0.5+; optional)

Install

1. Clone the repo:

git clone https://github.com/radiaku/vimrc ~/.vimrc_runtime

2. Create or overwrite ~/.vimrc with the following:

cat << 'EOF' > ~/.vimrc
" DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
" Add your own customizations in ~/.vimrc_runtime/my_configs.vim

set runtimepath+=~/.vimrc_runtime

let data_dir = expand('~/.vimrc_runtime')

source ~/.vimrc_runtime/vimrcs/default_config.vim

if !empty(glob(data_dir . '/plugged/*'))
  source ~/.vimrc_runtime/vimrcs/basic.vim
  source ~/.vimrc_runtime/vimrcs/extended.vim
  source ~/.vimrc_runtime/vimrcs/plugin_config.vim
endif
EOF

3. Open Vim. On first launch, plugins will install automatically. If not, run:

:PlugInstall

4. Reload the config (or restart Vim):

:source ~/.vimrc

Windows

On Windows, create _vimrc instead of .vimrc:

• Clone the repo:

git clone https://github.com/radiaku/vimrc "$env:USERPROFILE\.vimrc_runtime"

• Create _vimrc (PowerShell):

$vimrc = @'
" DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
" Add your own customizations in ~/.vimrc_runtime/my_configs.vim

set runtimepath+=~/.vimrc_runtime

let data_dir = expand('~/.vimrc_runtime')

source ~/.vimrc_runtime/vimrcs/default_config.vim

if !empty(glob(data_dir . '/plugged/*'))
  source ~/.vimrc_runtime/vimrcs/basic.vim
  source ~/.vimrc_runtime/vimrcs/extended.vim
  source ~/.vimrc_runtime/vimrcs/plugin_config.vim
endif
'@
Set-Content -Path "$env:USERPROFILE\_vimrc" -Value $vimrc -Encoding ASCII

• Or using Git Bash/WSL, the original command works (creates .vimrc):

cat << 'EOF' > ~/.vimrc
" DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
" Add your own customizations in ~/.vimrc_runtime/my_configs.vim

set runtimepath+=~/.vimrc_runtime

let data_dir = expand('~/.vimrc_runtime')

source ~/.vimrc_runtime/vimrcs/default_config.vim

if !empty(glob(data_dir . '/plugged/*'))
  source ~/.vimrc_runtime/vimrcs/basic.vim
  source ~/.vimrc_runtime/vimrcs/extended.vim
  source ~/.vimrc_runtime/vimrcs/plugin_config.vim
endif
EOF

Notes:

• Ensure curl is available in PATH so plugin manager bootstrapping in default_config.vim works.
• Paths using ~/.vimrc_runtime are expanded by Vim; you can keep forward slashes.

Customize

• Add your personal settings to ~/.vimrc_runtime/my_configs.vim.
• Keep ~/.vimrc as-is to avoid conflicts during updates.