VIMPAGER(1)VIMPAGER(1)NAMEvimpager - less.sh replacement
SYNOPSISvimpager 'some file'
# or (this won't always syntax highlight as well)
cat 'some file' | vimpagerRUN-TIME DEPENDENCIES
· vim
· sharutils or some uudecode (optional)
BUILD DEPENDENCIES
· sharutils or some uuencode
· pandoc
INSTALL
git clone git://github.com/rkitover/vimpager
cd vimpager
sudo make install
In your ~/.bashrc add the following:
export PAGER=/usr/local/bin/vimpager
alias less=$PAGER
alias zless=$PAGER
DESCRIPTION
A PAGER using less.vim with support for highlighting of man pages and
many other features. Works on most UNIX-like systems as well as Cygwin
and MSYS.
On GitHub: <http://github.com/rkitover/vimpager>
To use a different vimrc with vimpager, put your settings into a
~/.vimpagerrc or ~/.vim/vimpagerrc or a file pointed to by the VIM‐
PAGER_RC environment variable.
You can also have a global config file for all users in /etc/vim‐
pagerrc, users can override it by creating a ~/.vimpagerrc or a
~/.vim/vimpagerrc.
To disable loading plugins, put "set noloadplugins" into a vimpagerrc
file.
You can also switch on the "vimpager" variable in your vimrc to set
alternate settings for vimpager.
Put the following into your .vimrc/vimpagerrc if you want to use
gvim/MacVim for your pager window:
let vimpager_use_gvim = 1
To turn off the feature of passing through text that is smaller than
the terminal height use this:
let vimpager_passthrough = 0
See "PASSTHROUGH MODE" further down.
To start vim with -X (no x11 connection, a bit faster startup) put the
following into your .vimrc/vimpagerrc:
let vimpager_disable_x11 = 1
The scroll offset (:help scrolloff), may be specified by placing the
following into your .vimrc/vimpagerrc (default = 5, disable = 0):
let vimpager_scrolloff = 5
The process tree of vimpager is available in the "vimpager_ptree" vari‐
able, an example usage is as follows:
if exists("vimpager")
if exists("vimpager_ptree") && vimpager_ptree[-2] == 'wman'
set ft=man
endif
endif
To disable the use of AnsiEsc.vim to display ANSI colors in the source,
set:
let vimpager_disable_ansiesc = 1
see the section "ANSI ESCAPE SEQUENCES AND OVERSTRIKES" for more
details.
COMMAND LINE OPTIONS
+ | +G
Start at the end of the file, just like less.
-c cmd
Run a vim command after opening the file. Multiple -c arguments are
supported.
--cmd cmd
Run a vim command when entering vim before anything else. Multiple
--cmd arguments are supported.
-u vimrc
Use alternate .vimrc or .vimpagerrc.
ANSI ESCAPE SEQUENCES AND OVERSTRIKES
If your source is using ANSI escape codes, the AnsiEsc plugin will be
used to show them, rather than the normal vim highlighting, however
read the caveats below. If this is not possible, they will be stripped
out and normal vim highlighting will be used instead.
Overstrikes such as in man pages will always be removed.
vimpager bundles the AnsiEsc
(http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=4979) plugin (it is
expanded at runtime, there is nothing you have to do to enable it.)
However, your vim must have been compiled with the 'conceal' feature
enabled. To check, try
:echo has("conceal")
if the result is '1' you have conceal, if it's '0' you do not, and the
AnsiEsc plugin will not be enabled.
If you're on a Mac, the system vim does not enable this feature,
install vim from Homebrew.
To disable the use of AnsiEsc.vim, set:
let vimpager_disable_ansiesc = 1
in your .vimrc.
PASSTHROUGH MODE
If the text sent to the pager is smaller than the terminal window, then
it will be displayed without vim as text. If it has ansi codes, they
will be preserved, otherwise the text will be highlighted with vimcat.
You can turn this off by putting
let vimpager_enable_passthrough = 0
Passthrough mode requires a POSIX shell with arithmetic expansion, if
there is one on your system and it is not detected please submit an
issue with the path and your OS version.
CYGWIN/MSYS/MSYS2 NOTES
vimpager works correctly with the native Windows gvim, just put it in
your PATH and set the vimpager_use_gvim option as described above.
AUTHORS
Rafael Kitover <rkitover@gmail.com>.
vimpager user manual April 29, 2015 VIMPAGER(1)
