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sensible.vim: Defaults everyone can agree on

21 mentions on Hacker News by 17 people: 1 story, 20 comments · first 2013-01-07 · latest 2025-10-11

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  1. …don’t think I’ve ever met someone who thinks the vim default (not allowing this) is ergonomic. [1] https://github.com/tpope/vim-sensible
    comment by seanhunter · 2025-10-11 · in Notes on switching to Helix from Vim
  2. …a fun way, in its game format. For getting started I’d say don’t worry about plugins much, but get https://github.com/tpope/vim-sensible at least so the defaults meant for vi don’t get in the way. The only other thing you might want is a…
    comment by trws · 2023-12-26 · in Obsidian 1.5 Desktop (Public)
  3. …off to get more modern defaults. And that Tim Pope had a plugin that took you one step beyond that: https://github.com/tpope/vim-sensible > Think of sensible.vim as one step above 'nocompatible' mode: a universal set of defaults that…
    comment by ZeroGravitas · 2023-11-08 · in The Vim features that make me a Vim user instead of a Vi user
  4. You don’t want any modern conveniences? Not even stuff from here[0]? [0]: https://github.com/tpope/vim-sensible/blob/master/plugin/sen...
    comment by yakshaving_jgt · 2023-01-06 · in Show HN: Vim online editor using WebAssembly, storing files using IndexedDB
  5. …and layer in stuff as you need it from there. vim-sensible[0] is a good start. Good luck! [0] - https://github.com/tpope/vim-sensible
    comment by jef_leppard · 2022-10-15 · in Ask HN: How to become good at Emacs/Vim?
  6. …How do I debug my vimrc file? - ( https://vi.stackexchange.com/q/2003/1616 ) * vim-sensible - ( https://github.com/tpope/vim-sensible ) * minimal vimrc for new users - ( https://gist.github.com/benmccormick/4e4bc44d8135cfc43fc3 ) * Vim…
    comment by asicsp · 2022-02-25 · in Vim – Minimal Setup Explained
  7. …update was 2014, and back then $VIMRUNTIME/defaults.vim wasn't a thing for example(7.4.2111). ² https://github.com/tpope/vim-sensible
    comment by JNRowe · 2022-02-25 · in Vim – Minimal Setup Explained
  8. …of the quality you'll find in his books. JNRowe leans back to chew on some piecemeal randomness ¹ https://github.com/tpope/vim-sensible ² https://pragprog.com/book/dnvim2/practical-vim-second-editio... ³…
    comment by JNRowe · 2021-08-22 · in Vim It Up
  9. …lines). Also, the readme of that project lists benefits of using a universal set of defaults. [1] https://github.com/tpope/vim-sensible
    comment by thih9 · 2020-12-13 · in Five lines I put in a blank .vimrc
  10. There's also tpope's vim-sensible but I think nvim took nearly all of them. https://github.com/tpope/vim-sensible
    comment by JetSpiegel · 2019-07-20 · in History and Effective Use of Vim
  11. …needed. My $0.02 is to avoid plugins until you have used vim for a substantial amount of time. [1]: https://github.com/tpope/vim-sensible/blob/master/plugin/sen...
    comment by nickysielicki · 2017-10-04 · in Interactive Vim tutorial
  12. …vim-plug [3] with few plugin like ctrlp, nerdtree, nerdcommenter and vim-simple-complete [4].) [1] https://github.com/tpope/vim-sensible [2] https://github.com/maxboisvert/vim-simple-defaults [3] https://github.com/junegunn/vim-plug [4]…
    comment by maxboisvert · 2017-02-19 · in Getting started with vim
  13. …a very sensible minimal configuration), where the issue was discussed and dismissed back in 2013 ( https://github.com/tpope/vim-sensible/issues/64 ). I think the argument there is convincing. Again, if you don't, please discuss it in the…
    comment by fmoralesc · 2017-02-09 · in Vim's 25th anniversary and the release of Vim 8
  14. …point. It has "sensible defaults" but no opinionated keyboard configs, extra plugins or so. https://github.com/tpope/vim-sensible That's pretty much all I have, plus a few personal shortcut keys and some syntax highlights that aren't…
    comment by exDM69 · 2017-02-09 · in Vim's 25th anniversary and the release of Vim 8
  15. …with no plugins apart from syntax highlighting for some languages not included by default. [0] https://github.com/tpope/vim-sensible
    comment by exDM69 · 2016-10-17 · in Vim for Humans
  16. …clients. I might be fogetting some things, but these are imho the most outstanding things. [^1]: https://github.com/tpope/vim-sensible
    comment by fmoralesc · 2015-11-01 · in Neovim public release 0.1.0
  17. …a new vimrc or want a common ground for pairing, I would recommend checking out [vim-sensible]( https://github.com/tpope/vim-sensible ) by tpope. It's a vim plugin that provides a set of sensible default options.
    comment by Widdershin · 2015-10-10 · in A Good Vimrc
  18. …it doesn't make any sense any more, but I guess there is some reasoning behind the decision. https://github.com/tpope/vim-sensible
    comment by exDM69 · 2015-10-10 · in A Good Vimrc
  19. …[ https://github.com/tpope/vim-pathogen ] Sensible vim (useful defaults for vim) https://github.com/tpope/vim-sensible Fugitive (make vim aware of your local git repository) https://github.com/tpope/vim-fugitive
    comment by ejstronge · 2014-07-14 · in Ask HN: A better Vim distribution?
  20. If anyone is looking for sane configuration — vim-sensible is the thing you are looking for! https://github.com/tpope/vim-sensible
    comment by daGrevis · 2013-09-12 · in Vim is the worst editor, except all the other editors
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    Sensible.vim: Defaults everyone can agree on
    story by naryad · 2013-01-07 · 1 comment