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patch 9.1.0718: hard to know the users personal Vim Runtime Directory

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Problem:  hard to guess the Vim Runtime Directory
Solution: Set the $MYVIMDIR environment variable to the users
          personal runtime directory (e.g. ~/.vim on Linux)

closes: #15576

Signed-off-by: Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
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Christian Brabandt
2024-09-05 17:46:19 +02:00
parent f7b8609446
commit 4e7249a916
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@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
*starting.txt* For Vim version 9.1. Last change: 2024 Aug 03
*starting.txt* For Vim version 9.1. Last change: 2024 Sep 05
VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
@ -828,8 +828,8 @@ accordingly. Vim proceeds in this order:
easy to copy it to another system.
If Vim was started with "-u filename", the file "filename" is used.
All following initializations until 4. are skipped. $MYVIMRC is not
set.
All following initializations until 4. are skipped. $MYVIMRC and
$MYVIMDIR are not set.
"vim -u NORC" can be used to skip these initializations without
reading a file. "vim -u NONE" also skips loading plugins. |-u|
@ -847,11 +847,13 @@ accordingly. Vim proceeds in this order:
'compatible' is only done later. Add a ":set nocp" command if you
like. For the Macintosh the $VIMRUNTIME/macmap.vim is read.
*VIMINIT* *.vimrc* *_vimrc* *EXINIT* *.exrc* *_exrc* *$MYVIMRC*
*VIMINIT* *.vimrc* *_vimrc* *EXINIT* *.exrc* *_exrc* *$MYVIMRC* *$MYVIMDIR*
c. Five places are searched for initializations. The first that exists
is used, the others are ignored. The $MYVIMRC environment variable is
set to the file that was first found, unless $MYVIMRC was already set
and when using VIMINIT.
and when using VIMINIT. The $MYVIMDIR environment variable is
set to the personal 'rtp' directory, however it is not verified
that the directory actually exists.
I The environment variable VIMINIT (see also |compatible-default|) (*)
The value of $VIMINIT is used as an Ex command line.
II The user vimrc file(s):
@ -971,7 +973,8 @@ accordingly. Vim proceeds in this order:
The |VimEnter| autocommands are executed.
The $MYVIMRC or $MYGVIMRC file will be set to the first found vimrc and/or
gvimrc file.
gvimrc file while $MYVIMDIR is set to the users personal runtime directory
'rtp' (typically the first entry in 'runtimepath').
Some hints on using initializations ~