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Getting them to open with\nVim can be a little bit of a pain, but in recent versions of Vim there's a\nplugin (`$VIMRUNTIME/ftplugin/man.vim`) that makes this easy.\n\nThis is a simple Vim plugin and sh function that makes replacing `man` from the\ncommand line a cinch.\n\n## Installation\n\nUse your favorite plugin manager. If you don't have one, I'd recommend Vundle,\nthough you should probably also take a look at Pathogen, as it's more common.\n\n```bash\n# if your ~/.vim folder isn't under source control:\ngit clone https://github.com/jez/vim-superman ~/.vim/bundle/vim-superman\n\n# if your ~/.vim folder is under source control:\ngit submodule add https://github.com/jez/vim-superman ~/.vim/bundle/vim-superman\n```\n\nThen, add the following to your `.bashrc`, `.bash_profile`, `.zshrc`, or\nwhatever file you use to configure your shell:\n\n```bash\nexport PATH=\"$PATH:$HOME/.vim/bundle/vim-superman/bin\"\n```\n\n(Note: you'll have to change this location if you installed Vim SuperMan\nsomewhere else.)\n\nClose and reopen your terminal and you're set! You can even add\n\n```zsh\ncompdef vman=\"man\"\n```\n\nto your ~/.zshrc or\n\n```bash\ncomplete -o default -o nospace -F _man vman\n```\n\nto your ~/.bashrc to get tab completion. (Thanks to texasflood for the Bash\ncompletion snippet.)\n\n## Usage\n\nThis predominantly a command line tool. To open the man page for `vim`:\n\n```bash\n$ vman vim\n```\n\n![vman vim](http://blog.jez.io/images/vim.1.png)\n\nIt's that simple. The underlying `:Man` command supports specifying a specific\nsection, so you could also do something like\n\n```bash\n$ vman 3 printf\n```\n\nTo see the man page for the C `printf()` library call.\n\n![vman 3 printf](http://blog.jez.io/images/printf.3.png)\n\n## FAQ\n\nFor more information, see the [associated blog post][blog].\n\n### Jake, why not just name the bash function `man`?\n\nThe actual `man` command supports many more features than the Vim plugin does\n(for a complete list, see `man(1)`). If you shadow the real `man` command,\nthings start to break, for example `apropos`, which uses `man` under the hood.\n\n### When I install `vim-superman` it looks nothing like this!\n\nThere are a couple other plugins of mine featured prominently here, including\n[Solarized Dark][sdark] for the color scheme and [Vim Airline][vairline] for the\nstatusbar. If you're curious about my whole setup, be sure to check out my\n[dotfiles repository][dotfiles].\n\n## License\n\nMIT License. See LICENSE.\n\n\n[blog]: http://blog.jez.io/2014/12/20/vim-as-a-man-page-viewer/\n[sdark]: https://github.com/altercation/vim-colors-solarized\n[vairline]: https://github.com/bling/vim-airline\n[dotfiles]: https://github.com/jez/dotfiles\n\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fjez%2Fvim-superman","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fjez%2Fvim-superman","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fjez%2Fvim-superman/lists"}