https://github.com/thiefmaster/vim-launcher

Vim launcher to avoid the troubles a version in the executable path cause on Windows
https://github.com/thiefmaster/vim-launcher

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Vim launcher to avoid the troubles a version in the executable path cause on Windows

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/thiefmaster/vim-launcher
• Owner: ThiefMaster
• License: wtfpl
• Created: 2013-12-27T03:24:53.000Z (almost 11 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2013-12-27T03:36:20.000Z (almost 11 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-11T08:28:02.698Z (26 days ago)
• Language: C++
• Size: 109 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.rst
  • License: LICENSE

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README

        
Vim Launcher

============

On Windows, Vim installs its binaries to ``$VIM\vim74``. This is extremely annoying when you assign

some file types to open with Vim. And while that can be somewhat easily fixed by searching for the

old Vim path using *RegEdit*, you might have configured Vim to be launched in some other programs,

too.

TL;DR: Executable paths that change with each update are annoying on Windows.

My program gets rid of the problem by launching the newest (based on the number in the ``vimXY``

folder) Vim.

Usage

-----

Download `vim-launcher.exe`_, rename it to ``gvim.exe`` and copy it right your ``$VIM`` folder. If

you want a the same thing for the classic CLI-based Vim (does anyone use that on Windows?!), do the

same thing but name the file ``vim.exe``.

License

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Copyright © 2013 Adrian Mönnich ([email protected]). All code is released under the WTFPL

License, see `LICENSE`_ for details. The Vim icon is subject to the Vim license.

This program is free software. It comes without any warranty, to the extent permitted by applicable

law. You can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the WTFPL, Version 2, as published

by Sam Hocevar. See `LICENSE`_ and/or http://www.wtfpl.net for more details.

.. _vim-launcher.exe: https://github.com/ThiefMaster/vim-launcher/releases/download/v1.0/vim-launcher.exe

.. _LICENSE: https://github.com/ThiefMaster/vim-launcher/blob/master/LICENSE