# romainl/idiomatic-vimrc

Guidelines for sculpting your very own ~/.vimrc.

Repository: https://github.com/romainl/idiomatic-vimrc
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/idiomatic-vimrc
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: vim, vimrc
Last push: 2023-05-19T10:04:27+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4352, "days_push": 1202, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1196, forks 39 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:56.920330+00:00)

## What it is
A reference document of battle-tested best practices for writing your own Vim configuration file (~/.vimrc). It is explicitly not a template or distribution to copy, but a guide covering options, mappings, autocommands, plugins, and more.

## Use cases
- learn how to write a clean vimrc
- best practices for vim configuration
- understand vim options and mappings
- structure my vim config files
- avoid bad habits in my vimrc
- guide for customizing vim settings

## When to choose
- you want to learn idiomatic Vim configuration from scratch
- you want a reference to validate your existing vimrc
- you prefer building your own config over copying a distribution

## When to avoid
- you want a ready-to-use vimrc or dotfiles template
- you want an opinionated Vim distribution with preconfigured defaults
- you need Neovim-specific Lua configuration guidance

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: stable
- function: documentation, developer-tools
- domain: text-editors, tutorials, developer-tools
- platform: windows, cli
- tags: vim, vimrc, configuration-guide, best-practices, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- romainl/idiomatic-vimrc (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:56.920330+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:22:03.940455+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/romainl/idiomatic-vimrc (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:56.920330+00:00, sha 7c235f4c68fe)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.