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48 lines
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# obsession.vim
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Vim features a `:mksession` command to write a file containing the current
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state of Vim: window positions, open folds, stuff like that. For most of my
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existence, I found the interface way too awkward and manual to be useful, but
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I've recently discovered that the only thing standing between me and simple,
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no-hassle Vim sessions is a few tweaks:
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* Instead of making me remember to capture the session immediately before
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exiting Vim, allow me to do it at any time, and automatically re-invoke
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`:mksession` immediately before exit.
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* Also invoke `:mksession` whenever the layout changes (in particular, on
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`BufEnter`), so that even if Vim exits abnormally, I'm good to go.
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* If I load an existing session, automatically keep it updated as above.
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* If I try to create a new session on top of an existing session, don't refuse
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to overwrite it. Just do what I mean.
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* If I pass in a directory rather than a file name, just create a
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`Session.vim` inside of it.
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* Don't capture options and maps. Options are sometimes mutilated and maps
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just interfere with updating plugins.
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Use `:Obsess` (with optional file/directory name) to start recording to a
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session file and `:Obsess!` to stop and throw it away. That's it. Load a
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session in the usual manner: `vim -S`, or `:source` it.
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## Installation
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If you don't have a preferred installation method, I recommend
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installing [pathogen.vim](https://github.com/tpope/vim-pathogen), and
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then simply copy and paste:
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cd ~/.vim/bundle
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git clone git://github.com/tpope/vim-obsession.git
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## Self-Promotion
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Like obsession.vim? Follow the repository on
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[GitHub](https://github.com/tpope/vim-obsession) and vote for it on
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[vim.org](http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=4472). And if
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you're feeling especially charitable, follow [tpope](http://tpo.pe/) on
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[Twitter](http://twitter.com/tpope) and
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[GitHub](https://github.com/tpope).
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## License
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Copyright © Tim Pope. Distributed under the same terms as Vim itself.
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See `:help license`.
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