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List:       vim
Subject:    Re: updating vim
From:       "Dan Sharp" <dwsharp () hotmail ! com>
Date:       2003-01-29 22:09:24
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>From: "jonah" <jonahgoldstein@sbcglobal.net>
>
>On windows, what is the best way easiest way
>to update vim to the latest version?  I have a
>bunch of plugins installed on my current version (6.0)
>and would like to keep them all.  If I just run
>the gvim.exe for 6.1, will this update vim in its
>current folder and keep all the plugins and other
>supporting files untouched?

If you install the gvim61.exe self-installer, it will put everything into 
the vim\vim61 directory, leaving your files in \vim\vim60 untouched.  One 
thing you may want to do, though, is create a directory \vim\vimfiles with 
the same directory structure as the \vim\vim61 directory and put any 
downloaded plugins, personal customizations, etc., into there.  This way, 
you won't have to worry about moving / losing any non-distribution stuff you 
have added.

For more info, see
:he vimfiles
:he add-global-plugin
:he add-filetype-plugin

and check the readme_dos.txt file at (sorry if it wraps) 
http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/*checkout*/vim/vim/README_dos.txt?rev=1.53

Dan Sharp

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