I’m trying to use the Vim snipMate plugin, and I’ve installed it as it

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Asked: May 16, 20262026-05-16T04:31:12+00:00 2026-05-16T04:31:12+00:00

I’m trying to use the Vim snipMate plugin, and I’ve installed it as it directs, but when I press tab nothing happens.

How can I debug this? Are there log files Vim makes when it tries to load stuff?
How can I see what plugins its loaded correctly?

I’ve tried :sni<tab> to see if there’s anything called snipsomething installed but nothing completes.

In the installation tutorial it doesn’t mention adding anything into my vimrc but I guess it finds the /plugin/ dir automatically?

I’m running on Windows and Unix and I have the same profile with the same problem.

Other plugins like NerdTree are loading OK.

Update: Following another question, I’ve tried :inoremap and :snoremap and the <Tab> entry mentioning TriggerSnippet() is there:

e.g.

s <Tab>   * <Esc>i <Right><C-R>=TriggerSnippet()<CR>

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Editorial Team · Answer 1 · 2026-05-16T04:31:13+00:00

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:verbose imap <tab>

will tell you what is bound to <tab>

:scriptnames will tell you what scripts were loaded.

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