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Asked: 2026-05-24T13:49:08+00:00

I’ve downloaded the surround plugin (surround.vim) for Vim and installed it into the plugins

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I’ve downloaded the surround plugin (surround.vim) for Vim and installed it into the plugins folder. I know plugins work there as i’ve successfully installed the NERDTree and TList plugins.

Once surround is installed, i start Vim and enter insert mode i and type:

“Hello World!”

I then go to normal mode Esc and move the cursor into the text and press cs"' and nothing happens!

I’ve also tried deleting the surrounds using ds and still nothing happens.

Have you any idea why this plugin is not working? Do i have to initialise it in the _gvimrc file? Could another plugin conflict with this one?

Any advice is welcome.

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  1. Editorial Team

    Thanks to sa125’s answer i installed the Pathogen plugin manager and the troubles disappeared. It must of been something conflicting.

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