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Asked: June 5, 20262026-06-05T23:41:11+00:00 2026-06-05T23:41:11+00:00

There are no .vimrc , .gvimrc files and .vim/ directory on my mac, and

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There are no .vimrc, .gvimrc files and .vim/ directory on my mac, and so I can’t install any script. And when I create a folder .vim/ and .vim/plugin and paste any script in there, it doesn’t work.
Sorry for my english.

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    2026-06-05T23:41:13+00:00Added an answer on June 5, 2026 at 11:41 pm

    You must create those files and folder yourself:

    1. Open Terminal.app (found under /Applications/Utilities/).

    2. At the prompt, a $, type each of these lines followed by <Enter> (don’t type the $):

      $ touch .vimrc
      $ touch .gvimrc
      $ mkdir .vim
      $ open .vim
      
    3. At this point, the ~/.vim folder is open in a new Finder.app window.

    But I’d respectfully suggest you to get accustomed to the command-line and Vim’s basics before rushing to install plugins.

    EDIT

    You didn’t follow the instructions, no wonder the plugin doesn’t work.

    You have to move cvim.zip into ~/.vim and run the command $ unzip cvim.zip in the terminal. Read the instructions more carefully and don’t let Safari expand archives automatically.

    Now that you have ~/.vim/c, here is what you should do to go forward.

    Supposing your ~/.vim is empty (beside your ~/.vim/c), move the whole content of ~/.vim/c into ~/.vim. After this operation, your ~/.vim folder should look like that:

    + ~/.vim
       + c <-- your folder
       + c-support
           + (many folders and files)
       + doc
           + csupport.txt
       + ftplugin
           + c.vim
           + make.vim
       + plugin
           + c.vim
       + README.csupport
    

    When you are done, delete ~/.vim/c and start Vim. The plugin should be installed and working.

    If your ~/.vim folder is not empty (say it already has a bunch of folders and files like ~/.vim/color, ~/.vim/syntax, whatever…) you’ll have to move manually each subfolder/file from ~/.vim/c to the right place in ~/.vim.

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