Using Vim in PowerShell

1. Need to go to the VIM website to download and install a executable file (Ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/pc/gvim74.exe) that can run on the WIN8 system.

2. Set up the PowerShell environment so that the "Allow scripts to run" option is available, in the following steps:

• Run PowerShell as an administrator
• Execute the set-executionpolicy remotesigned command, select Y in the dialog box, as follows

     
   
  
         
    
   

   
PS C : \Windows\System32 > Set - ExecutionPolicy remotesigned
         
    
   

   
Executing policy changes
         
    
   

   
execution policies can help you prevent untrusted scripts from being executed. Changing execution policies can create security risks, such as http://go. Microsoft . com / fwlink /? LinkID = 135170
         
    
   

   
in the about_execution_policies the Help topic describes. Do you want to change the execution policy?
         
    
   

   
[Y] Yes (Y) [N] No (N) [S] Hang (S) [?] Help (the default value is "Y"): Y
         
    
   

   
PS C : \Windows\System32 >
     
   
  
     

3. Use the New-item command to create a configuration file profile for PowerShell.

 
   
  
     
  
    
   
New -   ---Force
 
   
  

4. Edit the configuration file (Notepad $profile) to add VIM-related alias.

 
   
  
     
  
    
   
Set -  "C:/Program Files/vim/vim74/./vim.exe"
     
  
    
   
     
  
    
   
# to edit the Powershell profile
     
  
    
   
# (not that I'll remember this)
     
  
    
   
Function Edit -  Profile
     
  
    
   
{
     
  
    
   
Vim $profile
     
  
    
   
}
     
  
    
   
     
  
    
   
# to edit Vim settings
     
  
    
   
Function Edit - VIMRC
     
  
    
   
{
     
  
    
   
Vim $HOME \_VIMRC
     
  
    
   
}
 
   
  

After you restart PowerShell, you can use it properly.

Using Vim in PowerShell