Vim is one of, if not the most popular text editor among Linux users, when it comes to coding, editing configuration files, and generally writing on the command line, vim is the go to. Hell, I’m writing this in vim right now. So, in order to improve the experience, vim has many plugins that you can install to add features or change how things work. Excluding colorschemes, I am going to explain 5 of the best vim plugins that I personally use, and how they could improve your vim experience.
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Cool, I’m going to try some of these. I’m no power user or programmer but I do find vimdiff my main way of checking checksums of files I download

Just a little tip:
If you’re looking for a more powerful completion engine that can also use LSP, I would recommend COQ

It’s a bit more of a hassle to set up, but it’s definitely worth it! Made me switch to nvim as my goto IDE

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On NeoVim, I use kyazdani42/nvim-tree.lua for a tree, and also itchyny/lightline.vim which are lighter than Nerd Tree and Airline, respectively. I also use the native LSP stuff instead of VimCompletesMe.

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