vimtex/README.md
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# vimtex
## Introduction
vimtex is a [vim](http://www.vim.org/) plugin that provides support for writing LaTeX documents. The
main features are:
1. Control over document compilation (through [latexmk](http://users.phys.psu.edu/~collins/software/latexmk-jcc/))
2. Completion of citations and labels
3. A Convenient table of contents
4. Control over pdf viewers with forward search for several different viewers
5. Some vim motions and mappings
See the [documentation](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/lervag/vimtex/master/doc/vimtex.txt) for a more thorough introduction of the plugin.
## Installation
### With gmarik vundle
_https://github.com/gmarik/vundle_
Add `Plugin 'lervag/vimtex'` to your ~/.vimrc and run
`:PluginInstall` in a vim buffer. Add `!` to the command to update.
### With neobundle
_https://github.com/Shougo/neobundle.vim_
Add `NeoBundle 'lervag/vimtex'` to your ~/.vimrc and run
`:NeoBundleInstall` in a vim buffer. Add `!` to the command to update.
### With pathogen
_https://github.com/tpope/vim-pathogen_
Add the vimtex bundle to your bundle directory, for instance with `git
clone`. This will typically be enough:
cd ~/.vim/bundle
git clone git://github.com/lervag/vimtex
### Without a plugin manager
Copy the directories to your `.vim/` folder.
## Alternatives
There exists several vim plugins for writing LaTeX documents. Some of the most
popular and/or interesting ones are:
- [LaTeX-Suite](http://vim-latex.sourceforge.net)
- [AutomaticTexPlugin](http://atp-vim.sourceforge.net)
- [LaTeX-Box](https://github.com/LaTeX-Box-Team/LaTeX-Box)
- [vim-latex-live-preview](https://github.com/xuhdev/vim-latex-live-preview)