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vim option: runtimepath
This option specifies a list of (comma separated) directories that are searched for
runtime files (such as when
:colorscheme) is executed).
On most systems, the default contains five locations:
| home directory | Personal (local) preferences |
| System wide Vim directory | Global preferences, as deemed fit by the administrator |
$VIMRUNTIME | that contains files that were distributed with Vim (and are also stored in Vim's github repository) |
after/ in the system wide directory | |
after/ in the home directory | |
packages adds more entries to the runtimepath.
If
:set rtp prints a truncated outout,
:echo &rtp prints the complete value.
Runtime files
Vim's documentation seems to indicate that the following files and directories belong to the «runtime files»:
filetype.vim | filetypes by file name |
scripts.vim | filetypes by file contents |
autoload/ | automatically loaded scripts |
colors/ | color scheme files (:colorscheme) |
compiler/ | compiler files (:compiler) |
doc/ | documentation |
ftplugin/ | filetype specific plugins |
`import/` | files that are found by :import |
indent/ | Vim scripts that control indentation files of a given fieltype |
keymap/ | key mapping files (keymap option) |
lang/ | menu translations |
menu.vim | GUI menus |
`pack/` | packages (:packadd) |
plugin/ | Files in this directory are automatically sourced when Vim starts up. |
`print/` | files for printing |
`spell/` | Spell checking |
syntax/ | Files for syntax highlighting |
tutor/ | Files for vimtutor |
TODO
The macros DFLT_RUNTIMEPATH and CLEAN_RUNTIMEPATH.