# tpope/vim-sensible

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## Links

- GitHub: https://github.com/tpope/vim-sensible
- Homepage: https://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=4391
- awesome-repositories: https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/tpope-vim-sensible.md

## Description

vim-sensible is a configuration plugin and editor preset for Vim that provides a baseline of agreed-upon default preferences. It implements a collection of standard editor settings and behavior defaults to ensure a consistent starting experience across different environments.

The project establishes a universal set of interface preferences and usability improvements, specifically targeting cursor movement, searching, and text editing. It manages these defaults by applying a predefined configuration that allows for further personalization based on individual workflows.

## Tags

### Development Tools & Productivity

- [Vim Configuration Frameworks](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/vim-configuration-frameworks.md) — Provides a curated set of settings and preferences to standardize Vim behavior without manual configuration.
- [Application Settings](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/application-settings.md) — Provides a set of predefined application settings to establish a consistent editor behavior.
- [Vimscript Configurations](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/custom-command-execution/configuration-file-command-execution/vimscript-configurations.md) — Uses native Vimscript to define and apply the collection of editor settings and preferences.
- [Editor Presets](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/editor-presets.md) — Provides a predefined configuration that implements common usability improvements and interface standards.
- [Default Behavioral Settings](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/text-editing-utilities/editor-configurations/default-editor-selection/default-editor-bundles/default-behavioral-settings.md) — Configures standard search increments, cursor scrolling, and backspace behaviors as baseline defaults. ([source](https://github.com/tpope/vim-sensible/blob/master/README.markdown))
- [Vim Plugins](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/vim-plugins.md) — Implements standard editor settings and behavior defaults as a Vim plugin.
- [Editor Configuration Baselines](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/editor-configuration-baselines.md) — Provides a sensible set of default options that users can further customize for their specific workflows.

### Business & Productivity Software

- [Editor Preferences](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/business-productivity-software/user-preference-settings/editor-preferences.md) — Establishes a universal set of standard editor preferences and behaviors for a consistent starting point. ([source](https://github.com/tpope/vim-sensible#readme))

### Software Engineering & Architecture

- [Baseline Configuration Sets](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/development-methodologies/engineering-best-practices/development-process-methodologies/development-workflows/environment-setup-scripts/editor-setup-scripts/baseline-configuration-sets.md) — Applies a widely accepted baseline of settings to ensure predictable editor behavior across different machines.