# ZenCoding-vim [zencoding-vim](http://mattn.github.com/zencoding-vim) is a vim plug-in which provides support for expanding abbreviations similar to [zen-coding](http://code.google.com/p/zen-coding/). ## Installation [Download zip file](http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=2981): cd ~/.vim unzip zencoding-vim.zip To install using pathogen.vim: cd ~/.vim/bundle unzip /path/to/zencoding-vim.zip To checkout the source from repository: cd ~/.vim/bundle git clone http://github.com/mattn/zencoding-vim.git or: git clone http://github.com/mattn/zencoding-vim.git cd zencoding-vim cp plugin/zencoding.vim ~/.vim/plugin/ cp autoload/zencoding.vim ~/.vim/autoload/ cp -a autoload/zencoding ~/.vim/autoload/ ## Quick Tutorial Open or create a New File: vim index.html Type ("\_" is the cursor position): html:5_ Then type "\," (Ctrl + y + ','), you should see: _ [More Tutorials](https://raw.github.com/mattn/zencoding-vim/master/TUTORIAL) ## Enable in different mode If you don't want to enable zencoding in all modes, you can use set these options in `vimrc`: let g:user_zen_mode='n' "only enable normal mode functions. let g:user_zen_mode='inv' "enable all functions, which is equal to let g:user_zen_mode='a' "enable all function in all mode. ## Project Authors [Yasuhiro Matsumoto](http://mattn.kaoriya.net/) ## Links ### zen-coding official site: > ### zencoding.vim: > ### development repository: > ### my blog posts about zencoding-vim: > > ### Japanese blog posts about zencoding-vim: > > > > ### A Chinese translation of the tutorial: >