vim-simple-header

Create and customize file headers, no frills

Installation

Vim-plug

Plug 'matrinox/vim-simple-header', { 'on': 'AddHeader' }

Old-fashioned way

First download the repo

git clone git@github.com:matrinox/vim-simple-header.git ~/.vim-simple-header

Last add it to the runtimepath so that vim can pick it up

set runtimepath+=~/.vim-simple-header

Usage

To add a header to the top of the file

:AddHeader

To do this automatically for your files, add this to your .vimrc

autocmd BufNewFile *.vim :AddHeader

Currently supported filetypes are:

• vim
• ruby
• c
• css
• groovy
• java
• javascript
• javascript.jsx
• php
• sass

Suggest more filetypes by creating an issue

Customization

Set g:simple_header_lines array with the lines you want in order

let g:simple_header_lines = ['John Smith', 'john.smith.example@gmail.com']

If you want dynamic text like the current date, use functions or any valid vimscript

let g:simple_header_lines = ['John Smith', 'Today is %{strftime("%c")}']

To add copyright with year, enable g:simple_header_include_copyright

let g:simple_header_include_copyright = 1