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Autocommands

Remarks:

Surround autocmd commands

autocmd is an additive command, and you probably don't want this behaviour by default.

For example, if you re-source your .vimrc a few times while editing it, vim can slow down.

Here's proof:

:autocmd BufWritePost * if &diff | diffupdate | endif " update diff after save
:autocmd BufWritePost * if &diff | diffupdate | endif " update diff after save

If you now type :autocmd BufWritePost *, you'll see both lines in the output, not just one. Both get executed.

To avoid this behaviour, surround all your autocmds as follows:

if has ('autocmd')       " Remain compatible with vi which doesn't have autocmd
  augroup MyDiffUpdate   " A unique name for the group.  DO NOT use the same name twice!
      autocmd!           " Clears the old autocommands for this group name
      autocmd BufWritePost * if &diff | diffupdate | endif   " Update diff after save
      " ... etc ...
  augroup END
endif

Automatically source .vimrc after saving

Add this to your $MYVIMRC:

" Source vim configuration file whenever it is saved
if has ('autocmd')          " Remain compatible with earlier versions
 augroup Reload_Vimrc       " Group name.  Always use a unique name!
    autocmd!                " Clear any preexisting autocommands from this group
    autocmd! BufWritePost $MYVIMRC source % | echom "Reloaded " . $MYVIMRC | redraw
    autocmd! BufWritePost $MYGVIMRC if has('gui_running') | so % | echom "Reloaded " . $MYGVIMRC | endif | redraw
  augroup END
endif " has autocmd

Features:

echom tells the user what has happened (and also logs to :messages).
$MYVIMRC and $MYGVIMRC handle platform-specific names for the configuration files,
and only match the actual configuration files (ignoring copies in other directories, or a fugitive:// diff)
has() will prevent an error if using incompatible versions, such as vim-tiny.
autocmd! avoids buildup of multiple identical autocommands if this file is sourced again. (It clears all commands in the named group, so the group name is important.)

Refresh vimdiff views if a file is saved in another window

:autocmd BufWritePost * if &diff | diffupdate | endif

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