How can I install MacVim on OS X

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I am using OS X 10 9 1  Mavericks    What are the systematic steps to install to Gvim or MacVim in Mac OS  If you write the steps using 1  2  3       it would be easy to follow    I must confess that I failed to understand all the instructions provided on MacVim page  Other google-searched webpages do not clarify   E g    What is  VIMRUNTIME    What version of vim should I install for my OS    Now somehow I have installed MacVim in my system  Not systematically I believe   I can see that I have a folder  Applications gvim app MacVim app     Now when I open a text file from MacVim  which was already written using vi-editor  MacVim does not recognize it  Also vi does not recognize whatever is written in MacVim    How can I resolve this

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There is also a new option now in http   vimr org   which looks quite promising

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Step 1  Install homebrew from here  http   brew sh Step 1 1  Run export PATH  usr local bin  PATH Step 2  Run brew update Step 3  Run brew install vim  amp  amp  brew install macvim Step 4  Run brew link macvim   You now have the latest versions of vim and macvim managed by brew  Run brew update  amp  amp  brew upgrade every once in a while to upgrade them   This includes the installation of the CLI mvim and the mac application  which both point to the same thing    I use this setup and it works like a charm  Brew even takes care of installing vim with the preferable options

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Download the latest build from https   github com macvim-dev macvim releases Expand the archive  Put MacVim app into  Applications     Done

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That Macvim is obsolete  Use https   github com macvim-dev macvim instead  See the FAQ  https   github com b4winckler macvim wiki FAQ how-can-i-open-files-from-terminal  for how to install the mvim script for launching from the command line

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