E492: Not an editor command: PluginInstall

[284794507]

I 、git clone https://github.com/VundleVim/Vundle.vim.git ~/.vim/bundle/Vundle.vim
2、edit .vimrc
set shell=/bin/bash
"vundle
set nocompatible
filetype off

set rtp+=~/.vim/bundle/Vundle.vim
call vundle#begin()

Plugin 'VundleVim/Vundle.vim'

call vundle#end()

filetype plugin indent on

3、run :PluginInstall in vim ,but show "E492: Not an editor command: PluginInstall"

Can you help me?

[davidlowryduda]

What this means is that vim is not picking up your vundle installation. This is atypical, but not unheard of.

To make sure that I fully understand --- make sure that you have closed vim and fully restarted it after modifying your vimrc.

Assuming that you have done this, have you verified that .vim/ exists and is filled as you expect? Sometimes people forget which vimrc they are using. It might be a good idea to make sure that your vimrc is being sourced. (This is particularly relevant if you are a new user of neovim and forget that init.vim != .vimrc).

[cs91chris]

I have encountered the same problem. In my case I had export VIMINIT=":set nobackup noswapfile encoding=utf8 viminfo=" in my .bashrc, after remove it, vundle works.

[284794507]

What this means is that vim is not picking up your vundle installation. This is atypical, but not unheard of.

To make sure that I fully understand --- make sure that you have closed vim and fully restarted it after modifying your vimrc.

Assuming that you have done this, have you verified that .vim/ exists and is filled as you expect? Sometimes people forget which vimrc they are using. It might be a good idea to make sure that your vimrc is being sourced. (This is particularly relevant if you are a new user of neovim and forget that init.vim != .vimrc).

I find the reason。the error is in this line "set rtp+=~/.vim/bundle/Vundle.vim"
I am not the root user ,so I need to use $HOME/.vim
but I can not source .vimrc。Is there another command to use without reboot system

[davidlowryduda]

It is not necessary to be root to use vim or to use vundle. But I think you are confused, as ~ in typical bash expands to the same directory as $HOME. And I don't understand what you are referring to when you mention a system reboot.

[284794507]

Thanks！You are right。Now my question is how to source .vimrc after I change it 。If I use :Source in vim ,It becomes effective in this file。but if I open another file。I need to use :Source too 。I source it in the shell, it can not work。

[ratfactor]

@284794507 Assuming Vim is finding your .vimrc file, it will be run when you first start Vim. Nothing will be lost when you open new files (assuming plugins or file type autocommands aren't interfering).

If your .vimrc changes don't seem to be working when you start Vim, you might want to check the location of the .virmrc file that Vim is loading by typing

 :echo $MYVIMRC

in Vim.

[biaocy]

Is your vim a tiny version? If so, see #944

[hemant-rao]

if it's show in after type wrong command in CMP panel, then just press esc and then type again your command, that you want to run. I hope this is fine.