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  1. Michael Lee revised this gist Jul 7, 2014. 1 changed file with 1 addition and 1 deletion.
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    Then we're going to move the _mvim_ file to `/usr/local/bin` by typing in this command from the terminal:

    `mv mvim /usr/local/bin`
    `mv mvim /usr/local/bin/`

    Now whenever you're in _Terminal_ and want to open a file with _mvim_ simply type:

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    # Launch MacVim from the Mac OS X Terminal

    MacVim is a great complement to Vim for the Mac. One of the reasons why I started using MacVim was its built in support for the yank command to copy to the system's clipboard.

    To get a copy of MacVim, you can grab the <a href="https://github.com/b4winckler/macvim/releases" target="_blank">latest snapshot here</a>.

    When you download a snapshot of MacVim, you'll find a compressed file that includes MacVim.app, mvim (a command-line tool) and a README file.

    One of the great things about using _vim_ is that you can simply type `vim filename.md` to open a file in vim from within the terminal. The _mvim_ cli enables us to do the samething.

    ## Installation

    After installing MacVim by dragging MacVim.app to the _Applications_ folder, open up terminal and navigate to the uncompressed folder that has _mvim_.

    Then we're going to move the _mvim_ file to `/usr/local/bin` by typing in this command from the terminal:

    `mv mvim /usr/local/bin`

    Now whenever you're in _Terminal_ and want to open a file with _mvim_ simply type:

    `mvim filename.md`