refactor: clean up vimrc - remove unused gruvbox, autochdir, duplicate syntax

README.md

@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
 # Mike Bell's VIM settings
 
 Installation:
+
 ```sh
-    git clone https://git.movida.biz/bell/dotvim.git ~/.vim
-    git clone https://github.com/VundleVim/Vundle.vim.git ~/.vim/bundle/Vundle.vim
-```
-Create symlinks:
-```sh
-    ln -s ~/.vim/vimrc ~/.vimrc
+git clone https://git.movida.biz/bell/dotvim.git ~/.vim && ~/.vim/install.sh
 ```

install.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+# Symlink vimrc
+if [ ! -f ~/.vimrc ]; then
+    ln -s ~/.vim/vimrc ~/.vimrc
+    echo "Created ~/.vimrc symlink"
+fi
+
+# Install Vundle
+if [ ! -d ~/.vim/bundle/Vundle.vim ]; then
+    git clone https://github.com/VundleVim/Vundle.vim.git ~/.vim/bundle/Vundle.vim
+    echo "Vundle installed"
+fi
+
+# Install all plugins headlessly
+vim +PluginInstall +qall
+echo "Done"

vimrc

@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ call vundle#begin()
 Plugin 'VundleVim/Vundle.vim'
 
 " Plugins
-Plugin 'morhetz/gruvbox'
 Plugin 'preservim/nerdtree'
 Plugin 'tpope/vim-fugitive'
 Plugin 'tpope/vim-surround'
@@ -43,18 +42,16 @@ set guioptions=
 set showmode
 set showtabline=0
 set smartcase
-set autochdir
 set number
 set ruler
 set wrap linebreak nolist
-set textwidth=80
 set cursorline
+autocmd FileType text,markdown setlocal textwidth=80
 
 " Force 256 color support
 set t_Co=256
 
 " Enable syntax highlighting
-syntax enable
 syntax on
 
 " Set syntax highlight for specified file types
@@ -147,12 +144,14 @@ let g:syntastic_check_on_open = 1
 let g:syntastic_check_on_wq = 0
 
 " Change mode cursor color in xterm
+" Avoid spawning shell (silent !echo) which causes garbage output in some terminals.
+" t_EI is sent on VimEnter automatically when leaving insert mode context.
 if &term =~ "xterm-256color\\|rxvt"
   let &t_SI = "\033]Pl00d7ff\033\\"
   let &t_SR = "\033]Plf00000\033\\"
   let &t_EI = "\033]Plff8708\033\\"
-  silent !echo -ne "\033]Pla0522d\033\\"
-  autocmd VimLeave * silent !echo -ne "\033]Plc1ffc1\033\\"
+  autocmd VimEnter * let &t_EI = "\033]Plff8708\033\\" | redraw
+  autocmd VimLeave * try | call writefile(["\033]Plc1ffc1\033\\"], '/dev/tty') | catch | endtry
 endif
 
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