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# Installation instructions
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*Please note that the vim-session plug-in requires my vim-misc plug-in which is separately distributed.*
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There are two ways to install the vim-session plug-in and it's up to you which you prefer, both options are explained below. Please note that below are generic installation instructions while some Vim plug-ins may have external dependencies, please refer to the plug-in's [readme](README.md) for details.
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## Installation using ZIP archives
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Unzip the most recent ZIP archives of the [vim-session](http://peterodding.com/code/vim/downloads/session.zip) and [vim-misc](http://peterodding.com/code/vim/downloads/misc.zip) plug-ins inside your Vim profile directory (usually this is `~/.vim` on UNIX and `%USERPROFILE%\vimfiles` on Windows), restart Vim and execute the command `:helptags ~/.vim/doc` (use `:helptags ~\vimfiles\doc` instead on Windows).
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If you get warnings about overwriting existing files while unpacking the ZIP archives you probably don't need to worry about this because it's most likely caused by files like `README.md`, `INSTALL.md` and `addon-info.json`. If these files bother you then you can remove them after unpacking the ZIP archives, they are not required to use the plug-in.
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## Installation using a Vim plug-in manager
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If you prefer you can also use [Pathogen](http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=2332), [Vundle](https://github.com/gmarik/vundle) or a similar tool to install and update the [vim-session](https://github.com/xolox/vim-session) and [vim-misc](https://github.com/xolox/vim-misc) plug-ins using local clones of the git repositories. This takes a bit of work to set up the first time but it makes updating much easier, and it keeps each plug-in in its own directory which helps to keep your Vim profile uncluttered.
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