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+The plugin directory is for standard Vim plugin scripts.
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+All files here ending in .vim will be sourced by Vim when it starts up.
+
+Standard plugins:
+explorer.vim	file browser
+gzip.vim	edit compressed files
+netrw.vim	edit files over a network
+rrhelper.vim	used for --remote-wait editing