$ mkdir -p ~/.vim/pack/codecomm/opt $ cd ~/.vim/pack/codecomm/opt $ git clone git://git.stargrave.org/codecomm.git $ vim -u NONE -c "helptags codecomm/doc" -c quit You can also use https://git.stargrave.org/codecomm.git Git URL. This example installs codecomm as an optionally loaded plugin, so you have to ":packadd codecomm" for enabling it. Use "start" instead of "opt" directory to load it automatically.