How to reference/source a custom .vimrc file

Question

Is there a way to reference (or \"source\") another user\'s .vimrc file?

When I kuu (a variant of su that uses kerberos security tokens) to

Answer 1

Try -u parameter and specify a path to an alternative configuration file.

For example: vim -u /home/jesse/myvimrc

See http://linuxcommand.org/lc3_man_pages/vim1.html

Answer 2

Use an alternate .vimrc file without plugins as mentioned, and add an alias in .bash_profile or something.

alias svim='vim -u ~/.vimrc_simple'

Really I prefer the following:

alias vvim='vim -u ~/.vimrc_vundle'

In order to keep vim as a lightweight command, as plugin loading seems to slow down program instantiation.

Answer 3

Personally, I just symlink Root's .vimrc's to mine. From BASH (as root):

ln -s /home/<me>/.vimrc /root/.vimrc

But you do need to be careful about what's in it.