vim-rfc lists all existing RFCs and opens the selected one in a new buffer.

Works in Vim and Nvim, but it requires python3 support: :echo has('python3')

• Includes a modified version of vim-scripts/rfc-syntax for RFC syntax highlighting.

Installation

Use your favorite plugin manager.

Using vim-plug:

Plug 'mhinz/vim-rfc'

Restart Vim and :PlugInstall, then have a look at the docs: :h rfc.

Usage

List documents:

:RFC [vim regexp]

Rebuild cache and list documents:

:RFC! [vim regexp]

Use <cr> to open an entry or q to quit.

Examples: :RFC, :RFC 100, :RFC http/2, :RFC ipv4 addresses.

Within a RFC document, if you are on a line from the table of contents, <c-]>/<cr> will jump to the referenced section. On a string like STD 10 or RFC 1234 (which should also be highlighted), it opens the referenced document instead. Use <c-o> to jump back.

Configuration

There are no options, but you can change the default colors used in the window opened by :RFC. See :h rfc-colors.

Implementation

This first time this plugin is used, it takes a few seconds to download an index file containing all existing RFC documents (~12 MB). That XML file is parsed and all RFC and STD entries get stored in a cache file.

The second time this plugin is used, the cache file will be used right away.

If you select an entry, it gets downloaded and immediately put into a new buffer. There is no temporary file created on the disk.

Default cache file locations:

• $XDG_CACHE_HOME/vim/vim-rfc.txt for Vim
• $XDG_CACHE_HOME/nvim/vim-rfc.txt for Nvim

If $XDG_CACHE_HOME is not set, it defaults to ~/.cache.

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