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Include custom package in vim docs (#92811)

Describe how to package a plugin that doesn't exist in nixpkgs (and also how to include an external file).

Co-authored-by: Jörg Thalheim <Mic92@users.noreply.github.com>
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@ -116,6 +116,44 @@ The resulting package can be added to `packageOverrides` in `~/.nixpkgs/config.n
After that you can install your special grafted `myVim` or `myNeovim` packages.
### What if your favourite Vim plugin isn't already packaged?
If one of your favourite plugins isn't packaged, you can package it yourself:
```
{ config, pkgs, ... }:
let
easygrep = pkgs.vimUtils.buildVimPlugin {
name = "vim-easygrep";
src = pkgs.fetchFromGitHub {
owner = "dkprice";
repo = "vim-easygrep";
rev = "d0c36a77cc63c22648e792796b1815b44164653a";
sha256 = "0y2p5mz0d5fhg6n68lhfhl8p4mlwkb82q337c22djs4w5zyzggbc";
};
};
in
{
environment.systemPackages = [
(
pkgs.neovim.override {
configure = {
packages.myPlugins = with pkgs.vimPlugins; {
start = [
vim-go # already packaged plugin
easygrep # custom package
];
opt = [];
};
# ...
};
}
)
];
}
```
## Managing plugins with vim-plug
To use [vim-plug](https://github.com/junegunn/vim-plug) to manage your Vim