The keyword refers to the specific plugins or manual configurations that allow Vim to:

A popular version of the plugin can be found in the 42School GitHub organizations or community forks.

The 42 Header is a standardized comment block found at the top of source files. It typically includes: The . The author (your intra login). The email (usually login@student.42.fr ). The creation date . The last update timestamp . It looks something like this:

The 42 Header plugin is designed to detect the file type. It will use /* */ for C files and # for Makefiles. If the header looks wrong, check your file extension. Why Use the 42 Header?

Save and restart Vim.

(the 42 code style checker). You can set these as environment variables or directly in your Vim configuration. Option 1: Shell Config ( export USER= 'yourLogin' export MAIL= 'yourLogin@student.42.fr' Use code with caution. Copied to clipboard Restart your shell or run source ~/.zshrc Option 2: Vim Config ( g:user42 = 'yourLogin' g:mail42 = 'yourLogin@student.42.fr' Use code with caution. Copied to clipboard

The plugin relies on environment variables to fill in your login. Add these to your shell configuration file ( .zshrc or .bashrc ): export USER=your_login export MAIL=your_login@student.42.fr Use code with caution. Press F1 (this is the default mapping).