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@@ -7,3 +7,19 @@ git clone https://github.com/jranke/dotfiles
 cd dotfiles
 make
 ```
+
+This will download the [vim-plug](https://github.com/junegunn/vim-plug) plugin
+manager from github if not already present at .vim/autoload. To install the
+plugins, open vim and type
+
+```vim
+:PlugInstall
+```
+
+For vim versions <= 7.4.1453 (but > 7.4) the legacy vim plugin
+Vim-R-plugin version 1.2.8 will be configured for vim-plug.
+To install the corresponding vimcom package from github, type
+
+```bash
+make vimcom
+```