How do I get a start screen with recent files and sessions?

Explanation

vim-startify provides a configurable start screen when you open Vim without a file. It shows recent files, bookmarks, and sessions.

How it works

• Open Vim without arguments to see the start screen
• Recent files are listed with numbers for quick access
• Press the number to open that file
• Sessions can be saved and restored

Example

  [0]  ~/.vimrc
  [1]  ~/project/main.go
  [2]  ~/project/test.go

  Sessions:
  [a]  project-session

Tips

• Install: Plug 'mhinz/vim-startify'
• :SClose saves and closes a session
• :SLoad name loads a named session
• let g:startify_bookmarks = ['~/.vimrc'] adds bookmarks
• let g:startify_session_autoload = 1 auto-loads sessions
• Neovim alternative: alpha-nvim or dashboard-nvim