I am trying to update my Vim configuration scripts. There are a number of sub-directories in my ~/.vim directory and I'm not sure the specifics of what they do, nor why there are some that seem to be redundant.

Here is what my ~/.vim directory tree looks like

 |-after
 |---ftplugin
 |---syntax
 |-autoload
 |-compiler
 |-doc
 |-ftplugin
 |---latex-suite
 |-----dictionaries
 |-----macros
 |-----packages
 |-----templates
 |---python
 |-indent
 |-plugin
 |-spell
 |-syntax

Now for the specific questions.

  1. What goes in plugin vs ftplugin?
  2. What is the difference between plugin and autoload?
  3. When should I put something in after/... instead of in the directories directly under ~/.vim?
vim vim-plugin
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