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For some Vimmers, their statusline is like the Lightsaber of a Jedi. Each one similar, yet unique — the aesthetic cherry revealing a lurking identity. This notion has led to projects like <a href="https://github.com/powerline/powerline" target="_blank">Powerline</a>, <a href="https://github.com/vim-airline/vim-airline" target="_blank">Airline</a>, and <a href="https://github.com/itchyny/lightline.vim" target="_blank">Lightline</a>. While all interesting, this tutorial is about doing it the old school way. We’ll be traveling to a metaphorical <a href="http://www.starwars.com/databank/dagobah" target="_blank">Dagobah</a> to craft our statusline using the methods of the force — <a href="https://hackernoon.com/tagged/vim" target="_blank">Vim</a> script.