I've been planning on trying out neovim again, but couldn't remember what the issue was last time I tried it, so I tried quickly again and found back:

Powerline isn't compatible with it.

And the previous time I wasn't willing to play too much with my configuration so I didn't …

As a reference, here is my current .vimrc file, stripped from a few things specific to my current job:

" ---------------
" Start Plug
" ---------------
call plug#begin('~/.vim/plugged')

" git
Plug 'tpope/vim-fugitive'

" utils
Plug 'rking/ag.vim'         " ag fro grepping in vim
Plug 'tpope/vim-commentary' " gcc gc etc for commenting
Plug 'tpope …

First, this assume you use fugitive.vim. You don't? I really think you should. If you're still not convinced, have a quick look at the readme, take some time to go over one of the screencast linked there. I personally understood a lot about git index by watching the screencast …