git clone $URL ~/.vifm
All local settings should be kept in two files:
$VIFM/vifmrc_settings
-- place to set$VIFMRC_HAS_*
variables$VIFM/vifmrc_local
-- place to do additional configuration
Both files are assumed to exist. They might be empty, but it's better to have them anyway as it prevents vifm from displaying errors on the status bar.