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Questions tagged [nvim]
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Vim: run commands depending on file directory
In my init.vim, I want to run certain commands only if the current file is under a certain hierarchy. Pseudo-code:
if current_file_directory == ~/some/path/here
autocmd
set
endif
But all the if examples I’m finding are too…
user137369
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link config files
Problem
I'm trying to move my config files from a .dotfiles folder, and link those files to the corresponding config path.
Example
In this example I'm trying
$ ln -s ~/.dotfiles/nvim/init.vim ~/.config/nvim/init.vim
And the program (nvim in this…
Norman Perrin
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Neovim(vim), resizes my splits after closing Nerdtree
I have some issue. I opened some files in vertical split, and resized it to work with it more comfortable. But when I'm opening and closing nerdtree, all my panes resized by default.
Here is I'm resized my panes
Open NEDRTree
And after closing,…
fanishe
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configure vim to use both tmux and system clipboard
I'm fairly new to vim (I'm using nvim) so forgive my lack of knowledge, many questions are similar to mine, but not quite the same.
I would like this:
vim by default should cut/copy to a buffer, not system clipboard.
vim's other register (I think…
5c0tt
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Linux mint man pages require sudo when pager is neovim
If I sudo man it works fine, otherwise I'm getting
~$ man ls
fuse: mount failed: Permission denied
Cannot mount AppImage, please check your FUSE setup.
You might still be able to extract the contents of this AppImage
if you run it with the…
sudavid4
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How can I get vim to open with syntax highlighting for systemd unit files?
I use nvim as my main editor, and I run services using systemd. When I edit a unit file directly, there is a built in filetype for systemd, which is great.
However, when I edit a service file with
systemctl edit my-service.service
systemd copies…
jameh
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Signal neovim to reread its configuration
I have a script with which I toggle between a dark and a light colorscheme. The terminal emulator I use (termite) rereads its configuration when receiving the signal USR1, so when toggling my colorscheme I send USR1 to all termite instances so that…
syntonym
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Highlight matched character foreground color?
I have setup Vim to highlight trailing whitespace:
set listchars=eol:↵,nbsp:◦,tab:―→,trail:⮿,extends:⮚,precedes:⮘
set list " Show problematic characters.
" Also highlight all tabs and trailing whitespace characters.
highlight ExtraWhitespace…
Naftuli Kay
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Enable true color for neovim in Fedora 25
I use neovim in tmux in gnome-terminal on Fedora 25. Here I found out, that I do not have true color support because terminal is not linked to some libvte of correct version. Since many nvim color schemes need true color support (and also I want…
mike
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How to detect the linux distribution name in Neovim init.lua
How can I detect in my neovim ~/.config/nvim/init.lua configuration which operating system distribution nvim is running? I want different Neovim configurations on debian servers as on my fedora linux workstation machines.
vim.loop.os_uname() only…
Simon Schürg
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SetFileTypeSH missing
I try to edit a SH file but I always get an error opening:
Error detected while processing BufReadPre Autocommands for "*":
...m/site/pack/packer/start/packer.nvim/lua/packer/load.lua:171: Vim(echomsg):E114: Missing quote: "Error in packer_compiled:…
Sascha
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Can't change Arch default editor
I want to set nvim(Neovim) as my default editor, I have tried to edit my .bashrc and add this two line:
export EDITOR=nvim
export VISUAL=nvim
and then
$ source .bashrc
but it didn't work. Proof:
$ sudo visudo
visudo: no editor found (editor path =…
manungsa
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Only apply neovim rule to one folder
I have a notes folder that is also a git repo with an autocmd in my init.vim set to auto-commit to the repo every time the file gets saved. This behavior is undesirable in git repo folders with actual code, so I was wondering how to selectively…
belkarx
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sudo vim and vim open different editors
I have just finished installing Fedora 36 and was in the process of installing my usual software. I personally prefer nvim over vim, but I got used to typing vim; so, I just use an alias alias vim='nvim' in .bashrc.
Using vim directly uses nvim and…
Mohamed Yasser
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Why I cannot see and install the latest version of NeoVim 0.5?
I added and updated Debian's experimental distribution to my source list which should contain neovim 0.5.0-1.
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian experimental main contrib non-free
When I run apt-cache policy neovim I can see only 0.4.4-1
Installed:…
Lajos
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