nv

nv is a lua neovim config which tries to be simple, cute and well-documented

Installation

Pre-requisites

For installation

• neovim v0.5.0+ (required for lua support)
• git

Requirements for default config to work

• Nerd patched font - used by nvim-web-devicons
• sumneko-lua - used by lua-dev
• ripgrep - default telescope grep searcher

Manual

1. Backup your previous neovim config if it exists
2. Clone repository into config folder
   • Windows
     • cmd
       • default: git clone https://github.com/shift-d/nv --depth 1 %LOCALAPPDATA%\nvim\
       • XDG_CONFIG_HOME is set: git clone https://github.com/shift-d/nv --depth 1 %XDG_CONFIG_HOME%\nvim\
     • powershell
       • default: git clone https://github.com/shift-d/nv --depth 1 $env:LOCALAPPDATA\nvim\
       • XDG_CONFIG_HOME is set: git clone https://github.com/shift-d/nv --depth 1 $env:XDG_CONFIG_HOME\nvim\
   • Unix:
     • default: git clone https://github.com/shift-d/nv --depth 1 ~/.config/nvim/
     • XDG_CONFIG_HOME is set: git clone https://github.com/shift-d/nv -- depth 1 $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/nvim/
3. Open neovim inside config directory
4. Type :PackerInstall
5. Reopen neovim - and... done!

Script

Windows

1. Open powershell
2. Run Invoke-WebRequest https://raw.githubusercontent.com/shift-d/nv/main/scripts/install.ps1 | select -ExpandProperty Content | Invoke-Expression
3. Follow steps 3-5 from manual installation

Unix

1. Open shell
2. Run curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://raw.githubusercontent.com/shift-d/nv/main/scripts/install.sh | bash
3. Follow steps 3-5 from manual installation

Configuration

Feel free to configurate everything! Unlike NvChad and kyoto.nvim nv provides only glue for your config. Make it yourself!

Please, review every config file. If you don't know what exactly this option does - run :h $option or if it's in plugin config - visit it's README.md.

Directory overview

• init.lua - file that imports every module
• lua/ - folder that should be used for containing *.lua files
  • config/ - folder for plugin configuration files
    • packer.lua - packer.nvim config and autoinstall
  • options.lua - vim.opt, vim.o and vim.g options
  • mappings.lua - keybindings handled by nest.nvim
  • plugins.lua - plugin specification file; more info in Plugins section
  • lsp.lua - LSP settings
  • utils.lua - global functions for lua
• viml/ - folder that should be used for containing *.vim files
  • commands.vim - definitions of user commands and autocommands

Comparison to other configs

State	nv	NvChad	kyoto.nvim	Lunarvim
Number of plugins	18	33	30	26
Why	simplicity and well-documented	fast and pretty	fast and customizable	sane defaults
Installation	crossplatform	crossplatform	linux/macos only	not yet
Required	nerd font, sumneko-lua, rg	rg, nodejs, nerd font	nerd font, ctags, python, nodejs, rg	rust, python, nodejs

Latest update of table: 8.09.21

Screenshots

overview

dashboard

nvimtree

completion

telescope.nvim

lualine

nv resources

• EXTENDING.md - notes about extending nv
• DOCS.md - nv documentation

FAQ

Why use vimscript and not write entire config in lua?

Sometimes you are not able to write code in lua, so you have to call vimscript from lua. In my opinion, making stacks of vim.cmd(... is a bad idea, so I'd like to separate vimscript only categories from lua code. In case of this config, defining commands and autocommands is not supported in neovim lua api yet, so that's why I moved their definition to .vim file.

NOTE: related PR's for adding commands and autocommands support for lua API: neovim/neovim#11613 neovim/neovim#14661

Credits

siduck76 - for his inspirational NvChad

samrath2007 - for his amazing kyoto.nvim