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Vim probably did this by default, whenever I invoke files from a project that has its own .vimrcs it's auto-sourced. Neovim, however, doesn't import vimrcs. How can I make Neovim scan and use project-specific configuration files?

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Vim doesn't do that by default, you probably had set exrc in your .vimrc, see :h 'exrc'.

As the doc says if you add set exrc to your vimrc you also probably want to add set secure (:h 'secure').

Both of these options are also available in neovim.

You may also want to have a look at this Luc Hermitte's plugin which also allows to enable local configurations files with more options.

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  • Thanks for the advice! Does Neovim recognise all the original vimrcs, or do I have to change the file name? – Paul Kim Mar 13 '19 at 15:22
  • Well their doc (:h 'exrc') says Enables the reading of .vimrc and .exrc in the current directory. so I would say that either they read .vimrc and .exrc files or they forgot to update the doc (but I doubt it is the case) – statox Mar 13 '19 at 15:50
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    I'll make sure to try both. Thanks! – Paul Kim Mar 13 '19 at 15:54
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    If I'm not mistaken, exrc was deprecated in Neovim shortly after this answer was published. github.com/neovim/neovim/issues/5784 – John Karahalis Apr 8 '20 at 19:29

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