Questions tagged [neovim]
A project that seeks to refactor Vim. Use this tag for questions specifically regarding Neovim-only features (i.e. features not found in Vim and other Vi-like editors).
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Why files in `~/.config/nvim/after/ftplugin/` are not taken into acount?
My neovim doesn't load file type plugins when loading a ruby/eruby file. Here is the corresponding configuration files:
for f in ~/.config/nvim/after/ftplugin/* ; do echo "# $f" ; cat $f; done
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How can I call function in visual mode
I want a function to change underline word to little camel for one line.
When I use <shift+v>:s/_\(\w\)/\u\1/g, it work fine.
And then I want to make a function to simplify it, <shift+v>:...
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E576: Failed to parse ShaDa file: extra bytes in msgpack string at position 3
I'm switching from vim to neovim, but when starting neovim, I get the following error on startup:
E576: Failed to parse ShaDa file: extra bytes in msgpack string at position 3
What does this mean, ...
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Getting an RGB color from highlight group
In putting together and addon for blender to integrate neovim.
Where I'm at with it, github colo imported to blender text editor from nvim_gtk
One component is grabbing the current colorscheme of a ...
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Setting to prevent <c-h> to erase text
I have a map which allows me to navigate with hjkl in insert mode:
" In insert or command mode, move normally by using Ctrl
inoremap <C-h> <Left>
inoremap <C-j> <Down>
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Neovim - Map selectively only on a terminal window
I like the terminal in neovim. I am accustomed to tmux and tmux's copy-mode, and type q to exit copy-mode to return back to regular-interactive-mode. Now, in neovim, when in NORMAL mode (which is akin ...
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Where does neovim store its defaults? Where is the defaults.vim for neovim?
On regular vim, you can find the defaults in defaults.vim. These are sourced when there is no .vimrc, or when you include in your .vimrc the following,
source $VIMRUNTIME/defaults.vim " Source ...
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Make `!` work with powershell (neovim)
I want to use ! with powershell. I use neovim natively on windows.
I tried these settings
set shell=powershell.exe
set shellcmdflag=-NoProfile\ -NoLogo\ -NonInteractive\ -Command
set shellpipe=|
set ...
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Neovim: Converting Vimscript Terminal Functions to Lua
Author: @mizlan
Source: https://github.com/mizlan/vim-and-cp/blob/master/cp.vim#L16
This code adds charm to neovim integrated terminal.
For cpp programs, I have these: F9 compile, F10 run, F12 ...
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Lua Conversion: Disable highlight after search when a motion is triggered or when entering insert mode
Author: @purpleP
Source: Turn off highlight on CursorMoved and InsertEnter without remapping (doesn't break search operator pending mode)
noremap <expr> <Plug>(StopHL) execute('nohlsearch'...
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How to disable autoformating on save on LazyVim?
On LazyVim when I save a cpp file it is automatically formatted.
It is possible to disable/enable it in the session using Spaceuf
But I would like to disable that autoformatting on save functionality ...
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Recommended way to run vimscript normal commands with lua
What is the recommended way to run VimScript normal commands in Neovim with Lua?
Sometimes, I can achieve things very easily with a few keypresses executed as a normal command compared to scripting ...
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vim auto indent suddenly stopped working
Recently, neovim auto indent was working fine, but suddenly it stopped working.
here is my ~/.config/nvim/init.vim:-
call plug#begin('~/.local/share/nvim/plugged')
Plug 'townk/vim-autoclose'
Plug ...
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No folding of markdown files
Running neovim 0.1.7.
When I open a markdown file, it does not fold - even when I try zM zR zc, etc.
:set tells me ft=markdown and foldmethod=syntax
How do I get the folding?
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What is the equivalent command to :% terminal bash on NeoVim?
When I'm using Vim, I can execute bash or node.js files by using :%terminal bash or :%terminal node... I like to execute them like this inside Vim because it works in an interactive way, so I can see ...
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Syntax highlighting is incomplete on neovim, fixed by calling Telescope
I have this problem that I would really like to get to the bottom of.
If I open a file on neovim it will display like the broken syntax highlighting, see image below.
Now, If I run :Telescope ...
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LeftMouse focus window without moving cursor
Is there a way for clicking on a Vim window to focus that window if inactive (without moving the cursor), then move the cursor if the window is already active?
Here's what I've got so far:
function ...
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Conversion in Lua: how to tabdo all the visible buffers without changing view of the current tab?
Related to this post, how to tabdo all the visible buffers without changing view of the current tab?
function! TabLcd()
let current_tab = tabpagenr()
tabdo <commands>
execute '...
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Conversion in Lua: Detect OS in Vimscript
Related to this post, Detect OS in Vimscript
This configuration detects and sets the operating system in Vim. It uses conditional statements to determine if the OS is Windows or Unix-like.
if !exists(&...
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How can I re-run my init.lua?
If I'm making changes in my init.lua file, is there anyway to have those changes reflect in my current copy of Neovim without restarting the editor?
Not limited to mappings, but is there something ...
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How to install neovim with +clipboard extension?
I have NVIM v0.4.3 installed on Debian 10. When I run:
:echo has('clipboard')
I get 0, which means that this extension is not available. I cannot copy to OS clipboard using "+y and "*y ...
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How do I port a filetype command to neovim's lua format?
Currently my .vimrc file has this in it,
filetype plugin indent on -- filetype detection[ON] plugin[ON] indent[ON]
How can I port filetype plugin indent on to neovim's lua format?
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How can I change the cursor moving on ctrlp?
I want to change the key mapping when I run CtrlP. For example, if I press ctrl+p to run CtrlP, type in something, and try to move the cursor to choose a file, I want to use ctrl+j to move down, and ...
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Close buffer in the other instance
When a file is being opened neovim warns that swap file already exists, at which point you can't safely open a file without first closing it in the other instance.
I frequently have many projects ...
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How to open files from terminal in desired pattern (tabs, vertical and horizontal splits on desired files)
So, I wrote next bash script:
#!/bin/bash
if [ "$#" -gt 1 ]; then
path=$1
else
path=$(cat subject.txt | tr -d '\n')
fi
nvim -p 1 "setup/$path/body.tex" -p 1 preamble/...
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`Cmd+V`/`Ctrl+V` pasting has an extra new line
In init.vim I have the following setting to ensure the text is yanked to the system clipboard:
set clipboard^=unnamed,unnamedplus
In Neovim, I select the lines with visual line mode (V) and copy them ...
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Focus-follows-mouse in Neovim?
Is it possible to get focus-follows-mouse behavior in terminal Neovim?
Please note this is different from this question about how to focus a window by clicking the mouse. This question is about how to ...
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How to apply TS directive to correct child?
In my sidequest of hiding tailwind classnames, I first realized regex based conceal wasn't going to work due to my love of treesitter, therefore I need to instead use queries! and once again, I am ...
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neovim: how to close the terminal buffer by just pressing enter?
NVIM v0.2.2
Build type: Release
LuaJIT 2.0.5
Compilation: /usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/shims/super/clang -Wconversion -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=1 -DNVIM_MSGPACK_HAS_FLOAT32 -...
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Conversion in Lua: How to display multiple changed files on disk in Vim?
Related to this post How to display multiple changed files on disk in Vim?,
I want to implement this feature in Lua. Some help would be appreciated.
set autoread
autocmd FocusGained,BufEnter,...
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How to load method definition in a popup?
This is a followup to this question, where I would like to load the method definition in a pop-up rather than a split screen (or the whole screen for that matter).
Attempt 1: using nui.vim
I’m using ...
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"Error detected while processing TextChangedI Autocommands for "<buffer=4>":" ParInfer Neovim [closed]
I'm setting up parinfer plugin for lisp development in neovim.
I've installed neovim plugin using below code -
use 'gpanders/nvim-parinfer'
And I've also setup below configuration
-- parinfer options
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Error trying to install packer in neovim
Inspired by this video by The Primeagen, I'm trying to install packer.nvim by following the instructions on its github page. I did this:
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/wbthomason/packer.nvim\
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Shortcut to open definition of variable in a vertical split with Neovim mapping
This is a follow up question to this post where I would jump to the definition of a variable in a vertical split for ctags. I’m currently using an lsp language server like so:
local bufopts = { ...
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How come `pip install cmake` is not enough to build neovim?
I just built neovim from source for the first time on linux (Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS x86_64), and I got stuck for a while on something silly.
In the Build prerequisites I saw that CMake was (of course) ...
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Get visually selected text - weird behavior when last selected char is multi-byte
I have made a simple function to echo the visually selected text. The function is simplistic as I am only interested in max one-line selection. The problem is, if the last character of the visual ...
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Build errors when installing neovim from source in Debian ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'ninja'
I am facing some build errors in building Neovim from source in Debian (MxLinux). I tried the package installer and was able to install Neovim, but it is an older version. So, I installed all ...
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How to disable lsp server syntax highlighting?
I found out that my lsp servers is somehow adding this ugly highlighting to my code (this happened after I updated my Homebrew for some reason), here are before and after pics:
Here is my lsp server ...
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How to make a toggle function in .vimrc that toggles multiple configs of almost same type?
My .vimrc code
autocmd FileType cpp nnoremap <F4> :RunWithFile
autocmd FileType cpp nnoremap <F4> :RunWithFile ~/Downloads/ > output.txt && cat output.txt<s-left><s-...
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How can vim tell me which buffer is changed on disk among multiple buffers?
I am using this code in my vimrc
if a file is changed outside vim, it shows File changed on disk. Buffer reloaded.
set autoread
autocmd FocusGained,BufEnter,CursorHold,CursorHoldI * if mode() != 'c' |...
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How can I change this comment plugin to work at the start of the line?
I got this from voyeg3r's gist
He and @dave-kennedy made it 3 years ago.
I am here because I couldn't contact them
Can someone help me add a feature such that
this vimscript code puts comment out ...
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