Neovim-configuration

Table of contents

• Installation
• Usage
• Plugins
• Keybindings

Installation

Ubuntu

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

Install neovim

• Run this cmd to download neovim with wget wget https://github.com/neovim/neovim/releases/download/v0.9.5/nvim-linux64.tar.gz
• Extract with tar tar xzvf nvim-linux64.tar.gz
• open bash_alises (dotfile) with nano ~/.bash_aliases
• Add this line alias nvim="~/./nvim-linux64/bin/nvim" and save it.
• Source the dotfile source ~/.bash_aliases
• Make a dotfolder if not exists mkdir ~/.config
• Go inside to this dotfolder cd ~/.config and make another folder mkdir nvim inside the .config folder
• Now go inside nvim folder and clone this repo git clone https://github.com/Doma-byte/Neovim-config.git and paste all repo files in nvim folder
• Now open nvim with this cmd nvim init.lua

Install shfmt

sudo apt install -y shfmt

Install golang

sudo apt install -y golang-go

Install black (Python formatter)

sudo apt install -y black

Install silversearcher-ag

sudo apt install -y silversearcher-ag

Install exuberant-ctags

sudo apt install -y exuberant-ctags

Usage

1. Go to a neovim configuration file cd ~/.config/nvim/
2. Clone this git repository by git clone https://github.com/Doma-byte/Neovim-config.git
3. Now you're good to go, so open any folder by nvim <folder_name> and wait until plugins downloads.

Plugins

• auto-pairs this plugin is to automatically insert and handle pairs of characters like parentheses, brackets, and quotes.
• catppucin a whimsical plugin adding cat-themed snippets and clever autocorrections for a playful coding experience.
• tpope/vim-commentary this plugin simplifies commenting allowing seamless commenting and uncommenting of lines with a single keypress.
• mhartington/formatter.nvim a plugin for code formatters for basic most used languages.
• [junegunn/fzf,junegunn/fzf.vim] this plugin used for fuzzy finding and working with files and buffers.
• lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim this plugin provides informative signs in the gutter, indicating changes, additions, and deletions in real-time.
• [williamboman/mason.nvim,williamboman/mason-lspconfig.nvim,neovim/nvim-lspconfig] this plugin is to integrate LSP (language server protocol) for hover, go to definition, and code actions in various filetypes.
• nvim-lualine/lualine.nvim a plugin for customizable statusline providing essential information with Lua-based theming.
• nvim-neo-tree/neo-tree.nvim Efficient file navigation with a customizable tree-like file explorer.
• [tpope/vim-eunuch,scrooloose/nerdtree] this plugin includes a command-line abbreviation to replace "rename" with "Rename" in "vim-eunuch" and a key mapping to toggle the NERDTree file explorer.
• preservim/tagbar this plugin display tags, classes, and functions in a convenient sidebar.
• [nvim-telescope/telescope.nvim,nvim-telescope/telescope-ui-select.nvim] these plugins enhance file searching, navigation, and provide a UI selection mode within the Telescope plugin.
• [nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter,windwp/nvim-ts-autotag] these plugins enhance syntax highlighting, indentation, and autotagging functionality.

Keybindings

Plugins	Insert Mode	Normal Mode	Visual Mode	Commands
commenting	gcc	gc
formatting		<space>fm
fzf (files)		<space>f
fzf (buffer)		<space>b
fzf (history)		<space>h
fzf (by word :ag)		<space>k
lsp (hover)		K
lsp (definition)		gd
lsp (code_action)		v
neo-tree (filesystem)		<Ctrl>f
neo-tree (float)		<Ctrl>a
nvimTree (Rename)		<Ctrl>j
nvimtree (toggletree)		<Ctrl>n
tagbar		f8
telescope (find files)		<Ctrl>p
telescope (live grep)		<space>fg
vertically split file		<Ctrl>t
Mason (linter + formatter)		<Ctrl>m
Gitsigns (Preview Hunk)		<space>gp
Gitsigns (blame)		<space>gt
Gitsigns/all_cmd				Git <cmd>
Debugger (break point)		<space>dt
Debugger (visuals)		<space>dc
Session toggler		<space>ls

Mason Installation

1. Enter into nvim with any projects.

2. Make sure you're in normal mode and then type :Mason and enter.

3. Now install all the necessary formatter and linters.

   • Press 2 to download LSP and use /<name>
     • Download these LSP pyright, lua-language-server, bash-language-server, css-lsp, html-lsp, json-lsp, typescript-language-server
   • Press 4 to download Linter eslint_d
   • Press 5 to download formatter black, isort, prettier, stylua

[NOTE]: To download and press i for install

                                                 ~NeoVim Recommended Plugins Lua file by Dikshit singh