Questions tagged [nvim]
for questions specific (and unique) to the Neovim program. Questions about Vim in general should use [vim].
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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:
$ ...
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Different Plugins for Different Filetypes Neovim
I've used Neovim in the past for writing LaTex documents and have found that experience pretty great.
I'm considering expanding my usage so that it becomes my daily driver for software development.
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Xmonad Stealing Keymap for Neovim Toggleterm
So when I am using Neovim, I have a plugin that when I hit <Ctr>+ \ it will open a terminal in Neovim. It seems like every once in awhile it stops working and not sure if the issue is in Neovim ...
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Why does Neovim behave differently from Geany when launched with nohup and &?
When I open Geany I need to launch it with nohup, e.g. nohup geany test.txt & so that when I close my shell,
from which I launched it Geany does not get closed. I noticed that this is not the case
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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 ...
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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='...
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nvim flutter change default device to emulator
When I start flutter project:
:CocCommand flutter.run
the app is starting via Chrome, but I need to start via device emulator.
If I start manually:
:CocList FlutterEmulators
I can choose my device ...
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neomutt + neovim
using: ubuntu 18.04, neomutt 20171215, neovim v0.6.0. i am new to neovim and neomutt
nvim is the default editor in my neomutt. When i compose an email the text appears justified, and after i send the ...
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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 ...
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How can I set NeoVim to automatically source .vimrc?
Each time I open NeoVim, I have to type :so .vimrc (it is located inside of my $HOME folder) for it to load the file.
I've tried googling my way out of it, but I can't seem to get any results on what ...
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Facing an error while installing npm for neovim coc
I have installed coc.nvim and am now installing the dependencies. To do this I need to install npm. The command I'm using to install npm is sudo apt-get install npm. However, I get this error when ...
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How to find a file in current working directory without opening the file in vim
When there is a unit test error in the Java project it shows me the class name. Since it is java class name and the file name is the same I can just append .java. So right now I can add the current ...
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E5105 in NeoVim in Debian 11
I have installed bufferline plugin on neovim using vim-plug with Plug 'akinsho/bufferline.nvim'. I should add require("bufferline").setup{} into my init.vim for keeping this plugin enable.
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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 ...
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How to Migrate Neovim from Windows to Linux
This seems like a pretty simple question, but I can't find a solution. I have Neovim configuration on Windows with a custom init.vim as well as plugins and color schemes. I am able to get Neovim on ...
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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 <whatever>
set <...
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latest nvim error, Cannot execute binary file: Exec format error
I got this error when running neovim v0.5.0-dev+1308 (using the nvim.appimage) for the first time, I don't know what could it be or how to fix it, any help would be appreciated since I cannot use ...
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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 ...
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Ranger: set default apps for files
I use arch linux, ranger and nvim. When I try to open any text file, ranger does not do anything and this is on output:
/bin/sh: line 1: vim: command not found
What can i do to open file in neovim ?
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Vim/nvim <BS> and <C-w> delete entire line in (terminal mode from a command) instead of a single character
I'm creating a mapping which is supposed to navigate to a specific window (call TEST_WIN), focus in on the terminal and then delete a single character.
The mapping looks like this:
noremap '; :let ...
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Nvim: Warning: Cannot find word list "cz.utf-8.spl" or "cz.ascii.spl"
When I turn on spell checking for Czech language, this happens:
:Sccz
No spell file for "cz" in utf-8
Download it?
Downloading cz.utf-8.spl...
:!curl 'http://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/runtime/...
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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 ...
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How to get my terminal to open NeoVim with maximised window size using Openbox rc.xml key bindings?
I am using Openbox 3.6.1 windowing with Arch 5.6.4,
and NeoVim 0.4.3, with gnome-terminal 3.36.1.
These are the most up to date versions.
I am currently sizing my gnome-terminal window using these ...
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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
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nvim norm command
In neovim 0.4.3-3 in normal mode this command :
:put=range(1,4)
will put numbered list from 1 to 4
but when i want to put numbers only in blank lines like this:
:g/^$/norm :put=range(1,14)
it is ...
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Why :new edited buffer prevents :bn without naming and saving?
I use that buffer as scratchpad but nvim makes that really really hard. Why current settings are default?
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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 ~/....
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Start nvim with a bindsym in i3
How can can I start nvim with a bindsym from i3? If I just type
bindsym $mod+F1 exec nvim
nvim doesn't show, since it just runs in the background without a terminal. So how can I invoke nvim with a ...
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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 ...
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Terminal colors look wrong when using tmux with termite
The terminal i'm using is termite, and it is very good, but i'm having a problem with vim colorschemes and some colors in the terminal itself too when using tmux. It happens as follows:
As you can ...
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How to search in vim ignoring all whitespace (and making it a function)
How can I search a string in vim and thereby ignoring any whitespace (or particularly line breaks) between any characters?
And probably thereby making a function that can search ignoring all ...
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Tilix -e nvim doesn't load my bash/zsh environment / profile
I put tilix -e nvim command for shortcut in my xfce. Then I do :!echo $PATH and doesn't get my regular $PATH value. The same for :echo $PATH. If I put command in whisker menu, I got the same.
But ...
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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 ...
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vim continued forward/backward search direction
Some time ago I read about an option that fixes the behavior the 'n' and 'N' keys cause when continuing a search in vim. That is, by default 'n' performs a forward search if the search was triggered ...
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Exec vim in new urxvt window preserving theme
I want to create a simple script to launch nvim (not gvim) in separate terminal window (I'm using urxvt term). Currently I have:
#!/usr/bin/env bash
exec urxvt -hold -e "vim"
It seems legit and ...
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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 ...
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