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[https://neovim.io/ Neovim] is a highly extensible and open source text editor that aims to improve upon and modernize the popular [[Vim]] editor. It's designed to be a drop-in replacement for Vim, maintaining compatibility with most Vim plugins and configurations while offering additional features and improvements. Neovim focuses on extensibility, usability, and performance.

It introduces a powerful plugin architecture that allows for asynchronous plugin execution, which can significantly improve performance for certain operations. It also includes a built-in terminal emulator, allowing users to run shell commands directly within the editor. The project emphasizes code quality and maintainability, with a clean, well-documented codebase that makes it easier for developers to contribute.

==== Using nix-shell ====

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==== Using Global Configuration ====

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==== Using Home Configuration ====

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==== Basic ====

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# Home Configuration

programs.neovim = {

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==== Advanced ====

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# Home Configuration

# You have to add the line below to set it as the default editor:

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==== Location of Options ====

The home manager options are defined in the following [https://nix-community.github.io/home-manager/options.xhtml#opt-programs.neovim.enable Home Manager Options Manual].

The global options are listed on [https://mynixos.com/search?q=nixpkgs%2Foption%2Fprograms.neovim MyNixOS].  

==== Neovim Nightly ====

Have a look at the [https://github.com/nix-community/neovim-nightly-overlay Neovim Nightly Overlay] to install the most recent current nightly version of Neovim.

You can run the master version via the following command:

==== Pre-Configured Configurations ====

If you prefer not to configure your system manually, NixOS offers several predefined configurations and community-supported options. Here are a few of them:  

* [https://www.lazyvim.org/ LazyVim]

* [https://astronvim.com/ AstroVim]

Another excellent option is [https://www.lunarvim.org/docs/installation LunarVim]. The development community describes it as "an IDE layer for Neovim with sane defaults." LunarVim includes an installer/updater for LSP modules and other features. It can be installed via the <code>lunarvim</code> package from <code>nixpkgs</code> and is started with the <code>lvim</code> command.

The configuration for LunarVim is stored in <code>./config/lvim</code>.

==== Plugin Management ====

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   pkgs.vimPlugins.nvim-tree-lua

   {

     plugin = pkgs.vimPlugins.vim-startify;

   }

   # Due to how the runtimepath for Lua modules is processed, your configuration may require  

   # packadd! plugin-name to require a module. A home-manager example:

   }

   {

     plugin = pkgs.vimPlugins.nvim-treesitter;

   }

   # Option 1: Install all grammar packages

   pkgs.vimPlugins.nvim-treesitter.withAllGrammars

   # (pkgs.vimPlugins.nvim-treesitter.withPlugins (p: [ p.c p.java ]))

   # Installing grammar packages through the built-in command can lead to errors.  

   # The following Neovim command will install syntax highlighting for the C programming language: :TSInstall c

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# https://neovim.io/

# https://github.com/neovim/neovim