Setting up Neovim

This post explains how to install and setup neovim.

Neovim

Neovim (nvim) is an extensible, open-source text editor that is a refactor and improvement of Vim. It aims to enhance the usability and feature set of Vim, while maintaining compatibility with Vim’s commands and configuration.

How to install

• Install Homebrew.

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"

• Install neovim.

brew install neovim

• Download package

The packages include:

• vim-plug
• nvim-notify
• markdown-preview.nvim
• nvim-noice
• nvim-nui
• nvim-tree
• nvim-treesitter
• image.nvim
• vim-gutentags

Move vim-plug into runtime autoload path.

mv -r vim-plug /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/Cellar/neovim/0.11.0/share/nvim/runtime/autoload

• Copy downloaded package into ~/.config/.

cp -r nvim ~/.config

Setting up markdown-preview

• Install ctags.

sudo apt-get install -y exuberant-ctags

• Write ~/.ctags.

--recurse=yes
--exclude=.git
--exclude=BUILD
--exclude=.svn
--exclude=*.js
--exclude=vendor/*
--exclude=node_modules/*
--exclude=db/*
--exclude=log/*
--exclude=\*.log
--exclude=\*.min.\*
--exclude=\*.swp
--exclude=\*.bak
--exclude=\*.pyc
--exclude=\*.class
--exclude=\*.sln
--exclude=\*.csproj
--exclude=\*.csproj.user
--exclude=\*.cache
--exclude=\*.dll
--exclude=\*.pdb
--exclude=\*.obj
--exclude=\*.exe

• Validate Node.js installation.

node --version

• Refresh session

exec $SHELL

• Install packages to resolve dependancy:

sudo npm install tslib
npm install neovim
sudo npm install neovim
sudo npm install @chemzqm/neovim
sudo npm install log4js
sudo npm install socket.io
sudo npm install msgpack-lite

• Run this in nvim:

mdkp#util#install

• Preview markdown files.

:MarkdownPreview

Setting up ctags

• Install ctags

brew install universal-ctags

• gu

```shell nvm install –lts

Setting up autocompletion