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Sujit Kumar
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Setup Neovim like an IDE For Development in Arch Based Linux

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Note: Use these settings and configurations at your own risk. Make sure you understand what each change entails.

Configuring Neovim with Dotfiles

Contents

  • Vim (Neovim) Configuration
  • Tmux Configuration
  • Git Configuration
  • Fish Configuration ### Plugins and Themes

Install the following Neovim plugins and themes:

You will need Neovim (version 0.8 or higher) for these configurations.

  1. Install Neovim 
sudo pacman -S neovim
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Plugin Manager: wbthomason/packer.nvim

Install the Packer plugin manager for Neovim:

git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/nvim-packer-git.git
cd nvim-packer-git/
makepkg -si
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Fancy Shell for Linux

Install Fish shell

sudo pacman -S fish
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Configuration

  1. Clone this repository: 
git clone https://github.com/craftzdog/dotfiles-public
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  1. Create a directory at ~/.config/nvim and copy the dotfiles-public/.config/nvim directory: 
mkdir ~/.config/nvim
cp -r dotfiles-public/.config/nvim/ ~/.config/nvim/
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  1. Open plugin.lua: 
nvim ~/.config/nvim/lua/craftzdog/plugins.lua
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  1. Switch to COMMAND mode in Neovim and enter the following command to install the plugins: Note: For switching command mode in Neovim press "shift+:" when you are in normal mode in neovim: 
:PackerInstall
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Tree-sitter for Syntax Highlighting

Install Tree-sitter for syntax highlighting:

  1. Install Tree-sitter: 
sudo pacman -S tree-sitter
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  1. Install Tree-sitter CLI: 
sudo npm install -g tree-sitter-cli
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Auto Suggestion & Syntax Highlighting (VSCode-like)

Set up language servers for JavaScript or TypeScript:

  1. Install the JavaScript/ TypeScript language server: 
sudo npm install -g typescript-language-server typescript
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Note: This language server will work for JavaScript as well as TypeScript.

  1. For Tailwind CSS users, install a language server for Tailwind CSS: 
sudo npm install -g @tailwindcss/language-server
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  1. To see a list of available languages for installation, use: 
:TSInstallInfo
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  1. Install the required language parsers, e.g., for JavaScript, php, python, go: 
:TSInstall python
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Finally You can launch Neovim by running: 

nvim my_project # Replace "my_project" with your project name
# or
nvim . # Open Neovim in the current directory
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If you are getting any errors during installation or need setup instructions for other operating systems, please let me know, and I will provide further guidance.

Thanks for Reading!
Go GodSpeed!!

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