My Neovim Setup

Portable Neovim configuration that works on any Linux server or macOS machine.

Quick Install

git clone https://github.com/AlextheYounga/myvim.git
cd ~/myvim
./setup-nvim.sh

Then start a new shell or run:

export PATH="${HOME}/.local/bin:${PATH}"
nvim

Platform Support

Platform	Method
Linux x86_64	Downloads official binary
Linux aarch64	Builds from source
macOS (Intel/Apple Silicon)	Downloads official binary

Plugins

Plugin	Purpose
onedark.nvim	One Dark colorscheme (VS Code style)
nvim-treesitter	Syntax highlighting
nvim-tree.lua	File explorer sidebar
nvim-web-devicons	File icons
which-key.nvim	Keybinding hints popup
cheatsheet.nvim	Searchable Vim commands
telescope.nvim	Fuzzy finder
plenary.nvim	Lua utilities (telescope dependency)
nvim-osc52	Clipboard over SSH
gitsigns.nvim	Git change signs in the gutter

Keybindings

Custom Keybindings

Key	Action
Space + e	Toggle file explorer
Space + E	Reveal current file in explorer
Space + ?	Open searchable Vim cheatsheet
Space + wait	Show all leader keybindings (which-key)
Space + Tab	Toggle focus between tree and editor
Ctrl + a	Select all
Ctrl + d	Scroll down (centered)
Ctrl + u	Scroll up (centered)
Esc	Clear search highlight

File Explorer (nvim-tree)

Key	Action
a	Create new file/folder
d	Delete
r	Rename
x	Cut
c	Copy
p	Paste
q	Close explorer
g?	Show all nvim-tree keybindings

Useful Vim Commands

Command	Action
:%y	Yank (copy) entire file
:%y+	Yank entire file to system clipboard
ggVG	Select entire file
:TSInstall <lang>	Install treesitter parser for a language
:TSInstallInfo	Show installed/available parsers

Settings

• Leader key: Space
• Theme: One Dark (darker variant)
• Indentation: 2 spaces, auto-expand tabs
• Line numbers: Absolute (not relative)
• Mouse: Enabled
• Search: Case-insensitive (smart case)
• Clipboard: System clipboard + OSC52 over SSH

Treesitter Languages (Pre-installed)

Lua, Vim, Bash, Fish, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, TSX, JSON, YAML, TOML, HTML, CSS, PHP, Ruby, Vue, Markdown, Go, Rust, C, Zig, Dockerfile, Terraform

Additional languages auto-install when you open a file.

File Structure

~/.local/nvim/           # Neovim installation
~/.local/bin/nvim        # Symlink to nvim binary
~/.config/nvim/init.lua  # Configuration
~/.local/share/nvim/     # Plugins and data

Uninstall

rm -rf ~/.local/nvim ~/.local/bin/nvim ~/.config/nvim ~/.local/share/nvim

Requirements

• git - for cloning plugins
• curl or wget - for downloading Neovim
• gcc or clang - for treesitter (installed automatically)
• cmake, ninja - only for aarch64 Linux (builds from source)