general.md

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# General Settings

The files `autocmds.lua`, `keymaps.lua`, `lazy.lua` and `options.lua` under `lua/config` will be automatically loaded at the appropriate time,
so you don't need to require those files manually.
**LazyVim** comes with a set of default config files that will be loaded
**_before_** your own.

```text {4-7}
~/.config/nvim
├── lua
│   ├── config
│   │   ├── autocmds.lua
│   │   ├── keymaps.lua
│   │   ├── lazy.lua
│   │   └── options.lua
│   └── plugins
│       ├── spec1.lua
│       ├── **
│       └── spec2.lua
└── init.toml
```

:::danger
Do not `require` `autocmds`, `keymaps`, `lazy` or `options` under `lua/config/` or `lazyvim.config` manually.
**LazyVim** will load those files automatically.
:::

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import Tabs from '@theme/Tabs';
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## Options

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<TabItem value="custom" label="Custom Options">

```lua title="lua/config/options.lua"
-- Options are automatically loaded before lazy.nvim startup
-- Default options that are always set: https://github.com/LazyVim/LazyVim/blob/main/lua/lazyvim/config/options.lua
-- Add any additional options here

```

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<TabItem value="defaults" label="Default Options">

```lua title="lazyvim.config.options"
-- This file is automatically loaded by plugins.core
vim.g.mapleader = " "
vim.g.maplocalleader = "\\"

-- LazyVim auto format
vim.g.autoformat = true

-- LazyVim root dir detection
-- Each entry can be:
-- * the name of a detector function like `lsp` or `cwd`
-- * a pattern or array of patterns like `.git` or `lua`.
-- * a function with signature `function(buf) -> string|string[]`
vim.g.root_spec = { "lsp", { ".git", "lua" }, "cwd" }

-- LazyVim automatically configures lazygit:
--  * theme, based on the active colorscheme.
--  * editorPreset to nvim-remote
--  * enables nerd font icons
-- Set to false to disable.
vim.g.lazygit_config = true

-- Options for the LazyVim statuscolumn
vim.g.lazyvim_statuscolumn = {
  folds_open = false, -- show fold sign when fold is open
  folds_githl = false, -- highlight fold sign with git sign color
}

-- Optionally setup the terminal to use
-- This sets `vim.o.shell` and does some additional configuration for:
-- * pwsh
-- * powershell
-- LazyVim.terminal.setup("pwsh")

-- Hide deprecation warnings
vim.g.deprecation_warnings = false

-- Show the current document symbols location from Trouble in lualine
vim.g.trouble_lualine = true

local opt = vim.opt

opt.autowrite = true -- Enable auto write
-- only set clipboard if not in ssh, to make sure the OSC 52
-- integration works automatically. Requires Neovim >= 0.10.0
opt.clipboard = vim.env.SSH_TTY and "" or "unnamedplus" -- Sync with system clipboard
opt.completeopt = "menu,menuone,noselect"
opt.conceallevel = 2 -- Hide * markup for bold and italic, but not markers with substitutions
opt.confirm = true -- Confirm to save changes before exiting modified buffer
opt.cursorline = true -- Enable highlighting of the current line
opt.expandtab = true -- Use spaces instead of tabs
opt.fillchars = {
  foldopen = "",
  foldclose = "",
  fold = " ",
  foldsep = " ",
  diff = "╱",
  eob = " ",
}
opt.foldlevel = 99
opt.formatexpr = "v:lua.require'lazyvim.util'.format.formatexpr()"
opt.formatoptions = "jcroqlnt" -- tcqj
opt.grepformat = "%f:%l:%c:%m"
opt.grepprg = "rg --vimgrep"
opt.ignorecase = true -- Ignore case
opt.inccommand = "nosplit" -- preview incremental substitute
opt.laststatus = 3 -- global statusline
opt.linebreak = true -- Wrap lines at convenient points
opt.list = true -- Show some invisible characters (tabs...
opt.mouse = "a" -- Enable mouse mode
opt.number = true -- Print line number
opt.pumblend = 10 -- Popup blend
opt.pumheight = 10 -- Maximum number of entries in a popup
opt.relativenumber = true -- Relative line numbers
opt.scrolloff = 4 -- Lines of context
opt.sessionoptions = { "buffers", "curdir", "tabpages", "winsize", "help", "globals", "skiprtp", "folds" }
opt.shiftround = true -- Round indent
opt.shiftwidth = 2 -- Size of an indent
opt.shortmess:append({ W = true, I = true, c = true, C = true })
opt.showmode = false -- Dont show mode since we have a statusline
opt.sidescrolloff = 8 -- Columns of context
opt.signcolumn = "yes" -- Always show the signcolumn, otherwise it would shift the text each time
opt.smartcase = true -- Don't ignore case with capitals
opt.smartindent = true -- Insert indents automatically
opt.spelllang = { "en" }
opt.spelloptions:append("noplainbuffer")
opt.splitbelow = true -- Put new windows below current
opt.splitkeep = "screen"
opt.splitright = true -- Put new windows right of current
opt.statuscolumn = [[%!v:lua.require'lazyvim.util'.ui.statuscolumn()]]
opt.tabstop = 2 -- Number of spaces tabs count for
opt.termguicolors = true -- True color support
opt.timeoutlen = vim.g.vscode and 1000 or 300 -- Lower than default (1000) to quickly trigger which-key
opt.undofile = true
opt.undolevels = 10000
opt.updatetime = 200 -- Save swap file and trigger CursorHold
opt.virtualedit = "block" -- Allow cursor to move where there is no text in visual block mode
opt.wildmode = "longest:full,full" -- Command-line completion mode
opt.winminwidth = 5 -- Minimum window width
opt.wrap = false -- Disable line wrap

if vim.fn.has("nvim-0.10") == 1 then
  opt.smoothscroll = true
  opt.foldexpr = "v:lua.require'lazyvim.util'.ui.foldexpr()"
  opt.foldmethod = "expr"
  opt.foldtext = ""
else
  opt.foldmethod = "indent"
  opt.foldtext = "v:lua.require'lazyvim.util'.ui.foldtext()"
end

-- Fix markdown indentation settings
vim.g.markdown_recommended_style = 0

```

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## Keymaps

<Tabs>
<TabItem value="custom" label="Custom Keymaps">

```lua title="lua/config/keymaps.lua"
-- Keymaps are automatically loaded on the VeryLazy event
-- Default keymaps that are always set: https://github.com/LazyVim/LazyVim/blob/main/lua/lazyvim/config/keymaps.lua
-- Add any additional keymaps here

```

</TabItem>
<TabItem value="defaults" label="Default Keymaps">

```lua title="lazyvim.config.keymaps"
-- This file is automatically loaded by lazyvim.config.init

-- DO NOT USE `LazyVim.safe_keymap_set` IN YOUR OWN CONFIG!!
-- use `vim.keymap.set` instead
local map = LazyVim.safe_keymap_set

-- better up/down
map({ "n", "x" }, "j", "v:count == 0 ? 'gj' : 'j'", { desc = "Down", expr = true, silent = true })
map({ "n", "x" }, "<Down>", "v:count == 0 ? 'gj' : 'j'", { desc = "Down", expr = true, silent = true })
map({ "n", "x" }, "k", "v:count == 0 ? 'gk' : 'k'", { desc = "Up", expr = true, silent = true })
map({ "n", "x" }, "<Up>", "v:count == 0 ? 'gk' : 'k'", { desc = "Up", expr = true, silent = true })

-- Move to window using the <ctrl> hjkl keys
map("n", "<C-h>", "<C-w>h", { desc = "Go to Left Window", remap = true })
map("n", "<C-j>", "<C-w>j", { desc = "Go to Lower Window", remap = true })
map("n", "<C-k>", "<C-w>k", { desc = "Go to Upper Window", remap = true })
map("n", "<C-l>", "<C-w>l", { desc = "Go to Right Window", remap = true })

-- Resize window using <ctrl> arrow keys
map("n", "<C-Up>", "<cmd>resize +2<cr>", { desc = "Increase Window Height" })
map("n", "<C-Down>", "<cmd>resize -2<cr>", { desc = "Decrease Window Height" })
map("n", "<C-Left>", "<cmd>vertical resize -2<cr>", { desc = "Decrease Window Width" })
map("n", "<C-Right>", "<cmd>vertical resize +2<cr>", { desc = "Increase Window Width" })

-- Move Lines
map("n", "<A-j>", "<cmd>m .+1<cr>==", { desc = "Move Down" })
map("n", "<A-k>", "<cmd>m .-2<cr>==", { desc = "Move Up" })
map("i", "<A-j>", "<esc><cmd>m .+1<cr>==gi", { desc = "Move Down" })
map("i", "<A-k>", "<esc><cmd>m .-2<cr>==gi", { desc = "Move Up" })
map("v", "<A-j>", ":m '>+1<cr>gv=gv", { desc = "Move Down" })
map("v", "<A-k>", ":m '<-2<cr>gv=gv", { desc = "Move Up" })

-- buffers
map("n", "<S-h>", "<cmd>bprevious<cr>", { desc = "Prev Buffer" })
map("n", "<S-l>", "<cmd>bnext<cr>", { desc = "Next Buffer" })
map("n", "[b", "<cmd>bprevious<cr>", { desc = "Prev Buffer" })
map("n", "]b", "<cmd>bnext<cr>", { desc = "Next Buffer" })
map("n", "<leader>bb", "<cmd>e #<cr>", { desc = "Switch to Other Buffer" })
map("n", "<leader>`", "<cmd>e #<cr>", { desc = "Switch to Other Buffer" })
map("n", "<leader>bd", LazyVim.ui.bufremove, { desc = "Delete Buffer" })
map("n", "<leader>bD", "<cmd>:bd<cr>", { desc = "Delete Buffer and Window" })

-- Clear search with <esc>
map({ "i", "n" }, "<esc>", "<cmd>noh<cr><esc>", { desc = "Escape and Clear hlsearch" })

-- Clear search, diff update and redraw
-- taken from runtime/lua/_editor.lua
map(
  "n",
  "<leader>ur",
  "<Cmd>nohlsearch<Bar>diffupdate<Bar>normal! <C-L><CR>",
  { desc = "Redraw / Clear hlsearch / Diff Update" }
)

-- https://github.com/mhinz/vim-galore#saner-behavior-of-n-and-n
map("n", "n", "'Nn'[v:searchforward].'zv'", { expr = true, desc = "Next Search Result" })
map("x", "n", "'Nn'[v:searchforward]", { expr = true, desc = "Next Search Result" })
map("o", "n", "'Nn'[v:searchforward]", { expr = true, desc = "Next Search Result" })
map("n", "N", "'nN'[v:searchforward].'zv'", { expr = true, desc = "Prev Search Result" })
map("x", "N", "'nN'[v:searchforward]", { expr = true, desc = "Prev Search Result" })
map("o", "N", "'nN'[v:searchforward]", { expr = true, desc = "Prev Search Result" })

-- Add undo break-points
map("i", ",", ",<c-g>u")
map("i", ".", ".<c-g>u")
map("i", ";", ";<c-g>u")

-- save file
map({ "i", "x", "n", "s" }, "<C-s>", "<cmd>w<cr><esc>", { desc = "Save File" })

--keywordprg
map("n", "<leader>K", "<cmd>norm! K<cr>", { desc = "Keywordprg" })

-- better indenting
map("v", "<", "<gv")
map("v", ">", ">gv")

-- commenting
map("n", "gco", "o<esc>Vcx<esc><cmd>normal gcc<cr>fxa<bs>", { desc = "Add Comment Below" })
map("n", "gcO", "O<esc>Vcx<esc><cmd>normal gcc<cr>fxa<bs>", { desc = "Add Comment Above" })

-- lazy
map("n", "<leader>l", "<cmd>Lazy<cr>", { desc = "Lazy" })

-- new file
map("n", "<leader>fn", "<cmd>enew<cr>", { desc = "New File" })

map("n", "<leader>xl", "<cmd>lopen<cr>", { desc = "Location List" })
map("n", "<leader>xq", "<cmd>copen<cr>", { desc = "Quickfix List" })

map("n", "[q", vim.cmd.cprev, { desc = "Previous Quickfix" })
map("n", "]q", vim.cmd.cnext, { desc = "Next Quickfix" })

-- formatting
map({ "n", "v" }, "<leader>cf", function()
  LazyVim.format({ force = true })
end, { desc = "Format" })

-- diagnostic
local diagnostic_goto = function(next, severity)
  local go = next and vim.diagnostic.goto_next or vim.diagnostic.goto_prev
  severity = severity and vim.diagnostic.severity[severity] or nil
  return function()
    go({ severity = severity })
  end
end
map("n", "<leader>cd", vim.diagnostic.open_float, { desc = "Line Diagnostics" })
map("n", "]d", diagnostic_goto(true), { desc = "Next Diagnostic" })
map("n", "[d", diagnostic_goto(false), { desc = "Prev Diagnostic" })
map("n", "]e", diagnostic_goto(true, "ERROR"), { desc = "Next Error" })
map("n", "[e", diagnostic_goto(false, "ERROR"), { desc = "Prev Error" })
map("n", "]w", diagnostic_goto(true, "WARN"), { desc = "Next Warning" })
map("n", "[w", diagnostic_goto(false, "WARN"), { desc = "Prev Warning" })

-- stylua: ignore start

-- toggle options
map("n", "<leader>uf", function() LazyVim.format.toggle() end, { desc = "Toggle Auto Format (Global)" })
map("n", "<leader>uF", function() LazyVim.format.toggle(true) end, { desc = "Toggle Auto Format (Buffer)" })
map("n", "<leader>us", function() LazyVim.toggle("spell") end, { desc = "Toggle Spelling" })
map("n", "<leader>uw", function() LazyVim.toggle("wrap") end, { desc = "Toggle Word Wrap" })
map("n", "<leader>uL", function() LazyVim.toggle("relativenumber") end, { desc = "Toggle Relative Line Numbers" })
map("n", "<leader>ul", function() LazyVim.toggle.number() end, { desc = "Toggle Line Numbers" })
map("n", "<leader>ud", function() LazyVim.toggle.diagnostics() end, { desc = "Toggle Diagnostics" })
local conceallevel = vim.o.conceallevel > 0 and vim.o.conceallevel or 3
map("n", "<leader>uc", function() LazyVim.toggle("conceallevel", false, {0, conceallevel}) end, { desc = "Toggle Conceal" })
if vim.lsp.buf.inlay_hint or vim.lsp.inlay_hint then
  map( "n", "<leader>uh", function() LazyVim.toggle.inlay_hints() end, { desc = "Toggle Inlay Hints" })
end
map("n", "<leader>uT", function() if vim.b.ts_highlight then vim.treesitter.stop() else vim.treesitter.start() end end, { desc = "Toggle Treesitter Highlight" })
map("n", "<leader>ub", function() LazyVim.toggle("background", false, {"light", "dark"}) end, { desc = "Toggle Background" })

-- lazygit
map("n", "<leader>gg", function() LazyVim.lazygit( { cwd = LazyVim.root.git() }) end, { desc = "Lazygit (Root Dir)" })
map("n", "<leader>gG", function() LazyVim.lazygit() end, { desc = "Lazygit (cwd)" })
map("n", "<leader>gb", LazyVim.lazygit.blame_line, { desc = "Git Blame Line" })
map("n", "<leader>gB", LazyVim.lazygit.browse, { desc = "Git Browse" })

map("n", "<leader>gf", function()
  local git_path = vim.api.nvim_buf_get_name(0)
  LazyVim.lazygit({args = { "-f", vim.trim(git_path) }})
end, { desc = "Lazygit Current File History" })

map("n", "<leader>gl", function()
  LazyVim.lazygit({ args = { "log" }, cwd = LazyVim.root.git() })
end, { desc = "Lazygit Log" })
map("n", "<leader>gL", function()
  LazyVim.lazygit({ args = { "log" } })
end, { desc = "Lazygit Log (cwd)" })

-- quit
map("n", "<leader>qq", "<cmd>qa<cr>", { desc = "Quit All" })

-- highlights under cursor
map("n", "<leader>ui", vim.show_pos, { desc = "Inspect Pos" })
map("n", "<leader>uI", "<cmd>InspectTree<cr>", { desc = "Inspect Tree" })

-- LazyVim Changelog
map("n", "<leader>L", function() LazyVim.news.changelog() end, { desc = "LazyVim Changelog" })

-- floating terminal
local lazyterm = function() LazyVim.terminal(nil, { cwd = LazyVim.root() }) end
map("n", "<leader>ft", lazyterm, { desc = "Terminal (Root Dir)" })
map("n", "<leader>fT", function() LazyVim.terminal() end, { desc = "Terminal (cwd)" })
map("n", "<c-/>", lazyterm, { desc = "Terminal (Root Dir)" })
map("n", "<c-_>", lazyterm, { desc = "which_key_ignore" })

-- Terminal Mappings
map("t", "<esc><esc>", "<c-\\><c-n>", { desc = "Enter Normal Mode" })
map("t", "<C-h>", "<cmd>wincmd h<cr>", { desc = "Go to Left Window" })
map("t", "<C-j>", "<cmd>wincmd j<cr>", { desc = "Go to Lower Window" })
map("t", "<C-k>", "<cmd>wincmd k<cr>", { desc = "Go to Upper Window" })
map("t", "<C-l>", "<cmd>wincmd l<cr>", { desc = "Go to Right Window" })
map("t", "<C-/>", "<cmd>close<cr>", { desc = "Hide Terminal" })
map("t", "<c-_>", "<cmd>close<cr>", { desc = "which_key_ignore" })

-- windows
map("n", "<leader>ww", "<C-W>p", { desc = "Other Window", remap = true })
map("n", "<leader>wd", "<C-W>c", { desc = "Delete Window", remap = true })
map("n", "<leader>w-", "<C-W>s", { desc = "Split Window Below", remap = true })
map("n", "<leader>w|", "<C-W>v", { desc = "Split Window Right", remap = true })
map("n", "<leader>-", "<C-W>s", { desc = "Split Window Below", remap = true })
map("n", "<leader>|", "<C-W>v", { desc = "Split Window Right", remap = true })
map("n", "<leader>wm", function() LazyVim.toggle.maximize() end, { desc = "Maximize Toggle" })

-- tabs
map("n", "<leader><tab>l", "<cmd>tablast<cr>", { desc = "Last Tab" })
map("n", "<leader><tab>o", "<cmd>tabonly<cr>", { desc = "Close Other Tabs" })
map("n", "<leader><tab>f", "<cmd>tabfirst<cr>", { desc = "First Tab" })
map("n", "<leader><tab><tab>", "<cmd>tabnew<cr>", { desc = "New Tab" })
map("n", "<leader><tab>]", "<cmd>tabnext<cr>", { desc = "Next Tab" })
map("n", "<leader><tab>d", "<cmd>tabclose<cr>", { desc = "Close Tab" })
map("n", "<leader><tab>[", "<cmd>tabprevious<cr>", { desc = "Previous Tab" })

```

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## Auto Commands

<Tabs>
<TabItem value="custom" label="Custom Auto Commands">

```lua title="lua/config/autocmds.lua"
-- Autocmds are automatically loaded on the VeryLazy event
-- Default autocmds that are always set: https://github.com/LazyVim/LazyVim/blob/main/lua/lazyvim/config/autocmds.lua
-- Add any additional autocmds here

```

</TabItem>
<TabItem value="defaults" label="Default Auto Commands">

```lua title="lazyvim.config.autocmds"
-- This file is automatically loaded by lazyvim.config.init.

local function augroup(name)
  return vim.api.nvim_create_augroup("lazyvim_" .. name, { clear = true })
end

-- Check if we need to reload the file when it changed
vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd({ "FocusGained", "TermClose", "TermLeave" }, {
  group = augroup("checktime"),
  callback = function()
    if vim.o.buftype ~= "nofile" then
      vim.cmd("checktime")
    end
  end,
})

-- Highlight on yank
vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("TextYankPost", {
  group = augroup("highlight_yank"),
  callback = function()
    vim.highlight.on_yank()
  end,
})

-- resize splits if window got resized
vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd({ "VimResized" }, {
  group = augroup("resize_splits"),
  callback = function()
    local current_tab = vim.fn.tabpagenr()
    vim.cmd("tabdo wincmd =")
    vim.cmd("tabnext " .. current_tab)
  end,
})

-- go to last loc when opening a buffer
vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("BufReadPost", {
  group = augroup("last_loc"),
  callback = function(event)
    local exclude = { "gitcommit" }
    local buf = event.buf
    if vim.tbl_contains(exclude, vim.bo[buf].filetype) or vim.b[buf].lazyvim_last_loc then
      return
    end
    vim.b[buf].lazyvim_last_loc = true
    local mark = vim.api.nvim_buf_get_mark(buf, '"')
    local lcount = vim.api.nvim_buf_line_count(buf)
    if mark[1] > 0 and mark[1] <= lcount then
      pcall(vim.api.nvim_win_set_cursor, 0, mark)
    end
  end,
})

-- close some filetypes with <q>
vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("FileType", {
  group = augroup("close_with_q"),
  pattern = {
    "PlenaryTestPopup",
    "help",
    "lspinfo",
    "notify",
    "qf",
    "spectre_panel",
    "startuptime",
    "tsplayground",
    "neotest-output",
    "checkhealth",
    "neotest-summary",
    "neotest-output-panel",
    "dbout",
  },
  callback = function(event)
    vim.bo[event.buf].buflisted = false
    vim.keymap.set("n", "q", "<cmd>close<cr>", { buffer = event.buf, silent = true })
  end,
})

-- make it easier to close man-files when opened inline
vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("FileType", {
  group = augroup("man_unlisted"),
  pattern = { "man" },
  callback = function(event)
    vim.bo[event.buf].buflisted = false
  end,
})

-- wrap and check for spell in text filetypes
vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("FileType", {
  group = augroup("wrap_spell"),
  pattern = { "*.txt", "*.tex", "*.typ", "gitcommit", "markdown" },
  callback = function()
    vim.opt_local.wrap = true
    vim.opt_local.spell = true
  end,
})

-- Fix conceallevel for json files
vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd({ "FileType" }, {
  group = augroup("json_conceal"),
  pattern = { "json", "jsonc", "json5" },
  callback = function()
    vim.opt_local.conceallevel = 0
  end,
})

-- Auto create dir when saving a file, in case some intermediate directory does not exist
vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd({ "BufWritePre" }, {
  group = augroup("auto_create_dir"),
  callback = function(event)
    if event.match:match("^%w%w+:[\\/][\\/]") then
      return
    end
    local file = vim.uv.fs_realpath(event.match) or event.match
    vim.fn.mkdir(vim.fn.fnamemodify(file, ":p:h"), "p")
  end,
})

```

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