# Usage

Nvim

Officail Doc for Installation

Install repo

git clone https://github.com/potatochick2020/nvim-config ~/.config/nvim

Packer

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/wbthomason/packer.nvim ~/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/packer/start/packer.nvim

Run :PackerSync inside nvim

RIP grep

curl -LO https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep/releases/download/13.0.0/ripgrep_13.0.0_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i ripgrep_13.0.0_amd64.deb

Gitui

Binary Download Page

cp ./gitui_theme.ron ~/.config/gitui/theme.ron

Kitty

cp ./kitty ~/.config/kitty/kitty.conf

i3

cp ./i3 ~/.config/i3/config

picom

cp ./picom ~/.config/picom/picom.conf

Other setting

Set a wallpaper

feh --bg-fill ~/wallpaper.png 

To show nvim-tree icon properly, nerd-fonts are required

git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/ryanoasis/nerd-fonts
cd nerd-fonts
./install.sh Hack

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Key mapping/ Common key usage until now:

1. <F5> to navigate nvim tree (File explorer)
2. <A-h>/<A-j>/<A-k>/<A-l> to navigate between window, nvim tree count as a window too
3. <C-q>/<C-e> to navigate between buffer in bufferline (similar to tabs in vs code)
4. Disable arrow key in normal mode and insert mode, use <C-h>/<C-j>/<C-k>/<C-l>to navigate in insert mode
5. press a in normal mode to enter insert mode with cursor being after the current char
6. space as leader key, space + fg/ff/fb/fh for telescope
7. <F6> to navigate undo tree
8. <F4> to navigate markdown preview, to close
9. <S-t> Toggle terminal
10. <S-g> Toggle terminal with gitui

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Potential Issues

Get the most update version

The version in debian-based apt repository is v0.6.1 which as at 2023 July, the most update version is v0.9.1 for stable release.

Case Sensitive File System

Windows and Mac are Case - Insensitive file system by default, and Linux are Case - Sensitive, it might leads to some issues

Search where will be your path

In nvim normal mode type :help vimrc-intro

It state the 2 default file path

• ~/.config/nvim/init.vim (Unix and OSX)
• ~/AppData/Local/nvim/init.vim (Windows)