Hey!
You probably found this repository by asking a question along the lines of "How do I learn neovim?". I want to set some expectations. The documents in this repository are my attempt at introducing and explaining (neo)vim concepts as best as I can, recommending certain practices that I personally consider "good". There are many possible ways of using (neo)vim and none of them are objectively the best, but I will try to justify any concrete recommendations I give here.
You can use this repository to learn (neo)vim from scratch, as reference material to come back to later, or simply to look for ideas to add to your own setup. Everything is structured with links and I try to keep every document self-contained, with references to other sources if there are knowledge requirements.
If you have any suggestions, ideas, or mistakes to point out, feel free to open an issue!
- teach you how to think about and work with vim effectively
- teach you how to interact with vim and integrate it into your workflow
- teach you how to get started if you're completely new
- give you some cool ideas how to script neovim and extend it to fit your needs
- an attempt to convince you how neovim is the best editor ever and you should leave your favorite IDE immediately
- a neovim "distribution" that will give you a 1-click installation with 5 million plugins to recreate VSCode in your terminal as close as possible. If you want that, check out one of the following:
- a "simple starter template". If you want that, check out kickstart.nvim.
- Read
:help - Read
:help :help - Read
:help user-manual - Read
README.mdfiles - Read GitHub Wiki pages of plugins, if they exist
- Ask other people questions, but don't ask to ask
- When you ask questions, ask good ones
- Why neovim over vim
- How to install neovim
- Introduction to vim as an editor
- Getting started with vim motions
- Getting to know your editor
- Finding your way around
- A basic development workflow
- LSP
- How to install plugins
- Insert Completion
- Telescope - probably the most useful plugin you will ever use
- oil.nvim - filetrees are overrated
- Git workflow
- Macros
- Scripting utilities