Overview#
Have you try to use Neovim as your IDE? that might be difficult for the first initial setup. But, with NvChad, you can easily turn Neovim into a full-featured IDE with just one command. after that, you also can install various plugins that you need.
What’s NvChad?#
NvChad is a community-driven Neovim setup that provides a comprehensive IDE experience. It includes various features. You can just say it’s a full-featured IDE of vscode.
Installation#
Begin to install NvChad, Please ensure you have Neovim installed, Also for To avoid appearing error, please rmove any existing configurations.
rm -rfv ~/.local/share/nvim
Then, install NvChad using:
git clone https://github.com/NvChad/starter ~/.config/nvim
after that, open Neovim and run:
nvim
and now will be automatically install all the plugins that required by NvChad.
NvChad usage#
NvChad provides various features and shortcuts to enhance your Neovim experience. Here are some of the most useful ones:
Theming#
NvChad provides various themes. To access them, press Space + t + h in Neovim and choose from the available options.
Syntax Highlighting#
For language syntax highlighting, manually install supported languages. In Neovim, use:
:TSInstall css html javascript
This example installs support for CSS, HTML, and JavaScript.
Check installed syntax highlighting using:
:TsInstallInfo
File Tree and Shortcuts#
Navigate the file tree with Ctrl + n. Useful shortcuts include:
- Select file: Arrow keys
- Open file:
Enter - Delete file:
d - Create directory/file: Press
a, enter name - Copy directory/file:
c - Paste directory/file:
p - Rename directory/file:
r, enter name
Finding Files#
Use Space + f + f to search for files.
Cheatsheet#
Access the NvChad cheatsheet with Space + c + h.
Result#
I can’t think of any other word. Its just wondeful.
What are the reasons need vscode? Just Deleteing VSCode lmfao
