Rootiest NeoVim Configuration

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      ,l;             c,
   .:ooool'           loo:.
 .,oooooooo:.         looooc,       /VVVVVVVV\++++  /VVVVVVVV\
ll:,loooooool,        looooool      \VVVVVVVV/++++++\VVVVVVVV/
llll,;ooooooooc.      looooooo       |VVVVVV|++++++++/VVVVV/'
lllllc,coooooooo;     looooooo       |VVVVVV|++++++/VVVVV/'
lllllll;,loooooool'   looooooo      +|VVVVVV|++++/VVVVV/'+
lllllllc .:oooooooo:. looooooo    +++|VVVVVV|++/VVVVV/'+++++
lllllllc   'loooooool,:ooooooo  +++++|VVVVVV|/VVV___++++++++++
lllllllc     ;ooooooooc,cooooo    +++|VVVVVVVVVV/##/ +_+_+_+
lllllllc      .coooooooo;;looo      +|VVVVVVVVV___ +/#_#,#_#,\
lllllllc        ,loooooool,:ol       |VVVVVVV//##/+/#/+/#/'/#/
 'cllllc         .:oooooooo;.        |VVVVV/'+/#/+/#/+/#/ /#/
   .;llc           .loooo:.          |VVV/'++/#/+/#/ /#/ /#/
      ,;             ;l;             'V/'  /##//##//##//###/

The rootiest neovim configuration you will ever see!

Installation

1. Install NeoVim (0.9+)

2. Install Pre-requisites

   • Required

     • git - Version control system
     • luarocks - Lua package manager
     • A terminal that has Nerd Fonts support

   • Optional (but recommended for the full experience)

     • ripgrep - A faster grep
     • fzf - A command-line fuzzy finder
     • fd - A simple, fast and user-friendly alternative to 'find'
     • lazygit - A simple terminal UI for git commands
     • tree-sitter - A parser generator tool and an incremental parsing library
     • kitty - A fast, feature-rich, GPU based terminal emulator
     • NeoVide - A fast, feature-rich, and modern NeoVim GUI
     • fish - A smart and user-friendly command line shell

3. Backup your current nvim configuration (if you have one)

   mv ~/.config/nvim ~/.config/nvim.bak
   

4. Clone the repository

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

5. Enjoy! 🎉

Options

There are some hidden files in the configuration directory that can be used to configure user options.

• .colorscheme : Set the colorscheme
  This file facilitates restoring the colorscheme between sessions.
  This value is overwritten when the colorscheme is changed in the UI.

• .leader : Set the leader key
  This file defines the leader key used in the mappings.
  It contains only a single space by default.

• .aitool : Set the AI tool
  This file defines the AI plugin used for code completion.
  The options are codeium copilot tabnine or none.

Features

• Comfortable keybindings and IDE-like features
• Designed to be quick to load and easy to use without compromising on features
• Leans heavily on lazy and luarocks for plugin management and lazy-loading
• Catppuccin theme is default but a selection of others are also included
• Automatic light/dark mode switching based on system theme
• Extensive special configurations for kitty, including theme matching
• Kitty scrollback and keybinding support
• Special configuration for neovide
• Detects terminal client and adjusts accordingly
• ToggleTerm, fzf, telescope, neotree, etc. for quick access to files and terminal
• Many UI elements to enhance the experience
• LSP support for many languages and automatic setup for many more
• Remotely spawn a NeoVim instance over ssh, in a container, or from a git repo
• Dashboard logo adjusts to the size of the window
• Codeium-powered AI completion
• Lean and fast while providing a complete professional experience

Companion Tools

Rootiest Kitty Conf - A kitty configuration that is designed to work with this NeoVim configuration

Rootiest Fish Conf - A fish configuration that pairs well with this NeoVim configuration

Nerd Fonts - A collection of fonts that includes many icons and glyphs used in this configuration.

Dotfiles

Rootiest Dotfiles

Credits

• Folke Lamaitre
• LazyVim
• Elijah Manor