How to remove bar at the bottom when using Neovim?

[lokesh-krishna]

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Using Neovim, running FZF always adds a line to the bottom which I would rather not have.

I do not have this problem with Vim though.

How do I get FZF to look the same in Neovim?

Same issue as #1142?

[lokesh-krishna]

Hmmm...

I don't think so. I am not even sure I understand what that issue is about. Also, the problem here is that I don't have a problem while using Vim. Only while using Neovim though I am using the same .vimrc.

[junegunn]

Short answer: you can't. Neovim cannot start external processes like Vim does so fzf can only start inside its built-in terminal emulator. #137

[junegunn]

The same applies to GVim.

[lokesh-krishna]

Ah, anything I can do to at least make it (that bar) look a bit more presentable?

[junegunn]

Setting laststatus to 0 while fzf is running can help.

if has('nvim') || has('gui_running')
  autocmd! FileType fzf
  autocmd  FileType fzf set laststatus=0 | autocmd WinLeave <buffer> set laststatus=2
endif

Won't work on gvim/windows 10.

[junegunn]

You have to bear in mind that Windows/GVim support is experimental and I would generally recommend using terminal Vim on WSL instead.

[lokesh-krishna]

Thank you so much! That worked perfectly! Any chance of adding this to the wiki?

[junegunn]

Will do.

[andreypopp]

Note that in case fzf is configured with enew you need to use BufLeave rather than WinLeave.

[junegunn]

Good point.