Vim/Neovim configuration

Config sets Vim as an advanced editor, Neovim as IDE-like.

Table of Contents

• Editor Configuration
  • Basic Settings
  • Keybindings
  • Commands
  • Configuration Paths
  • Backup & Swap Files
• Plugins
  • Plugins Paths (vim-plug)
• Neovim GUI (neovim-qt)
  • GUI configuration
  • GUI Settings (gVim/neovim-qt)
• Language Server Protocol (LSP) Support
  • Enabled Languages in Neovim
  • Mason Packages
• Treesitter Parsers
• Autocomplete Sources (nvim-cmp)
• Debug
  • Startup times
  • CopilotChat config

Editor Configuration

Basic Settings

• Encoding: UTF-8
• Language: English (en_US.utf8)
• Shell: PowerShell on Windows
• Auto-reload: Files changed externally are automatically reloaded
• Clipboard: Uses unnamed register (*) for system clipboard integration
• Terminal: True color support enabled
• Search: Case-insensitive by default, case-sensitive if uppercase letters present
• Incremental search: Enabled
• Syntax: Enabled
• Indentation: Smart indent and auto-indent enabled
• Default tab width: 2 spaces (expandtab enabled)
• Line numbers: Absolute line numbers shown by default
• Cursor line/column: Highlighted
• Sign column: Always visible
• Update time: 100ms (for async updates like git diff)
• Scroll offset: 4 lines locked while scrolling
• Split behavior: New splits open below and to the right

Keybindings

• KEYBINDINGS.md - Complete keybinding reference

Commands

• COMMANDS.md - Commands reference

Configuration Paths

Vim

Platform	Config File	Config Directory
Linux/macOS	~/.vimrc	~/.vim/
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\.vimrc	%USERPROFILE%\vimfiles\

Neovim

Platform	Config File	Config Directory
Linux/macOS	~/.config/nvim/init.vim	~/.config/nvim/
Windows	%AppData%\Local\nvim\init.vim	%AppData%\Local\nvim\

Backup & Swap Files

Vim

Type	Location (Linux/macOS)	Location (Windows)
Swap	~/.vim/swap/	%USERPROFILE%\vimfiles\swap\
Backup	~/.vim/backups/	%USERPROFILE%\vimfiles\backups\
Undo	~/.vim/undo/	%USERPROFILE%\vimfiles\undo\

Neovim

Type	Location (Linux/macOS)	Location (Windows)
Swap	~/.local/share/nvim/swap/	%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\nvim\swap\
Backup	~/.local/share/nvim/backups/	%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\nvim\backups\
Undo	~/.local/share/nvim/undo/	%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\nvim\undo\

Plugins

Plugins Paths (vim-plug)

Vim

Platform	Plugin Directory
Linux/macOS	~/.vim/plugged
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\vimfiles\plugged

Neovim

Platform	Plugin Directory
Linux/macOS	~/.config/nvim/plugged
Windows	%AppData%\Local\nvim\plugged

Neovim GUI (neovim-qt)

• https://github.com/equalsraf/neovim-qt

GUI configuration

Platform	GUI Config
Linux/macOS	~/.config/nvim/ginit.vim
Windows	%AppData%\Local\nvim\ginit.vim

GUI Settings (gVim/neovim-qt)

• Window size: 140 columns × 48 lines
• Mouse: Enabled
• Font: JetBrainsMono Nerd Font Mono (size 10)

Language Server Protocol (LSP) Support

Enabled Languages in Neovim

The following language servers are configured and available:

General Purpose

Language/Tool	LSP Server	Status
Bash/Shell	bashls	Auto-enabled
Docker	dockerls	Auto-enabled
Lua	lua_ls	Auto-enabled
SQL	sqlls	Auto-enabled
Terraform	terraformls	Auto-enabled
YAML	yamlls	Auto-enabled

Programming Languages

Language	LSP Server	Status
Go	gopls	Auto-enabled
Java	jdtls	Enabled for .java files
JavaScript/TypeScript	Via Treesitter	Syntax highlighting only
Python	basedpyright, ruff	Auto-enabled
Ruby	ruby_lsp	Auto-enabled
Rust	rust-analyzer (via rustaceanvim)	Auto-configured

Mason Packages

Mason can install LSP servers, DAP servers, linters, and formatters. Use :Mason to browse and install packages.

Treesitter Parsers

The following Treesitter parsers are automatically installed:

• bash
• c
• css
• dockerfile
• go
• gomod
• graphql
• html
• kdl
• java
• javascript
• json
• lua
• markdown
• python
• regex
• rust
• scss
• tsx
• typescript
• vim
• vue
• yaml

Additional parsers can be installed with :TSInstall <language>.

Autocomplete Sources (nvim-cmp)

Neovim autocomplete draws from these sources (in priority order):

1. Copilot - AI-powered suggestions
2. LSP - Language server completions
3. LuaSnip - Snippet completions
4. nvim_lua - Neovim Lua API completions
5. Path - File path completions
6. Buffer - Words from current buffer

Debug

Startup times

go install github.com/rhysd/vim-startuptime@latest
vim-startuptime
vim-startuptime -vimpath nvim

CopilotChat config

Debug CopilotChat config and model in use.

:lua print(vim.inspect(require("CopilotChat.config")))