From 39ae0829acea66175721fcf48695c7df6db040b9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sudo <788991+wadkar@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2023 07:30:55 +0900 Subject: [PATCH] Use alias instead of a wrapper script (#524) It is much easier to stick an alias statement in `~/.{z,ba}shrc` than create a script, invoke another instance of interpreter and then run neovim --- README.md | 7 +++---- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 36c13861..78ac6df0 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -156,12 +156,11 @@ Each PR, especially those which increase the line count, should have a descripti * This includes your existing init.lua and the neovim files in `~/.local` which can be deleted with `rm -rf ~/.local/share/nvim/` * You may also want to look at the [migration guide for lazy.nvim](https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim#-migration-guide) * Can I keep my existing configuration in parallel to kickstart? - * Yes! You can use [NVIM_APPNAME](https://neovim.io/doc/user/starting.html#%24NVIM_APPNAME)`=nvim-NAME` to maintain multiple configurations. For example you can install the kickstart configuration in `~/.config/nvim-kickstart` and create a script `~/bin/nvim-kickstart`: + * Yes! You can use [NVIM_APPNAME](https://neovim.io/doc/user/starting.html#%24NVIM_APPNAME)`=nvim-NAME` to maintain multiple configurations. For example you can install the kickstart configuration in `~/.config/nvim-kickstart` and create an alias: ``` - #!/bin/sh - exec env NVIM_APPNAME=nvim-kickstart nvim "$@" + alias nvim-kickstart='NVIM_APPNAME="nvim-kickstart" nvim' ``` - When you run Neovim with `nvim-kickstart` it will use the alternative config directory and the matching local directory: `~/.local/share/nvim-kickstart`. You can apply this approach to any Neovim distribution that you would like to try out. + When you run Neovim using `nvim-kickstart` alias it will use the alternative config directory and the matching local directory `~/.local/share/nvim-kickstart`. You can apply this approach to any Neovim distribution that you would like to try out. * What if I want to "uninstall" this configuration: * See [lazy.nvim uninstall](https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim#-uninstalling) information * Are there any cool videos about this plugin?