Awesome

Why?

Modern Vim distributions are really huge and bloated with way too many fancy features that you won't ever use or need, for example directory trees like Nerd tree, you don't need a tree, you can view a project structure with fzf which is faster and has search. Another example is ThinkVim has a separate extension for formatting while also having ALE which can do that as well, this double functionality is very common, thats one of the things this distro avoids, KISS!

Features

Single file (you don't want your dotfiles to be all Vim script)
Super minimal (~400 lines)
Super fast startup (less than 40ms!)
Lazy loading plugins
Highly customizable
Beautiful Material ocean color scheme
Various IDE features via coc.nvim
Smooth Scrolling (its really smooth!)
Fully integrated with fzf (see demos)
Live Markdown preview
Simple, Intuitive shortcuts

Supported Languages

Neovim provides support for a wide range of languages by default. For more languages install vim-polyglot.

Requirements

Linux (not tested on other platforms)
Neovim (you can try regular Vim)
Properly set up environment

Setup

To check if your current environment is correctly set up run :CheckHealth.

Environment

python3: pip3 install --user pynvim
javascript: yarn global add neovim

Tools

Any patched nerd font
tmux (not required but recommended)
prettier
clang (much better C and C++)
fuzzy finder (fzf)
ripgrep
bat
black for python formatting

Installation

After installing the requirements:

git clone https://github.com/Blacksuan19/init.nvim ~/.config/nvim
Start nvim and it will do the rest
press enter if there are any errors (don't worry its fine)

Plugins

Thanks to vim-plug the plugins are lazy loaded (anything that is not needed for the current buffer is not loaded) for example opening a python file means all other non python related plugins are not loaded. Coc extensions are lazy loaded as well, they work the same way as vim-plug plugins.

Plugin	Functionality
vim-airline	airline status line
devicons	icons everywhere
rainbow	rainbow parenthesis
vim-material	material themes
coc.nvim	async completion and more
fzf.vim	fuzzy finder vim integration
vim-snippets	snippets for many languages
indentLine	auto indent lines
vim-commentary	better comments everywhere
vim-startify	cool startup thingy
vim-fugitive	best git integration around
vim-sandwich	surround stuff with stuff
vim-smoothie	super smooth scrolling
tmux-navigator	seamless movement between Vim and tmux panes
tmux-complete	tmux panes completion
vim-eunuch	some common Linux commands
semshi	better highlighting for python
markdown-preview	live markdown preview
vim-MvVis	move visual selection

Keyboard shortcuts

To learn the default Vim shortcuts run Tutor and or checkout this vim adventures.

Essentials

Mapping	functionality
`;`	commands key
`,`	leader key
`leader + r`	reload nvim config
`leader + w`	save changes
`leader + e`	call :PlugInstall (install plug-ins)
`Enter`	enter empty line in normal mode
`F2`	trim white spaces
`F6`	open Startify

Visual Mode Essentials

Mapping	functionality
`ctrl + j`	move selected text to bottom
`ctrl + k`	move selected text to top
`ctrl + h`	move selected text to the left
`ctrl + l`	move selected text to the right

Navigation

ctrl + hjkl navigation also supports tmux panes.

Mapping	functionality
`leader + q`	close tab
`ctrl + q`	close all buffers and exit
`ctrl + l`	move to the split on the right
`ctrl + k`	move the split above
`ctrl + j`	move to the split on below
`ctrl + h`	move the split to the left
`Tab`	switch to the next buffer(normal mode)
`S-Tab`	switch to the previous buffer

IDE Features

Mapping	functionality
`leader + o`	organize imports
`leader + a`	run cocAction on what's undercursor
`leader + s`	format file with available formatter
`leader + rn`	rename globally
`leader + jd`	jump to definition
`leader + jy`	jump to type definition
`leader + ji`	jump to implementation
`leader + jr`	jump to references
`ctrl + a`	highlight for multi cursor selection
`shift + k`	show current symbol documentation
`]g`	next diagnostic
`[g`	Previous diagnostic

Flutter

Mapping	functionality
`F3`	show list of devices
`F4`	show list of emulators
`F5`	start development server (flutter run)

FZF windows

Mapping	functionality
`leader + f`	files viewer
`leader + c`	show editor commands
`leader + /`	search in current folder files
`leader + sh`	search / history
`leader + b`	show open buffers
`leader + t`	search current file tags
`F1`	show keyboard shortcuts for current mode

In FZF

these only work on an open fzf window

Mapping	Functionality
`C-x`	open file in horizontal split
`C-v`	open file in vertical split
`C-t`	open file in new tab

Git

Mapping	functionality
`leader + gd`	git diff split
`leader + gc`	git commits
`leader + gb`	git blame
`leader + gs`	git status in fzf window

Custom commands

Command	Functionality
Format	format file with any available formatter
OR	organize imports
Rg	advanced Grep

Customizations

Since the file is pretty small its very easy to interpret by even those who don't have any knowledge about vim script, most of the sections have comments about their functionality, and can be removed, commented out or swapped easily, there are some defaults that are not everyone's cup of tea (after all this is highly opinionated).

Disabling Plugins: comment out the plug's 'Plugin/name' line from config and also remove the plugin settings
Disabling CoC Plugins: comment out the plugin from coc_global_extensions variable and uninstall it via :CocUninstall plugin name
Installing CoC plugins: open :CocList and search for marketplace, you can find all available plugins here
Adding Bookmarks: to add bookmarks to the start page, find g:startify_bookmarks in init.nvim and add the new bookmark just like the already present ones, the dictionary key is the shortcut you will use to quickly jump to that folder from the start page and the value is the path to targeted folder

for more customizations read throw the config file, there are comments everywhere and its easy to interpret, you can also checkout the linked github page for each plugin for even more options.

Demos

Project files with fzf

fzf preview

Project wide search with fzf

Rg preview

Git Status

git status

workflow demo

Credits

All the Credit goes to the Neovim team for making most of the extensions possible and better (async), and to all the plugins developers, and the hackers who spend time Finding good shortcuts and tricks to make this an even more superb experience.