nvims

Safely experiment with multiple Neovim configurations.

Nvim Operational modes

nvims deletes, installs, resets or sets a default nvims configuration.

nvims does not modify the followin Neovim directories.

• ~/.config/nvim
• ~/.cache/nvim
• ~/.local/share/nvim
• ~/.local/state/nvim

Requirements

• fzf

Install nvims

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Traap/nvims/master/install.sh)"

Uninstall nvims

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Traap/nvims/master/uninstall.sh)"

OSX additional instructions

See issue for Bash and OSX discussion.

brew install bash
echo /usr/local/bin/bash | sudo tee -a /etc/shells
sed -i '1 s/^.*$/\#\!\/usr\/local\/bin\/env bash/' /usr/local/bin/nvims

Install a Neovim configuration.

Your selection is written to ~/.config/nvims/nvim_appnames.

nvims

Remove a Neovim configuration.

Used to an existing distribution when it exists. The distribution also removed from ~/.config/nvims/nvim_appnames.

nvims -d

Reset a Neovim configuration.

Used to reset an existing distribution when it exists. The distribution is not cloned or pulled, but it is bootstrapped when Neovim is started.

nvims -r

Set Neovim default configuration.

default is one of the Neovim distribution nvims provides. Normally, this means nvims will launch Neovim similar to using "nvim -u NORC". This changes when nvims -s is used. Firstly, $defaultNeovimDistro is written to with your desired default. Secondly, when you run nvims and select "default", nvims will set $choice to $defaultNeovimDistro.

Your selection is written to ~/.config/nvims/nvim_appnames and to ~/.config/nvims/nvim_default_app.

nvims -s

Nvims usage

nvims -h

Usage: nvims [] [-d] [-r] [-s] [-h]
 [ ] - Display nvim selection list.
 [d] - Delete selected nvimapp installation.
 [r] - Reset selected nvimapp installation.
 [s] - Set selected nvimapp as nvims default.
 [h] - Display this message.

Keybindings

Keybind	Action
ctrl-c	Cancel.
ctrl-p	Previous selection
ctrl-n	Next selection
enter	Selecte highlighted item

Neovim configurations supported.

# alias       | sn  | URL                     | branch
readonly neovim_distros=(
  "default    |false| none                    | none"
  "astro      |false| AstroNvim/template      | default"
  "asyncedd   |false| asyncedd/dots.nvim      | default"
  "barebones  |true | Traap/barebones         | default"
  "barelazy   |true | Traap/barebones         | lazy"
  "baretmux   |true | Traap/barebones         | tmux"
  "cam        |false| ChristianChiarulli/nvim | default"
  "CyberNvim  |false| pgosar/CyberNvim        | default"
  "exos       |false| exosyphon/nvim          | none"
  "kickstart  |false| nvim-lua/kickstart.nvim | default"
  "launch     |false| LunarVim/Launch.nvim    | default"
  "LazyVim    |true | LazyVim/starter         | default"
  "lervag     |false| lervag/dotnvim          | default"
  "NormalNvim |false| NormalNvim/NormalNvim   | default"
  "nvchad     |false| NvChad/starter          | default"
  "nvconf     |false| TechnicalDC/NvConf      | default"
  "OVIwrite   |false| MiragianCycle/OVIWrite  | default"
  "prime      |false| Traap/init.lua          | default"
  "pwnvim     |false| pwnwriter/pwnvim        | default"
  "traap      |true | Traap/nvim              | default"
  "starter    |false| lazyvim/starter         | default"
  "vapour     |false| Traap/VapourNvim        | default"
  "void       |false| nvoid-lua/nvoid         | default"
  "whiskey    |true | Traap/nvim              | 706377a"
  "xray       |true | Traap/nvim              | v0.9.5-lazyvim"
  "zero       |true | Traap/lazy.zero         | default"
  "zulu       |true | Traap/nvim              | v0.6.8-packer"
)

Note: see neovim_distros file for latest configuration packages supported and column name discussion.

Suggested bash login change

if [[   -f "$HOME/.config/nvims/nvim_appnames" ]]; then
	source "$HOME/.config/nvims/nvim_appnames"
fi

So, you want to add your Neovim configuration so others can use it?

1. Make a pull-request that updates neovim_distro with your GitHub URL and Branch.
2. Your Neovim configuration MUST bootstrap itself.
3. I'll test it on either Arch or Ubuntu.
4. With 1, 2, and 3 passing. I'll merge your pull-request.

Update notification

1. nvims appends to ~/.config/nvims/nvim_appnames
2. nvims remove entries from ~/.config/nvims/nvim_appnames when nvims -d option is used.
3. nvims write ~/.config/nvims/nvim_default_app when nvims -s option is used.