ivim

An easy and customizable Vim/Neovim setup with a modern Neovim path and legacy Vim paths in one repository.

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Current Status

ivim now provides three tracks:

1. nvim/init.lua (modern Neovim, recommended)
2. vimrc_mini (legacy Vim/Neovim script config)
3. vimrc (legacy full config, not actively maintained)

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Choose a Track

Highlights (Modern Neovim)

• Nord-based UI
• Single-file config (nvim/init.lua)
• lazy.nvim plugin management
• telescope.nvim + neo-tree.nvim navigation
• nvim-lspconfig + mason.nvim + nvim-cmp for LSP/completion
• treesitter, formatting (conform.nvim), linting (nvim-lint)

Screenshots

Legacy screenshots are kept for reference:

• ivim:
• ivim_mini:

Requirements

For modern Neovim track (-N)

• Neovim 0.10+
• Git
• curl or wget
• Node.js + npm (for pyright and other npm-based Mason packages)
• Recommended external tools: shellcheck, ruff, markdownlint, eslint_d

For legacy tracks (-i, -m, -u)

• Vim 7.3+ (-i) / Vim 8.0+ (-m) / Neovim (-u)
• Git
• Optional: ctags

Installation

Modern Neovim (recommended)

bash <(curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kepbod/ivim/master/setup.sh) -N
# or
bash <(wget --no-check-certificate https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kepbod/ivim/master/setup.sh -O -) -N

Legacy full ivim

bash <(curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kepbod/ivim/master/setup.sh) -i

Legacy mini for Vim

bash <(curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kepbod/ivim/master/setup.sh) -m

Legacy mini for Neovim (Vimscript)

bash <(curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kepbod/ivim/master/setup.sh) -u

Setup Script Options

setup.sh supports:

• -i: install legacy full ivim
• -m: install legacy mini for Vim
• -u: install legacy mini for Neovim
• -N: install modern Neovim single-file config
• -n: update ivim and installed plugins
• -d / --dry-run: print actions without changing files
• -y / --yes: auto-confirm prompts

Examples:

# Preview modern Neovim install
bash setup.sh --dry-run -N

# Install modern Neovim config non-interactively
bash setup.sh --yes -N

# Update non-interactively
bash $HOME/.ivim/setup.sh --yes -n

Updating

bash $HOME/.ivim/setup.sh -n

Configuration Notes

• Modern Neovim config lives in nvim/init.lua.
• Legacy mini config is vimrc_mini.
• Legacy full config is vimrc.
• The modern Neovim track enables LSP by default for Lua (lua_ls), Python (pyright), and Markdown (marksman) through mason.nvim.
• Leader key is Space.
• Default LSP keys in the modern track include gd/gr/gi/gD, K, <leader>ls, <leader>rn, <leader>ca, and <leader>cf.
• Default diagnostics keys include [d/]d, <leader>le, <leader>ld, <leader>lj, and <leader>lk.

Keymap Quick Reference (Modern Neovim)

• Space then wait: open which-key hints
• Space ?: open full keymap hints
• Space ff: find files
• Space fg: live grep
• Space fb: buffers
• Space fr: recent files
• Space f: toggle file tree
• Space t: symbols outline
• Space wh/wj/wk/wl: move between windows
• Space wv / Space ws: split vertical / horizontal
• Space wq: close current window
• Space le / Space ld: line diagnostics / diagnostics list
• Space rn: rename symbol
• Space ca: code action
• Space cf: format buffer

For historical customization docs, see the wiki:

• Colorscheme
• Customization
• Tips for ivim

Contributing

Contributions are welcome. See issue #31 for context.

License

MIT. See LICENSE.txt.