Place The nvim-tree File Explorer On The Right Side Of The Terminal
require("nvim-tree").setup({
-- other stuff here
view = {
side = "right"
},
})
-- Automatcially open nvim-tree on startup
-- then switch to main buffer
local
require("nvim-tree.api").tree.open()
vim.cmd.wincmd 'p'
end
vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd({ "VimEnter" }, { callback = open_nvim_tree })
-- Set up to toggle back and forth to nvim-tree
-- and the current buffer
local
if vim.fn.bufname():match 'NvimTree_' then
vim.cmd.wincmd 'p'
else
vim.cmd('NvimTreeOpen')
end
end
-- Toggle to File Explorer Key Mapping
vim.keymap.set('n', '<M-E>', toggle_nvimtree, {})
-- Save and close a buffer ending up on the previous
-- buffer or in a new buffer
vim.keymap.set('n', '<M-W>', ":w<bar>:bp<bar>sp<bar>bn<bar>bd<cr>", { desc = 'Close buffer' })
vim.keymap.set('i', '<M-W>', "<ESC>:w<bar>:bp<bar>sp<bar>bn<bar>bd<cr>", { desc = 'Close buffer' })
-- Save and quit out of neovim including closing
-- nvim-tree
vim.keymap.set('n', '<M-Q>', ":wqa<cr>:bd<cr>", { desc = 'Save and quit' })
vim.keymap.set('i', '<M-Q>', "<ESC>:wqa<cr>:bd<cr>", { desc = 'Save and quit' })Notes
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Help via:
:h nvim-tree-setup - This set up turns off the git icons in the tree. I find them more distracting that useful
Default Key Mappings
These are the default key mappings you can pull it for easy reference:
-- BEGIN_DEFAULT_ON_ATTACH
vim.keymap.set('n', '<C-]>', api.tree.change_root_to_node, opts('CD'))
vim.keymap.set('n', '<C-e>', api.node.open.replace_tree_buffer, opts('Open: In Place'))
vim.keymap.set('n', '<C-k>', api.node.show_info_popup, opts('Info'))
vim.keymap.set('n', '<C-r>', api.fs.rename_sub, opts('Rename: Omit Filename'))
vim.keymap.set('n', '<C-t>', api.node.open.tab, opts('Open: New Tab'))
vim.keymap.set('n', '<C-v>', api.node.open.vertical, opts('Open: Vertical Split'))
vim.keymap.set('n', '<C-x>', api.node.open.horizontal, opts('Open: Horizontal Split'))
vim.keymap.set('n', '<BS>', api.node.navigate.parent_close, opts('Close Directory'))
vim.keymap.set('n', '<CR>', api.node.open.edit, opts('Open'))
vim.keymap.set('n', '<Tab>', api.node.open.preview, opts('Open Preview'))
vim.keymap.set('n', '>', api.node.navigate.sibling.next, opts('Next Sibling'))
vim.keymap.set('n', '<', api.node.navigate.sibling.prev, opts('Previous Sibling'))
vim.keymap.set('n', '.', api.node.run.cmd, opts('Run Command'))
vim.keymap.set('n', '-', api.tree.change_root_to_parent, opts('Up'))
vim.keymap.set('n', 'a', api.fs.create, opts('Create File Or Directory'))
vim.keymap.set('n', 'bd', api.marks.bulk.delete, opts('Delete Bookmarked'))
vim.keymap.set('n', 'bt', api.marks.bulk.trash, opts('Trash Bookmarked'))
vim.keymap.set('n', 'bmv', api.marks.bulk.move, opts('Move Bookmarked'))
vim.keymap.set('n', 'B', api.tree.toggle_no_buffer_filter, opts('Toggle Filter: No Buffer'))
vim.keymap.set('n', 'c', api.fs.copy.node, opts('Copy'))
vim.keymap.set('n', 'C', api.tree.toggle_git_clean_filter, opts('Toggle Filter: Git Clean'))
vim.keymap.set('n', '[c', api.node.navigate.git.prev, opts('Prev Git'))
vim.keymap.set('n', ']c', api.node.navigate.git.next, opts('Next Git'))
vim.keymap.set('n', 'd', api.fs.remove, opts('Delete'))
vim.keymap.set('n', 'D', api.fs.trash, opts('Trash'))
vim.keymap.set('n', 'E', api.tree.expand_all, opts('Expand All'))
vim.keymap.set('n', 'e', api.fs.rename_basename, opts('Rename: Basename'))
vim.keymap.set('n', ']e', api.node.navigate.diagnostics.next, opts('Next Diagnostic'))
vim.keymap.set('n', '[e', api.node.navigate.diagnostics.prev, opts('Prev Diagnostic'))
vim.keymap.set('n', 'F', api.live_filter.clear, opts('Live Filter: Clear'))
vim.keymap.set('n', 'f', api.live_filter.start, opts('Live Filter: Start'))
vim.keymap.set('n', 'g?', api.tree.toggle_help, opts('Help'))
vim.keymap.set('n', 'gy', api.fs.copy.absolute_path, opts('Copy Absolute Path'))
vim.keymap.set('n', 'H', api.tree.toggle_hidden_filter, opts('Toggle Filter: Dotfiles'))
vim.keymap.set('n', 'I', api.tree.toggle_gitignore_filter, opts('Toggle Filter: Git Ignore'))
vim.keymap.set('n', 'J', api.node.navigate.sibling.last, opts('Last Sibling'))
vim.keymap.set('n', 'K', api.node.navigate.sibling.first, opts('First Sibling'))
vim.keymap.set('n', 'L', api.node.open.toggle_group_empty, opts('Toggle Group Empty'))
vim.keymap.set('n', 'M', api.tree.toggle_no_bookmark_filter, opts('Toggle Filter: No Bookmark'))
vim.keymap.set('n', 'm', api.marks.toggle, opts('Toggle Bookmark'))
vim.keymap.set('n', 'o', api.node.open.edit, opts('Open'))
vim.keymap.set('n', 'O', api.node.open.no_window_picker, opts('Open: No Window Picker'))
vim.keymap.set('n', 'p', api.fs.paste, opts('Paste'))
vim.keymap.set('n', 'P', api.node.navigate.parent, opts('Parent Directory'))
vim.keymap.set('n', 'q', api.tree.close, opts('Close'))
vim.keymap.set('n', 'r', api.fs.rename, opts('Rename'))
vim.keymap.set('n', 'R', api.tree.reload, opts('Refresh'))
vim.keymap.set('n', 's', api.node.run.system, opts('Run System'))
vim.keymap.set('n', 'S', api.tree.search_node, opts('Search'))
vim.keymap.set('n', 'u', api.fs.rename_full, opts('Rename: Full Path'))
vim.keymap.set('n', 'U', api.tree.toggle_custom_filter, opts('Toggle Filter: Hidden'))
vim.keymap.set('n', 'W', api.tree.collapse_all, opts('Collapse'))
vim.keymap.set('n', 'x', api.fs.cut, opts('Cut'))
vim.keymap.set('n', 'y', api.fs.copy.filename, opts('Copy Name'))
vim.keymap.set('n', 'Y', api.fs.copy.relative_path, opts('Copy Relative Path'))
vim.keymap.set('n', '<2-LeftMouse>', api.node.open.edit, opts('Open'))
vim.keymap.set('n', '<2-RightMouse>', api.tree.change_root_to_node, opts('CD'))
-- END_DEFAULT_ON_ATTACH-- end of line --