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authorChris Patti <feoh@feoh.org>2023-11-03 15:57:52 -0400
committerGitHub <noreply@github.com>2023-11-03 15:57:52 -0400
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README.md: Added a FAQ: why is init.lua a single file
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* Are there any cool videos about this plugin?
* Current iteration of kickstart (coming soon)
* Here is one about the previous iteration of kickstart: [video introduction to Kickstart.nvim](https://youtu.be/stqUbv-5u2s). Note the install via init.lua no longer works as specified. Please follow the install instructions in this file instead as they're up to date.
+* Why is the kickstart `init.lua` a single file? Wouldn't it make sense to split it into multiple files?
+ * The main purpose of kickstart is to serve as a teaching tool and a reference
+ configuration that someone can easily `git clone` as a basis for their own.
+ As you progress in learning Neovim and Lua, you might consider splitting `init.lua`
+ into smaller parts. A fork of kickstart that does this while maintaining the exact
+ same functionality is available here:
+ * [kickstart-modular.nvim](https://github.com/dam9000/kickstart-modular.nvim)
+ * Discussions on this topic can be found here:
+ * [Restructure the configuration](https://github.com/nvim-lua/kickstart.nvim/issues/218)
+ * [Reorganize init.lua into a multi-file setup](https://github.com/nvim-lua/kickstart.nvim/pull/473)
### Windows Installation