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authorNora Ayesha <160715982+noraayesha@users.noreply.github.com>2024-03-09 02:26:32 +0600
committerGitHub <noreply@github.com>2024-03-08 15:26:32 -0500
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@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ information about extending and exploring Neovim.
### Recommended Steps
[Fork](https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/quickstart/fork-a-repo) this repo
-(so that you have your own copy that you can modify) and then installing you
-can install to your machine using the methods above.
+(so that you have your own copy that you can modify) and then install. You
+can install it on your machine using the methods above.
> **NOTE**
> Your fork's url will be something like this: `https://github.com/<your_github_username>/kickstart.nvim.git`
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ return {
<details>
<summary>Adding a file tree plugin</summary>
-This will install the tree plugin and add the command `:Neotree` for you. You can explore the documentation at [neo-tree.nvim](https://github.com/nvim-neo-tree/neo-tree.nvim) for more information.
+This will install the tree plugin and add the command `:Neotree` for you. For more information, see the documentation at [neo-tree.nvim](https://github.com/nvim-neo-tree/neo-tree.nvim).
In the file: `lua/custom/plugins/filetree.lua`, add:
@@ -162,10 +162,10 @@ return {
### FAQ
* What should I do if I already have a pre-existing neovim configuration?
- * You should back it up, then delete all files associated with it.
+ * You should back it up and then delete all associated files.
* This includes your existing init.lua and the neovim files in `~/.local` which can be deleted with `rm -rf ~/.local/share/nvim/`
* Can I keep my existing configuration in parallel to kickstart?
- * Yes! You can use [NVIM_APPNAME](https://neovim.io/doc/user/starting.html#%24NVIM_APPNAME)`=nvim-NAME` to maintain multiple configurations. For example you can install the kickstart configuration in `~/.config/nvim-kickstart` and create an alias:
+ * Yes! You can use [NVIM_APPNAME](https://neovim.io/doc/user/starting.html#%24NVIM_APPNAME)`=nvim-NAME` to maintain multiple configurations. For example, you can install the kickstart configuration in `~/.config/nvim-kickstart` and create an alias:
```
alias nvim-kickstart='NVIM_APPNAME="nvim-kickstart" nvim'
```
@@ -174,9 +174,9 @@ return {
* See [lazy.nvim uninstall](https://github.com/folke/lazy.nvim#-uninstalling) information
* 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.
+ configuration that someone can easily use to `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
+ into smaller parts. A fork of kickstart that does this while maintaining the
same functionality is available here:
* [kickstart-modular.nvim](https://github.com/dam9000/kickstart-modular.nvim)
* Discussions on this topic can be found here:
@@ -185,19 +185,19 @@ return {
### Windows Installation
-Installation may require installing build tools, and updating the run command for `telescope-fzf-native`
+Installation may require installing build tools and updating the run command for `telescope-fzf-native`
See `telescope-fzf-native` documentation for [more details](https://github.com/nvim-telescope/telescope-fzf-native.nvim#installation)
This requires:
-- Install CMake, and the Microsoft C++ Build Tools on Windows
+- Install CMake and the Microsoft C++ Build Tools on Windows
```lua
{'nvim-telescope/telescope-fzf-native.nvim', build = 'cmake -S. -Bbuild -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release && cmake --build build --config Release && cmake --install build --prefix build' }
```
-Alternatively one can install gcc and make which don't require changing the config,
+Alternatively, one can install gcc and make which don't require changing the config,
the easiest way is to use choco:
1. install [chocolatey](https://chocolatey.org/install)
@@ -208,9 +208,9 @@ winget install --accept-source-agreements chocolatey.chocolatey
```
2. install all requirements using choco, exit previous cmd and
-open a new one so that choco path is set, run in cmd as **admin**:
+open a new one so that choco path is set, and run in cmd as **admin**:
```
choco install -y neovim git ripgrep wget fd unzip gzip mingw make
```
-Then continue with the [Install Kickstart](#Install-Kickstart) step.
+Then, continue with the [Install Kickstart](#Install-Kickstart) step.