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| -rw-r--r-- | runtime/doc/nvim.txt | 17 |
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diff --git a/runtime/doc/nvim.txt b/runtime/doc/nvim.txt index 2420227f6c..b8a481a016 100644 --- a/runtime/doc/nvim.txt +++ b/runtime/doc/nvim.txt @@ -20,15 +20,24 @@ differences from Vim. ============================================================================== Transitioning from Vim *nvim-from-vim* -To start the transition, create ~/.config/nvim/init.vim with these contents: +To start the transition, create init.vim in the correct directory for your +platform. + +For Linux, macOS and other Unixes, create the file at ~/.config/nvim/init.vim. + +For Windows, create the file at %LOCALAPPDATA%\nvim\init.vim. `%LOCALAPPDATA%` +usually expands to `C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local`. + +Note: If your system sets `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME`, use that instead of `~/.config` +or `%LOCALAPPDATA%` in the paths above. Nvim follows the XDG |base-directories| +convention. + +Next, add these contents to the file: > set runtimepath^=~/.vim runtimepath+=~/.vim/after let &packpath = &runtimepath source ~/.vimrc < -Note: If your system sets `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME`, use that instead of `~/.config` -in the code above. Nvim follows the XDG |base-directories| convention. - See |provider-python| and |provider-clipboard| for additional software you might need to use some features. |