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diff --git a/runtime/doc/nvim.txt b/runtime/doc/nvim.txt index b8a481a016..a462acd825 100644 --- a/runtime/doc/nvim.txt +++ b/runtime/doc/nvim.txt @@ -20,29 +20,24 @@ differences from Vim. ============================================================================== Transitioning from Vim *nvim-from-vim* -To start the transition, create init.vim in the correct directory for your -platform. +1. To start the transition, create your |init.vim| (user config) file: > -For Linux, macOS and other Unixes, create the file at ~/.config/nvim/init.vim. + :call mkdir(stdpath('config'), 'p') + :exe 'edit '.stdpath('config').'/init.vim' -For Windows, create the file at %LOCALAPPDATA%\nvim\init.vim. `%LOCALAPPDATA%` -usually expands to `C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local`. +2. Add these contents to the file: > -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 -< + +3. Restart Nvim, your existing Vim config will be loaded. + See |provider-python| and |provider-clipboard| for additional software you might need to use some features. -Your Vim configuration might not be entirely compatible with Nvim. For a -full list of differences between Vim and Nvim see |vim-differences|. +Your Vim configuration might not be entirely Nvim-compatible. +See |vim-differences| for the full list of changes. The |'ttymouse'| option, for example, was removed from Nvim (mouse support should work without it). If you use the same |vimrc| for Vim and Nvim, |