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<h1 align="center">
<img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/neovim/neovim.github.io/master/logos/neovim-logo-300x87.png" alt="Neovim">
</h1>
[Documentation](https://neovim.io/doc/general/) |
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Neovim is a project that seeks to aggressively refactor Vim in order to:
- Simplify maintenance and encourage [contributions](CONTRIBUTING.md)
- Split the work between multiple developers
- Enable [advanced UIs] without modifications to the core
- Maximize [extensibility](https://github.com/neovim/neovim/wiki/Plugin-UI-architecture)
See the [Introduction](https://github.com/neovim/neovim/wiki/Introduction) wiki page and [Roadmap]
for more information.
Features
--------
- Modern [GUIs](https://github.com/neovim/neovim/wiki/Related-projects#gui)
- [API access](https://github.com/neovim/neovim/wiki/Related-projects#api-clients)
from any language including C/C++, C#, Clojure, D, Elixir, Go, Haskell, Java,
JavaScript/Node.js, Julia, Lisp, Lua, Perl, Python, Racket, Ruby, Rust
- Embedded, scriptable [terminal emulator](https://neovim.io/doc/user/nvim_terminal_emulator.html)
- Asynchronous [job control](https://github.com/neovim/neovim/pull/2247)
- [Shared data (shada)](https://github.com/neovim/neovim/pull/2506) among multiple editor instances
- [XDG base directories](https://github.com/neovim/neovim/pull/3470) support
- Compatible with most Vim plugins, including Ruby and Python plugins
See [`:help nvim-features`][nvim-features] for the full list!
Install from package
--------------------
Pre-built packages for Windows, macOS, and Linux are found on the
[Releases](https://github.com/neovim/neovim/releases/) page.
[Managed packages] are in [Homebrew], [Debian], [Ubuntu], [Fedora], [Arch Linux], [Void Linux], [Gentoo], and more!
Install from source
-------------------
See the [Building Neovim](https://github.com/neovim/neovim/wiki/Building-Neovim) wiki page for details.
The build is CMake-based, but a Makefile is provided as a convenience.
After installing the dependencies, run the following command.
make CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo
sudo make install
To install to a non-default location:
make CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/full/path/
make install
CMake hints for inspecting the build:
- `cmake --build build --target help` lists all build targets.
- `build/CMakeCache.txt` (or `cmake -LAH build/`) contains the resolved values of all CMake variables.
- `build/compile_commands.json` shows the full compiler invocations for each translation unit.
Transitioning from Vim
--------------------
See [`:help nvim-from-vim`](https://neovim.io/doc/user/nvim.html#nvim-from-vim) for instructions.
Project layout
--------------
├─ ci/ build automation
├─ cmake/ CMake utils
├─ cmake.config/ CMake defines
├─ cmake.deps/ subproject to fetch and build dependencies (optional)
├─ runtime/ plugins and docs
├─ src/nvim/ application source code (see src/nvim/README.md)
│ ├─ api/ API subsystem
│ ├─ eval/ VimL subsystem
│ ├─ event/ event-loop subsystem
│ ├─ generators/ code generation (pre-compilation)
│ ├─ lib/ generic data structures
│ ├─ lua/ Lua subsystem
│ ├─ msgpack_rpc/ RPC subsystem
│ ├─ os/ low-level platform code
│ └─ tui/ built-in UI
└─ test/ tests (see test/README.md)
License
-------
Neovim contributions since [b17d96][license-commit] are licensed under the
Apache 2.0 license, except for contributions copied from Vim (identified by the
`vim-patch` token). See LICENSE for details.
Vim is Charityware. You can use and copy it as much as you like, but you are
encouraged to make a donation for needy children in Uganda. Please see the
kcc section of the vim docs or visit the ICCF web site, available at these URLs:
http://iccf-holland.org/
http://www.vim.org/iccf/
http://www.iccf.nl/
You can also sponsor the development of Vim. Vim sponsors can vote for
features. The money goes to Uganda anyway.
[license-commit]: https://github.com/neovim/neovim/commit/b17d9691a24099c9210289f16afb1a498a89d803
[nvim-features]: https://neovim.io/doc/user/vim_diff.html#nvim-features
[Roadmap]: https://neovim.io/roadmap/
[advanced UIs]: https://github.com/neovim/neovim/wiki/Related-projects#gui
[Managed packages]: https://github.com/neovim/neovim/wiki/Installing-Neovim#install-from-package
[Debian]: https://packages.debian.org/testing/neovim
[Ubuntu]: http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=neovim
[Fedora]: https://packages.fedoraproject.org/pkgs/neovim/neovim/
[Arch Linux]: https://www.archlinux.org/packages/?q=neovim
[Void Linux]: https://voidlinux.org/packages/?arch=x86_64&q=neovim
[Gentoo]: https://packages.gentoo.org/packages/app-editors/neovim
[Homebrew]: https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/neovim
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