After having the same config for ten years or so I’m looking to upgrade my (n)vim config. I changed over to init.lua, added lsp and treesitter and it’s awesome. Real big improvement!
I’m still looking for a replacement for my file explorer. I’m using vimfiler/unite.vim at the moment. I like it because it confirms to the vinegar/oil idea.
So I’m looking for a file explorer plugin which opens full window in a buffer, preferably written in lua with the possibility for a tree view and a per-window state so I can toggle it on and off in a window without having to navigate to the same place again. I haven’t found anything matching those criteria at the moment.
For example nvim-tree doesn’t allow for a state per window.
I tried oil.nvim but that doesn’t support a tree view.
Does anyone know of a plugin that satisfies my requirement? If nothing exists I’ll keep using vimfiler but I’m curious to see if anything else exists that implement these features.
4 Comments
siph@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 2y
Maybe chadtree? I've never used it.
CaptainFuture@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 2y
I think neo-tree matches your requirements https://github.com/nvim-neo-tree/neo-tree.nvim (There is also a list of file explorer plugins here https://github.com/rockerBOO/awesome-neovim/blob/main/README.md#file-explorer)
__lb__@feddit.nl · 2 pts · 2y
Thanks! At first glance it like it supports the things I want. Going to experiment with it this evening.
luky@infosec.pub · 1 pts · 2y
Imo a file explorer is overrated for neovim. You usually know your files so I just navigate around with telescope. To create a file or directory i just simply use netrw. Here is a good guide on how to learn that properly: netrw guide. Moving files might be a little annoying so I just use the command line from lua with :!mv ...