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This release represents ~4000 commits since v0.4.4, the previous non-maintenance release. Highlights include builtin support for LSP, new APIs for extended marks (with byte resolution tracking of changes) and buffer decorations, as well as vast improvements to lua as a plugin and configuration language. Experimental support for tree-sitter as a syntax engine is also included, building on the new core APIs for byte tracking and decorations. FEATURES: New API functions: nvim_exec: execute multiline vim script blocks nvim_get_hl_id_by_name: Gets a highight definition by name nvim_exec_lua: new name for nvim_execute_lua nvim_notify: Notify the user with a message nvim_get_runtime_file: Find files in runtime directories nvim_get_all_options_info: Get option information for all options nvim_get_option_info: Get option information for one option nvim_echo: Echo a message with highlights nvim_open_term: Open a virtual terminal in a buffer nvim_chan_send: send data to a channel. (like chansend() but supports lua strings) nvim_set_decoration_provider: callback driven decoration API for a namespace nvim_buf_set_text: Set/replace a character range in a buffer nvim_buf_delete: Delete the buffer. |:bwipeout| nvim_buf_get_extmark_by_id: Returns position for a given extmark id. nvim_buf_get_extmarks: get extmarks in traversal order. nvim_buf_set_extmark: Creates or updates an extmark. nvim_buf_del_extmark: Removes an extmark. nvim_buf_call: call a function with buffer as temporary current buffer nvim_win_hide: Closes the window and hide the buffer it contains |:hide| nvim_win_call: Calls a function with window as temporary current window. New UI events: redraw.screenshot redraw.win_viewport Lua: |
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README.md
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Neovim is a project that seeks to aggressively refactor Vim in order to:
- Simplify maintenance and encourage contributions
- Split the work between multiple developers
- Enable advanced UIs without modifications to the core
- Maximize extensibility
See the Introduction wiki page and Roadmap for more information.
Features
- Modern GUIs
- API access 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
- Asynchronous job control
- Shared data (shada) among multiple editor instances
- XDG base directories support
- Compatible with most Vim plugins, including Ruby and Python plugins
See :help nvim-features for the full list!
Install from package
Pre-built packages for Windows, macOS, and Linux are found on the Releases page.
Managed packages are in Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch Linux, Gentoo, and more!
Install from source
See the 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_INSTALL_PREFIX=/full/path/
make install
To inspect the build, these CMake features are useful:
cmake --build build --target helplists all build targets.build/CMakeCache.txt(orcmake -LAH build/) contains the resolved values of all CMake variables.build/compile_commands.jsonshows the full compiler invocations for each translation unit.
Transitioning from Vim
See :help nvim-from-vim for instructions.
Project layout
├─ ci/ build automation
├─ cmake/ build scripts
├─ runtime/ user plugins/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
├─ third-party/ CMake subproject to build dependencies
└─ test/ tests (see test/README.md)
License
Neovim contributions since b17d96 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.