What is this?

My Alacritty+Neovim+Tmux Build that substantially increases coding/typing productivity
aka. my "workspace" setup

Screenshot

Picture of alacritty with tmux session Picture of nvim with NERDTree and Floaterm (Gruvbox Theme) Picture of nvim with NERDTree and Floaterm (Catppucin Theme) Picture of nvim with NERDTree and Floaterm (Iceberg Theme)

Installation

Install alacritty, neovim, tmux using your favourite package manager
(Arch Linux)

sudo pacman -S alacritty neovim tmux

Run the Install script

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ronylee11/ant
git submodule init
git submodule update
cd ant
./install.sh

Install Vim-Plug

curl -fLo ~/.vim/autoload/plug.vim --create-dirs \
    https://raw.githubusercontent.com/junegunn/vim-plug/master/plug.vim

Install all the plugins in nvim

nvim ~/.vimrc
:source %
:PlugInstall

Run :checkhealth to add other dependencies you need
To Enable Python Support

pip install pynvim
sudo pip install pynvim

Install TPM

git clone https://github.com/tmux-plugins/tpm ~/.tmux/plugins/tpm

Run tmux Then press CTRL+F, R to source tmux.conf
CTRL+F, Shift+I to install tmux plugins

Install other dependencies

sudo npm i -g bash-language-server
sudo pacman -S ffmpeg yarn ripgrep

Edit snippets with
:CocCommand snippets.editSnippets
at the end of the file, add

snippet cl "console.log()" b
console.log($1);
endsnippet

Enable Copilot

npm i -g n
n install v17
:Copilot setup

Usage

Tmux config from Fatih Arslan

    create a tab: ctrl-f c
    close a tab: ctrl-f &
    close a pane: ctrl-f x (this also closes the tab if there is a single pane)
    create vertical pane: ctrl-f v
    create horizontal pane: ctrl-f s
    move between panes: ctrl-f h, ctrl-f j, ctrl-f k and ctrl-f l
    resize panes: ctrl-f H, ctrl-f J, ctrl-f K and ctrl-f L
    jump to specific tab: ctrl-f <number>, i.e: ctrl-f 3

Neovim config

	Coc.nvim:
		Show definition of current word - Shift + K
	NERDTree:
		Show Hidden Files - Shift + B
		Toggle Tree - Ctrl + B
		Switch to Next Opened File - Ctrl + RightArrow
		Switch to Previous Opened File - Ctrl + LeftArrow
		Toggle Focus to Tree - Ctrl + W + W
		Open File in New Tab - T
		Open File in Horizontal Split - I
		Open File in Vertical Split - S
		Create/(Move or Rename)/Delete File - M + A/M/D
    Refresh/Reload Files - R
	Floaterm:
		Toggle Terminal - Alt + Escape
		Terminal Normal Mode - Escape + Escape
		Terminal Insert Mode - I
	Vim-Tmux Navigator:
		Switch Focus to Left - Ctrl + H
		Switch Focus to Right - Ctrl + L
		Switch Focus to Top - Ctrl + K
		Switch Focus to Bottom - Ctrl + J
	NERDcommenter:
		Comment/Uncomment Line - Ctrl + /
		Comment/Uncomment Multiple Line - (Highlight in Visual Mode) and Ctrl + /
  Telescope:
    Search File by Filename - Ctrl + P
    Search File by Content - Ctrl + N
  Harpoon:
    View all marked files - Ctrl + A
    Mark current file - Alt + A
    Jump to marked file no 1~5 - Alt + 1~5

Plugins

Coc.nvim - https://github.com/neoclide/coc.nvim
Nerdtree - https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree
Nerdtree Git Plugin - https://github.com/Xuyuanp/nerdtree-git-plugin
Nerdtree Devicons - https://github.com/ryanoasis/vim-devicons
Nerdtree Syntax Highlight - https://github.com/tiagofumo/vim-nerdtree-syntax-highlight
Nerdtree Visual Selection - https://github.com/PhilRunninger/nerdtree-visual-selection
Floaterm - https://github.com/voldikss/vim-floaterm
Gruvbox Theme - https://github.com/morhetz/gruvbox
Airline - https://github.com/vim-airline/vim-airline
Airline Theme - https://github.com/vim-airline/vim-airline-themes#vim-airline-themes
Yats TS Syntax - https://github.com/HerringtonDarkholme/yats.vim
Vim-Tmux Navigator - https://github.com/christoomey/vim-tmux-navigator
Nerdcommenter - https://github.com/preservim/nerdcommenter
Treesitter - https://github.com/nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter

FAQ

How to synchronize sudo nvim and nvim ?

In /etc/xdg/nvim/sysinit.vim, add source /home/<user>/.config/nvim/init.vim

Link Treesitter Modules and Coc Settings

ln -s /home/<user>/.config/nvim/lua /etc/xdg/nvim/lua
ln -s /home/<user>/.config/nvim/coc-settings.json /etc/xdg/nvim/coc-settings.json

Enable Vim-Plug

ln -s /home/<user>/.vimrc /root/.vimrc
ln -s /home/<user>/.vim/ /root/.vim

Link Coc Extensions

ln -s /home/<user>/.config/coc /root/.config/coc

Link Plugins

su
cd /root/.local/share/nvim/
ln -s /home/<user>/.local/share/nvim/plugged plugged

Link Python Modules (specifically needing pynvim)

cd /root/.local
ln -s /home/<user>/.local/lib lib

How to fix coc-rainbow-fart not playing audio ?

In ~/.config/coc/extensions/coc-rainbow-fart-data
Remove ffplay and replace it with a symlink to ffplay installed locally (/bin/ffplay)
With the command ln -s /bin/ffplay ffplay

Repositories

Github - https://github.com/ronylee11/ant
Gitlab - https://gitlab.com/ronylee11/ant

Useful Resources

Vim Tutorial - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3o4l4GVLW0&list=PLm323Lc7iSW_wuxqmKx_xxNtJC_hJbQ7R
How to add Vim Plugins - https://www.linuxfordevices.com/tutorials/linux/vim-plug-install-plugins
Lazygit - https://github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit
Ben Awad's Vim configure tutorial - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnupOrSEikQ
benbrastmckie's ANT build - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xvu1IKEpO0M&t=226s
Fatih Arslan's article about Integrating Alacritty with Tmux - https://arslan.io/2018/02/05/gpu-accelerated-terminal-alacritty/
ANT True Color issue - https://gist.github.com/andersevenrud/015e61af2fd264371032763d4ed965b6
NERDTree Keybind - https://vi.stackexchange.com/questions/9967/how-do-i-open-and-close-nerdtree-toggle-nerdtree-view-using-a-single-keystroke
Floaterm Keybind - vim/vim#2216
Bind Ctrl+/ - https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9051837/how-to-map-c-to-toggle-comments-in-vim
How to search for a specific word in all files - https://stackoverflow.com/questions/38398787/how-do-i-search-in-all-files-of-my-project-using-vim
How to set specific tab space - https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1878974/redefine-tab-as-4-spaces
How to tab forward and backward in vim - https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4559896/how-to-tab-backwards-remove-a-tab-or-tab-spaces-in-vim
Zathura config - https://gist.github.com/michaelmrose/9595075b43f24aa903fa
How to reload file - https://vi.stackexchange.com/questions/444/how-do-i-reload-the-current-file

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