neovim/runtime/doc/nvim_from_vim.txt

*nvim_from_vim.txt*    For Nvim.						{Nvim}


		 NVIM REFERENCE MANUAL


Transitioning from Vim				*nvim-from-vim*

Nvim is emphatically a fork of Vim, so compatibility to Vim should be pretty
good.

To start the transition, link your previous configuration so Nvim can use
it:
>
    mkdir -p ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:=$HOME/.config}
    ln -s ~/.vim $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/nvim
    ln -s ~/.vimrc $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/nvim/init.vim
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See |nvim-intro|, especially |nvim-python| and |nvim-clipboard|, for
additional software you might need to install to use all of Nvim's features.

Your Vim configuration might not be entirely compatible with Nvim. For a
full list of differences between Vim and Nvim, see |vim-differences|.

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,
consider guarding |'ttymouse'| in your configuration like so:
>
    if !has('nvim')
        set ttymouse=xterm2
    endif
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Conversely, if you have Nvim specific configuration items, you could do
this:
>
    if has('nvim')
        tnoremap <Esc> <C-\><C-n>
    endif
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For a more granular approach, use |exists()|:
>
    if exists(':tnoremap')
        tnoremap <Esc> <C-\><C-n>
    endif
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Now you should be able to explore Nvim more comfortably. Check |nvim| for more
information.

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