About
Neovim keeps Vim's modal editing. It adds a cleaner plugin architecture, built-in language server support and an embeddable core. For anyone who wants modal speed with a modern feel.
Install it
pkg install neovim
Run this inside Termux. If the package is already present, pkg will say so and
do nothing.
Commands worth knowing
5 of the invocations you will actually reach for. Tap the copy button to put one on your clipboard.
nvim notes.txt Open a file for editing in the modern successor to the classic modal editor. nvim -R notes.txt Open a file read-only. Useful for browsing without risk of edits. nvim -o one.txt two.txt Open several files in horizontal splits. nvim -d one.txt two.txt Open two files in diff mode, highlighting what differs between them. nvim --headless -c checkhealth -c qa Run a health check with no user interface, then quit. A way to test a setup from a script. Worked example
Run nvim +12 README.md and this is what you should see.
$ nvim +12 README.md
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# Learmux
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"README.md" 64L, 1820C The cursor starts on the requested line; the status line reports the file.
Developed by
The Neovim project .