# nvim-tree.lua

**Repository Path**: dw8603/nvim-tree.lua

## Basic Information

- **Project Name**: nvim-tree.lua
- **Description**: nvim-tree for file navigation
- **Primary Language**: Unknown
- **License**: Not specified
- **Default Branch**: master
- **Homepage**: None
- **GVP Project**: No

## Statistics

- **Stars**: 1
- **Forks**: 0
- **Created**: 2023-04-30
- **Last Updated**: 2026-02-14

## Categories & Tags

**Categories**: Uncategorized

**Tags**: None

## README

# A File Explorer For Neovim Written In Lua

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   Automatic updates

   File type icons

   Git integration

   Diagnostics integration: LSP and COC

   (Live) filtering

   Cut, copy, paste, rename, delete, create

   Highly customisable

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Take a look at the [wiki](https://github.com/nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua/wiki) for Showcases, Tips, Recipes and more.

Questions and general support: [Discussions](https://github.com/nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua/discussions)

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- [Requirements](#requirements)
- [Installing](#installing)
- [Quick Start](#quick-start)
  * [Setup](#setup)
  * [Help](#help)
  * [Custom Mappings](#custom-mappings)
  * [Highlight Groups](#highlight-groups)
- [Commands](#commands)
- [Roadmap](#roadmap)
- [API](#api)
- [Contributing](#contributing)
- [Screenshots](#screenshots)
- [Team](#team)

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# Requirements

[neovim >=0.9.0](https://github.com/neovim/neovim/wiki/Installing-Neovim)

[nvim-web-devicons](https://github.com/nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons) is optional and used to display file icons. It requires a [patched font](https://www.nerdfonts.com/). Your terminal emulator must be configured to use that font, usually "Hack Nerd Font"

# Installing

Please install via your preferred package manager. See [Installation](https://github.com/nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua/wiki/Installation) for some specific package manager instructions.

Major or minor versions may be specified via tags: `v<MAJOR>` e.g. `v1` or `v<MAJOR>.<MINOR>` e.g. `v1.23`

# Quick Start

Install the plugins via your package manager:
  `"nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua"`
  `"nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons"`

Disabling [netrw](https://neovim.io/doc/user/pi_netrw.html) is strongly advised, see [:help nvim-tree-netrw](doc/nvim-tree-lua.txt)

## Setup

Setup the plugin in your `init.lua`.

See [:help nvim-tree-setup](doc/nvim-tree-lua.txt) and [:help nvim-tree-config-default](doc/nvim-tree-lua.txt)

```lua
  -- disable netrw at the very start of your init.lua
  vim.g.loaded_netrw = 1
  vim.g.loaded_netrwPlugin = 1

  -- optionally enable 24-bit colour
  vim.opt.termguicolors = true

  -- empty setup using defaults
  require("nvim-tree").setup()

  -- OR setup with a config

  ---@type nvim_tree.config
  local config = {
    sort = {
      sorter = "case_sensitive",
    },
    view = {
      width = 30,
    },
    renderer = {
      group_empty = true,
    },
    filters = {
      dotfiles = true,
    },
  }
  require("nvim-tree").setup(config)
```

## Help

Open the tree:  `:NvimTreeOpen`

Show the mappings:  `g?`

## Custom Mappings

[:help nvim-tree-mappings-default](doc/nvim-tree-lua.txt) are applied by default however you may customise via [:help nvim_tree.config](doc/nvim-tree-lua.txt) `{on_attach}` e.g.

```lua
  local function my_on_attach(bufnr)
    local api = require "nvim-tree.api"

    local function opts(desc)
      return { desc = "nvim-tree: " .. desc, buffer = bufnr, noremap = true, silent = true, nowait = true }
    end

    -- default mappings
    api.map.on_attach.default(bufnr)

    -- custom mappings
    vim.keymap.set("n", "<C-t>", api.tree.change_root_to_parent,        opts("Up"))
    vim.keymap.set("n", "?",     api.tree.toggle_help,                  opts("Help"))
  end

  -- pass to setup along with your other config
  require("nvim-tree").setup({
    ---
    on_attach = my_on_attach,
    ---
  })
```

## Highlight Groups

See [:help nvim-tree-highlight-groups](doc/nvim-tree-lua.txt)

Run `:NvimTreeHiTest` to show all the highlights that nvim-tree uses.

They can be customised before or after setup is called and will be immediately
applied at runtime. e.g.

```lua
  vim.cmd([[
      :hi      NvimTreeExecFile    guifg=#ffa0a0
      :hi      NvimTreeSpecialFile guifg=#ff80ff gui=underline
      :hi      NvimTreeSymlink     guifg=Yellow  gui=italic
      :hi link NvimTreeImageFile   Title
  ]])
```

# Commands

See [:help nvim-tree-commands](doc/nvim-tree-lua.txt)

Some commands may be executed with a bang `!` or take a `path` string argument.

All commands execute public API.

Some basic commands:

`:NvimTreeFocus`                           [:help nvim_tree.api.tree.open()](doc/nvim-tree-lua.txt)
```lua
  require("nvim-tree.api").tree.open()
```

`:NvimTreeToggle`                          [:help nvim_tree.api.tree.toggle()](doc/nvim-tree-lua.txt)
```lua
  require("nvim-tree.api").tree.toggle({
    path = "<args>",
    find_file = false,
    update_root = false,
    focus = true,
  })
```

`:NvimTreeFindFile`                        [:help nvim_tree.api.tree.find_file()](doc/nvim-tree-lua.txt)
```lua
  require("nvim-tree.api").tree.find_file({
    open = true,
    update_root = "<bang>",
    focus = true,
  })
```

`:NvimTreeCollapse`                        [:help nvim_tree.api.tree.collapse_all()](doc/nvim-tree-lua.txt)

```lua
  require("nvim-tree.api").tree.collapse_all({
    keep_buffers = false
  })
```

# Roadmap

nvim-tree is stable and new major features will not be added. The focus is on existing user experience.

Users are encouraged to add their own custom features via the public [API](#api).

Development is focused on:
- Bug fixes
- Performance
- Quality of Life improvements
- API / Events
- Enhancements to existing features
- Multi-instance capabilities

# API

nvim-tree exposes a public API. This is non breaking, with additions made as necessary. See [:help nvim-tree-api](doc/nvim-tree-lua.txt)

See wiki [Recipes](https://github.com/nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua/wiki/Recipes) and [Tips](https://github.com/nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua/wiki/Tips) for ideas and inspiration.

Please raise a [feature request](https://github.com/nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua/issues/new?assignees=&labels=feature+request&template=feature_request.md&title=) if the API is insufficient for your needs. Contributions are always welcome, see below.

You may also subscribe to events that nvim-tree will dispatch in a variety of situations, see [:help nvim-tree-events](doc/nvim-tree-lua.txt)

# Contributing

PRs are always welcome. See [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md) and [wiki: Development](https://github.com/nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua/wiki/Development) to get started.

See [bug](https://github.com/nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3Abug) and [PR Please](https://github.com/nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%22PR+please%22) issues if you are looking for some work to get you started.

# Screenshots

See [Showcases](https://github.com/nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua/wiki/Showcases) wiki page for examples of user's configurations with sources.

Please add your own!

# Team

* [@alex-courtis](https://github.com/alex-courtis) Arch Linux
* [@gegoune](https://github.com/gegoune) macOS
* [@Akmadan23](https://github.com/Akmadan23) Linux
* [@dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/apps/dependabot) Ubuntu Linux