How can I specify which neovim config to use?

[andres-lowrie]

Hello,

So I have a bunch of different config files (.lua) that I use to launch neovim with different setups. For example I have one called 'minimum.lua' that has very little config and no plugins so that it starts super fast; i use it when I want to skip all my plugins and quickly open a file

I would like to be able to point kitty-scrollback to a lua file that's not my init.lua since I don't need or want all my plugins when scrolling back, is that possible?

I was reading through kitty_scrollback_nvim.py and I saw this piece

        nvim_args = parse_nvim_args(args) + (
            '--cmd',
            ' lua'
            ' vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd([[VimEnter]], {'
            '  group = vim.api.nvim_create_augroup([[KittyScrollBackNvimVimEnter]], { clear = true }),'
            '  pattern = [[*]],'
            '  callback = function()'
            f'  vim.opt.runtimepath:append([[{ksb_dir}]])'
            '   vim.api.nvim_exec_autocmds([[User]], { pattern = [[KittyScrollbackLaunch]], modeline = false })'
            f'  require([[kitty-scrollback.launch]]).setup_and_launch([[{kitty_data}]])'
            ' end,'
            ' })')

I think I could hack this a bit and point to a different config file but wanted to see if there was a better/built-in/recommended way.

Thanks (this is bomb ass plugin btw !!! really useful)

[krotname]

Yes, this is supported without patching kitty_scrollback_nvim.py.

For a single lightweight Lua config, pass Neovim's -u through the kitten's --nvim-args:

# kitty.conf
action_alias kitty_scrollback_nvim kitten /path/to/kitty-scrollback.nvim/python/kitty_scrollback_nvim.py --nvim-args -u /path/to/minimum.lua -n

map kitty_mod+h kitty_scrollback_nvim

If that file does not load your normal package manager setup, make sure it can still find this plugin. The README's minimal example appends the plugin directory to runtimepath and then calls:

require('kitty-scrollback').setup({
  -- your scrollback-specific options
})

If you want a full separate Neovim profile instead of one minimum.lua, use NVIM_APPNAME from kitty.conf:

action_alias kitty_scrollback_nvim kitten /path/to/kitty-scrollback.nvim/python/kitty_scrollback_nvim.py --env NVIM_APPNAME=ksb-nvim

So for your case I would start with --nvim-args -u /path/to/minimum.lua -n; use NVIM_APPNAME only if you want a complete separate config tree.

[mikesmithgh]

Thanks! @krotname answered it (thanks! 🙂). Check out the README https://github.com/mikesmithgh/kitty-scrollback.nvim#separate-neovim-configuration for additional info.

[andres-lowrie]

oh wow y'all; I feel so dumb... I totally missed this in the README 😬

appreciate y'all!