Separate NvChad's configuration from Neovim's default configuration

nvchad-setup.lua

local path_sep = vim.loop.os_uname().version:match('Windows') and '\\' or '/'
local join = function(...) return table.concat({...}, path_sep) end
local getpath = function(arg)
  local path = vim.fn.stdpath(arg)
  return vim.fn.substitute(path, [[\(.*\)\zsnvim]], 'nvchad', '')
end

local user_path = getpath('config')
local data_path = getpath('data')
local chad_core = join(data_path, 'core', 'nvim')

vim.env.XDG_DATA_HOME = data_path
vim.env.XDG_CONFIG_HOME = join(data_path, 'core')
vim.env.XDG_CACHE_HOME = join(data_path, 'cache')
vim.env.XDG_STATE_HOME = join(data_path, 'state')

vim.opt.runtimepath = {
  user_path,
  chad_core,
  vim.env.VIMRUNTIME,
  join(chad_core, 'after'),
  join(user_path, 'after'),
}

vim.opt.packpath = {
  join(data_path, 'nvim', 'site'),
  user_path,
  vim.env.VIMRUNTIME
}

local execute = loadfile(join(chad_core, 'init.lua'))

if not execute then
  vim.api.nvim_err_writeln("Could not load NvChad's init.lua")
  return
end

execute()

Usage

Assuming you are using linux:

• Clone NvChad in the same location the chad_core variable gives you.

git clone https://github.com/NvChad/NvChad ~/.local/share/nvchad/core/nvim

• Create a configuration folder in the same location the user_path variable gives you.

mkdir -p ~/.config/nvchad

• Copy the content of the gist in your config folder.

~/.config/nvchad/entry.lua

• Make an alias that uses the new entry point.

alias nvchad='nvim -u ~/.config/nvchad/entry.lua'

• Use the new command to open neovim with nvchad.

nvchad

To customize nvchad in this new setup create a lua module called custom in the configuration folder.

mkdir -p ~/.config/nvchad/lua/custom

Inside that new folder you can put your init.lua and the chadrc.lua.