How can I get neovim to load my init.vim file when in sudo mode?
I'm having an issue with neovim on a Raspberry Pi coding with Python.
I have installed it by sudo apt-get install neovim, and it works using just the nvim in commandline.
For some reason I can create a file with nvim filename.py, but it will end as a readonly file.
If I run neovim as sudo nvim instead, then I can write to the file but my init.vim file is not being loaded then.
I have created it here: /home/pi/.config/nvim/init.vim
Does it have to be placed elsewhere or can I make some sort of link to it?
I have also tried giving filename.py writing permission with:
sudo chmod a+w filename.py but that just leads me to an errorcode E509 when trying to save by :wq. It will save with :wq! though
vim
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I'm having an issue with neovim on a Raspberry Pi coding with Python.
I have installed it by sudo apt-get install neovim, and it works using just the nvim in commandline.
For some reason I can create a file with nvim filename.py, but it will end as a readonly file.
If I run neovim as sudo nvim instead, then I can write to the file but my init.vim file is not being loaded then.
I have created it here: /home/pi/.config/nvim/init.vim
Does it have to be placed elsewhere or can I make some sort of link to it?
I have also tried giving filename.py writing permission with:
sudo chmod a+w filename.py but that just leads me to an errorcode E509 when trying to save by :wq. It will save with :wq! though
vim
asked Jan 14 at 13:03
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I am not familiar with NeoVim (I just use vim), It sounds like you start in Read Only mode. Once you opened your file in vim, could you try::set noro? That should disable read only mode. If that works, you are settingrosomewhere in your init.vim.
– Johan
Jan 14 at 16:06
I am not sure how init.vim is located, I assume it uses $HOME. Could you show me the output of this command?sudo env | grep HOME
– Johan
Jan 14 at 16:14
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I'm having an issue with neovim on a Raspberry Pi coding with Python.
I have installed it by sudo apt-get install neovim, and it works using just the nvim in commandline.
For some reason I can create a file with nvim filename.py, but it will end as a readonly file.
If I run neovim as sudo nvim instead, then I can write to the file but my init.vim file is not being loaded then.
I have created it here: /home/pi/.config/nvim/init.vim
Does it have to be placed elsewhere or can I make some sort of link to it?
I have also tried giving filename.py writing permission with:
sudo chmod a+w filename.py but that just leads me to an errorcode E509 when trying to save by :wq. It will save with :wq! though
vim
asked Jan 14 at 13:03
Brian FrandsenBrian Frandsen
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I'm having an issue with neovim on a Raspberry Pi coding with Python.
I have installed it by sudo apt-get install neovim, and it works using just the nvim in commandline.
For some reason I can create a file with nvim filename.py, but it will end as a readonly file.
If I run neovim as sudo nvim instead, then I can write to the file but my init.vim file is not being loaded then.
I have created it here: /home/pi/.config/nvim/init.vim
Does it have to be placed elsewhere or can I make some sort of link to it?
I have also tried giving filename.py writing permission with:
sudo chmod a+w filename.py but that just leads me to an errorcode E509 when trying to save by :wq. It will save with :wq! though
vim
vim
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I am not familiar with NeoVim (I just use vim), It sounds like you start in Read Only mode. Once you opened your file in vim, could you try::set noro? That should disable read only mode. If that works, you are settingrosomewhere in your init.vim.
– Johan
Jan 14 at 16:06
I am not sure how init.vim is located, I assume it uses $HOME. Could you show me the output of this command?sudo env | grep HOME
– Johan
Jan 14 at 16:14
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I am not familiar with NeoVim (I just use vim), It sounds like you start in Read Only mode. Once you opened your file in vim, could you try::set noro? That should disable read only mode. If that works, you are settingrosomewhere in your init.vim.
– Johan
Jan 14 at 16:06
I am not sure how init.vim is located, I assume it uses $HOME. Could you show me the output of this command?sudo env | grep HOME
– Johan
Jan 14 at 16:14
I am not familiar with NeoVim (I just use vim), It sounds like you start in Read Only mode. Once you opened your file in vim, could you try:
:set noro? That should disable read only mode. If that works, you are setting ro somewhere in your init.vim.– Johan
Jan 14 at 16:06
I am not familiar with NeoVim (I just use vim), It sounds like you start in Read Only mode. Once you opened your file in vim, could you try:
:set noro? That should disable read only mode. If that works, you are setting ro somewhere in your init.vim.– Johan
Jan 14 at 16:06
I am not sure how init.vim is located, I assume it uses $HOME. Could you show me the output of this command?
sudo env | grep HOME– Johan
Jan 14 at 16:14
I am not sure how init.vim is located, I assume it uses $HOME. Could you show me the output of this command?
sudo env | grep HOME– Johan
Jan 14 at 16:14
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I am not familiar with NeoVim (I just use vim), It sounds like you start in Read Only mode. Once you opened your file in vim, could you try:
:set noro? That should disable read only mode. If that works, you are settingrosomewhere in your init.vim.– Johan
Jan 14 at 16:06
I am not sure how init.vim is located, I assume it uses $HOME. Could you show me the output of this command?
sudo env | grep HOME– Johan
Jan 14 at 16:14