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-- initial setup
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-- disable netrw at the very start of init.lua (strongly advised by _nvim-tree.lua_)
vim.g.loaded_netrw = 1
vim.g.loaded_netrwPlugin = 1


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-- Plugin setup
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-- ensure that packer is installed
if vim.fn.empty(vim.fn.glob(vim.fn.stdpath("data").."/site/pack/packer/start/packer.nvim")) > 0 then
  PACKER_BOOTSTRAP = vim.fn.system({
  "git",
  "clone",
  "--depth",
  "1",
  "https://github.com/wbthomason/packer.nvim",
  "~/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/packer/start/packer.nvim",
  })
  print("Packer installed. Please close and re-open Neovim.");
end

-- Autocommand that reloads Neovim whenever the "plugins.lua" file is saved


-- 'nvim-tree.lua' setup
require("nvim-tree").setup({
  auto_reload_on_write = true,
  disable_netrw = false,
  hijack_netrw = true,
  sort_by = "case_sensitive",
  view = {
    width = 30,
    number = true,
    relativenumber = true,
    mappings = {
      list = {
        { key = "u", action = "dir_up" },
      },
    },
  },
  renderer = {
    group_empty = false,
    highlight_git = true,
      icons = {
        symlink_arrow = " ➛ ",
      glyphs = {
        modified = "●",
        git = {
          unstaged = "✗",
          staged = "✓",
          unmerged = "",
          renamed = "➜",
          untracked = "[ ]",
          deleted = "",
          ignored = "◌",
        },
      },
    },
    special_files = { "Cargo.toml", "README.md", "Readme.md", "readme.md" },
    symlink_destination = true,
  },
  filters = {
    dotfiles = true,
  },
})


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-- open _things_...
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local function open_nvim_tree()
  require("nvim-tree.api").tree.open()
end

-- UNDO THIS   open_nvim_tree()