Multi Commander - Choose Neovim "Stable" or "Test" Config

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This is the modern way of selecting the Neovim config folder by setting the NVIM_APPNAME environment variable!

Check in Neovim: :h NVIM_APPNAME, :echo $NVIM_APPNAME and :echo stdpath("config")

Multi Commander: https://multicommander.com/

Multi Commander is a multi-tabbed file manager and is an alternative to the standard Windows Explorer. It uses the very popular and efficient dual-panel layout.

Info (Multi Commander: Run the Neovim GUI): https://forum.multicommander.com/forum/index.php/topic,4835.0.html

and this blog post: https://forum.multicommander.com/forum/index.php/topic,5047.0.html

1. First of all, do this

1. Copy the Neovim “TEST” configuration to the “nvimt” folder: C:\Users\<you>\AppData\Local\nvimt
2. Then run the “Neovim-neovide-TEST” MultiScript (F11) in the “Multi Commander”.

These are my folders (stable and test):

C:\Users\<you>\AppData\Local\
nvim
nvim-data

nvimt
nvimt-data

2. I am now using these Multi Commander scripts

F10
Neovim-neovide-STABLE
Command type: Multi-Script

@var $selectedFile = GetSelectedPaths();
@var $fileDir = PathGetPathPart($selectedFile, 1);

// @var $app = "neovide --neovim-bin=C:\\UTILS\\Neovim\\bin\\nvim";
// I have Neovim folder in Windows path: C:\UTILS\Neovim\bin\
@var $app = "neovide";

MC.Run CMD={$app} ARG={$selectedFile} STARTIN={$fileDir}

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F11
Neovim-neovide-TEST
Command type: Multi-Script

@var $selectedFile = GetSelectedPaths();
@var $fileDir = PathGetPathPart($selectedFile, 1);

// MC.Run CMD="cmd.exe" ARG="/k set NVIM_APPNAME=nvimt&neovide "{$selectedFile} STARTIN={$fileDir}
// MC.Run CMD="cmd.exe" ARG="/c set NVIM_APPNAME=nvimt&neovide "{$selectedFile} STARTIN={$fileDir}

// start cmd shell, start neovide from cmd, and immediately close the cmd window
MC.Run CMD="cmd.exe" ARG="/c set NVIM_APPNAME=nvimt&&start neovide "{$selectedFile} STARTIN={$fileDir}

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F12
Neovim-neovide-STABLE-without-file
Command type: Multi-Script

// STABLE configuration without an initial file

@var $selectedFile = GetSelectedPaths();
@var $fileDir = PathGetPathPart($selectedFile, 1);

// @var $app = "neovide --neovim-bin=C:\\UTILS\\Neovim\\bin\\nvim";
// I have Neovim folder in Windows path: C:\UTILS\Neovim\bin\
@var $app = "neovide";

MC.Run CMD={$app} STARTIN={$fileDir}

3. Info - TEST configuration with “Windows PowerShell”

F11
Neovim-neovide-TEST
Command type: Multi-Script

// TEST configuration with "Windows PowerShell"

@var $selectedFile = GetSelectedPaths();
@var $fileDir = PathGetPathPart($selectedFile, 1);

MC.Run CMD="powershell.exe" ARG="-WindowStyle Hidden -Command $env:NVIM_APPNAME='nvimt';Start-Process neovide "{$selectedFile} STARTIN={$fileDir}

Windows has two command-line shells: the Command shell and PowerShell.

Windows Commands:

1. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/windows-commands
2. or https://ss64.com/nt/

Windows CMD Shell syntax and START command:

1. Windows CMD Shell How-to guides and examples https://ss64.com/nt/syntax.html
2. START https://ss64.com/nt/start.html

Try this:

1. Run Command shell (Win-s: run, press Enter): cmd.exe
2. START “Demo 1” nvim
3. START neovide