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Copilot.vim is a Vim/Neovim plugin for GitHub Copilot.
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Install Neovim or the latest patch of Vim (9.0.0185 or newer).
Install Node.js.
Install github/copilot.vim
using vim-plug, packer.nvim, or any other
plugin manager. Or to install manually, run one of the following
commands:
Vim, Linux/macOS:
git clone https://github.com/github/copilot.vim.git \
~/.vim/pack/github/start/copilot.vim
Neovim, Linux/macOS:
git clone https://github.com/github/copilot.vim.git \
~/.config/nvim/pack/github/start/copilot.vim
Vim, Windows (PowerShell command):
git clone https://github.com/github/copilot.vim.git `
$HOME/vimfiles/pack/github/start/copilot.vim
Neovim, Windows (PowerShell command):
git clone https://github.com/github/copilot.vim.git `
$HOME/AppData/Local/nvim/pack/github/start/copilot.vim
Start Vim/Neovim and invoke :Copilot setup
.
Suggestions are displayed inline and can be accepted by pressing the tab key.
See :help copilot
for more information.
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