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### Installation
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					### Installation
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* Backup your previous configuration (if any exists)
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					> **NOTE**  
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					> [Backup](#FAQ) your previous configuration (if any exists)
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### Archive Installation
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					Requirements:
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* On the home/landing page for the project find the blue "<> CODE" button click it and select Local > Download ZIP.
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					* Make sure to review the readmes of the plugins if you are experiencing errors. In particular:
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* Extract the archive to:
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					  * [ripgrep](https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep#installation) is required for multiple [telescope](https://github.com/nvim-telescope/telescope.nvim#suggested-dependencies) pickers.
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  `~/.config/nvim` (Linux)
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					* See [Windows Installation](#Windows-Installation) if you have trouble with `telescope-fzf-native`
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  `~/.config/nvim` (MacOS)
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  `%userprofile%\AppData\Local\nvim\` (Windows)
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* Ensure your extraction method did not extract with a parent folder. For example in ~/.config/nvim you should have init.lua not another folder called kickstart.nvim.
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### Git Clone Installation
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					Neovim's configurations are located under the following paths, depending on your OS:
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* From a terminal cd/dir to:
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    `~/.config/nvim` (Linux)
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    `~/.config/nvim` (MacOS)
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    `%userprofile%\AppData\Local\nvim\` (Windows)
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* Run: `git clone https://github.com/nvim-lua/kickstart.nvim.git ~/.config/nvim` OR: `gh repo clone nvim-lua/kickstart.nvim`
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					| OS | PATH |
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* Run Neovim (from terminal or shortcut) and allow lazy.nvim to download files and set up the basics.
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* Once the setup is complete, restart Neovim.
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					| Linux | `~/.config/nvim` |
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* **You're ready to go!**
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					| MacOS | `~/.config/nvim` |
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					| Windows | `%userprofile%\AppData\Local\nvim\` |
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* (Recommended/Optional) Fork this repo (so that you have your own copy that you can modify).
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					#### Archive Installation
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* Clone the kickstart repo into `$HOME/.config/nvim/` (Linux/Mac) or `%userprofile%\AppData\Local\nvim\` (Windows)
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  * If you don't want to include it as a git repo, you can just clone it and then move the files to this location
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Additional system requirements:
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					* On the home/landing page for the project find the green "`<> CODE`" button click it and select `Local > Download ZIP`.
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- Make sure to review the readmes of the plugins if you are experiencing errors. In particular:
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					* Extract the archive to the appropriate configuration path.
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  - [ripgrep](https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep#installation) is required for multiple [telescope](https://github.com/nvim-telescope/telescope.nvim#suggested-dependencies) pickers.
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					* Ensure your extraction method did not extract with a parent folder. For example in `~/.config/nvim` you should have `init.lua` not another folder called `kickstart.nvim`.
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- See [Windows Installation](#Windows-Installation) if you have trouble with `telescope-fzf-native`
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					#### Git Clone Installation
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					From a terminal `cd`/`dir` to the configuration path and then run: 
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					```sh
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					git clone https://github.com/nvim-lua/kickstart.nvim.git ~/.config/nvim
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					# OR
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					gh repo clone nvim-lua/kickstart.nvim
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					```
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					### Post Installation
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					Run the following command and then **you are ready to go**!
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					```sh
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					nvim --headless "+Lazy! sync" +qa
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					```
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					### Recommended Optional
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					[Fork](https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/quickstart/fork-a-repo) this repo (so that you have your own copy that you can modify) and then installing you can install to your machine using the methods above.
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					> **NOTE**  
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					> Your fork's url will be something like this: `https://github.com/<your_github_username>/kickstart.nvim.git`
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### Configuration And Extension
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					### Configuration And Extension
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