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neovim config as plugin for easier updating

• separate repo
• main init.lua just installs lazy.nvim and then loads your config as a plugin (ideally a local plugin for instant updates)
• local lazy.nvim plugin for instant reloading when reentering vim
  • no need to update symlinks as you add new files
  • no need to restow (if that’s how you sync your dotfiles to your home folder)
• fewer files to search through means you find yours faster
• less of a monstrous dotfiles repo to wade through

Was introduced to the idea here: https://www.mitchellhanberg.com/create-your-own-neovim-distribution/

His config is here: https://github.com/mhanberg/motchvim/tree/main

But this applies to any neovim distribution (you install them as plugins) and many people’s personal configs.