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---
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title: Getting started with GitHub Copilot in Neovim
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shortTitle: Neovim
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product: '{% data reusables.gated-features.copilot %}'
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intro: 'Learn how to install {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} in Neovim, and start seeing suggestions as you write comments and code.'
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versions:
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feature: 'copilot'
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topics:
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- Copilot
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---
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## About {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} and Neovim
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{% data reusables.copilot.procedural-intro %}
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If you use a Neovim, you can view and incorporate suggestions from {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} directly within the editor.
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## Prerequisites
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To use {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} in Neovim you must have Neovim and Node.js version 17 or below installed. For more information, see the [Neovim documentation](https://neovim.io/doc/) and the [Node.js website](https://nodejs.org/en/).
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## Installing the Neovim extension
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{% mac %}
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{% data reusables.copilot.install-copilot-in-neovim %}
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- To install the {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} plugin directly, you must know where Neovim stores plugins. To install the plugin, enter the following command in Terminal.
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```
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git clone https://github.com/github/copilot.vim \
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PATH/TO/NEOVIM/PLUGINS/copilot.vim
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```
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1. To configure {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %}, open Neovim and enter the following command.
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```
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:Copilot setup
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```
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{% endmac %}
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{% windows %}
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{% data reusables.copilot.install-copilot-in-neovim %}
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- To install the {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} plugin directly, you must know where Neovim stores plugins. To install the plugin, enter the following command in Git Bash.
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```
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git clone https://github.com/github/copilot.vim \
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~/.config/PATH/TO/YOUR/NEOVIM/CONFIG/FILE/copilot.vim
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1. To configure {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %}, open Neovim and enter the following command.
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```
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:Copilot setup
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```
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{% endwindows %}
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{% linux %}
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{% data reusables.copilot.install-copilot-in-neovim %}
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- To install the {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} plugin directly, you must know where Neovim stores plugins. To install the plugin, enter the following command in Git Bash.
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```
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git clone https://github.com/github/copilot.vim \
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~/.config/PATH/TO/YOUR/NEOVIM/CONFIG/FILE/copilot.vim
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```
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1. To configure {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %}, open Neovim and enter the following command.
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```
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:Copilot setup
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```
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{% endlinux %}
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## Learning to use {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} in Neovim
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For guidance on using {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} in Neovim, you can view the plugin documentation. To see the documentation, open Neovim and run the following command.
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```
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:help copilot
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```
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## Further reading
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- [{% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %}](https://copilot.github.com/)
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