Show dotfiles/hidden files by default

[m-zaremba]

Is there a way to display hidden files by default and not by pressing 'I' (for some reason my '.env' file is treated as a hidden file, while .gitignore as a 'dotfile')?

[alex-courtis]

Hidden files (beginning with .) are shown by default: filters.dotfiles = false. H will toggle these.
See :help nvim-tree.filters.dotfiles

It sounds like your .env file is ignored by git - perhaps in your ~/.gitignore.

[m-zaremba]

Sorry for not being precise enough. My situation is like this - in my React project's root directory I have two files - .gitignore and .env. Even though both are dotfiles, only .gitignore is visible by default (it can be hidden with 'H'). The .env file (and node_modules folder) is initially hidden and can be uncovered with 'I' ('H' has no effect).

As from the key bindings section:

• I will toggle visibility of hidden folders/files
• H will toggle visibility of dotfiles (files/folders starting with a .)

I understand that there is a difference between hidden files/folders and dotfiles so I'm wondering if there is a possibility to make the former visible by default.

[alex-courtis]

The .env file (and node_modules folder) is initially hidden and can be uncovered with 'I' ('H' has no effect).

.env is being considered ignored I by git and is not visible at startup.

Please run git status --ignored to verify this.

I will toggle visibility of hidden folders/files

I see the problem. The README is incorrect. It will be updated #1291. See :help nvim-tree-mappings for a correct description of the actions.

[alex-courtis]

Unfortunately the above probably doesn't answer your question.

If .env is not being considered ignored by git we will need to investigate via replication:

• provide a git repo that can demonstrate the issue
• create an nvt-min.lua as per a bug report that demonstrates
• write instructions on how to replicate the issue

[kyazdani42]

i believe the .env is just ignored by git because it's common in js/ts projects

[jettandres]

+1 for this. it's common for js/ts/rails projects to have a .env file at their root

[kyazdani42]

and still, there is a :help nvim-tree.filters.exclude so just play with that 😄

[rvdende]

Ran into this and the fix is to set git = { ignore = false }

Here is my nvim-tree.lua file:

-- import nvim-tree plugin safely
local setup, nvimtree = pcall(require, "nvim-tree")
if not setup then
  return
end

-- recommended settings from nvim-tree documentation
vim.g.loaded_netrw = 1
vim.g.loaded_netrwPlugin = 1

-- change color for arrows in tree to light blue
vim.cmd([[ highlight NvimTreeIndentMarker guifg=#3FC5FF ]])

-- configure nvim-tree
nvimtree.setup({
  -- change folder arrow icons
  renderer = {
    icons = {
      glyphs = {
        folder = {
          arrow_closed = "+", -- arrow when folder is closed
          arrow_open = "-", -- arrow when folder is open
        },
      },
    },
  },
  -- disable window_picker for
  -- explorer to work well with
  -- window splits
  actions = {
    open_file = {
      window_picker = {
        enable = false,
      },
    },
  },
  git = {
    ignore = false,
  },
})

[braveltd]

this work's for me, to hide only ".git" folder

filters = {
    custom = {"^\\.git"}
}

[alex-courtis]

I do something similar:

https://github.com/alex-courtis/arch/blob/ad9859d9cca7c63f4f07b5f6339923c7604562a9/config/nvim/lua/amc/plugins/nvt.lua#L186