Project-specific configuration in Neovim

There are different ways to manage project-specific configuration in Neovim.

Editorconfig

First, there is EditorConfig. EditorConfig is a cross-editor standard for limited project-specific configuration. However, it only supports a limited set of configuration options such as indentation style and file encoding. More information on this can be found on the EditorConfig website.

exrc

This is a relatively new feature in Neovim and it is disabled by default. When the exrc option is enabled, Neovim will search the current directory for the following files:

1. .nvim.lua
2. .nvimrc
3. .exrc

It will execute the first of the files in this list.

The option can be enabled using:

vim.o.exrc = true