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+# Neovim Config
+This is my personal Neovim configuration. I use neovim as my daily driver text
+editor and for all my code editing. Becaue of this, I have a lot of features
+traditionally found in an IDE installed through plugins.
+
+### Requirements
+Git is required to install and update plugins. For more information, see
+[packer.nvim's project page][packer-url].
+
+Because this config is written in [Fennel][fennel-url] (a Lisp dialect that
+compiles to Lua), you need that installed as well.
+
+### Use
+To use this config, clone this repo into your `~/.config/nvim` folder. The first
+time you launch it, [packer.nvim][packer-url] and
+[tangerine.nvim][tangerine-url] will be
+bootstrapped. All the other plugins will then be auto downloaded.
+
+### Rationale
+The `init.lua` file should include only the code nessesary to bootstrap packer and
+tangerine. Other than that, all code should go in `init.fnl` and the `fnl/`
+directory.
+
+[packer-url]: https://github.com/wbthomason/packer.nvim
+[tangerine-url]: https://github.com/udayvir-singh/tangerine.nvim
+[fennel-url]: https://fennel-lang.org/