add file explorer to replace default explorer

lua/config/keybinds.lua

@@ -1,32 +1,33 @@
 vim.g.mapleader = " "
-vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>cd", vim.cmd.Ex)
+-- vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>cd", vim.cmd.Ex)
 vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>;", ":Dashboard<CR>", { desc = "Return to Dashboard", silent = true })
 vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("FileType", {
-  pattern = "netrw",
-  callback = function(event)
-    vim.schedule(function()
-      vim.keymap.set("n", "<Esc>", function()
-        vim.cmd("enew")
-        vim.cmd("Dashboard")
-      end, { 
-        buffer = event.buf, 
-        nowait = true,
-        desc = "Return to Dashboard" 
-      })
-    end)
-  end,
+	pattern = "netrw",
+	callback = function(event)
+		vim.schedule(function()
+			vim.keymap.set("n", "<Esc>", function()
+				vim.cmd("enew")
+				vim.cmd("Dashboard")
+			end, {
+				buffer = event.buf,
+				nowait = true,
+				desc = "Return to Dashboard"
+			})
+		end)
+	end,
 })
 vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("FileType", {
-  pattern = "netrw",
-  callback = function(event)
-    vim.schedule(function()
-      vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>;", function()
-        vim.cmd("enew")
-        vim.cmd("Dashboard")
-      end, { 
-        buffer = event.buf, 
-        nowait = true,        desc = "Return to Dashboard" 
-      })
-    end)
-  end,
+	pattern = "netrw",
+	callback = function(event)
+		vim.schedule(function()
+			vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>;", function()
+				vim.cmd("enew")
+				vim.cmd("Dashboard")
+			end, {
+				buffer = event.buf,
+				nowait = true,
+				desc = "Return to Dashboard"
+			})
+		end)
+	end,
 })

lua/config/options.lua

@@ -2,3 +2,8 @@ vim.opt.number = true
 vim.opt.cursorline = true
 vim.opt.relativenumber = true
 vim.opt.shiftwidth = 4
+-- disable netrw at the very start
+vim.g.loaded_netrw = 1
+vim.g.loaded_netrwPlugin = 1
+vim.opt.splitbelow = true -- Opens horizontal splits below
+vim.opt.splitright = true -- Opens vertical splits to the right

lua/plugins/dashboard.lua

@@ -19,7 +19,14 @@ return {
 				header = vim.split(logo, "\n"),
 				center = {
 					-- Aligned to Mzansi Vim Essential Keybindings
-					{ icon = "󰉓 ", desc = " File Explorer    ", key = "cd", action = "Explore" },
+					{
+						icon = "󰉓 ",
+						desc = " File Explorer    ",
+						key = "cd",
+						action = function()
+							require("yazi").yazi(nil, vim.fn.getcwd())
+						end
+					},
 					{ icon = " ", desc = " Find Files       ", key = "ff", action = "Telescope find_files" },
 					{ icon = " ", desc = " Live Grep        ", key = "fg", action = "Telescope live_grep" },
 					{

lua/plugins/yazi.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+return {
+	"mikavilpas/yazi.nvim",
+	event = "VeryLazy",
+	keys = {
+		-- Customize these keymaps to your liking!
+		{
+			"<leader>cd",
+			function()
+				require("yazi").yazi()
+			end,
+			desc = "Open yazi at the current file",
+		},
+		{
+			-- Open in the current working directory
+			"<leader>cw",
+			function()
+				require("yazi").yazi(nil, vim.fn.getcwd())
+			end,
+			desc = "Open yazi in cwd",
+		},
+	},
+	opts = {
+		-- if you want to replace netrw entirely with yazi
+		open_for_directories = true,
+		keymaps = {
+			show_help = "<f1>",
+		},
+	},
+}