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