How to open nvim-tree in regular size during startup?

[Rid1FZ]

When I try to open any directory using neovim, nvim-tree is fired up. This is intended. But it takes up the whole neovim window. How can I make nvim-tree opened in regular size instead?

Current Behaviour:

Intended Behaviour:

[Rid1FZ]

Got the solution. Nvim-tree actually hijacks current window if it is a directory (like netrw does). The default behaviour of Nvim-tree is to occupy the whole window (I don't know why!). So firstly, we need to disable the behaviour of hijacking:

hijack_directories = {
	enable = false,
	auto_open = false,
},

Now to open Nvim-tree when current window/buffer is a directory, we will use an autocommand:

vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd({ "VimEnter" }, {
	callback = function(data)
		if not (vim.fn.isdirectory(data.file) == 1) then
			return
		end

		vim.cmd.cd(data.file)
		require("nvim-tree.api").tree.open()
	end,
})

[alex-courtis]

See wiki Open At Startup for complete information and recipes.

[Rid1FZ]

Thanks. I actually tried all the recipes before and none of those worked. So I opened this discussion. After more research, I found that the recipes were not working because of the behaviour of hijacking of nvim-tree.

[alex-courtis]

I've added a note at the start of wiki Open At Startup

I'd be most grateful if you reviewed / updated that and added your Recipe

[Rid1FZ]

I've added my recipe as an instruction after other recipies. Please review...

[alex-courtis]

Many thanks @Rid1FZ