my-nvim-setup/lua/plugins/configs/nvimtree.lua

local present, nvimtree = pcall(require, "nvim-tree")

if not present then
   return
end

-- globals must be set prior to requiring nvim-tree to function
local g = vim.g

g.nvim_tree_add_trailing = 0 -- append a trailing slash to folder names
g.nvim_tree_git_hl = 1
g.nvim_tree_highlight_opened_files = 0

g.nvim_tree_show_icons = {
   folders = 1,
   files = 1,
   git = 1,
   folder_arrows = 1,
}

g.nvim_tree_icons = {
   default = "",
   symlink = "",
   git = {
      deleted = "",
      ignored = "◌",
      renamed = "➜",
      staged = "✓",
      unmerged = "",
      unstaged = "✗",
      untracked = "★",
   },
   folder = {
      default = "",
      empty = "",
      empty_open = "",
      open = "",
      symlink = "",
      symlink_open = "",
      arrow_open = "",
      arrow_closed = "",
   },
}

local options = {
   filters = {
      dotfiles = false,
      exclude = { "custom" },
   },
   disable_netrw = true,
   hijack_netrw = true,
   ignore_ft_on_setup = { "alpha" },
   open_on_tab = false,
   hijack_cursor = true,
   hijack_unnamed_buffer_when_opening = false,
   update_cwd = true,
   update_focused_file = {
      enable = true,
      update_cwd = false,
   },
   view = {
      side = "left",
      width = 25,
      hide_root_folder = true,
   },
   git = {
      enable = false,
      ignore = true,
   },
   actions = {
      open_file = {
         resize_window = true,
      },
   },
   renderer = {
      indent_markers = {
         enable = false,
      },
   },
}

-- check for any override
options = nvchad.load_override(options, "kyazdani42/nvim-tree.lua")

nvimtree.setup(options)