How to unfold by default

[glow12121]

let g:vim_markdown_folding_level = 6
let g:vim_markdown_override_foldtext = 0

With the settings above, I cannot figure out how to keep everything in markdown texts unfolded by default.

Specifically, I don't see how to control lines and empty lines being folded. Probably let g:vim_markdown_override_foldtext = 0 has nothing to do with it.

## Title
+--  3 lines: ········································································································
### Title
+--  3 lines: Line of text···················································································

[ilya-vv]

@glow12121
You may add something like this to your ~/.vimrc file:

autocmd FileType markdown normal zR

This commands run zR and unfold whole file on opening. Result might depends on position the line in ~/.vimrc file...

[glow12121]

Isn't it a workaround?

I cannot figure out why the plugin keeps on folding the text one way or another, whichever folding level I select. Even if it's, say, 6, still all the stuff is folded.

These are literally all my settings related to the plugin:

Plug 'godlygeek/tabular'
Plug 'preservim/vim-markdown'
" Syntax highlighting, matching rules and mappings for the original Markdown and extensions.
" The tabular plugin must come before vim-markdown.
" g:vim_markdown_folding_level setting (default 1) is set to foldlevel. Thus level 1 heading which is served as a document title is expanded by default.
" Folding level is a number between 1 and 6. By default, if not specified, it is set to 1.
let g:vim_markdown_folding_level = 0
" To prevent foldtext from being set add the following to your .vimrc:
" let g:vim_markdown_override_foldtext = 0

[ilya-vv]

Well, yes. My suggestion is a workaround.

Can't say about vim-markdown - use it for several days - but, as I remember, when Vim receives command set foldmethod=..., it applies folding for the whole buffer and folds everything, it's default behavior.

[mcookly]

@glow12121,

I think the problem might be that foldlevel is a hacky way of opening folds. Maybe set foldlevelstart=6. This page might help!

[Nan-Do]

@mcookly Thanks for the tip setting that variable fixed the problem for me

[polirritmico]

Thanks. This is working for me:

vim.cmd [[
    autocmd BufRead,BufNewFile *.markdown,*.md set conceallevel=2 foldlevelstart=6
]]

Don't know if there is a better way.

[vyrwu]

I'm on lazy v10.15.1, based on this thread, I got it working with the following config:

{
  "preservim/vim-markdown",
  ft = "markdown",
  init = function()
    vim.cmd [[set foldlevelstart=6]]
  end,
  dependencies = {
    "godlygeek/tabular",
  },
}

[chrome99]

Like vyrwu said, this works perfectly without being a workaround:

vim.cmd([[set foldlevelstart=6]])

Add this to your top level lua, before or after loading the plugin.