Open Alpha only when nvim opens a whole directory

[MrRoiz]

Hey there, I'm kinda new on nvim, I recently installed alpha-nvim and it works fine this is my config

Alpha opens up whenever nvim is open, but is it possible to avoid open it when it opens a single file?
eg.

nvim init.lua

[goolord]

just remove alpha.start(). there's already a bunch of conditions set for alpha to only open when it's sensible

[MrRoiz]

without alpha.start() it does not open on startup 😥

[goolord]

alpha-nvim/lua/alpha.lua

Lines 539 to 568 in dafa11a

	local function should_skip_alpha()
	-- don't start when opening a file
	if vim.fn.argc() > 0 then return true end
	-- skip stdin
	if vim.fn.line2byte("$") ~= -1 then return true end
	-- Handle nvim -M
	if not vim.o.modifiable then return true end
	for _, arg in pairs(vim.v.argv) do
	-- whitelisted arguments
	-- always open
	if arg == "--startuptime"
	then return false
	end
	-- blacklisted arguments
	-- always skip
	if arg == "-b"
	-- commands, typically used for scripting
	or arg == "-c" or vim.startswith(arg, "+")
	or arg == "-S"
	then return true
	end
	end
	-- base case: don't skip
	return false
	end

here's the conditions for alpha automatically starting. in my experience providing support for like a dozen other people asking the exact same question as you it's either been

1. some shell configuration aliasing nvim with extra arguments, or someone simply starting up nvim like nvim . or something
2. a configuration problem with their package manager (usually lazy loading the plugin or something)

[MrRoiz]

You were totally right, my bad, I had an alias for nvim I just forgot. I'm pretty new on this, trying to improve, thanks! and awesome plugin btw ❤️