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title: "SpaceVim core layer"
description: "SpaceVim core layer provides many default key bindings and features."
---

# [Available Layers](../) >> core

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- [Intro](#intro)
- [Features](#features)
  - [FileTree](#filetree)
- [Configuration](#configuration)

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## Intro

This is the core layer of SpaceVim, and it is loaded by default.

## Features

### FileTree


The filetree plugin is included in core layer, by default `vimfiler` is used as filetree manager.
To use nerdtree or defx, please add following snippet into your configuration file.

```toml
[options]
  filemanager = "nerdtree"
```

## Configuration

- `filetree_show_hidden`: option for showing hidden file in filetree, disabled by default.

```toml
[[layers]]
    name = 'core'
    filetree_show_hidden = true
```



