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VimTeX in WSL and SumatraPDF in Windows
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Following https://rossknapman.com/posts/nvimvimtexzathura/

.config/nvim/init.vim

let g:vimtex_view_method='/mnt/c/Program\ Files/SumatraPDF/SumatraPDF.exe'
let g:latex_view_general_viewer='/mnt/c/Program\ Files/SumatraPDF/SumatraPDF.exe'
let g:vimtex_compiler_progname='nvr'

In SumatraPDF settings, set inverse search command-line:

powershell -NoExit /c nvr --servername localhost:12345 +%l $(wsl wslpath \"%f\")
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