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When I use :read in vim:read <filename> in Vim, does it only look in the current working directory? 

Is there a way to set up vim to have the :read:read read reference multiple directories when attempting to open a particular file?

When I use :read in vim, does it only look in the current working directory? Is there a way to set up vim to have the :read read reference multiple directories when attempting to open a particular file?

When I use :read <filename> in Vim, does it only look in the current working directory? 

Is there a way to set up vim to have the :read read reference multiple directories when attempting to open a particular file?

OP is searching for something similar to the path variable but for :read. [path] should be the closest tag
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edit approved Jun 23, 2016 at 5:38
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directory path search for :read

When I use :read in vim, does it only look in the current working directory? Is there a way to set up vim to have the :read read reference multiple directories when attempting to open a particular file?