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When I edit file:
/home/me/projects/myproj/src/util.c
I would like to start terminal at:
/home/me/projects/myproj/src.
With Vim version > 8 I can run :terminal but it always starts at folder in which I've opened Vim (which is /home/me/projects/myproj)
How can I do this?
I am grateful to @statox for useful hints, but as I don't wont to change current dir each time I come to following:
map <F6> :let $VIM_DIR=expand('%:p:h')<CR>:terminal<CR>cd $VIM_DIR<CR>
:echo $VIM_DIR outputs the correct directory, but the command fails :(
:terminal<CR>Acd $VIM_DIR<CR> in Neovim atleast, terminal opens up in normal mode, so you get into insert mode first (a/i/A/I) to type in the rest of the command
Jan 20, 2022 at 3:22
command Cdot normal! :lcd%:h<CR>:terminal<CR>A<CR>
Mar 2 at 23:00
:cd changes the current directory for all the windows while :lcd changes the current directory for the current window.
You can change the current directory to the directory containing the current file with:
:cd %:p:h
And you can use set autochdir in your .vimrc to change the current working directory whenever you open a file, switch buffers, delete a buffer or open/close a window. It will change to the directory containing the file which was opened or selected. (see :h 'autochdir')
Also note that the doc mentions that autochdir may break some plugin and this wikia page suggests the following autocommand to replace this setting:
autocmd BufEnter * silent! lcd %:p:h
:cd. When exists('*haslocaldir') && haslocaldir() is true, always use :lcd. Otherwise, we have the choice.
Dec 13, 2017 at 13:29
split | lcd %:h | terminal ++curwin. May want to wrap this up into a command. e.g. command! -nargs=* Terminal split | lcd %:h | terminal ++curwin <args>
Dec 13, 2017 at 16:03
:h :term: ++curwin is a valid option. Is it possible you are using an older version of Vim or maybe Neovim?
Oct 19, 2022 at 20:30
Building on the other answers, in neovim, you can do:
command! LocalTerm let s:term_dir=expand('%:p:h') | below new | call termopen([&shell], {'cwd': s:term_dir })
(this assumes that your shell is a single command with no options)
You can use a Vim keymap with a single function. In my case, the leader is a space.
Short cut to open terminal Space+t.
What the Lua function does:
The Lua function is as following:
vim.keymap.set("n", "<leader>t", function()
vim.cmd("cd %:p:h")
vim.cmd("terminal")
vim.cmd("startinsert")
end)
