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Does anyone know if it's possible to change the window title for nvim to this pattern:

{cwd}/{current-file} - vim

E.g.

my_project_dir/README.md - vim

I'm using nvim-qt with i3wm (I'm not sure if it matters for this).

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You can set the 'titlestring' option to an expression that returns statusline expandos that will be evaluated by Vim and displayed in the title. E.g. use something like this:

:set title titlestring=%(%{expand(\"%:~:.:h\")}%)/%t\ -\ Vim

Read the help at :h 'statusline' and :h 'statusline' for the meaning of those items.

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  • Hmmm. Interesting syntax. I don't read cuneiform, and I'm not familiar with the Rosetta Stone, but when I see something like that with no explanation it makes me say %#!@$!
    – markling
    Oct 12, 2022 at 16:25
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    @markling the explanation is given in the mentioned help sections :)
    – Christian Brabandt
    Oct 13, 2022 at 8:03

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