How to display rwx permissions with netrw?

Question

In vim, how can I display the rwx (i.e., permissions) of files and/or directories using netrw? For example, I'd like to do this:

1. vim
2. :Ex
3. (see output like ls -l)

The closest thing I know is, in step 3, to press i, which shows this:

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Answer 1

I'm not aware of any way to do this such that the full listing will show file permissions. However you can see extra information, including permissions, for individual files. Put the cursor on a file/directory and type qf.

As a simple, non-netrw solution you could always run ls -l through the shell. For instance, to "long-list" the directory in which the current buffer resides...

:!ls -l %:p:h