Questions tagged [netrw]
Netrw adds directory listing to Vim, and allows you to open files over the network (ftp, http, scp, etc). It is a plugin bundled with Vim.
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How to display rwx permissions with netrw?
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:
vim
:Ex
(see output like ls -l)
The closest thing I know is, in step ...
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copy a file in netrw
I often find the need to start a new file by making a copy of another similar file within the same directory. netrw has several commands for copying files from one directory to another (ie: :h netrw-...
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Netrw error: “Illegal PORT command”
I installed Vim 8.1.1 on Windows 10.
My _vimrc in C:\Users\Maggyero has the following lines:
set spell
set spelllang=en,fr
set spellsuggest=5
When I open Vim, I get the following message:
Alerte ...
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Lots of NetrwTreeListing in my buffers list
I'm using Netrw plugin to explore files in my Vim. After using it for a while in a single sessions I have literally hundreds of unlisted buffers named NetrwTreeListing <number>. Why is it ...
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gx doesn't work on visually selected text
I have a link to a pdf file in my vim which contains spaces. I'm trying to open it with external app. While with gf I can visually select the text (e.g. a b.pdf) and open the pdf as a text file but ...
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netrw freezes if vim subwindow includes “beefy” network drive
When one of my vim subwindows is opened to a network drive with many zip files, switching to that subwindows causes vim to hang for 10 seconds or so. The Windows Task Manager shows sustained ...
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When provided folder, open default empty screen with CWD set to folder
At the moment when I run nvim path/to/folder/ it opens up the netrw window for it (more accurately, the Dirvish window for it), I'd like this to not be the case.
Ideal behaviour is that when I do ...
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How to enable disabled movement keys in netrw?
Recently I started using and learning Vim. I turned off movement keys in my .vimrc file like this:
noremap <Up> <NOP>
noremap <Down> <NOP>
noremap <Left> <NOP>
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Is there a workaround for Vim's Netrw :bprev bug?
This didn't get much love on stackoverflow (https://stackoverflow.com/q/48269793/2512141), but I think it's important so I'm reposting here. I think this could be a major barrier to people using Vim's ...
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netrw: This security scheme is not implemented
Since some days ago I stumbled upon an annoying situation every time I tried to edit some files on a server with Vim.
It won't open the files, and a split appeared on each buffer saying:
This ...
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Netrw how to hide line?
My Netrw config here.
let g:netrw_banner = 0
let g:netrw_liststyle = 3
let g:netrw_browse_split = 4
let g:netrw_altv = 1
let g:netrw_winsize = 25
Just i want to hide "|" and "/". But how?
I try :...
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How can I close the Netrw buffer?
How can I close the Netrw buffer?
I tried both :bd and :bw and neither work.
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Change to a specific directory in :Explorer
How do I change the directory when I'm already in :Explorer? Sometimes I open it up by saying :vs . and from there I want to go to ~/vim/ or something. I'm not sure how to do that without traversing ...
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How to make netrw ignore new local files?
I've set up an autocmd to automatically create directories of the filepath I'm writing to: au BufWritePre,FileWritePre * call <SID>EnsureDir(expand('<afile>:p:h')). This prevents creating ...
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Focus on file when when opening when permanent window for file explorer is enabled
I have a permanent window for file explorer enabled by netrw_altv=1 option. The problem is that when I run vim with file or directory as an argument the window with file explorer is focused. How can I ...
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How to escape from file browsing mode?
I just found out that we can use
:e . to enter the browsing mode and then can choose file what we like.
But I don't know how to get back to already opened file without choosing it again.
I tried &...
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Open multiple files in tabs from Explore mode
While navigating file system in :Explore mode, is it possible to select and open multiple files, each in a new tab?
Edit:
I ended up using a function proposed by Jair López, because it works pretty ...
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Is there a way to edit secure data in vim without accessing the filesystem?
I am interested in using vim to edit a "secure" file, one that is stored encrypted elsewhere (say, somewhere in the cloud), and should not be written as plaintext to the local disk. So the sequence of ...
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Automatically close netrw after opening a file
I would like to automatically close the netrw window when I open a file. I've found a similar question (NERDTree How to open a file and automatically close the explorer buffer), but it refers to ...
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how to stop vim suspending when using gx
When I press gx over a link in vim, it opens it in an external application, when it does this it also suspends Vim.
How do I prevent it from suspending Vim, so that I can use Vim while browsing ...
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netrw: ftplugin double loaded?
I notice an annoying stutter when opening directories. Just a split second, but it's kind of a problem if I'm navigating the directory tree and it hesitates each time I open a different directory.
I ...
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netrw expand folders - strange behaviour
I'm getting very strange behaviour when I try to expand the listing of a folder by pressing enter. Take the following screenshot
Currently, I have file 2.1 open. But when I press Enter on 1/ to ...
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Is it possible to clone a directory with netrw?
When I mark a directory with mf, then use mc to copy into the target directory, it copies the contents only rather than the directory itself. I know I could make a new directory with d, then copy the ...
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Netrw tree listing style opening files in other directories creates new empty files in current directory
When using netrw with the tree style listing (netrw_liststyle = 3), if I expand a directory, open a file in that directory, then try to open a file above that directory, it creates a new empty file in ...
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Update netrw to newer version [duplicate]
I use Vim from this ppa
http://ppa.launchpad.net/jonathonf/vim/ubuntu
which includes netrw v156
How can I update to a newer netrw
--> Do I have to remove netrw installed
--> Can I simply install a ...
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How could I preserve netrw :Lexplore in Vim sessions?
I use netrw :Lexplore as my file browser and I also use vim sessions. However, whenever I open a session file, :Lexplore is closed and I have to re-open.
Is there a way to keep netrw :Lexplore open ...
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Toggle explorer window
neovim 0.2-dev
:Lexplore opens up explorer window and entering :Lexplore again toggles it. However, if I interact with the explorer window(i.e. expand a directory), then typing :Lexplore opens up ...
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How can I open a file from netrw into a new buffer without making it active?
I'd like to add the file to the buffer list without changing the currently active netrw window. I'd also love to make this the default behaviour for netrw. Any advice? I've searched around and looked ...
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vim 8.0 file explorer only allows specific locations
I'm running Vim 8.0 on a Windows 7 system and I'm having this issue whenever I open gvim (the one that runs in a window as opposed to running in cmd) the default path in :pwd is c:\users\"user". If I ...
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How to display netrw's current path? The default banner is to stuffed
I use the following settings to hide the netrw banner:
let g:netrw_banner=0
I know that this also displays the current directory, but it also displays a bunch of other things I'm not interested in. ...
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Autocmd on directory to replace netrw
I use the ranger plugin wich I can trigger with a shortcut. But when I open a directory I would like to use the plugin instead of netrw.
So I have found that the filetype of directories is netrw, ...
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Strange behavior between autochdir and netrw
This has been plaguing me for a while now, but I've only just recently been able to come up with an MCVE.
The problem is that when autochdir is on and I use :Explore to open netrw sometimes it will ...
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.swp swap files for directories while browsing with netrw
Sometimes I browse around the directory of the current buffer by using :Ex. On one of my development machines, this results in a .swp file being created in every directory I visit.
I've checked the ...
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How do I script Vim to download a thesaurus file and save it?
I want to create a command that will download a large file and save it to my local system. I am not interested in editing this file. I also would like to avoid a huge if block to see what downloaders ...
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Gvim: gx to {the same, a new, a vertical-split} window
Say in Gvim I have a line in the current buffer:
~/.bashrc
How can I access this file (~/.bashrc) in the same, or a new, or a vertical-split window?
I tried gx, which opens the file with xdg-open. ...
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open salt://whatever as somedir/whatever [closed]
I like having netrw loaded for browsing directory contents when I open '.' and for downloading webpages when I split http://host/path, but it's really getting in the way of opening files with gF or ^...
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One and only one buffer at time when I need numerous
After a reinstall, vim ONLY opens one buffer at a time. This is the only way I know how to phrase it.
I open a file, it is listed as
:buffers
1 %a ".r/.vim/....
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how to use Netrw Directory Listing in VIM split window without exiting it when a file has been read
When using VIM, it is possible to get a file listing in one split window by doing this:
:vsp
:e.
Then you have something that looks like this:
However if you open a file then how can you get back ...
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Unmap netrw-c in vinegar.vim
I am using following vim plugins vinegar and unimpaired.
When I enter a netrw directory listing with -, the mappings of unimpaired starting with c (e.g. toggle line numbers with con) do not work ...
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how to open netrw(nerdtree) when start gvim with folder address as file to open
I have a hotkey to start gvim in current folder, but it always opening in parent folder with buffer named as folder name. How I can start gvim and pass them command to open netrw if it's valid folder ...
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How do I make netrw behave with respects to cycling through buffers with :bprevious/:bnext
I have my vim setup according to "Solution #1: Replicating Tabs with Buffers" on this site buffers-vs-tabs with the vim-airline plugin.
If I open numerous files in buffer 'tabs' :bprevious/:bnext ...
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What does “toggle” mean in the context of Lexplore?
The description of Lexplore says that it "toggles" a directory window on the left side, but I don't see the difference between that and Vexplore, which seems to do exactly the same thing. If I do :Lex ...
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How to navigate when using netrw-R (rename)
Often I rename files using netrw-R. It opens a rename confirmation on the commandline(?). E.g.
Moving /home/ber/Documenten/xxx/xxx/test/services/member_balance_calculator_test.rb to : /home/ber/...
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How do I properly manage a directory listing within a buffer?
I use a mix of buffers and split panes to manage my workflow. Sometimes, I (perhaps accidentally) open a directory listing instead of a file. My buffers may look like this then:
At this point, I can :...
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Is there any documentation available on the internals of netrw?
I have found fairly clear documentation on the usage and customization of netrw, but a perusal of the plugin source code shows only method-level comments, and does not give a good indication of the ...
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How I configure Vim for use with netrw?
I recently started to use netrw as a file manager next to my editing session. But I had a coupe of issues with it.
First of all netrw reads unhidden buffers from the disk every time. Which made me ...
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Customize syntax highlighting in netrw
Right now I am working on a latex project. When I open a netrw/vinegar window, I get following coloring:
Apparently, certain filetypes are grayed out and other are not. I like the idea to emphasize ...
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au FileType netrw echom “ft is now netrw” does not show up in :messages
Entering in vim
:au FileType netrw echom "ft is now netrw"
Afterwards, I open a netrw window with :E .
Now, I expect to have a message entry in :messages. However, no message is there. Why is there ...
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Changing of disk partition with netrw on Windows
I guess this is not a problem for Linux users, but in Windows disks have drive letters. How can I switch drive letters in netrw on Window?
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explore, netrw: How to navigate to a file / folder starting with “abc”
Is there any way to jump to a file / folder starting with a given set of characters?
