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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Replace netrw window when opening a file
I'd like to be able to :Sex when editing a file, select a file, press CR, and have that new split populated with the file I just selected. Is there an option for this? I think I became used to this ...
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How could I explore the files when using netrw to edit remote files
I can use :Explore to go through the current directory and open new files when I use vim locally. But when I use netrw to edit remote files, I cannot do it. For example, I opened a remote file with ...
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Enable line numbering for directories
When viewing a directory (using :Explore, for example), I would like to see line numbers. I can run :set number after opening the directory, and that works, but I can't get numbering to turn on by ...
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What does “No lines in buffer” mean when editing via scp?
I was using vim scp:// and e scp:// to edit remotes files. Sometimes I failed to open and got message --No lines in buffer--. What does mean and how I should solve?
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Jump to last position when using vim netrw to open a file
I am looking to jump automatically to the last position in any file that I open.
I have in my ~/.vimrc file:
autocmd BufReadPost * ...
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try catch with :Rexplore
I want to be able to hit a single key to see the netrw buffer for the directory of the file I'm in. Rex will handily move your cursor to where it was previously, but only works if you opened the file ...
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Editing file on remote host using scp not working
I'm trying to edit a file on a remote host using vim scp://user@host//path/to/file
However, vim just displays "Stopped" and crashes.
Here is the log thats produces when I run vim -V9 scp://user@host//...
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How to make netrw start with dotfiles hidden?
netrw has a gh command that toggles dotfile hiding. It is off by default. I would like it to be on by default. How do I do that?
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How to make vim open two windows when opening a directory or file with netrw?
I want to achieve two effects about using the netrw plugin for vim.
EFFECT ONE:
I have a test directory.Here is its directory structure:
MINGW64 ~/test
$ ll
total 1
drwxr-xr-x 1 uooki2 197121 0 一月 ...
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Netrw multiple files selection
Is there a way to select multiple files not one by one (with mf)?
I can see in the docs :MF command that do nothing for me. (:MF *.vim)
I also have tried mr supplying it *.vim$ in the folder full of ...
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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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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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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 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 :...
