Questions tagged [netrw]
Questions about the Netrw plugin which adds directory listing to Vim, and allows you to open files over the network (ftp, http, scp, etc).
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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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netrw :Sex and :Vex clear the current buffer
If I open a file in Vim and then run :Vex (or :Sex) it opens netrw in both the new split and the existing split. This happens even if I have unsaved changes, meaning the changes are lost.
The ...
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Cannot exit Vim even using q!
I cannot exit vim even when I type :q!. I get the error
E37: No write since last change (add ! to override)
E162: No write since last change for buffer...
I think the buffer is a NetrwTreeListing ...
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Make :edit {file} use current directory during :Explore
I often use :Ex or :Sex to explore the filesystem from an opened file directory, or just invoke vim passing a directory to start exploring the filesystem and then opening a file.
In any case, while ...
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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?
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I ended up using a function proposed by Jair López, because it works pretty ...
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How can I move netrw's default keybindings to other keys?
Let's say I'm a terrible person and I'm thinking about remapping <CR> to do what : normally does (start command-line mode).
Vim's built-in netrw plugin also remaps <CR> to open the ...
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No Vim, I don't want to save changes to a directory
I frequently use :e. to navigate folders and open files in gVim. But later, when I try to close the session with a :qall, I am asked by vim whether or not I want to save changes to the folder(s) I ...
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gx doesn't open the url and complains: netrw --No Line In Buffer--
My issue happens with the key combination gx in normal mode.
The problems happens in Vim, (I have also tried in NeoVim and it correctly opens the link in firefox directly).
I have a test file /tmp/...
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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 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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Buftype=nofile when switching buffers with :Vexplore
When I open up :Vexplore in a split and open a file in it, the file in the other split ends up with buftype=nofile set so I can't write in that file or anything.
But the new buffer that was opened ...
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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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How do I enable mouse in netrw only (terminal vim)?
I would like to be able to use my mouse to scroll and click on directories to expand them in netrw. I don't want the mouse to be on for any other filetype/buffertype, so that I can still highlight/...
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How to display line numbers in netrw v125 (vim7.0)?
I added let g:netrw_bufsettings = 'noma nomod nu nobl nowrap ro' and set nu to my vimrc on my Ubuntu machine. It can display line numbers in netrw (V149).
When I use the same vimrc on a remote server ...
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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 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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Can I map a netrw command and its arguments to a key?
I have this map:
nmap <buffer> <F3> mX
So one I press <F3> it opens a prompt so I can type a command. Can I give the command also in the map above? something like:
nmap <buffer&...
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