Questions tagged [netrw]
For questions about the plugin Netrw which adds directory listing to Vim, and allows you to open files over the network (ftp, http, scp, etc).
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What's the cleanest way to open directories using FZF instead of netrw?
I have a dirty implementation of using FZF instead of netrw to open directories:
" netrw
let g:loaded_netrw = 1
let g:loaded_netrwPlugin = 1
" Directories
function! MaybeOpenFzfForDir(...
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Netrw doesn't recognize "~/"
I installed ubuntu-20.04.3-desktop-amd64.iso on VirtualBox 6.1.28. It is my first foray into virtual machines and Linux.
I installed Vim 8.1 according to this page.
The command :e ~/tmp/tmp.txt opens ...
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Showing different directories in multiple netrw instances
I was hoping that I could have splits or tabs in which I would use different netrw instances to see different folders or to use separate hide lists. Unfortunately any change in split/tab A affects ...
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How do I regain control of my Vim session when it hangs while saving a file via netrw?
I edit a lot of files using netrw in gvim. Sometimes, when I mash C-s to save, it will hang my vim session. I'm not sure if this is because of a network error, or because I also sometimes hit C-z at ...
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How to get path in NetRW?
I want to override NetRW's response to <CR>. When I hit enter, I want to:
get the path of the file or directory of the line with the cursor in the :Lex window
test if path is a file
if the ...
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how to install this? NerdTree visual selection
I've been trying to install this package called nerdTree-visual-selection. It is a package that 'defines key mappings that will work on nodes contained in a Visual selection in NERDTree'.
It was weird ...
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Handling softlink directories in Windows
I'll edit the title as soon as I think of a way to succinctly word my question.
I have the following for my statusline:
set stl=%{expand('%:~:.')
It gets the current filename's fullpath and truncate ...
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Automatically getting diff between netrw preview window and fixed file
Say I am in a directory with the filetree below, where gold.txt is a file I would like to compare each of the other .txt files against, one at a time.
.
├── gold.txt
└── to-compare
├── compare1....
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Netrw-R Renaming multiple Files with vim
After going through the renaming guides from the doc folder in vim I found a way to replace text with the input :%s/frompattern/topattern/g.
Reaching the renaming files with the file browser tutorial/...
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How can I use let `g:netrw_keepdir = 0` for folders and `autochdir` for files?
Normally I want to use autochdir to
change to the directory containing the file which was opened or selected
However, in netrw, there's a warning
However, the autochdir option:
:set acd
is ...
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Vim cannot find medical spell files
Problem specification
I would love to have a medical spell dictionary in vim.
Currently, I have a lot of medical terms in my own personal English dictionary right now. However, using an official ...
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Explore command not working in Terminal normal mode
In vim, I open a terminal using :term and enter the normal mode using <C-w> <N>. Then, :Explore does not open the vim's file navigation view, but creates a another split window of the ...
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netrw freezes for seconds when entering window for a folder on network drive with many zip files
I have split windows on Vim/Gvim, one of which is opened to a folder rather than an text file. When the folder is on a network drive, Vim/Gvim freezes for 5-10 seconds whenever I change focus to that ...
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How can I track the event of opening a file in netrw in an autocommand?
I'm trying to solve this problem by creating an autocommand which will track when a new buffer is opened through netrw, and will then immediately close netrw once the buffer is closed.
How can I track ...
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Neovim fail to open file via scp - Undefined variable: b:netrw_method
I am opening a remote file with this command:
[n]vim scp://user@host/relative_file
Vim (8.2) opens the file correctly, but Neovim (v0.5.0-dev+1186-g8665a96b9) just shows a blank file and a blank ...
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Setting ftdetect a given directory
I'm looking for a way to set filetype on load, a loading phase via ftdetect.
Right now I can open the files inside a given directory via some utility function that I wrote, and during the opening ...
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Delete a file in netrw without confirmation?
When I press D or <Del> over a file in netrw, it asks confirmation. How to avoid this message?
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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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How can I apply shell command on the selected files in netrw
I want to apply a shell command on two selected files, my command is:
convert +append image1.png image2.png output.png
How can I do that for two selected images in netrw?
However, to make the process ...
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vim netrw problems on Windows 10
The weird behaviour I was seeing included:
:Ex might open an empty window
Use of - as a shortcut to go up to the parent directory in netrw, would make the entire shell non-responsive (or at least, ...
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Netrw - Lexplore is not an editor command
I was trying to configure vim to have a file explorer on the side with no plugins. I found the following script:
function! ToggleNetrw()
if g:NetrwIsOpen
let i = bufnr("$")
while (...
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Strange cursorline behavior in Netrw
I'm running Vim 8.2 on macOS 10.14.6 (Mojave) on the native macOS Terminal program. I recently changed my terminal font to Courier 12, Regular weight, and discovered a strangely annoying issue which ...
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While copying a file in netrw, why should I be in the directory where the file is located?
In netrw, I want to copy a file /dir/subdir1/file.txt to /dir/subdir2. For that, I do the following:
I mark the file /dir/subdir1/file.txt
I navigate up directory and mark /dir/subdir2/ as target
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How can I go back from vimdiff to netrw?
I list files using vim ., which uses netrw. Then I select two files using md, and open them in diff mode using mf. Now how can I go back to the list of files?
I use :q to exit the second file, and :E ...
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How to explore specifc files with wildcards in netrw?
I would like to list files starting with abc in the current directory with netrw.
if I use vim . it lists all files. I also could list them using vim -c "E" just I don't know how to filter ...
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How to select multipe files for vimdif using netrw?
Suppose I have some files in a folder. I browse the folder using vim vim myfolder. It opens netrw with a list of the files in the directory. Now I want to select two or more files and then open them ...
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Using vim-vinegar or trying to use :e . will crash nvim [closed]
I have recently transitioned from vim8.X to nvim0.4.4 and so far I've been extremely impressed with the development experience.
One feature I'm really missing is using vim-vinegar to exit the current ...
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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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Why isn't netrw (:Explore) loaded, when starting vim using `vim -u NONE`?
I wonder why netrw (:Explore) is not loaded after starting vim using vim -u NONE.
Inspecting my runtimepath yields:
/Users/shuz/.vim,/usr/share/vim/vimfiles,/usr/share/vim/vim82,/usr/share/vim/...
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Why don't <s-up> and <s-down> work in :Explore (netrw) for going to previous/next match?
After executing :Explore **/*.py to match *.py under the current directory tree, I cannot execute :Pexplore and :Nexplore using <s-up> an <s-down>.
I have tried both SHIFT+<up> and s+...
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How to make :Vex act like :Lex, and limit Vex buffer to 40 width?
I'd like :Vexplore to be toggleable. ie if netrw is open in a visible buffer, close it. If netrw is not open in a visible buffer, open it. Upon opening netrw with :Vexplore, change the width of the ...
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netrw `Ex` sometimes creates a split
I'm usually in 2 vertical splits, in each one I jump in an out of files using :Ex. When a split shows a file and I type :Ex I expect this split to show me the netrw UI, where I can choose another file....
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Pipe file list to vim and browser them like a folder
Is it possible to pipe list of files e.g. from grep and have this file list opened in vim file manager in similar fashion like when you open a folder with vim?
Note that I do not want to just write ...
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Can Netrw use [host] type notation to look in .ssh/config and find the host to connect to?
Short Question:
This is failing. Is it valid syntax?
:tabedit scp://[home]/~/stuff/01234567/update/notes.txt
Alternatively, can I easily use a longish somewhat complex shell command in vim to get ...
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How configure netrw to use 'l' instead <CR> to open files?
By default, netrw uses l to move the cursor one letter to the right in the file name.
How can I configure netrw to use the letter l to open the file instead of <CR>
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How to set statusline for specific buffer
I want to use netrwm instead of nerdtree. I have my own statusline but I don't want it to be displayed in netrw. Nerdtree had it's own option for it (let NERDTreeStatusline="") which made it ...
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Netrw: Can't Explore with scp?
I wish to use netrw :Explore on a remote server via ssh tunnelling, but can't manage to do it.
I can access the server perfectly fine using ssh and remotely edit files with vim:
vim scp://userid@...
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netrw not open correctly, just open blank with noperm message
I am Neovim user and have serious problem with netrw
I find netrw has a bug
when trying to open the file, at first it only shows an empty buffer(1st picture), and right bottom corner, you can see [...
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Vim-based alternative for Emacs tramp-mode
Disclaimer: this question was posted prior to unix.se but, as recommended by a moderator, was reposted here. The original question was not (yet) deleted since some good comments were posted there.
I'...
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Is it possible to view the current file content during directory navigation in vi (command line, not GUI)?
(Originally asked in a wrong place - https://stackoverflow.com/questions/63780235/is-it-possible-to-view-the-current-file-content-during-directory-navigation-in-v)
I am watching this Pluralsight ...
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How can I use Vim with rmate?
TextMate 2 introudced rmate, which has become a de-facto standard for editing remote files, with multiple implementations of the remote component and client implementations for other editors, ...
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netrw ftp error ("Unknown command^M"; "Line 245:" "E517: No buffers were wiped out: 8bw!"
Until a few days ago, editing remote files worked perfectly OK, but not any more, with strange messages and error windows showing up:
a) Loading remote file:
When I'm trying to load a remote file with
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Why Netrw use rcp internally when I use scp protocol
I want to use netrw to edit remote files on my vps. Unfortunately, when I enter
vim scp://cydiater_server:~/demo/sol.cpp
and try to save something with :w Vim prompts me with
:!rcp '/var/folders/...
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How to open netrw at each vim session but have the cursor on the code (and not on the tree) when opening
I found the following chunk of command on this blog to have a file browser open by starting vim that I added to my .vimrc. It splits the window into 2 panes: a file browser and the text editor. The ...
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How make NetRW always open the provided dir, even when there is already an upper dir opened?
I created a Drawer command to use NetRW as a file drawer with two main uses.
Note: I always use the tree listing mode.
Open the working directory
Find a file to allow viewing/opening its siblings
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How to open directory in toggled netrw window?
I've toggled netrw explorer window by adding the following commands found in an answer posted to this question to the vimrc file.
let g:NetrwIsOpen=0
function! ToggleNetrw()
if g:NetrwIsOpen
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Remapping `v` in netrw/calling NetrwSplit(5) directly
So I've created some helper functions to help work around netrw. They are some keybind simplifications that help with things like window/cursor management when opening files, where to open them, ...
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Netrw discards changes without asking
When I
Execute vim A command from shell
Edit the file A in some way (now &modified == 1)
Execute :Lexplore †1 to enable the side pane of netrw
Press Enter on an arbitary file B
, the file B is ...
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Keybind for moving a file using netrw from outside of netrw
I wanted to be able to move/rename a currently open file using netrw. The typical concerns are:
Closing the old buffer
Actually moving to preserve file attributes (so no :saveas)
I'm aware of some ...
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Make netrw not close previous buffer but open a new buffer
I have netrw_browse_split set to 4, so typing <Enter> on a file on netrw will open it on the previous window.
But if the previous window have a file, it will be closed.
How can I make opening ...
