To copy a file in Vim using netrw has the following steps: Select the destination directory (using mt) Select the file to be copied (using mf) Proceed with copying (using mc) The commands to us...

I have VIM netrw split setting to open any file in a right-side Preview Buffer, and it works fine. My problem is that a new file is automatically open in netrw buffer, when I create the new file ...

If I open vim with vim . netrw provides me with a nice list of the files and directories in the current directory. If I open a file using v the file opens in a very narrow split down the left hand ...

My question is fairly simple, still I can't find the answer anywhere : In Vim, how can I close Netrw explorer without actually selecting a file? What keystroke should I hit to close the explorer ...

I have tried wiping my .vimrc, uninstalling all plugins, updating Vim, trying different shells, etc. but I absolutely can't get 'gx' to work over a given URL. I have used it before and it worked fi...

I used nmap <silent> <f2> :NERDTreeToggle<cr> to toggle nerdtree window. How can I do the same with netrw? nerdtree window is not shown in the buffer list(:ls). netrw is listed i...

The title sums it up, really. I'd like to know how to set the current root of the tree when browsing files using netrw in vim. Any ideas?

I was testing https://github.com/skwp/dotfiles) and unfortunately it did install a lot of things I do not want. For example, right now (with empty .vimrc) when I open vim I get " ==============...

This is the same question as on SuperUser, but I feel it has a better chance of being answered here, so ... In Vim, I have four splits - two by two - and in the upper left one netrw is open. Is th...

Edit a remote file with vim scp://remote/file Saving the file with :w blocks the editor till the file changes are saved to the remote. I was trying to use :Dispatch :write to avoid being block...

When I edit files in my ~/.vim, the .netrwhist file would mysteriously be changed, too. It's content: let g:netrw_dirhistmax =10 let g:netrw_dirhist_cnt =6 ...and so on... What does this file d...

Imagine I have :Vex after starting vim. I want to be able to press t and have the tabs appended to the opposite window rather than the Netrw window. Is this possible? If I press P I can open the f...

When browsing a local directory using Vim and the built-in netrw file browsing support, I would like to open a file to view it and then return to the same location in the file listing where I was b...

The default file explorer inside Vim is NetRW. It can be invoked, for example, by using :e .. In its tree view, it prefixes the directory name with pipe characters (|). For example: joe/ | Deskto...

okay, i will make this more clear here.. say i have the directory listing in a vertical split window, along with the file i'm editing.. i can go from one split to the other using Ctrl+w and open f...

I would like to have my files sorted this way: abc.c Makefile readme.txt but the netrw file browser sorts them like this (using empty sort sequence): Makefile abc.c readme.txt How do I fix th...

I have noticed that when I start the day and open vim, then use :Exp, I get the "Press ENTER or type command to continue" prompt. Usually this is shown when an external command is executed. I don't...

I'm using netrw to read directory listings in Vim, and I would like to display line numbers in my netrw tabs (so I can use :24 to navigate through directory listings faster). I'm using "set number"...

What is the setting used in .vimrc to make the netrw directory listing ignore/hide certain file types? set wildignore=*.obj,*.exe only seems to work for tab completion. Within netrw, you can ctrl-...

I work with many files remotely using vim and the netrw plugin. I also keep timestamped backups by changing the &backupext (found in the documentation). While working in a remote file (scp://s...