How can I change my working directory to the path of the file that I currently have open?
Example
- current working directory is $HOME
- vim /tmp/test.log
- ???
- CWD is now /tmp/
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A:
You can just type
:cd %:h
since %:h will be replaced by the head of the path to the current file.
Peter
2010-10-02 22:40:34
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A:
That's actually a builtin. (here's the help link)
:set autochdir
Stick that in your .vimrc or whatnot (:e $MYVIMRC). As mentioned here, sometimes plugins will have issues with that and you need to use something more complicated like
autocmd BufEnter * lcd %:p:h
jkerian
2010-10-02 22:50:08
Thanks, I wasn't aware of this! However, I want to do it manually, when needed.
emostar
2010-10-02 23:01:24
excellent bonus tip re lcd! I didn't know that existed, but will be very useful.
Peter
2010-10-03 04:11:33