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Is using 'gf' in vim with symbolic links possible?

Is it possible to configure vim to follow symlinks via gf?

For example, suppose I have a file foo.txt and a symlink bar in the same directory. I'd like to be able to edit the file bar points to by gf'ing over the word 'bar' in foo.txt.

More generally, I'd like to be able to use find and other path-using commands as though the actual files were in the same directory as the file I'm editing. I'll settle for a working gf though.

+1  A: 

Works for me. VIM 7.1.

What output do you get when you gf over the name of a symlink? Is +file_in_path enabled when you type :version?

Juliano  2009-03-26 01:48:57
Works for me (now) also, for some reason rebuilding the link fixed it. Thanks for the good answer, sorry about the stupid question.
 2009-03-26 19:30:21
+1  A: 

Regarding :find, did you configure &path ?

Luc Hermitte  2009-03-26 08:28:38
I did not, but it turns out that wasn't the issue in the first place. Probably my fault, and not vim's. Thanks.
 2009-03-26 19:32:46

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