I'd just use an abbreviation :cabbr desktop c:\docume~1\user\Desktop
Then you can just do: :e desktop\sub\sub\sub\file.ext When you hit the \ (or space, or whatever) after desktop the abbreviation will fill in w/ c:\etc Be warned that this will do so whenever you type desktop in command mode, so if that's a problem make the abbreviation something you're less likely to use (dtpath or something). *tim* -----Original Message----- From: Maciej Kalisiak [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2007 1:32 PM To: vim@vim.org Subject: path shortcuts (variables?) on commandline? Can anyone recommend any nice shortcuts for entering common long paths on the commandline? My situation: I am running on Windows XP and often end up typing :e c:/Documents\ and\ Settings/User/Desktop/foo/bar/... I currently use Tab/completion to get each path element, but this is still very slow, especially considering how frequently I enter the Desktop subpath. Ideally I'd like to use some sort of variable, along the lines of :e %DESKTOP%/foo/bar, but not sure what the most sane way to do this is, considering the large variety of variable types in Vim.
