Re: Netrw edit file

[Charles E Campbell Jr]

Eric Smith wrote:

When I am in vim, I can edit a file after selecting form the explorer, 
however
I can only :read a file if I use
Nread

I'm not sure what you mean by this -- :r file works normally.  If the 
file is an url
style:  :r ftp://somehost/path/to/file  then netrw will read the file, too.


How do I :edit from within vim?

Place cursor on the target file; press the <cr>.

Regards,
Chip Campbell