On 2020-04-17 07:47, DwigtArmyOfChampions wrote: > I am using gVim on Windows. I open a file in C:\tmp called > file1.cpp. After looking around in file1.cpp I now want to open > file2.cpp which is also in C:\tmp. So I run the command > > :e .\file2.cpp > > But this doesn’t work because the “.” is C:\Windows\system32. Is > there a different character or function or variable I can use in > command mode to designate “the directory that the current file is > in”?
There are two main ways to do this 1) set 'autochdir'. This will automatically change directory to the directory of the containing file so that "./" will always refer to the directory of the current file. 2) use expand() or fnamemodify() with the various available modifiers (":help filename-modifiers"). In this case you want either :p for the absolute path or :~ for the path relative to your home directory. -tim -- -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_use" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vim_use+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_use/20200417104100.55816e0d%40bigbox.attlocal.net.