I'm using gvim in windows.By default nerdtree loads C:\ drive as default.I like to change it to E:\ drive.How to achieve this?
Whenever I try to start NERDTree using :NERDTree command, I get this error E492: Not an editor command: NERDTree
I have the following code in my vimrc file
cd ~/documents
map <F2> :NERDTreeToggle<CR>
" open Nerd Tree in folder of file in active buffer
map <Leader>nt :NERDTree %:p:h<CR>
The cd command is not NerdTree specific. It just changes the working directory when Vim starts to something which for me is sensible.
From the NERDTree help-file:
:NERDTree [<start-directory> | <bookmark>] *:NERDTree*
Opens a fresh NERD tree. The root of the tree depends on the argument
given. There are 3 cases: If no argument is given, the current directory
will be used. If a directory is given, that will be used. If a bookmark
name is given, the corresponding directory will be used. For example: >
:NERDTree /home/marty/vim7/src
:NERDTree foo (foo is the name of a bookmark)
In my vimrc file,I use this autocmd vimenter * NERDTree G:\.The G:\ should be set your default drive，but, it's only the NERDTree's work dir. add cd G:\change the vim start work dir.Just like Jeromy Anglim said that.
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Every time I want to show directory tree, I do it like this: vi [filename], then :NERDTree . How to directly show direcotry tree just with vi [filename]?
If you wanna see directory tree on opening vi, just put
autocmd vimenter * NERDTree
in your vimrc
I would like to open NERDtree automatically but only when passing a folder argument in command line, and that it would not open two tree viewers, only NERDtree. For example, if I am on folder 'rootFolder', which has a 'childFolder' and I run:
nvim childFolder
I would like it to open vim like if I had done:
cd childFolder
nvim
:NERDtree
And if I open a file or empty I would like it to not show nerdtree. That way if I just work on a single file like:
nvim
or
nvim test.js
or
nvim reminder.txt
I don't need to see NERDtree, because I don't need it, it's just a test script or a notes file I am leaving myself.
I found a workaround, add these two lines in .vimrc:
let g:NERDTreeHijackNetrw = 1
au VimEnter NERD_tree_1 enew | execute 'NERDTree '.argv()[0]
That's exactly how NERDTree behaves if 'NERDTreeHijackNetrw' is set to 1 (which it is by default.)
I'm a new user of NERD tree in Vim and am obviously not that much familiar with its features.
When I'm using :NERDTreeToggle, the sidebar window always opens my home directory, ~. How can I change the default directory (like open a project in Sublime Text)?
Also, how can I keep this sidebar window open in all of the new tab windows (something like the Sublime Text sidebar)? Or at least, is there another alternative to this task?
In your .vimrc file, add the following code, which will by default open Vim with a NERD tree sidebar of the current directory. So if you are in the projects directory and you type "vim" it will open Vim with a sidebar on the left showing all the files and directories in the projects folder
autocmd StdinReadPre * let s:std_in=1
autocmd VimEnter * if argc() == 0 && !exists("s:std_in") | NERDTree | endif
If you want toggle on and off the sidebar, just add this into your .vimrc file so that if you want to toggle the sidebar, just type Ctrl + N:
map <C-n> :NERDTreeToggle<CR>
Vim has no concept of "project".
The closest you can get without installing clunky plugins is the "current directory": when you start Vim, the "current directory" is set to the directory where you started Vim.
In your shell, this is easy to manage:
$ cd /path/to/project
$ vim
:pwd --> /path/to/project
If you use gVim or MacVim, the "current directory" is usually set automatically to $HOME if you start Vim without a file so, either you find a way to start Vim in an arbitrary directory or you use :cd /path/to/dir as soon as possible.
Without argument, the :NERDTree* commands open the NERD tree window in the "current directory".
You can use :NERDTreeToggle /path/to/dir to make it display the content of a specific directory.
Or you can make sure you start Vim from your project's directory and NERD tree will do what you want it to do.
When I open a file in vim with (Directory A in) NERDTree, it works well.
But if I open one more file in another directory (Directory B), it doesn't refresh to show the contents of directory B (While it still shows directory A).
Can NERDTree automatically refresh by itself?
From https://gist.github.com/geekontheway/2667442 : just hit the r or R key to refresh the current tree. Could be mapped to auto refresh in .vimrc
Keymap to Refresh NERDTree
Instead of switching to the NERDTree window, hitting R and switching back, I use a custom map that does it for me:
nmap <Leader>r :NERDTreeFocus<cr>R<c-w><c-p>
Once set, pressing Leader + r would refresh NERDTree.
Note: Since I also use CtrlP, my actual key map has a last step to refresh CtrlP after refreshing NERDTree
I detested the idea of having to manually refresh my NERDTree plugin. So, I've added this to my .vimrc:
map <C-n> :call NERDTreeToggleAndRefresh()<CR>
function NERDTreeToggleAndRefresh()
:NERDTreeToggle
if g:NERDTree.IsOpen()
:NERDTreeRefreshRoot
endif
endfunction
Now, NERDTree refreshes every time I open it.
After you have opened the new file just issue the :NERDTreeFind command. It will select the current editing file node in the NerdTree. If the node does not exists then the NerdTree will initialize a new tree with the root as the current file's directory.
You can use the autocommand to track the directory while opening vim.
au VimEnter * NERDTreeFind
For anyone seeing this on 2016, this worked for me:
autocmd CursorHold,CursorHoldI * call NERDTreeFocus() | call g:NERDTree.ForCurrentTab().getRoot().refresh() | call g:NERDTree.ForCurrentTab().render() | wincmd w
Enjoy!
NerdTree will keep pointing at the directory from which vim was originally opened no matter what new files are opened.
In order to change it, place the cursor on the desired directory node inside the NerdTree window and press cd.
NerdTree will confirm the directory change in the command line:
NERDTree: CWD is now: [new directory here]
Note that this also changes the working directory of vim in general which is important when running commands like :edit somefile.
I tried to change the NERDTree root with
:BookmarkToRoot <bookmark>
command and with C letter but when I close vim and open vim the root is not changed.
Do you know how to change the root forever?
You could try something like:
nnoremap <leader>n :NERDTree /path/to/folder<CR>
I have this in my .vimrc:
set autochdir
let NERDTreeChDirMode=2
nnoremap <leader>n :NERDTree .<CR>
so that NERDTree always opens in the current folder.
With the 1st line, the working directory is always the one where the active buffer is located.
With the 2nd line, I make sure the working directory is set correctly.
With the 3rd line, I hit <leader>n to open NERDTree.
As i don't want vim to change directories automatically, i just use:
com! -nargs=1 -complete=dir Ncd NERDTree | cd <args> |NERDTreeCWD
so you can just do a ":Ncd path/you/like/" with path completion.
Quickest what worked form me was just :cd new-root, close :q and reopen :NERDTree.
I simply changed the “Working Directory:” of my GVim launcher to where I wanted the root to be.