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- *pi_expl.txt* For Vim version 6.0. Last change: 2001 Sep 17
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- VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by M A Aziz Ahmed
- updated by Mark Waggoner
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- *file-explorer* *file-browser*
- Plugin for exploring (or browsing) directories and files
-
- 1. Starting the file explorer |expl-starting|
-
- The functionality mentioned here is a |standard-plugin|.
- This plugin is only available if 'compatible' is not set.
- You can avoid loading this plugin by setting the "loaded_explorer" variable: >
- :let loaded_explorer = 1
-
- {Vi does not have any of this}
-
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- 1. Starting the file explorer *expl-starting*
-
- This plugin is used to explore directories inside Vim. The file explorer is
- launched whenever the user tries to edit a directory.
- *:Explore* *:Sexplore*
- To launch the explorer in the directory of the file currently edited: >
- :Explore
- If the file has changes the window is split. To always split the window: >
- :Sexplore
- To launch the explorer in a specific directory: >
- :Explore dirname
- :Sexplore dirname
-
- From inside the explorer move your cursor to a line containing a file or
- directory name. The following command keys are available:
-
- <enter> will open the file in the window the explorer is currently
- occupying.
- 'o' will split a new window and open the file in the new window.
- 'O' will open the file chosen using the window that the cursor was in just
- before you started or entered the explorer window. If the explorer is
- the only window, it will first split a new window to use for the file to
- be opened.
- 'p' will open (or use) the preview window showing the file
-
- When splitting off a new window, you can control where the split window will
- go relative to the explorer window using the variables g:explVertical,
- g:explSplitBelow and g:explSplitRight.
-
- *g:explVertical*
- *g:explSplitBelow*
- *g:explSplitRight*
- *g:explStartBelow*
- *g:explStartRight*
- To control whether the split is made horizontally or vertically, use: >
- let g:explVertical=1 " Split vertically
- let g:explVertical=0 " Split horizontally (default)
-
- To control where the window goes relative to the explorer window when
- splitting horizontally, use the variable: >
- let g:explSplitBelow=1 " Put new window below explorer window
- let g:explSplitBelow=0 " Put new window above explorer window
- The default for this is the setting of splitbelow at the time the plugin is
- loaded.
-
- To control where the windows goes relative to the explorer window when
- splitting vertically, use the variable: >
- let g:explSplitRight=1 " Put new window to the right of the explorer
- let g:explSplitRight=0 " Put new window to the left of the explorer
- The default for this is the setting of splitright at the time the plugin is
- loaded.
-
- To use a different split method for the explorer window, use: >
- let g:explStartRight=1 " Put new explorer window to the right of the
- " current window
- let g:explStartRight=0 " Put new explorer window to the left of the
- " current window
- The default for this set to g:explSplitRight at the time the plugin is loaded.
-
- To use a different split method for the explorer window, use: >
- let g:explStartBelow=1 " Put new explorer window below the
- " current window
- let g:explStartBelow=0 " Put new explorer window above the
- " current window
- The default for this set to g:explSplitBelow at the time the plugin is loaded.
-
- The start splits allow for the explorer window to be placed in a file browser
- type arrangement, where the directories are shown on the left and the contents
- opened on the right. The start split settings are only used when issueing
- the Sexplore command.
-
- Note that the window split is done a little bit differently than window splits
- are usually done. Ordinarily, when splitting a window, the space occupied by
- the current window will be split to give space for the new window. The
- explorer attempts to instead split from a window adjacent to the explorer
- window so that the explorer window will not change sizes. If there is not an
- adjacent window in the direction you are splitting, the explorer window is
- split.
-
- *g:explWinSize*
- After opening a file with the 'o' command, you might want to resize the
- explorer window. This can be done by setting the variable >
- let g:explWinSize=N
- N is the number of rows (when the window is split horizontally) or the number
- of columns (when the window is split vertically). If g:explWinSize is set to
- an empty string (""), resizing will not be done. g:explWinSize defaults to
- 15.
-
- *g:explDetailedList*
- The file size (in bytes) and modification time can be displayed inside the
- file explorer window. By pressing 'i', you can toggle between the name only
- display and the more lengthy display. If you want the size and date to show
- by default, use >
- let g:explDetailedList=1
- Doing this may slightly slow down explorer. The difference may or may not be
- noticeable depending on your system and whether the directory is local or on
- the network and on the size of the directory.
-
- *g:explDateFormat*
- The format of date displayed is configurable using the variable
- g:explDateFormat. explorer uses this variable to pass to strftime() to fetch
- the date information. |strftime()| The default is >
- let g:explDateFormat="%d %b %Y %H:%M"
-
- Note that for sorting purposes, the date is always placed at the end of the
- line in its 'raw' form. If you have syntax highlighting turned on, this raw
- date should be invisible.
-
- *g:explHideFiles*
- You can hide some files by filling the variable g:explHidFiles with regular
- expressions. A filename that matches any of these regular expressions will not
- be shown. For example, >
-
- let g:explHideFiles='^\.,\.gz$,\.exe$,\.zip$'
-
- will not show files that begin with "." and those that end in .gz, .exe or
- .zip. However, all directory names will always be shown. If while exploring,
- you'd like to see the hidden files as well, use the command "a".
- The explorer header will indicate if filtering is being done.
-
- *g:explDetailedHelp*
- The help information spanning a few lines can be turned off (and just a single
- help message enabled) using the option >
- let g:explDetailedHelp=0
- You can anytime switch to the detailed help format by pressing ?.
-
- *explorer-delete*
- Pressing 'D' inside explorer deletes the file under the cursor. You can delete
- many files by visually selecting them and using 'D'. The deletion is
- interactive in the form y/n/a/q. Directory deletion is not supported (mainly
- because there is no way to delete a directory using a vim built-in function).
-
- *explorer-rename*
- Pressing 'R' inside explorer will allow you to rename the file under the
- cursor.
-
- *g:explSortBy*
- The display in the file explorer can be sorted in forward or reverse order by
- name, size, or modification date. You can set the default sorting direction
- with the option >
- let g:explSortBy='name' " alphabetically
- let g:explSortBy='reverse name' " reverse alphabetically
- let g:explSortBy='date' " newest first
- let g:explSortBy='reverse date' " oldest first
- let g:explSortBy='size' " largest first
- let g:explSortBy='reverse size' " smallest first
- While in the explorer, you can rotate through the sort fields by pressing the
- 's' key and you can reverse the current sort order by pressing the 'r' key.
- Sorting on fields other than the name will be faster if the size and date are
- displayed (using 'i' or g:explDetailedList).
- The explorer heading will indicate the current sort order.
-
- *g:explDirsFirst*
- To control the segregation of directories and files, you can set this option >
- let g:explDirsFirst=1 " Directories at the top of the list (default)
- let g:explDirsFirst=0 " Directories mixed in with files
- let g:explDirsFirst=-1 " Directories at the bottom of the list
-
- *g:explSuffixesLast*
- To control the segregation of files matching the suffixes option, you can set
- this option >
- let g:explSuffixesLast=1 " Files matching suffixes sorted at the bottom
- " of the list (default)
- let g:explSuffixesLast=0 " Files matching suffixes sorted normally
- let g:explSuffixesLast=-1 " Files matching suffixes sorted at the top of
- " the list
- The heading will indicate if suffixes have been moved to the end (or start) of
- the list.
-
- *g:explUseSeparators*
- Directories and files matching the suffixes list will be highlighted. If you
- have the directories, files, and suffixes separated, and you would like a
- separator line between the groups, you can set the option >
- let g:explUseSeparators=1 " Use separator lines
- let g:explUseSeparators=0 " Don't use separator lines
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