File explorer
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Tip 1182 Previous Next Created: March 22, 2006 Complexity: basic Author: orsenthil Version: 5.7
The command :Explore opens the file explorer window.
Select a file or directory name and press Enter to open that file or directory.
To return to the explorer window, press Ctrl-^ (usually Ctrl-6).
You can also "edit" a directory to explore that directory. For example, :e .. lists files in the parent directory.
[edit] Other approaches
In normal mode, type :e then press Space and Ctrl-D. That will list file names in the current directory. You can type a name and press Enter to edit that file.
If, for example, you want a name that starts with "get" type :e get then press Tab repeatedly, or Ctrl-D to list all matches.
Another possibility is to use a mapping like this:
map <F2> :!ls<CR>:e
