Opening a directory in vim

Question

I\'m a mac user giving vim a serious try. Most of the GUI editors I\'m used to allow me to open a directory as a \"project\" by executing a command like:

Answer 1

Try adding the following to your .vimrc

let g:netrw_liststyle=3
let g:netrw_keepdir=0

This will make the directory browsing use a tree style for showing the files (you can expand a directory by putting the cursor on a directory and hitting enter) and make the current working directory also be the one you are browsing.

You might also be interested in the NERDTree plugin that provides a directory browser that is more advanced than the built in one. It has an option

let g:NERDTreeChDirMode=2

to make the current directory match the root of the displayed tree or

let g:NERDTreeChDirMode=1

to change the directory whenever you use a command (:e or :NERDTree) to browse a new directory.