How can I expand the full path of the current file to pass to a command in Vim?

Question

When I go to command mode and type

:!mycommand %

I get my command executed on the current file (% is expanded to the current

Answer 1

The other two answers didn’t work for me (for some reason). However, I found that this combo displays the full path when typed in Normal mode:

Press 1 then CtrlG

Source: “Get the name of the current file” on the Vim Tips Wiki. See also the {count}CTRL-G section of :help CTRL-G.