How to set working/current directory in Vim?

Question

So when I want to create a new file by using the :e command I don\'t want to specify the whole path, just the new filename. Can it be done?

Answer 1

With netrw: in addition to pressing the c key to set the current directory, you may also put:

let g:netrw_keepdir= 0

in your .vimrc; this means that netrw will keep the browsing directory the same as the current directory.