How can I permanently display the path of the current file in Vim?

Question

I know CTRLg displays the current file you\'re working on. Is there a way to modify my .vimrc such that the filename/path is always displa

Answer 1

I found 2 ways to display the file path in the Title bar of the gnome-terminal while editing a file with Vim.

The simpler (and better) way: Add the following line to your ~/.vimrc:

set title

Which will show you at the top:

filename.ext (~/path_to_directory_where_your_file_is/) - VIM

The more complicated way will show you the absolute file path. It's documented in a bit more detail in this blog post I recently wrote.