How can I delete the current file in vim?

Question

How can I delete from the disk the current open file from within vim? Would be nice to also close the buffer.

I see you can use NERDTree for that, but I don\'t use this

Answer 1

Take a look at Delete files with a Vim command. The Comments section should have what you're looking for:

Basically, Rm will delete the current file; RM will delete the current file and quit the buffer (without saving) in one go.

Alternatively, you could just issue a shell command to remove the current file:

:!rm %