Renaming the current file in Vim

Question

How should I rename my current file in Vim?

For example:

• I am editing person.html_erb_spec.rb
• I would like it renamed to person

Answer 1

Another way is to just use netrw, which is a native part of vim.

:e path/to/whatever/folder/

Then there are options to delete, rename, etc.

Here's a keymap to open netrw to the folder of the file you are editing:

map <leader>e :e <C-R>=expand("%:p:h") . '/'<CR><CR>

Answer 2

You can also use :f followed by :w

Answer 3

The command is called :saveas, but unfortunately it will not delete your old file, you'll have to do that manually. see :help saveas for more info.

EDIT:

Most vim installations have an integrated file explorer, which you can use for such operations. Try :Explore in command mode (I would actually map that to a function key, it's very handy). You can rename files with R or delete them with D, for example. But pressing <F1> in the explorer will give you a better overview.

Answer 4

:!mv % %:h/new_name

Register % contains the name of the current file.'%:h'shows the directory 'head' containing the current file, e.g.: %:hreturns /abc/def when your file full path is abc/def/my.txt

Answer 5

How about this (improved by Jake's suggestion):

:exe "!mv % newfilename" | e newfilename

Answer 6

sav person.haml_spec.rb | call delete(expand('#'))