NERDTree

lastmod 2020-06-09created 2020-06-091 edits

The NERD tree allows you to explore your filesystem and to open files and directories. It presents the filesystem to you in the form of a tree which you manipulate with the keyboard and/or mouse. It also allows you to perform simple filesystem operations.

How to use

Command

r

Refresh cursor directory.

R

Refresh current root directory.

Startup setting

To run NERDTree automatically when vim starts, paste the code below into vimrc.

" Start NERDTree
autocmd VimEnter * NERDTree
" Go to previous (last accessed) window.
autocmd VimEnter * wincmd p

Options

let g:NERDTreeWinPos = "right"

To display it on the right, paste the code below into vimrc.

let NERDTreeIgnore = ['\.pyc$']

Lists the files to ignore.

See also

• Nerdtree-git-plugin

Favorite site

• NERDTree project site
• NERDTree vim script site
• NERDTree, a file manager replacement plugin
• NERDTree (How to use)
• I'm using trinity in vim, and nerdtree has too many errors
• Vimmers, You Don’t Need NerdTree
• Stackoverflow: How do you add NERDTree to your vimrc?
• When directories won't open in NERDTree 4.2.0 ¹

References