Vim – How to Change Current Directory Using NERDTree

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How can I navigate to a file or folder in NERDTree and change the working directory to that folder (or the folder containining the file I'm on).

I know it's possible to keep NERDTree in sync with the NERDTree root (nerdtree and current directory), but I'm looking for a macro or something that would change the folder without having any impact on NERDTree itself.

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You're looking for the cd mapping. Type this inside the NERDTree sidebar, and the current directory will be changed to the current entry's. See :help NERDTree-cd.

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autocmd BufEnter * lcd %:p:h

Now all what you have to do after opening a file in a new tab is :NERDTreeToggle in the new tab itself.

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Try :help NERDTreeChDirMode. Setting it to 2 will do what you want.

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