Vim NERDTree – Synchronize NERDTree with Current Tab File Path

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When I open a new tab with different path from the previous file in VIM, NERDTree will still remains the same directory hierarchy of the previous file.

Is there a sync shortcut to change the current root directory to the new opened file's directory?

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I'm not sure if there's a NERDTree-specific way to do that, but you can always configure Vim so that it sets the working directory to the current file's directory:

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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How to remap a NERDTree shortcut in VIM

The documentation for NERDTree shows that you can change the mapping letter for most, if not all of the mappings. For example, ":help NERDTree-t" shows this:

Default key: t
Map option: NERDTreeMapOpenInTab
Applies to: files and directories.

So in your vimrc you can put something like this to change it from "t" to "\t":

let NERDTreeMapOpenInTab='\t'

Then NERDTree will stop overriding your preferred functinality of the "t" key in normal mode.

Vim: use the path of the current file

Answered at https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2233905/howto-get-full-path-of-current-file-in-vim

% is the actual file

%:p:h

is the dirname of the file

%:p

is the full path of the file. Use what you prefer.

In order to save files, just

:w %:p:h/something

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