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In vim, if I'm working on a Python script, I will commonly type:
:! python this_script.py
to execute the script. Is there a shortcut for the name of the current file? If not, can I easily make one? I'm new at vim, and I'm not sure how to google for this.
I got all the pieces together to do the trick. The best way is to create a custom mapping for all the commands:
map <F8> :let mycurf=expand("<cfile>")<cr><c-w> w :execute("e ".mycurf)<cr><c-w>p
Explanation:
map <F8> maps on "F8" the commands that follow let mycurf=expand("<cfile>") gets the filename under the cursor and saves it in mycurf<c-w>w changes the focus to the next open split window execute("e ".mycurf) opens the file saved in mycurf<c-w>p changes the focus to the previous window (where we actually came from)You can add this to your .vimrcfile, or temporarily while in vim.
set laststatus=2:set laststatus=2To get the full path you can add this command, again to either your .vimrc or while in vim.
set statusline+=%F:set statusline+=%Fnormal mode
command line mode
For more info than you care to read through there's additional info on both of these available in vim.
:help laststatus
:help statusline
Best Answer
You can just use
%for current file. This command should serve your purpose: