Yegappan wrote:
> > > > > When you change the directory using the :cd or :tcd or :lcd commands,
> > > > > the previous directory is remembered. You can change to this
> > > > > directory, by passing "-" as the directory name to these commands.
> > > > >
> > > > > Currently only a single previous directory is remembered across
> > > > > :cd, :lcd and :tcd. If you have a tabpage local directory and change
> > > > > the global directory using ":cd", then the previous directory for
> > > > > the :tcd is also changed.
> > > > >
> > > > > I think we should keep a separate previous directory for every window
> > > > > with a local directory, every tabpage with a local directory and the
> > > > > global directory. Any comments/suggestions?
> > > >
> > > > It might complicate things too much. When I use ":lcd somedir" and then
> > > > "cd -", what directory gets used for "-"?
> > > >
> > >
> > > With the proposed change, in the above case you will get a "No previous
> > > directory" error message after "cd -". But if you use ":lcd -", then
> > > the directory
> > > will be changed to "somedir".
> > >
> > > If you use a separate tabpage for each project directory, then currently
> > > when
> > > you change directory in one of the tab pages, the previous directory of
> > > all
> > > the tab pages will be changed. With the proposed change the previous
> > > directory of only the current tab page will be changed.
> >
> > I don't like that the meaning of "-" depends on where or how you use it.
> > I would rather think of using another special name for "previous
> > window-local directory", "previous tab-local directory" and "previous
> > global directory". Perhaps -l, -t and -g?
> >
>
> The updated help description for the :cd, :tcd and :lcd commands
> with the support for the -l, -t and -g arguments is below. Let me know
> if you have any comments.
>
> Regards,
> Yegappan
>
> *:cd-* *E186*
> :cd[!] - Change to the previous current directory (before the
> previous ":cd {path}" or the ":tcd {path}" or the
> ":lcd {path}" command).
>
> *:cd-g* *:cd-t* *:cd-l*
> :cd[!] -g
> :cd[!] -t
> :cd[!] -l Change to the previous global (|:cd|) or tabpage-local
> (|:tcd|) or window-local (|:lcd|) current directory
> respectively.
>
> *:tcd-*
> :tcd[!] - Change to the previous current directory (before the
> previous ":cd {path}" or the ":tcd {path}" or the
> ":lcd {path}" command).
>
> *:tcd-g* *:tcd-t* *:tcd-l*
> :tcd[!] -g
> :tcd[!] -t
> :tcd[!] -l Change to the previous global (|:cd|) or tabpage-local
> (|:tcd|) or window-local (|:lcd|) current directory
> respectively.
>
> *:lcd-*
> :lcd[!] - Change to the previous current directory (before the
> previous ":cd {path}" or the ":tcd {path}" or the
> ":lcd {path}" command).
>
> *:lcd-g* *:lcd-t* *:lcd-l*
> :lcd[!] -g
> :lcd[!] -t
> :lcd[!] -l Change to the previous global (|:cd|) or tabpage-local
> (|:tcd|) or window-local (|:lcd|) current directory
> respectively.
I think that's the best way we provide this functionality. But I like
to hear from others.
For the help itself, it's repetitive. I would put the info about -, -l,
-t and -g in a section and refer to it from the individual commands.
Something like:
*:cd-g* *:cd-t* *:cd-l* *:cd-* *E186*
:cd[!] -[gtl] Change to a previous current directory.
See |xxx| for the possible arguments.
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