On 06/01/09 08:34, Per Thulin wrote:
> Hello fellow vim users!
>
> I use vim for all my coding and text editing needs. Until now I've
> only used it for small projects with all files in a single folder,
> nothing complicated. However, my current job involves a lot of jumping
> around between files in very different file hierarchies, copying
> pasting etc. I've tried a few different strategies:
>
> 1. Use bash to jump around in the system and open/close new Vim
> instances when I need to edit something. This makes it easy to
> navigate the file system but doesn't work when I need to copy/paste
> content from e.g. /foo/b/c/d.txt to /bar/a/b/c/d.txt, as I need both
> these files open in the same vim instance, and to open those files as
> absolute paths is a PITA.
>
> 2. Have one Vim instance and use :Ex to navigate the file system. The
> biggest problem with this setup though is that when I've navigated to
> a different folder, I can't use :e to open a new file in this same
> folder because the working directory that :e looks at isn't affected.
>
> I think the best solution for me would be if there was a way to have
> multiple terminals where I can use bash and vim however I choose, but
> copy/paste content freely between them. I have no problems with
> multiple windows, just need to be able to copy/paste.
>
> So my question is: how do you manage long file hierarchies in vim? I
> know it's possible because I've heard about very skilled developers
> doing the same work as I do entirely in vim.
>
> Thanks!
> -Per Thulin
This is the second copy of a post; the first one was posted 20 hours ago
and got a lot of replies in that time. Please read them.
Regards,
Tony.
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