> I'd like vim to set the current working directory to that of the file
> I am editing when that file is opened. (This is convenient if I open
> the file by double clicking, say.)
>
> Should be easy enough to do with an autocommand. But I haven't been
> able to find out how I can determine what the directory of the current
> buffer is. Does anyone know this offhand? Thanks!
It sounds like you simply want
:set autochdir
which you can read about at
:help 'autochdir'
However, to get the file name/path of the current file (just for
future reference), mess around with
expand('%:p:h')
which you can read up at
:help expand()
-tim
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