Netrw

Netrw is a built-in file manager in Vim (if we want to get technical, it's a plugin that ships with Vim). It allows you to browse directories and functions, similar to any other file manager you've worked with in your favorite OS.

Use :Ex (the full command is :Explore) to open the file navigation window:

Netrw is fully integrated with Vim, so executing an edit command on a directory (for example,  :e . to open a current directory) actually opens Netrw. This also makes it so that you have one less command to remember.

Here, you can see all of the files within our workspace. Netrw already provides a quick help section in a status bar, but here are the main controls you'll need to know:

  • Enter opens files and directories
  • - goes up a directory
  • D deletes a file or directory
  • R renames a file or directory

A Netrw window can be open in split windows or new tabs as well:

  • :Vex opens Netrw in a vertical split
  • :Sex opens Netrw in a horizontal split
  • :Lex opens Netrw in a leftmost full-height vertical split

Netrw is a powerful tool, which supports remote editing as well; for instance, to get a directory listing over SFTP, you can run the following:

:Ex sftp://<domain>/<directory>/

You can substitute :Ex with :e for the same results. You can edit individual files as well. Here's how to open a file over SCP:

:e scp://<domain>/<directory>/<file>
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