filename completion

[cvlmtg]

would it be possible to make filename completion relative to file directory instead of current working directory? setting autochdir in vim breaks other things, so it isn't really an option.

thanks!

[ghost]

Filename completion works that way, but first you need to type ./ before filename. Then you can even go "up" in the directory tree without problems.

[cvlmtg]

no, it doesn't work that way.

let's say I have this project:

tmp
  project
    app
      stores
        a-store.js
      components
        a-component.jsx

the CWD is /tmp/project and I'm editing app/components/a-component.jsx. If I want to include the store, this is what happens:

as you can see when adding ./ the completion start from the working directory and not the file directory.

[josefson]

As @maln0ir said, that's how vim's filename completion works.
Try loading your app/components/a-component.jsx from /tmp/project with vim -u NONE -N path/to/a-component.jsx. This will open vanilla/default vim.
Now try vim default filename completion: ./ + it will suggest files from CWD instead of the buffer/file directory.

[cvlmtg]

As @maln0ir said, that's how vim's filename completion works.

sorry, I understood it as "it's already working the way you are asking". anyway, neocomplete is able to make file completion working relative to the file dir even if autochdir is not set. I've seen file completion is handled via python in completor, so I suppose it might be possibile to make it work relative to the file dir here too, but I don't know python :)

[amadeus]

I came from Neocomplete as well, and this would be super helpful to have since I often like to keep my current pwd at a project level, and not a file level.

[aliev]

@cvlmtg why not to use set autochdir? or the most smart and quick fix (if you're using nerdtree or want to keep project root):

autocmd InsertEnter * let save_cwd = getcwd() | set autochdir
autocmd InsertLeave * set noautochdir | execute 'cd' fnameescape(save_cwd)

taken from here http://superuser.com/questions/604122/vim-file-name-completion-relative-to-current-file

[cvlmtg]

@aliev setting autochdir breaks a lot of things in my workflow. I'll try the "smart" fix even if it's annoying to see the file path in the status bar change every time I enter or leave insert mode. I still think it would be more correct fix this in completor and not in my vimrc

[SageEx]

Support for this would be really nice.

[maralla]

Now the filename completion is relative to current editing file directory. #74

[amadeus]

You are a god amongst men. Thank you!