Windows 7: copy option unavailable

[wizonesolutions]

I hit m next to the item I want to copy, but I only get
(a)dd a childnode
(m)ove the current node
(d)elete the current node

Windows limitation or NERDTree configured badly?

[kandadaboggu]

The root cause for the issue is discussed in detail(rather colorfully) at this blog post. I managed to find a solution by using the cp.exe shipped with msygit.

Ensure cp.exe is in your path

The cp.exe file can be found in <GIT_HOME>\bin directory. My path didn't not contain the ``<GIT_HOME>\bindirectory. So I copiedcp.exe` and `msys-1.0.dll` to a directory in my path.

Set the g:NERDTreeCopyCmd variable

Add the line below to the end of the _vimrc file

let g:NERDTreeCopyCmd= 'cp -r '

Fix the implementation of s:Path.copy function.

Replace the lines 2297-2299 of ~/vimfiles/bundle/nerdtree/plugin/NERD_tree.vim

• Replace the lines 2297-2299

  let dest = s:Path.WinToUnixPath(a:dest)
  
  let cmd = g:NERDTreeCopyCmd . " " . escape(self.str(), s:escape_chars) . " " . escape(dest, s:escape_chars)
  

• With the lines below

  let dest = a:dest
  let cmd = 0
  if s:running_windows
      let cmd = g:NERDTreeCopyCmd . '"' . self.str() . '" "' . dest . '"'
  else
      let cmd = g:NERDTreeCopyCmd . " " . escape(self.str(), s:escape_chars) . " " . escape(dest, s:escape_chars)
  endif
  

[webdesserts]

I had Gow installed, which provides command line interfaces for most of the basic Unix commands.

I only had to add

let g:NERDTreeCopyCmd= 'cp -r'

as suggested by @kandadaboggu.

[PhilRunninger]

Since this issue was created, the copy command was made available in the menu. Closing.