Question

I’ve tried out the NERDTree plugin for vim, and it’s very powerful but is probably overkill for what I use it for. I’m not anti-plugin in general, but I don’t like relying on plugins when I’m not using them to their full extent.

What I’m really looking for is the ability to open the file browser in a split, similar to how :Sex and :Vex work. I’d select the file I want, which would open in the original window, and the file browser goes away.

Are there any built-in commands that would work this way?

Answer 1

See :help netrw for all the mappings available in :Ex and friends.

The one you want is simply P.

By the way, netrw is also a plugin.