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Asked: 2026-06-09T13:19:40+00:00

When I run mvim . it opens NERDTree but doesnt open a new file/buffer.

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When I run mvim . it opens NERDTree but doesnt open a new file/buffer.

  1. How might I accomplish this? Ideally when you type mvim . from terminal it would open MacVim, close NERDtree, and open a new buffer

  2. I’m not sure if this is possible but is there a way that if I run mvim . from the command line multiple times it wouldn’t open vim in a new window each time?

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  1. Editorial Team

    1.You are asking it to open your directory viewer, right? If not, why do you start vim passing the current directory (.) as argument? Leave it off and it will start with an empty buffer.

    $ mvim

    2.Take a look in the vim manual (man vim). You probably want the --remote-silent option.

    $ mvim --remote-silent file

    I personally use this so often that I’ve created an alias for it in my .profile:

    alias v='mvim --remote-silent'
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