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NERDTree support

IdeaVim Bot edited this page Aug 2, 2023 · 7 revisions

NERDTree

IdeaVim supports the NERDTree plugin. Update your ~/.ideavimrc to turn it on:

Plug 'preservim/nerdtree'

or

set NERDTree

Use set noNERDTree to disable this extension.

Full list of aliases
set NERDTree
Plug 'preservim/nerdtree'
Plug 'https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree'
Plug 'https://github.com/scrooloose/nerdtree'
Plug 'scrooloose/nerdtree'
Plug 'nerdtree'

Preview

Click to the the preview NERDTree example

Supported commands

  • :NERDTree
  • :NERDTreeFocus
  • :NERDTreeToggle
  • :NERDTreeClose
  • :NERDTreeFind
  • :NERDTreeRefreshRoot
Key Description Map Setting
o Open files, directories and bookmarks g:NERDTreeMapActivateNode
go Open selected file, but leave cursor in the NERDTree g:NERDTreeMapPreview
t Open selected node/bookmark in a new tab g:NERDTreeMapOpenInTab
T Same as 't' but keep the focus on the current tab g:NERDTreeMapOpenInTabSilent
i Open selected file in a split window g:NERDTreeMapOpenSplit
gi Same as i, but leave the cursor on the NERDTree g:NERDTreeMapPreviewSplit
s Open selected file in a new vsplit g:NERDTreeMapOpenVSplit
gs Same as s, but leave the cursor on the NERDTree g:NERDTreeMapPreviewVSplit
O Recursively open the selected directory g:NERDTreeMapOpenRecursively
x Close the current nodes parent g:NERDTreeMapCloseDir
X Recursively close all children of the current node g:NERDTreeMapCloseChildren
P Jump to the root node g:NERDTreeMapJumpRoot
p Jump to current nodes parent g:NERDTreeMapJumpParent
K Jump up inside directories at the current tree depth g:NERDTreeMapJumpFirstChild
J Jump down inside directories at the current tree depth g:NERDTreeMapJumpLastChild
<C-J> Jump down to next sibling of the current directory g:NERDTreeMapJumpNextSibling
<C-K> Jump up to previous sibling of the current directory g:NERDTreeMapJumpPrevSibling
r Recursively refresh the current directory g:NERDTreeMapRefresh
R Recursively refresh the current root g:NERDTreeMapRefreshRoot
m Display the NERDTree menu g:NERDTreeMapMenu
q Close the NERDTree window g:NERDTreeMapQuit
A Zoom (maximize/minimize) the NERDTree window g:NERDTreeMapToggleZoom

Troubleshooting

If you see the the file is opened automatically on every movement in the Project View (j, k, etc.) please make sure that you have "Open Files with Single click" disabled.

Disable one click