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I keep on forgetting which file I'm editing.
In Vim 7.x, how can I have a permanent status bar at the bottom (like what is displayed when I press Ctrl+G) showing the current file name I'm editing?
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If all that is wanted is to display the name of the current file, type Ctrl-G (or press 1 then Ctrl-G for the full path). When using @% , the name is displayed relative to the current directory. In insert mode, type Ctrl-R then % to insert the name of the current file.
The statusline in Vim is the bar along the bottom of the Vim window. By default it does not show when you open Vim until there is more than one window.
Pressing 1 followed by Ctrl + G shows the full path of the current file.
From the manual, you're really just wanting:
set laststatus=2 set statusline=%f "tail of the filename As an aside: if you're wanting a status line with a ton more information be sure to check out this link. It'll give you something a bit more fancier like so:-
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