Is there a quick way with macvim/NERDtree plugin to find a file?

Question

What's the fastest way to find and open a file with MacVim? NERDtree is a great plugin, but I still have to navigate (sometimes very deep) directory trees in order to get to the file I want to get to. Is there any functionality that allows me to search a substring of a file name and show me a result set I can click on from that?

Answer 1

Since we are all listing alternatives here, Command-T is another fuzzyfinder-esque plugin that attempts to mimic textmate's find function.

Docs can be found here.

Answer 2

You should also check out the builtin command :find.

First, you need to define what directories to search. If you wish to recursively add the subdirectories of /path/to/project to your search path, use:

:set path=/path/to/project/**

You can then open e.g. /path/to/project/then/some/random/subdirectory/filename.ext by issuing:

:find filename.ext

To open your search result in a new tab or split-screen, try :tabfind or :sfind instead.

Edit

I just noticed that you're looking for fuzzy matching of files, in which case I don't believe :find is up to the task. You may be interested in the :Find function defined in this vimtip though.