Vim - NERDTree - how to open a hidden folder (.name) in NERDTree plugin?

Question

I have a hidden folder which name starts with . (dot) I am editing files withing the parent folder but want to be able to access files within the hidden one as well from within NERDTree plugin under vim.

Is there a way to do it?

Answer 1

If you hit SHIFTi, the NERDTree shows also hidden files.

This could be found in the docs of NERDTree that appear if you hit ? in the NERDTree window or type :he NERDTree (specific: :he NERDTreeMappings).

Answer 2

To shows hidden files/folders by default, add this line to your .vimrc file:

let NERDTreeShowHidden=1 

Hit SHIFTi to toggle between show and hide hidden files/folders.

If you ignore file/folder(like .git/ , .DS_Store/ etc) in NerdTree, add this line to your vim script:

let NERDTreeIgnore=['\.DS_Store$', '\.git$'] " ignore files in nerd tree