vimrc setting to ignore file types in netrw

Question

What is the setting used in .vimrc to make the netrw directory listing ignore/hide certain file types?

set wildignore=*.obj,*.exe only seems to work for tab completion.
Within netrw, you can ctrl-g to edit the hiding list, but that only lasts for that session.

icyrock.com · Accepted Answer · 2010-11-13T16:12:27.353

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As per http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/pi_netrw.html#g:netrw_list_hide, this should work:

let g:netrw_list_hide= '.*\.swp$'

edited Nov 13 '10 at 16:12

answered Nov 13 '10 at 04:06

icyrock.com

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You missed the closing quote, but after fixing that, it works. Thanks! – Hollister Nov 13 '10 at 16:01
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FYI adding more than one regex requires a comma inside the string. For example: `g:netrw_list_hide= '.*\.swp$,.*\.pyc'` – Bryce Guinta Dec 25 '15 at 17:59
Thanks for the addition @brycepg! – icyrock.com Dec 25 '15 at 18:57
@BryceGuinta Saves my day....the help does not mention this, I don't know why!! (newcomer to lovely vim here) – Violapterin Dec 28 '16 at 06:39
If you use NERDTree `let NERDTreeIgnore = ['\.swp$']` – Mick May 12 '17 at 00:51

vimrc setting to ignore file types in netrw

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