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I have no idea how 'netrw' works, nor how it got enabled on my vim. I want to get rid of it, or the very least learn how to run a 'c' file one it.

I have tried adding

let loaded_netrwPlugin = 1

to my ~/.vimrc file.

I have tried returning my vim back to default, with great failure. I have tried just about everything on the internet to get rid of it so I can test my homework on the flip server. But the strange plugin is still there and I can't figure out how to work it.

I am used to just going vim <folder_name> then clang <my_project.c> then ./a.out to run it. What happened to those good old days? Thank you for any help. I have tried so many things and nothing is really working out.

This is what I see when I vim my CS-261, I just want to be able to open assignment_1 and compile my assignments in there.

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  • possible duplicate of https://stackoverflow.com/questions/21686729/vim-how-to-remove-netrw – dragon Jul 10 '19 at 06:02
  • What do you mean you're used to "*going `vim `*"? Why are you running vim on a directory name? – melpomene Jul 10 '19 at 06:31
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    @melpomene Some editors allow users to open directories. What you get is more or less a text-based file-manager. The only thing I don't get is what the OP expects to have once `netrw` is removed or otherwise disabled. When I tried it here, `vim` complained when I tried to run it on a directory. Disabling `netrw` essentially removed file management capabilities from `vim`. – Louis Jul 10 '19 at 11:08

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I don’t see where you would need vim for the actions you want to do. Just run

cd <folder_name>
clang <my_project.c>
./a.out
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