netrw is a network file editing plugin for the vim text editor.
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Vim: Vimscript to call netrw command
This is a followup (but a distinct question) to this question, which I'll reiterate here for completion.
I have a Vim mapping to start searching (ack-grep with ack.vim plugin) for a pattern from the directory that is the current directory (so the…

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How can I change to a different directory on an FTP server in Vim?
Vim has a fancy NetRW plugin that lets me type
vim ftp://ftp.example.com/
And get a nice directory listing, which I can edit files from by simply pressing CR while on top of them.
However, I can't seem to do this with directories. In the help file…

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Getting rid of 'netrw' plugin for vim
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…

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