Run vim function inside ex command

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I want to switch the current working directory of the tab to the current global working directory. How do I do that as a mapping?

I tried to make a mapping as follows

nnoremap <leader>tcd :tcd getcwd()<CR>:pwd<CR>

But it looks like :tcd expects a path. How do I evaluate getcwd() inside so it returns the path as a string?

Tried echo and call but it seems like I am doing it wrong ...

May I ask you what's the meaning of tcd?

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Ralf · Accepted Answer · 2019-01-22 13:11:13Z

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I don't have tcd installed, so untested:

nnoremap <leader>tcd :execute "tcd " . getcwd()<CR>:pwd<CR>

answered Jan 22, 2019 at 13:11

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NeoZoom.lua Over a year ago

May I ask you what's the meaning of tcd?

Ralf Over a year ago

@Rainning It’s a command from a plug-in github.com/vim-scripts/tcd.vim

delfunc · Accepted Answer · 2019-01-22 13:32:29Z

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:exec to execute a string as a vim exec command so :exec 'tcd '.

:call system() to get the output of a shell command, but i don't see how getcwd is going to get anything different than the vim :pwd command or the shell ls command.

answered Jan 22, 2019 at 13:32

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