Auto-open NERDTree in vim
Question
Does someone know how to force .vimrc to auto-open NERDTree each time vim is invoked? The operation system is *nix.
Solution
au VimEnter * NERDTree
in your vimrc should do it
:he autocmd.txt for background
OTHER TIPS
You can also only open Nerd Tree when there was no file on the command line:
function! StartUp()
if 0 == argc()
NERDTree
end
endfunction
autocmd VimEnter * call StartUp()
Taken from a blog post by Ovid.
One liner to open NERDTree when no file argument provided would be
autocmd vimenter * if !argc() | NERDTree | endif
OR
au vimenter * if !argc() | NERDTree | endif
The above code just checks if no argument is provided then open NERDTree
.
Building on @zoul's answer, I in my case I wanted NERDTree to be open by default if I specify a directory or if I specify nothing, and not be open if I specify a single file, so I ended up with:
function! StartUp()
if !argc() && !exists("s:std_in")
NERDTree
end
if argc() && isdirectory(argv()[0]) && !exists("s:std_in")
exe 'NERDTree' argv()[0]
wincmd p
ene
end
endfunction
autocmd StdinReadPre * let s:std_in=1
autocmd VimEnter * call StartUp()
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