[SOLVED] vim

rupertwh · 07-13-2010, 07:05 AM

Hi,

I recently got involved in a project which uses brain-dead GNU indentation style.

So I need to set vim to 2-char tabs when working on that project, but otherwise I want to keep my original configuration.

Is there a way to have options in .vimrc that depend on the current working directory, so I don't have to switch back and forth manually?

Thanks a lot

dagbj · 07-13-2010, 07:25 AM

I'm not an vim expert. But from what I can see a from looking at the manpage on the vim installed in my system, you can get vim to use different configuration files upon startup:

Quote:

-i {viminfo}
When using the viminfo file is enabled, this option sets
the filename to use, instead of the default "~/.viminfo".
This can also be used to skip the use of the .viminfo file,
by giving the name "NONE".

rupertwh · 07-13-2010, 11:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dagbj

... you can get vim to use different configuration files upon startup:

Thanks; yes, that would be the workaround -- but it also means I have to use a different command for each.

I'd love it to somehow work automagically.

I.e. I'd need some sort of script in .vimrc which looks at the current working directory and then sets options accordingly.

Only I have no clue if that is possible at all...

EDIT:

ok, it's obviously too hot here, I can't think anymore...

Silly me, all I need is a wrapper which calls vim accordingly...

Thanks anyway

rupertwh · 07-14-2010, 04:29 AM

The wrapper got me into a nightmare with all the vi vs. vim magic that's already in place.

But it can easily be done in vimrc itself. Yay.
This is my ~/.vimrc now:

Code:

syn on
if 0 == match(getcwd(), "/home/rw/source/braindead")
	set expandtab
	set shiftwidth=2
	set tabstop=2
else	
	set shiftwidth=8
	set tabstop=8
endif
set autoindent

Obviuosly, if I had more than one such project, I'd have to elaborate that a bit, like reading the list of directories from a file.
But for now it's just fine...