File management in Vim

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Vim comes with a built in file manager called netrw, that allows for basic file navigation and management inside the editor.

You can open netrw by passing a directory as an argument when opening Vim, or with one of the next commands:

command	description
:Ex	Open current directory in current Vim window
:Ex dir	Open <dir> in current Vim window
:Sex	(yes, you read it right) like :Ex but in a horizontal split
:Vex	Like :Ex but in a vertical split
:Tex	Like :Ex but in a new tab

IDE like side file manager

With :40vs +Ex you can open a small split on the left with the file manager.
You can set netrw_browse_split = 4 to open files in the previous split.

Commands inside netrw

command	description
<Enter>	open file in vim
D	delete file
R	rename file
X	execute file
%	create new file

You can also use visual mode to select multiple files