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---
title: vim-nerdtree
homepage: https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree
tagline: |
NERDTree: A tree explorer plugin for vim.
---
To update (replacing the current version) run `webi vim-nerdtree`.
### Files
These are the files / directories that are created and/or modified with this
install:
```text
~/.vim/pack/plugins/start/nerdtree.vim/
~/.vim/plugins/nerdtree.vim
~/.vimrc
```
## Cheat Sheet
![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/preservim/nerdtree/master/screenshot.png)
> The NERDTree is a file system explorer for the Vim editor. Using this plugin,
> users can visually browse complex directory hierarchies, quickly open files
> for reading or editing, and perform basic file system operations.
This installer also includes a few reasonable defaults from the project's
README:
| Key | Action |
| ---------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Global Key Bindings** | |
| `<Leader>n` | Move cursor to NERDTree |
| `<ctrl>+t`<br>or `<Leader>`t | Toggle NERDTree window on/off |
| `<ctrl>+f`<br>or `<Leader>`f | Move to current file in NERDTree |
| **NERDTree Window Bindings** | |
| `o` | Open a directory to reveal children |
| `x` | Close directory and go to parent |
| `shift+o` | Open directory and all children dirs, recursively |
| `shift+x` | Close all child directories, recursively |
| `p` | Go to **p**arent directory |
| `gt` | Go to next Tab (`gT` for previous, naturally) |
| `/` | Search matches of visible files <br>(use `shift+o` first to see all) |
| **Normal Vim Stuff** | |
| `ctrl+w`, w | Rotate between open windows |
| `:e **/api.js<tab>` | Open and edit file matching api.js, in any subfolder |
(if you've installed [`vim-leader`](../vim-leader) then `<Leader>` is Space)
### How to install and configure manually
Place NerdTree into your `~/.vim/pack/plugins/start`:
```sh
mkdir -p ~/.vim/pack/plugins/start/
git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree.git ~/.vim/pack/plugins/start/nerdtree
```
Create the file `~/.vim/plugins/nerdtree.vim`. Add the same contents as
<https://github.com/webinstall/webi-installers/blob/master/vim-nerdtree/nerdtree.vim>.
That will look something like this:
`~/.vim/plugins/nerdtree.vim`:
```vim
" default mappings for nerdtree
nnoremap <leader>n :NERDTreeFocus<CR>
nnoremap <C-n> :NERDTree<CR>
nnoremap <C-t> :NERDTreeToggle<CR>
nnoremap <C-f> :NERDTreeFind<CR>
" also map with Leader, since ctrl is hard to reach on Mac
nnoremap <leader>t :NERDTreeToggle<CR>
nnoremap <leader>f :NERDTreeFind<CR>
" show hidden files
let NERDTreeShowHidden=1
" keep ignoring .git, node_modules, vendor, and dist
let NERDTreeIgnore=["\.git", "node_modules", "vendor", "dist"]
" Start NERDTree when Vim is started without file arguments.
autocmd StdinReadPre * let s:std_in=1
autocmd VimEnter * if argc() == 0 && !exists('s:std_in') | NERDTree | endif
" Exit Vim if NERDTree is the only window left.
autocmd BufEnter * if tabpagenr('$') == 1 && winnr('$') == 1 && exists('b:NERDTree') && b:NERDTree.isTabTree() |
\ quit | endif
```
You'll then need to update `~/.vimrc` to source that plugin:
```vim
" nerdtree: reasonable defaults from webinstall.dev/vim-nerdtree
source ~/.vim/plugins/nerdtree.vim
```