💻 Software
Equivalent of cd for scp in vim
Fresh7 days ago
Mar 15, 2026280 viewsConfidence Score0%
0%
Problem
When using the delightful support in vim to open a file, opening directly works well, as in however, you can't change the working directory via Is there a way of getting this or equivalent behavior? Key part is I want to be able to use a relative path to edit files. Please feel free to use scripts …
Error Output
:e scp://hostname//path/to/file
Unverified for your environment
Select your OS to check compatibility.
1 Fix
Canonical Fix
Unverified Fix
New Fix – Awaiting Verification
Fix for: Equivalent of cd for scp in vim
Low Risk
The concept of current directory is a property of a process. Since your vim process and the process at the other end of the scp are different, there is no way to effect its notion of the current directory. That said, scp likely starts with a current…
Awaiting Verification
Be the first to verify this fix
Sign in to verify this fix