Re: How to make saveas default to original file's directory?

On 2010-09-09, lessthanideal wrote:
> I'm using Windows VIM 7.3.2 (the Vim without Cream build)
>
> :saveas puts the new file into the current working directory if
> no path is specified. I want it to default to the directory of
> the original file.
>
> Example, from new VIM session
> :cd c:\test
> :e c:\h.txt " cwd is still c:\test
> :sav h2.txt " I want this to come out as c:\h2.txt but
> " it comes out as c:\test\h2.txt
>
> I could do this by defining my own :Sav command but I'd like it
> to be the default if possible. I considered autochdir but it can
> cause plugin problems. I looked on the Vim Wiki.
>
> I can do it manually by changing directory (:cd) first. I've tried
> to do it by using BufFilePre and BufFilePro to temporarily
> change the current working directory before and after the :saveas
> but it doesn't seem to work - it seems the directory changes (from
> making the autocommands echo the directory at various points), but
> for some reason :saveas doesn't uses the working directory then.
> I don't really understand exactly what goes on though, for one thing
> each event is triggered twice.
>
> I tried with gvim -u NONE -N to turn off conflicts with plugins etc.
>
> Is this an approach that should work? Can anyone suggest how to do
> this, if it's possible?

It's a little more typing (6 characters), but you could do this:

:saveas %:p:h/newname

Regards,
Gary

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