WORK AROUND: How to copy and rename a file with netrw where the target and source directory are the same?

Hi Chris,

:cd [the directory of oldfilename]
:call system("cp 'oldfilename' 'newfilename'")

works as expected.

After further testing, it seems I have to execute netrw-c (make browsing directory the current directory) before the sequence -

1. move cursor to oldfile,
2. mt
3. mf
4. mc
5. enter newfilename.

If I execute :cd (change to home directory) and repeat the above sequence, then I get -

**error** (netrw) tried using g:netrw_localcopycmd<cp>; it doesn't work!

Is this part of netrw design?


> What does
>
> :call system("cp 'oldfilename' 'newfilename'")
>
> do? (where oldfilename is an actual filename). Also see :help
> netrw-debug.
>
> Regards
> Chip Campbell

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