How can I permanently display the path of the current file in Vim?
vi, vim
Solution
In your statusline, add a `%F` to display the full path:
:help statusline
" Add full file path to your existing statusline
set statusline+=%F
Note, `%F` will be the full path. To get a path relative to the working directory, use `%f`.
If your statusline is not already visible, you may first need to configure it to be always visible, via `laststatus=2`
set laststatus=2
See `:help laststatus` for what the options mean. Normally, the statusline may be hidden, or hidden unless multiple buffers are open, but I find it extremely useful to have on all the time with customizations like this, well worth giving up one screen line reserve for it.
Problem
I know CTRLg displays the current file you're working on. Is there a way to modify my `.vimrc` such that the filename/path is always displayed?