Hiding swp, ~ files in the default Vim file browser
file-browser, vim
Solution
Unless you want to move the swap and backup files to another (single) directory (as outlined in the answer of the Tin Man), you have to configure the built-in netrw plugin (which provides the file browser), as described in `:help g:netrw_list_hide`:
:let g:netrw_list_hide= '.*\.swp$,\~$,\.orig$'
Put this into your `~/.vimrc` to make it permanent.
Problem
I'm using the default file browser in Vim a lot. But the annoyance is that it's showing swap files, `.orig`, `.php~` etc. Can I hide these files somehow? On a related note, why doesn't Vim always return to the file browser when pushing Ctrl-6?