How can I have a permanent status line showing the name of the current file?

vim

Solution

From the manual, you're really just wanting:

set laststatus=2
set statusline=%f "tail of the filename

As an aside: if you're wanting a status line with a ton more information be sure to check out this link. It'll give you something a bit more fancier like so:-

Problem

I keep on forgetting which file I'm editing. In Vim 7.x, how can I have a permanent status bar at the bottom (like what is displayed when I press Ctrl+G) showing the current file name I'm editing?

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