22.3 Finding a file
You are editing a C program that contains this line:
#include "inits.h"
You want to see what is in that "inits.h" file. Move the cursor on the name
of the file and type: >
gf
Vim will find the file and edit it.
What if the file is not in the current directory? Vim will use the 'path'
option to find the file. This option is a list of directory names where to
look for your file.
Suppose you have your include files located in "c:/prog/include". This
command will add it to the 'path' option: >
:set path+=c:/prog/include
This directory is an absolute path. No matter where you are, it will be the
same place. What if you have located files in a subdirectory, below where the
file is? Then you can specify a relative path name. This starts with a dot:
>
:set path+=./proto