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Santosh Kumar
Asked: 2012-05-25 03:33:47 +0800 CST

How do I make gvim start on desktop?

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I mean, whenever I start and save files using gVim, have it know to save the files into my home directory.

This is annoying because each time I save any file using any program then I save it on Desktop first, and then categorize and move it to their specific folders.

While looking in my home directory, I can't see any hidden files named .vimrc or .gvimrc, instead I am seeing a .viminfo file. Which doesn't seem to have any preference information.

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2 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    When you launch gvim, it uses your current directory as its current directory. You could change how you launch it by using a longer command or a small script like

    #!/bin/sh
cd $HOME
gvim "$@"

    Or you set vim to always change its current directory by adding

    cd $HOME/Desktop

    to your .vimrc file.

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  2. Add following to your ~/.gvimrc (if empty create it):

    cd ~/Desktop

    It will change your default save location to your desktop. It will not affect the command line version (vim).

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