Tests for 'directory' option. - ".", in same dir as file - "./dir", in directory relative to file - "dir", in directory relative to current dir STARTTEST :so small.vim :set nocompatible viminfo+=nviminfo :set dir=.,~ :/start of testfile/,/end of testfile/w! Xtest1 :" do an ls of the current dir to find the swap file (should not be there) :if has("unix") : !ls .X*.swp >test.out :else : r !ls X*.swp >test.out :endif :!echo first line >>test.out :e Xtest1 :if has("unix") :" Do an ls of the current dir to find the swap file, remove the leading dot :" to make the result the same for all systems. : r!ls .X*.swp : s/\.*X/X/ : .w >>test.out : undo :else : !ls X*.swp >>test.out :endif :!echo under Xtest1.swp >>test.out :!mkdir Xtest2 :set dir=./Xtest2,.,~ :e Xtest1 :!ls X*.swp >>test.out :!echo under under >>test.out :!ls Xtest2 >>test.out :!echo under Xtest1.swp >>test.out :!mkdir Xtest.je :/start of testfile/,/end of testfile/w! Xtest2/Xtest3 :set dir=Xtest.je,~ :e Xtest2/Xtest3 :swap :!ls Xtest2 >>test.out :!echo under Xtest3 >>test.out :!ls Xtest.je >>test.out :!echo under Xtest3.swp >>test.out :qa! ENDTEST start of testfile line 2 Abcdefghij line 3 Abcdefghij end of testfile