vim-footprints VS dirbuf.nvim

Compare vim-footprints vs dirbuf.nvim and see what are their differences.

vim-footprints

Vim plugin: footprints. Highlight last edited lines. (by axlebedev)

dirbuf.nvim

A file manager for Neovim which lets you edit your filesystem like you edit text (by elihunter173)
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vim-footprints dirbuf.nvim
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6 months ago over 1 year ago
Vim Script Lua
- GNU Affero General Public License v3.0
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vim-footprints

Posts with mentions or reviews of vim-footprints. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-02-27.

dirbuf.nvim

Posts with mentions or reviews of dirbuf.nvim. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-12-04.
  • People who swear by Oil.nvim , why?
    4 projects | /r/neovim | 4 Dec 2023
    For me I think it’s the best at what it does (with mini.files coming in a close second. It would probably be my first, but I prefer the whole buffer approach over the floating popups.) I’ve tried dirbuf.nvim as well, but I didn’t like that I couldn’t copy/move files.
  • Workflow with nvim
    5 projects | /r/neovim | 19 Feb 2023
    Big fan of https://github.com/elihunter173/dirbuf.nvim
  • What are the plugins you consider necessary to have a great neovim experience?
    5 projects | /r/neovim | 6 Jan 2023
    Shout-out to dirbuf.nvim as it is one of my favorite plugins I cannot live without, but I see it rarely mentioned. It allows you to do file management by editing a file, so you can do anything you would do to edit any regular file. There are no new keymaps to learn, you just use any regular motion, :s, :g, or anything you can think of. Great for bulk renaming!
  • My thoughts about editors in 2022
    2 projects | /r/neovim | 31 Dec 2022
    While I do use file managers often (ranger and dolphin are pretty nice overall), within Neovim my file management is fairly reduced. I use dirbuf when I need to browse through files (for refactors or something), and since it's dired-like its a lot more built into the "vim-as-a-language" mindset. Not to say I do a whole lot in it, but it is quicker than having to do shell stuff within Neovim. I think file-tree plugins tend to just miss the concept for me, as I never found them to be anything more than just "look and see" due to disconnect from the aforementioned "vim-as-a-language"
  • What file explorer do you use?
    14 projects | /r/neovim | 30 Nov 2022
    https://github.com/elihunter173/dirbuf.nvim, it's basically netrw done right.
  • netwr like file explorer for neovim?
    4 projects | /r/neovim | 18 Nov 2022
    https://github.com/elihunter173/dirbuf.nvim might just be the thing. In terms of navigating it's as minimal as it can be:
  • What file manager do you use?
    6 projects | /r/linux | 17 Nov 2022
    I use fish shell with z plugin to quickly jump to directories and nnn file manager mainly to select files for deletion. I also use dirbuf plugin for neovim when working inside this editor.
  • neovim plugins that have improved your workflow
    20 projects | /r/neovim | 23 Oct 2022
    dirbuf.nvim!
  • Which file browser do you use ?
    19 projects | /r/neovim | 25 Sep 2022
    dirbuf mostly. Anything really advanced and I'll just open a new ranger session
  • What is the coolest, unknown(-ish) plugin that you're using that other people could benefit from?
    33 projects | /r/neovim | 16 Sep 2022
    dirbuf doesn't get enough attention. It's a robust, simple, yet featureful replacement for the netrw plugin built into Vim/NeoVim. It allows directories to be treated somewhat like files - edit a directory, and you get a directory listing. That listing can be modified - add files, edit files, delete files, and the result ends up on disk. A much simpler and more-Vimy alternative to tree plugins like NeoTree, in my view.