What are the .viminfo and .netrwhist files?

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I was wondering what's the purpose of .viminfo and .netrwhist files?

Do you know there is a doc in Vim? We even have a really good question to help you using it... — statox, Dec 20 '16 at 16:46
When in doubt: just try :h <any-word>. At least half the time you'll find what you're looking for. :-) — Martin Tournoij, Dec 20 '16 at 17:19
h: netrw-u, h: netrw-U, h: netrw-Th: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9850360/what-is-netrwhist — NeilG, Jun 23 '22 at 01:06

score 19 · Accepted Answer · edited Dec 20 '16 at 16:48

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You can see that here:

:h viminfo

If you exit Vim and later start it again, you would normally lose a lot of information. The viminfo file can be used to remember that information, which enables you to continue where you left off.

:h .netrwhist

The file ".netrwhist" holds history when netrw (and vim) is not active.

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What are the .viminfo and .netrwhist files?

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