Executing settings based on directory during startup

Question

I am trying to execute some custom settings based on the directory on startup. For this I am trying:

autocmd VimEnter /path/to/dir/* :source /custom.vim

When I now execute:

cd /path/to/dir
vim

I would expect the config to have been loaded. This does not seem to work. However, this works:

autocmd VimEnter * :source /custom.vim

Is there a way to load a config once on startup based on the directory that vim was started in?

Note: I am aware of Applying settings to a directory tree only but would prefer to make it work this way.

Maxim Kim · Accepted Answer · 2021-09-29T13:53:05.580

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Try this one:

augroup DIR_CONFIG | au!
    au VimEnter * if getcwd() == expand('~/temp') | source my.vim | endif
augroup END

PS, as @eclipse has mentioned in the comments one could just add to vimrc:

if getcwd() == expand('~/temp') | source my.vim | endif

edited Sep 29 '21 at 13:53

answered Sep 29 '21 at 13:19

Maxim Kim

Ah, crap...this time you beat me by a lot more than a few seconds. It didn't show up until just now, though. :( Will delete. – B Layer Sep 29 '21 at 13:28
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np, we came up to essentially the same answer, indeed. – Maxim Kim Sep 29 '21 at 13:29
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Well, great minds think alike, I always say. +1 :) – B Layer Sep 29 '21 at 13:37
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Or just if getcwd() =~# '/some/.*/path' | ... – B Layer Sep 29 '21 at 13:44
And it probably auto expands ~ according to help – Maxim Kim Sep 29 '21 at 13:45
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Btw: could I skip the autocmd all together and just used the if like so: if getcwd() == expand('~/temp') | source my.vim | endif – eclipse Sep 29 '21 at 13:50

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