How can I show hidden files (starting with period) in NERDTree?

Question

How can I make NERDTree show files that begin with an . (period)?

I have a file named .hgignore in a project directory. If I browse to that directory using NERDTree, the file is not displayed within the tree.

I am using gvim on Windows.

Solution

Press I (Shift+i) to toggle hidden files in the NERDTree explorer window.

To enable this behavior by default, add this line to your .vimrc file:

let NERDTreeShowHidden=1

For more detail, access the NERDTree help file :help NERD_tree.txt and search for "hidden".

Comments

[Elliott]

And to hide hidden files by default, put let NERDTreeShowHidden=0 into your vimrc.