vim - how to set fix path as working directory

Question

I have this issue. Let's suppose I have the following directory tree:

diffchar/ ├── README.md ├── autoload │ └── diffchar.vim ├── demo.gif ├── doc │ ├── diffchar.txt │ └── tags ├── example1.png ├── example2.png └── plugin └── diffchar.vim

If I open diffchar.vim under autoload, the working directory will be set to /path/to/diffchar/autoload. I explicitly specify :cd /path/to/diffchar, but if I open diffchar.txt, the working directory will be set to /path/to/diffchar/doc.

Any idea how to set the working directory to a fix path and that it does not change when I open files under different directories?

Food for your thought: what you want is the default behaviour, that you explicitly altered by setting a specific option. — romainl
– romainl, Commented Apr 26, 2022 at 6:28

wxz · Accepted Answer · 2022-04-25 20:06:13Z

You probably have autochdir (see here) set to on. Check with this vim command

:set autochdir?

If the output just says autochdir and not noautochdir, then you have it set. Turn it off by doing:

:set autochdir !

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