LV4AD/Ch/04 Opening Files/02 Root vs Cwd

• 4.2. The Difference Between "Root" and "Cwd"
  • LazyVim/Picker/File root vs cwd — LSP may detect nested roots (e.g. Cypress tsconfig.json)
  • LV4AD/Ch/04 Opening Files/02 Root vs Cwd/Find Files Cwd Mode Keyshort

    • When <leader>ff or <Space><Space> shows files from an unexpected nested LSP root, what Keyshort opens LazyVim/Picker/File in current working directory mode? card

      • <leader>fF
      • use when the detected root (e.g. a Cypress subfolder) is narrower than the project you actually want to search
  • LV4AD/Ch/04 Opening Files/02 Root vs Cwd/Local Change Directory Command

    • What vim command changes the working directory for only the current window? card

      • :lcd — "local change directory"
      • lets different windows have different working directories (e.g. full-stack frontend + backend)
  • LV4AD/Ch/04 Opening Files/02 Root vs Cwd/Print Working Directory Command

    • What command prints the current working directory? card

      • :pwd — "print working directory"
      • same as Bash/zsh pwd; shows the cwd Neovim uses for :e and pickers scoped to cwd