- **.7**: Fix argument of `exists()` function calls checking for autocommands. (PhilRunninger) [#1165](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/1165)
- **.6**: Don't use silent when raising User events (PhilRunninger) [#1164](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/1164)
- **.5**: Fix highlight for file node. (pirey) [#1157](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/1157)
- **.4**: Make sure symbolic links' flags are highlighted correctly. (PhilRunninger) [#1156](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/1156)
- **.3**: Fix new NERDTrees' width when previous one was in the only window. (PhilRunninger) [#1153](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/1153)
- **.2**: Fix the scope of several key mappings (lifecrisis, PhilRunninger) [#1151](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/1151)
- **.1**: Respect user's `&shellslash` setting in CopyNode and RemoveNode functions (PhilRunninger) [#1150](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/1150)
- **.0**: Enable opening bookmarks in split windows. (PhilRunninger) [#1144](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/1144)
- **.15**: Add curly braces to the list of characters to be escaped. (PhilRunninger) [#1128](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/1128)
- **.14**: Use backward-compatible `nerdtree#and()` in one place that was missed. (PhilRunninger) [#1134](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/1134)
- **.13**: `cmd.exe /c start "" <filename>` for windows default viewer support. (J. Altayó) [#1130](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/1130)
- **.12**: Fixed a bug that caused the file-tree construction to slow down significantly. (Eugenij-W) [#1126](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/1126)
- **.11**: Fix exception in NERDTreeFind (on windows OS and If the file is located in the root directory of the disk) (Eugenij-W) [#1122](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/1122)
- **.10**: Do not consider the tree root to be "cascadable". (lifecrisis) [#1120](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/1120)
- **.9**: Force `:NERDTreeFocus` to allow events to be fired when switching windows. (PhilRunninger) [#1118](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/1118)
- **.8**: Fix example code for the `NERDTreeAddKeyMap()` function. (PhilRunninger) [#1116](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/1116)
- **.7**: Put `'%'` argument in `bufname()` for backwards compatibility. (PhilRunninger) [#1105](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/1105)
- **.6**: If a file's already open in the window, don't edit it again. (PhilRunninger) [#1103](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/1103)
- **.5**: Prevent unneeded tree creation in `:NERDTreeToggle[VCS] <path>` (PhilRunninger) [#1101](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/1101)
- **.4**: Add missing calls to the `shellescape()` function (lifecrisis) [#1099](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/1099)
- **.3**: Fix vsplit to not open empty buffers when opening previously closed file (AwkwardKore) [#1098](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/1098)
- **.2**: Fix infinity loop (on winvim) in FindParentVCSRoot (Eugenij-W) [#1095](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/1095)
- **.1**: File Move: Escape existing directory name when looking for open files. (PhilRunninger) [#1094](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/1094)
- **.0**: Open the parent directory when revealing a non-existent file with :NERDTreeFind (bouk) [#1090](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/1090)
#### 6.6
- **.1**: [add] How to install using dein.vim (kazukazuinaina) [#1087](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/1087)
- **.0**: Add the ability to turn off directory arrows (PhilRunninger) [#1085](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/1085)
- **.6**: NERDTreeFind shows expected message if file doesn't exist e.g. with vim-startify (andys8). [#1081](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/1081)
- **.5**: Ensure events are (or aren't) being ignored correctly. (PhilRunninger) [#1080](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/1080)
- **.0**: Add new command that behaves like NERDTreeToggle but defaults to the root of a VCS repository. (willfindlay) [#1060](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/1060)
- **.9**: Suppress events for intermediate window/tab/buffer changes (PhilRunninger) [#1026](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/1026)
- **.8**: Revert [#1019](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/1019) to fix nvim artifacts and flickering. (PhilRunninger) [#1021](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/1021)
- **.7**: Use :mode only in neovim. MacVim still needs to use :redraw! (PhilRunninger) [#1019](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/1019)
- **.6**: In CHANGELOG.md and PR template, make reference to PR a true HTML link. (PhilRunninger) [#1017](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/1017)
- **.5**: Use `:mode` instead of `:redraw!` when updating menu. (PhilRunninger) [#1016](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/1016)
- **.4**: When searching for root line num, stop at end of file. (PhilRunninger) [#1015](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/1015)
- **.3**: Fix `<CR>` key map on the bookmark (lkebin) [#1014](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/1014)
- **.2**: Make Enter work on the `.. ( up a dir )` line (PhilRunninger) [#1013](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/1013)
- **.3**: Remove @mentions from PR template and change log. They weren't working. (PhilRunninger) [#1009](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/1009)
- **.2**: Fix NERDTree opening with the wrong size. (PhilRunninger) [#1008](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/1008)
- **.1**: Update Changelog and create PR Template (PhilRunninger) [#1007](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/1007)
- Refresh a dir_node if the file wasn't found in it, and look once more. (PhilRunninger) [#1005](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/1005)
- Add a "copy path to clipboard" menu option (PhilRunninger) [#1002](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/1002)
- Enable root refresh on "vim ." a different way than [#999](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/999). (PhilRunninger) [#1001](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/1001)
- Replace strcharpart() with substitute() for backward compatibility (bravestarr) [#834](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/834)
- Fixed error `unknown function strcharpart` for older versions of Vim (hav4ik) [#833](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/833)
- Clear output when NERDTree menu is aborted (lifecrisis) [#832](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/832)
- Display a path with multi-byte characters correctly when it is truncated (bravestarr) [#830](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/830)
- Support revealing file and executing file with xdg-open for Linux (ngnmhieu) [#824](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/824)
- If node isn't open, count children on disk before deleting. (PhilRunninger) [#822](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/822)
- Add new variable g:NERDTreeRemoveFileCmd (kutsan) [#816](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/816)
- Use a better check for existence of the NERDTree buffer. (PhilRunninger) [#814](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/814)
- Fix focussing previous buffer when closing NERDTree (mrubli) [#801](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/801)
- Update the docs for "NERDTreeStatusline" (lifecrisis) [#796](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/796)
- BUGFIX: Unstable behavior in the "getPath()" method (lifecrisis) [#795](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/795)
- Revert the bugfix from pull request [#785](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/785) (lifecrisis) [#794](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/794)
- BUGFIX: Allow ":NERDTreeFind" to discover hidden files (lifecrisis) [#786](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/786)
- BUGFIX: Allow ":NERDTreeFind" to reveal new files (lifecrisis) [#785](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/785)
- Fixed typo in README.markdown - :Helptags -> :helptags
- Rename "primary" and "secondary" trees to "tab" and "window" trees.
- Move a bunch of buffer level variables into the NERDTree and UI classes.
- Display cascading dirs on one line to save vertical/horizontal space (matt-gardner: brainstorming/testing)
- Remove the old style UI - Remove `NERDTreeDirArrows` option.
- On windows default to + and ~ for expand/collapse directory symbols.
- Lots more refactoring. Move a bunch of b: level vars into b:NERDTree and friends.
#### 5.0.0
- Refactor the code significantly:
* Break the classes out into their own files.
* Make the majority of the code OO - previously large parts were effectively a tangle of "global" methods.
- Add an API to assign flags to nodes. This allows VCS plugins like https://github.com/Xuyuanp/nerdtree-git-plugin to exist. Thanks to **Xuyuanp** for helping design/test/build said API.
- add `scope` argument to the key map API see :help NERDTreeAddKeyMap()
- add magic [[dir]] and [[file]] flags to NERDTreeIgnore
- add support for custom path filters. See :help NERDTreeAddPathFilter()
- add path listener API. See :help NERDTreePathListenerAPI.
- expand the fs menu functionality to list file properties (PhilRunninger, apbarrero, JESii)
- make bookmarks work with `~` home shortcuts (hiberabyss)
- show OSX specific fsmenu options in regular vim on mac (evindor)
- make dir arrow icons configurable (PickRelated)
- optimise node sorting performance when opening large dirs (vtsang)
- make the root note render prettier by truncating it at a path slash (gcmt)
- remove NERDChristmasTree option - its always christmas now
- add "cascade" open and closing for dirs containing only another single dir. See :help NERDTreeCascadeOpenSingleChildDir (pendulm)
- Many other fixes, doc updates and contributions from: **actionshrimp**, **agrussellknives**, **alvan**, **AndrewRadev**, **cperl82** (*many small fixes*), **devmanhinton**, **egalpin**, **franksort**, **gastropoda**, **handcraftedbits**, **kelaban**, **lucascaton**, **mixvin**, **pendulm**, **SchDen**, **shanesmith**, **staeff**, **stephenprater**, **toiffel**, **Twinside**, **WoLpH**, **xiaodili**, **zhangoose**
#### 4.2.0
- Add NERDTreeDirArrows option to make the UI use pretty arrow chars instead of the old +~| chars to define the tree structure (sickill)
- shift the syntax highlighting out into its own syntax file (gnap)
- add some mac specific options to the filesystem menu - for macvim only (andersonfreitas)
- Add NERDTreeMinimalUI option to remove some non functional parts of the nerdtree ui (camthompson)
- tweak the behaviour of :NERDTreeFind - see :help :NERDTreeFind for the new behaviour (benjamingeiger)
- if no name is given to :Bookmark, make it default to the name of the target file/dir (minyoung)
- use `file` completion when doing copying, create, and move operations (EvanDotPro)
- lots of misc bug fixes from: **AndrewRadev**, **Bogdanov**, **camthompson**, **kml**, **mathias**, **paddyoloughlin**, **scottstvnsn**, **sdewald**, **Vitaly**, **wycats**, me RAWR!
#### 4.1.0
- features:
- NERDTreeFind to reveal the node for the current buffer in the tree, see `|NERDTreeFind|`. This effectively merges the FindInNERDTree plugin (by **Doug McInnes**) into the script.
- make NERDTreeQuitOnOpen apply to the t/T keymaps too. Thanks to **Stefan Ritter** and **Rémi Prévost**.
- truncate the root node if wider than the tree window. Thanks to **Victor Gonzalez**.
- bugfixes:
- really fix window state restoring
- fix some win32 path escaping issues. Thanks to **Stephan Baumeister**, **Ricky**, **jfilip1024**, and **Chris Chambers**.
#### 4.0.0
- add a new programmable menu system (see `:help NERDTreeMenu`).
- add new APIs to add menus/menu-items to the menu system as well as custom key mappings to the NERD tree buffer (see `:help NERDTreeAPI`).
- removed the old API functions
- added a mapping to maximize/restore the size of nerd tree window, thanks to Guillaume Duranceau for the patch. See :help NERDTree-A for details.
- fix a bug where secondary nerd trees (netrw hijacked trees) and NERDTreeQuitOnOpen didnt play nicely, thanks to **Curtis Harvey**.
- fix a bug where the script ignored directories whose name ended in a dot, thanks to **Aggelos Orfanakos** for the patch.
- fix a bug when using the x mapping on the tree root, thanks to **Bryan Venteicher** for the patch.
- fix a bug where the cursor position/window size of the nerd tree buffer wasnt being stored on closing the window, thanks to **Richard Hart**.
- fix a bug where NERDTreeMirror would mirror the wrong tree
#### 3.1.1
- fix a bug where a non-listed no-name buffer was getting created every time the tree windows was created, thanks to **Derek Wyatt** and **owen1**
- make `<CR>` behave the same as the `o` mapping
- some helptag fixes in the doc, thanks **strull**.
- fix a bug when using `:set nohidden` and opening a file where the previous buf was modified. Thanks **iElectric**.
- other minor fixes
#### 3.1.0
- New features:
- add mappings to open files in a vsplit, see `:help NERDTree-s` and `:help NERDTree-gs`
- make the statusline for the nerd tree window default to something hopefully more useful. See `:help 'NERDTreeStatusline'`
- Bugfixes:
- make the hijack netrw functionality work when vim is started with `vim <some dir>` (thanks to **Alf Mikula** for the patch).
- fix a bug where the CWD wasnt being changed for some operations even when NERDTreeChDirMode==2 (thanks to **Lucas S. Buchala**)
- add -bar to all the nerd tree :commands so they can chain with other :commands (thanks to **tpope**)
- fix bugs when ignorecase was set (thanks to **nach**)
- fix a bug with the relative path code (thanks to **nach**)
- fix a bug where doing a `:cd` would cause `:NERDTreeToggle` to fail (thanks **nach**)
#### 3.0.1
- Bugfixes:
- fix bugs with :NERDTreeToggle and :NERDTreeMirror when `'hidden'` was not set
- fix a bug where `:NERDTree <path>` would fail if `<path>` was relative and didnt start with a `./` or `../` Thanks to **James Kanze**.
- make the `q` mapping work with secondary (`:e <dir>` style) trees, thanks to **jamessan**
- fix a bunch of small bugs with secondary trees
- More insane refactoring.
#### 3.0.0
- hijack netrw so that doing an `:edit <directory>` will put a NERD tree in the window rather than a netrw browser. See :help 'NERDTreeHijackNetrw'
- allow sharing of trees across tabs, see `:help :NERDTreeMirror`
- remove "top" and "bottom" as valid settings for NERDTreeWinPos