Set vim's internal shell path

Question

I'm trying to configure the $PATH env variable of vim's internal shell.

I have commands that update the $PATH several times during a session. I see that vim inherits my shell's first $PATH - but not updated $PATH variables.

Some things that might be helpful:

• I open vim multiple times - with changes to $PATH in between
• The internal shell does source cshrc every time I launch the internal shell
• Sourcing cshrc on the main shell doesn't change $PATH

-- update So the problem is because the .cshrc file. It does some initial setting up where the path gets reset. Launching a new shell within the current shell resets $PATH. I'll have to figure out a way to go around this.

I'm using tcsh on a redhat machine. Any clue why this is happening and how to fix this?

Answer 1

If you don't want your internall shell to source .cshrc, try passing an option to it, by setting shellcmdflag, e.g.:

set shellcmdflag=--norc

This will only affect the shell when using ! and :!. To affect also :shell use:

set shell=bash\ --norc

(of course replace that with your shell of choice and the correct option to skip reading the rc file).