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Can I get gvim to automatically change the (local) working directory to the current file directory when I change tabs. Or at the very least is there a shortcut command for doing that?

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Yes, put 

set autochdir

in your vimrc.

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"It's only available if Vim was built with netbeans integration or Sun visual workshop integration." stackoverflow.com/questions/1708623/… – innaM Nov 28 '09 at 12:21
Yes. But, if I'm not mistaken that's the default download option from vim.org. – ldigas Nov 28 '09 at 16:00
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I htink you looking for autochdir. It should be a builtin command in your vim. To have the current working dir always be what ever buffer you're in, add set autochdir to your vimrc. This is automatic, but may break saving & loading sessions. Check this out for more options. An alternative is to add this to your vimrc:

autocmd BufEnter * lcd %:p:h

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