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Print The Relative Path Of The Current File

As a project grows and there are many directories and long path names, Vim will not always have enough room to display the full relative path of the current file. It may have to cut off the initial directories which can make it hard to know where you are.

You can hit Ctrl-g to quickly display the relative path of the current file below the status bar.

example of using ctrl-g

See :help Ctrl-g for more details.

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