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fix: prevent NvimTree to be alternate buffer when tab open #3205

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fix: prevent NvimTree to be alternate buffer when tab open
phanen Oct 6, 2025
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fix: prevent tabnew leave a dangling "[No Name]" buffer
phanen Oct 6, 2025
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Update lua/nvim-tree/actions/node/open-file.lua
phanen Oct 7, 2025
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10 changes: 9 additions & 1 deletion lua/nvim-tree/actions/node/open-file.lua
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Expand Up @@ -198,7 +198,15 @@ local function open_file_in_tab(filename)
if M.relative_path then
filename = utils.path_relative(filename, vim.fn.getcwd())
end
vim.cmd("tabe " .. vim.fn.fnameescape(filename))
vim.cmd.tabnew()
vim.bo.bufhidden = "wipe"
-- Following vim.fn.tabnew the # buffer may be set to the tree buffer. There is no way to clear the # buffer via vim.fn.setreg as it requires a valid buffer. Clear # by setting it to a new temporary scratch buffer.
if utils.is_nvim_tree_buf(vim.fn.bufnr("#")) then
local tmpbuf = vim.api.nvim_create_buf(false, true)
vim.fn.setreg("#", tmpbuf)
vim.api.nvim_buf_delete(tmpbuf, { force = true })
end
vim.cmd.edit(vim.fn.fnameescape(filename))
end

local function drop(filename)
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