Archive Viewer

Eclim includes a plugin which allows you to view the contents of archive files (jar, tar, tbz2, tgz, zip, and more).

$ vim myarchive.tar.gz

Unlike the tar and zip plugins that ship with vim, the eclim version gives you the option to view and navigate the archive in a tree or list interface, and supports nested archives.

When viewing the archive you can switch layouts by using :AsList to switch from the tree layout to the list, and :AsTree to switch back.

There are also various mappings depending on the view:

• Tree
  • <enter> - View the file under the cursor in a new split window, or in the case of a directory, expand / collapse it.
  • o - For files, this has the same behavior as <enter>. For directories, it will fold / unfold open directories preserving the state of all the sub directories.
  • p - Jumps to the nearest parent directory.
  • P - Jumps to the furthest child in the currect branch of directories.
  • i - Prints the size and date for the file under the cursor.
• List
  • <enter> - View the file under the cursor in a new split window.

Configuration

Vim Variables

• g:EclimArchiveViewerEnabled (Default: 1)

  When greater than 0, enables the eclim archive viewer (disabling the default vim tar and zip plugins).

• g:EclimArchiveLayout (Default: none)

  When non existant or equal to ‘tree’, displays the archive as a tree. When set to ‘list’, display the archive as a flat list.