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Vim file browser that runs in separate terminal

v0.1.0 Feature

This release adds 3 notable features for engineering teams evaluating rollout.

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Gitignored files are now hidden by default and auto‑refresh is enabled out of the box.

Why it matters: Hide gitignored entries automatically; enable refresh to improve UI responsiveness. Plan a test in dev before rollout.

Summary

AI summary

Gitignored files are now hidden by default, auto‑refresh is enabled, and mouse support adds wheel scroll/click select.

Changes in this release

Feature Medium

Interactive file tree browser opens files in running vim

Interactive file tree browser opens files in running vim

Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21

Confidence: high

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Feature Medium

Gitignored files hidden by default

Gitignored files hidden by default

Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21

Confidence: high

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Feature Medium

Auto-refresh enabled by default preserving cursor position

Auto-refresh enabled by default preserving cursor position

Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21

Confidence: high

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Feature Medium

Auto-refresh toggle added to user interface

Auto-refresh toggle added to user interface

Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21

Confidence: high

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Feature Medium

Mouse wheel scrolling and click selection support added

Mouse wheel scrolling and click selection support added

Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21

Confidence: high

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Feature Medium

Dotfiles now displayed in file tree

Dotfiles now displayed in file tree

Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21

Confidence: high

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Feature Medium

Keyboard shortcuts g and G jump to tree top and bottom

Keyboard shortcuts g and G jump to tree top and bottom

Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21

Confidence: high

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Feature Medium

Colored git status markers displayed in tree view

Colored git status markers displayed in tree view

Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21

Confidence: high

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Feature Medium

Vim server auto-detected when not explicitly specified

Vim server auto-detected when not explicitly specified

Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21

Confidence: high

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Feature Medium

Full-height tree view redesigned with help overlay

Full-height tree view redesigned with help overlay

Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21

Confidence: high

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Feature Medium

.git directory hidden when gitignore hiding enabled

.git directory hidden when gitignore hiding enabled

Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21

Confidence: high

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Feature Medium

Help overlay restructured with labeled sections

Help overlay restructured with labeled sections

Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21

Confidence: high

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Feature Medium

Vim server name displayed in header

Vim server name displayed in header

Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21

Confidence: high

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Feature Medium

Default vim server parameter set to VIM

Default vim server parameter set to VIM

Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21

Confidence: high

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Feature Medium

Single r/refresh keyboard shortcut restores disk read functionality

Single r/refresh keyboard shortcut restores disk read functionality

Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21

Confidence: high

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Feature Medium

Gitignore status message only displayed when disabled

Gitignore status message only displayed when disabled

Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21

Confidence: high

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Performance Medium

Vim serverlist precheck removed for improved performance

Vim serverlist precheck removed for improved performance

Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21

Confidence: high

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Performance Medium

Vim remote-silent operation capped at 1 second timeout

Vim remote-silent operation capped at 1 second timeout

Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21

Confidence: high

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Bugfix Medium

Rename parsing, footer clicks, and refresh sync state fixed

Rename parsing, footer clicks, and refresh sync state fixed

Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21

Confidence: high

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Bugfix Medium

Async vim sync operations coalesced for reliability

Async vim sync operations coalesced for reliability

Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21

Confidence: high

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Bugfix Medium

Scroll behavior decoupled from cursor movement

Scroll behavior decoupled from cursor movement

Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21

Confidence: high

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Bugfix Medium

Blue directory colors restored

Blue directory colors restored

Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21

Confidence: high

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Bugfix Medium

Footer overflow issue fixed

Footer overflow issue fixed

Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21

Confidence: high

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Refactor Medium

User interface switched back to pure ASCII characters

User interface switched back to pure ASCII characters

Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21

Confidence: high

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Refactor Medium

Makefile, test suite, and CI pipeline added

Makefile, test suite, and CI pipeline added

Source: llm_adapter@2026-05-21

Confidence: high

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Full changelog

Changelog

  • c0363ce9d0a70d8053625e55646f941803eaab87 Add goreleaser-based releases
  • 44c614359d56ad23db28882bf91acc0e9a25778c Hide .git directory when gitignore hiding is on
  • 179431c3fb6a89ed4773fec312591acbdf492884 Auto-refresh by default; preserve cursor and pending sync
  • af8431dfc0d5ec5633abc18bf1ea3f22e95f804e Only show gitignore status when off
  • feae5826ea7d28b59981e6e8c560e9fbdb5c1117 Add auto-refresh toggle and fix footer overflow
  • 59f59b45d977fd630a4f180902d380bee2c696a0 Drop redundant gitignore toggle message
  • 1d7c849ce9db5ec594af4509d22f7b9d2cc72d86 Hide gitignored files by default (#6)
  • 5b749d7e54f481206f8b7eaa65305ff651001722 Mention prebuilt binary download in README (#5)
  • f62a40900e1c54dd92583b16e707cd555e3e1780 Update README.md
  • ff2829ef309208944976506ad24e772bebe4c5ce Fix rename parsing, footer clicks, and refresh sync state (#4)
  • 8db8d4561fc77b60fb9f93941fe83db221f6efdb Dim the +/- markers; add rolling-release workflow
  • 583fd71fdb5579da0e65566b5761cc63638e9083 Update README for usage instructions
  • ac0c6377877e8bf81424dc152f45f7bd7746e738 Update README.md
  • 69d7dcaa75c70ecbbe88518a306b51375f823039 Fix vim server name case in README
  • 93fda5826bb9f05e269d7cf42701f77faf99e228 Update README.md
  • 4156ca34e211c3796358d2357be5f4d5cf1699fb Reframe README around the tmux-pane workflow
  • c3d85abc27b5dcb9fac393a52a76acf29088c4fd Split README usage into two copy-pasteable blocks
  • 04af22cbcd6012d5d67a0cd52fce508df0ec42bd Update README.md
  • 80523b27d1f4ea7fb1ffae8f77edbb395e68ca4c Strip README down to install + run
  • c839a74aa138248ca289345730b9a78906dff85e Decouple scroll from cursor; restore blue dirs
  • af074fc924ab7704e6741f6ea4336989d604d8a7 Add mouse support: wheel scrolls, click selects/toggles
  • 873d7a0081aad12ca2f57ada88a437bf1495cc2e Switch UI back to pure ASCII
  • 1ea9d8d9af71f3737a53ad9b3bae9d05bdf1121f Show dotfiles in the tree
  • 230a25b88ac29baa5cf345634199e0be3717fa0a Add g/G to jump to top/bottom
  • 36bbc37c976138b23108ee06436613e54db8c139 Show colored git status markers in the tree
  • 11499bb9140241b74275b209a5136b06b84fc5ba Drop blue dir color: markers and trailing / are enough
  • b4fcab77186bdbe724268e0e5959e1d6ea99cb76 Plain text in help overlay descriptions
  • 1fc4999f50c601ac9101fae6262e9535578a0eb5 Bring back r/refresh as the single way to re-read from disk
  • 35710b93c0e319ab5a5d7e7fa977ec6d941b02fc Wire up golangci-lint and clear the noise
  • c5680dd054140c0dffdfa4ed403eac261eced754 Coalesce async vim syncs (#3)
  • c23d1ee6e6d0181dca850229eff142ab496446f1 Collapse help view into a single Sprintf
  • cb20e6a16d7a839d8c6b931dd233edf2165b63ec Restructure help overlay into labeled sections
  • d26cf93cf702dc37b70df72e16b8a6d6834ad577 Drop r/refresh: collapse now invalidates the cache
  • c4910b404057edfa9760e87910410c75f8078980 Redesign view: full-height tree with ?-help overlay
  • 0bb975af75f656916cfe60d46ddcb9949b33617f Cap vim --remote-silent at 1s and replace help with status
  • b0d9897fe48d2f822a7d1f0d3e16dc7a5e9804a8 Raise coverage floor to 95% and trim README
  • 5213b6d96b5e73e436118077fca9b806832b7ea3 Show server in header and tighten internal helpers
  • 91d669b5b8334b74f2a0185673502355624febbd Drop per-keypress vim --serverlist precheck
  • 2e632ab0cc106149c1286a423b330741eb72a4a5 Auto-detect vim server when -server is not passed
  • 745e999479567acd8153aa40c281a2d9a8c32ee5 Default -server to VIM and document usage
  • 9ec4028378a709bdb2acaf7f961fbc6368ad2834 Raise coverage floor to 80% and harden test.sh
  • d9498407259f867fff2cfd3bad58807440f97183 Enforce 70% test coverage in test.sh
  • 9ed94cb0ef8f9a52bf06042a863acb7a0fbef97f Update README.md
  • af56c07a79f1b4c68d0bdb8cbc6d2c5c2c70d043 Add Makefile, tests, and CI
  • 140c6abf0fdaf518f3d246d1c9f93b5e7b071e66 Add interactive file tree browser that opens files in a running vim
  • d2638f089c57bc8d5d8085799a61e0eed8c961e3 Initial commit
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Earlier breaking changes

  • v0.8.0 Makes the refresh operation opt‑in.
  • v0.3.0 Auto-refresh is now always enabled
  • v0.3.0 Removes r and a keyboard shortcuts

Beta — feedback welcome: [email protected]