fix(options): default 'titlestring' shows CWD #39233

Problem:
In the default 'titlestring', if the containing directory is the CWD, it renders as "."

Solution:
Add `:p` to the titlestring.

(cherry picked from commit e68e769352)
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Nick Krichevsky
2026-04-22 05:56:23 -04:00
committed by github-actions[bot]
parent b3b5674ac7
commit 4d4e196447
6 changed files with 38 additions and 16 deletions
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@@ -6939,7 +6939,7 @@ A jump table for the options with a short description can be found at |Q_op|.
error will be given.
The default (empty) behaviour is equivalent to: >vim
set titlestring=%t%(\ %M%)%(\ \(%{expand(\"%:~:h\")}\)%)%a\ -\ Nvim
set titlestring=%t%(\ %M%)%(\ \(%{expand('%:p:~:h')}\)%)%a\ -\ Nvim
<
Example: >vim
auto BufEnter * let &titlestring = hostname() .. "/" .. expand("%:p")
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@@ -7462,7 +7462,7 @@ vim.go.titleold = vim.o.titleold
--- The default (empty) behaviour is equivalent to:
---
--- ```vim
--- set titlestring=%t%(\ %M%)%(\ \(%{expand(\"%:~:h\")}\)%)%a\ -\ Nvim
--- set titlestring=%t%(\ %M%)%(\ \(%{expand('%:p:~:h')}\)%)%a\ -\ Nvim
--- ```
---
--- Example:
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@@ -3455,7 +3455,7 @@ void maketitle(void)
}
} else {
// Format: "fname + (path) (1 of 2) - Nvim".
char *default_titlestring = "%t%( %M%)%( (%{expand(\"%:~:h\")})%)%a - Nvim";
char *default_titlestring = "%t%( %M%)%( (%{expand('%:p:~:h')})%)%a - Nvim";
build_stl_str_hl(curwin, buf, sizeof(buf), default_titlestring,
kOptTitlestring, 0, 0, maxlen, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
title_str = buf;
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@@ -9674,7 +9674,7 @@ local options = {
error will be given.
The default (empty) behaviour is equivalent to: >vim
set titlestring=%t%(\ %M%)%(\ \(%{expand(\"%:~:h\")}\)%)%a\ -\ Nvim
set titlestring=%t%(\ %M%)%(\ \(%{expand('%:p:~:h')}\)%)%a\ -\ Nvim
<
Example: >vim
auto BufEnter * let &titlestring = hostname() .. "/" .. expand("%:p")
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@@ -2626,6 +2626,7 @@ describe('TUI', function()
vim.o.ruler = false
vim.o.showcmd = false
vim.o.termsync = false
vim.o.titlestring = '%t%( %M%) - Nvim'
vim.o.title = true
]])
retry(nil, nil, function()
@@ -4528,6 +4529,7 @@ describe('TUI client', function()
pending('N/A: missing LuaJIT FFI')
end
server:request('nvim_set_option_value', 'titlestring', '%t%( %M%) - Nvim', {})
local bufname = api.nvim_buf_get_name(0)
local old_title = api.nvim_buf_get_var(0, 'term_title')
if not is_os('win') then
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@@ -20,31 +20,51 @@ describe('title', function()
screen = Screen.new()
end)
it('has correct default title with unnamed file', function()
local expected = '[No Name] - Nvim'
it('defaults to "No Name" and the PWD in the title if the buffer is unnamed', function()
local expected = (is_os('win') and '[No Name] (C:\\) - Nvim' or '[No Name] (/) - Nvim')
command(is_os('win') and 'cd C:\\' or 'cd /')
command('set title')
screen:expect(function()
eq(expected, screen.title)
end)
end)
it('has correct default title with named file', function()
local expected = (is_os('win') and 'myfile (C:\\mydir) - Nvim' or 'myfile (/mydir) - Nvim')
command('set title')
command(is_os('win') and 'file C:\\mydir\\myfile' or 'file /mydir/myfile')
screen:expect(function()
eq(expected, screen.title)
end)
end)
it(
'defaults to the filename and its directory in the title if the buffer is named as a path outside the PWD',
function()
local expected = (is_os('win') and 'myfile (C:\\mydir) - Nvim' or 'myfile (/mydir) - Nvim')
command('set title')
command(is_os('win') and 'file C:\\mydir\\myfile' or 'file /mydir/myfile')
screen:expect(function()
eq(expected, screen.title)
end)
end
)
it(
'defaults to the filename and the PWD in the title if the buffer is a file in the PWD',
function()
local expected = (is_os('win') and 'myfile (C:\\) - Nvim' or 'myfile (/) - Nvim')
command('set title')
command(is_os('win') and 'cd C:\\' or 'cd /')
command('file myfile')
screen:expect(function()
eq(expected, screen.title)
end)
end
)
it('is updated in Insert mode', function()
command(is_os('win') and 'cd C:\\' or 'cd /')
api.nvim_set_option_value('title', true, {})
screen:expect(function()
eq('[No Name] - Nvim', screen.title)
local expected = (is_os('win') and '[No Name] (C:\\) - Nvim' or '[No Name] (/) - Nvim')
eq(expected, screen.title)
end)
feed('ifoo')
screen:expect(function()
eq('[No Name] + - Nvim', screen.title)
local expected = (is_os('win') and '[No Name] + (C:\\) - Nvim' or '[No Name] + (/) - Nvim')
eq(expected, screen.title)
end)
feed('<Esc>')
api.nvim_set_option_value('titlestring', '%m %f (%{mode(1)}) | nvim', {})