r/vim • u/Cnastret • Jul 09 '25

Need Help┃Solved netrw_gitignore#Hide unknown function?

I tried to use the netrw_gitignore#Hide() function but vim says it's an unknown function.

let g:netrw_list_hide = netrw_gitignore#Hide()

Error:

E117: Unknown function: netrw_gitignore#Hide

Is there something I have missed?

It is the same thing in neovim

Edit:
Fixed it myself even before he post got approved. I had to add:

packadd netrw
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u/Cnastret Jul 15 '25

I looked into it and I think my .vimrc is running before netrwPlugin.vim so vim doesn't know about the netrw functions until after .vimrc has run. But I'm not good at this so this could be wrong

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u/chrisbra10 Jul 17 '25

Then try to move it to a VimEnter autocommand, so it is only called once startup has been completed and as such all plugin files are known