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Reputation: 27

autocmd source vimrc automaticly failed ,said can't open file

autocmd BufWritePost vimrc :source %<CR>

this is my config i want auto source my vimrc after vimrc has written

but some error came out

Error detected while processing BufWritePost Autocommands for "vimrc":
E484: Can't open file /Users/xxx/.vim/vimrc<CR>
E484: Can't open file /Users/xxx/.vim/vimrc<CR>

I tried many methods but all failed ,please help me

Upvotes: 0

Views: 249

Answers (1)

Jorenar
Jorenar

Reputation: 2884

The problem is <CR> at the end.

You use it with key mappings, to simulate Enter key.

Autocommands use commands normally, you don't need to "press enter" in your config file.

Upvotes: 2

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