feat!: remove recursive dir support for setlocal - #2415
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joelim-work merged 3 commits intoMar 5, 2026
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Reasons for removal
setlocalin Vim is simple and applies only to the current buffer/window. Forlf, this can be extended to apply to a specific directory instead of the current one, but including direct support for recursive directories introduces additional complexity.foo).git)setlocalto directories satisfying some condition can be implemented viaon-loadhooks (see below for examples)/homdie/user/fooand/home/user/foo/is not intuitive for users, as most commands (rsyncis a notable exception) treat them as equivalent.Examples
Apply
setlocalto a directory and its subdirectories:Apply
setlocalto Git repos: