Change root directory (for file picker)

[thomasaarholt]

Hello! I work in a repo that contains many projects, and when I open the file picker, I only want to list files within that project. My workflow could be something like this:

cd repo
cd projects
cd myproject
hx .
f

Unfortunately for me, the file picker looks for .git folders, and there is only one in the repo directory. I see that there exists the :change-current-directory command, but that doesn't affect the file picker, and there is no :change-root-directory command.

Does anyone have any advice? I'm aware that I can create a .git folder in my project directory, but that is rather confusing behaviour.

[CptPotato]

Do you mean you want only files from the current directory (:pwd in helix)? That works using SpaceF (uppercase F)

You can also :cd in helix if you want to change the current directory.

[thomasaarholt]

Ah! The first point is what I want :) Thanks!

[homebrewmellow]

it is so jarring if you press f and are bombarded by 40000 files. and the top results are porn in your download folder 🤣