Is there a way to let gVim only run a single instance, so that when a new file is opened with it it's automatically opened in a new tab in the currently running instance?
I know you can do that by passing --remote-tab-silent but I want to configure gvim so that this becomes the default behavior. i.e. I want to type gvim filename and make it act as if I passed the --remote-tab-silent option to it.
gVim 7.2
I'm on windows (vista)
If you are using the bash shell (on Linux/OS X/using Cygwin) is to add you ~/.bashrc file:
gvim () { command gvim --remote-silent "$@" || command gvim "$@"; }
On Windows I think you could have a gvim.bat batch-script to achieve the same..
gvim.exe -p --remote-tab-silent %1 %*
If gvim.exe isn't in your path
Run > Search "Environment"
Edit PATH var for current user or system.
It depends on your operating system and shell. Using linux you can always set up an alias like:
alias gvim='gvim --remote-tab-silent'
in your .bashrc (if you use bash as your login shell).
On windows see the Vim wiki for solution: http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Launch_files_in_new_tabs_under_Windows .
Change your path in registry
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Applications\gvim.exe\shell\edit\command
"Path2gvim\gvim.exe" "%1" -->
"Path2gvim\gvim.exe" --remote-tab-silent "%1"