mhinz / mhinz/vim-tree

Spurious n gets appended as prefix to name of file before opening it

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Description

A spurious n gets appended as prefix to the file name before opening it, hence not really opens the intended file.

This does not happen from all directories. It happens in a git directory I have on my system: ``~/Desktop/textfiles/grid-typesetting/``. All important files worked upon in the video below are in that directory:

https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/25681815/120881923-5f00a000-c589-11eb-989b-f94e25f99366.mp4

Nvim (same problem also occurs on latest vim):
```
NVIM v0.5.0-dev+nightly-298-g0a653f7ab
Build type: Release
LuaJIT 2.1.0-beta3
```
System:
```
macOS BigSur 11.4 ARM64 (Apple M1 chip)
```
Terminal (didn't try on other terminals):
```
iTerm2 (3.4.8. i.e. latest)
```

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Research direction

Reproduce the issue in vim-tree using ~/Desktop/textfiles/grid-typesetting/ and the provided macOS, ARM64, iTerm2, Neovim, and Vim context. Start by tracing the file-opening path used when the spurious “n” is added, then verify that the intended file opens without the prefix in both Vim and Neovim.

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Assessment

Tech stack
vim
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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