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Comment by johncoltrane | Hacker News Reader

o does that. :h netrw-browse-maps

Almost, but not quite. o opens a new window with the selected file, while nerdtree opens the file in the most recently used non-nerdtree window.

Also, there doesn't seem to be a way to tell netrw to create a vertical split rather than a horizontal split, which is inconvenient on modern wide screen monitors.

Did you actually read :h netrw before giving up?

opens the file in the most recent non netrw window.

opens the file in a vertical split and

    :Vex

opens netw in a vertical split.

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