From ff833b79e7e6113fd30ee1a7b4ee1a1bd8ea3f5e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Denys Rybalka <denys.rybalka@tuta.io>
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 13:44:30 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Open file browser in cwd when no buffer path

---
 helix-term/src/commands.rs | 10 ++++++++--
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/helix-term/src/commands.rs b/helix-term/src/commands.rs
index 6c5c81e5..e2058751 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/commands.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/commands.rs
@@ -2995,8 +2995,14 @@ fn file_browser(cx: &mut Context) {
     let path = match doc_dir {
         Some(path) => path,
         None => {
-            cx.editor.set_error("Current buffer has no path or parent");
-            return;
+            let cwd = helix_stdx::env::current_working_dir();
+            if !cwd.exists() {
+                cx.editor.set_error(
+                    "Current buffer has no parent and current working directory does not exist",
+                );
+                return;
+            }
+            cwd
         }
     };