chore: switch cd to lcd and update root on dirchanged

README.md

@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ let g:nvim_tree_lsp_diagnostics = 1 "0 by default, will show lsp diagnostics in
 let g:nvim_tree_disable_window_picker = 1 "0 by default, will disable the window picker.
 let g:nvim_tree_hijack_cursor = 0 "1 by default, when moving cursor in the tree, will position the cursor at the start of the file on the current line
 let g:nvim_tree_icon_padding = ' ' "one space by default, used for rendering the space between the icon and the filename. Use with caution, it could break rendering if you set an empty string depending on your font.
+let g:nvim_tree_update_cwd = 0 "1 by default, will update the tree cwd when changing nvim's directory (DirChanged event). Behaves strangely with autochdir set.
 let g:nvim_tree_window_picker_exclude = {
     \   'filetype': [
     \     'packer',

doc/nvim-tree-lua.txt

@@ -297,6 +297,12 @@ of the file on the current line.
 
 One space by default, used for rendering the space between the icon and the filename. Use with caution, it could break rendering if you set an empty string depending on your font.
 
+|g:nvim_tree_update_cwd|
+
+Can be 0 or 1. 1 by default.
+Will update the tree cwd when changing nvim's directory (DirChanged event).
+WARNING: Behaves strangely with autochdir set.
+
 ==============================================================================
 INFORMATIONS				        *nvim-tree-info*
 

lua/nvim-tree.lua

@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ function M.on_enter()
   local disable_netrw = vim.g.nvim_tree_disable_netrw or 1
   local hijack_netrw = vim.g.nvim_tree_hijack_netrw or 1
   if is_dir then
-    api.nvim_command('cd '..bufname)
+    api.nvim_command('lcd '..bufname)
   end
   local should_open = vim.g.nvim_tree_auto_open == 1
     and ((is_dir and (hijack_netrw == 1 or disable_netrw == 1)) or bufname == '')

lua/nvim-tree/lib.lua

@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ function M.change_dir(foldername)
     return
   end
 
-  vim.cmd('cd '..foldername)
+  vim.cmd('lcd '..foldername)
   M.Tree.entries = {}
   M.init(false, true)
 end

plugin/tree.vim

@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ augroup NvimTree
   if get(g:, 'nvim_tree_hijack_cursor', 1) == 1
     au CursorMoved NvimTree lua require'nvim-tree'.place_cursor_on_node()
   endif
+  if get(g:, 'nvim_tree_update_cwd', 1) == 1
+    au DirChanged * lua require'nvim-tree.lib'.change_dir(vim.loop.cwd())
+  endif
 augroup end
 
 command! NvimTreeOpen lua require'nvim-tree'.open()