[vim/vim] Netrw sftp directory does not display menu (Issue #21401)

[markeel]

markeel created an issue (vim/vim#21401)

Steps to reproduce

When trying to use netrw to display a directory on a remote server using "e sftp://@/home//" from a Windows 11 system, I get a blank file and a message "sftp://@/home//" is a directory. What I expected was a list of files and directories.

This worked on vim 9.1 (but with weird error message) but stopped when I upgraded to 9.2.

VIM - Vi IMproved 9.2 (2026 Feb 14, compiled Sep 19 2026 23:56:00)
MS-Windows 64-bit GUI/console version with OLE support
Included patches: 1-1122

From Windows Terminal

1. vim --clean
2. e: sftp://@/home//"

Observe the blank window.

Expected behaviour

What I expected was a list of files and directories after specifying a URL to a remote system via sftp.

Version of Vim

VIM - Vi IMproved 9.2 (2026 Feb 14, compiled Sep 19 2026 23:56:00) MS-Windows 64-bit GUI/console version with OLE support Included patches: 1-1122

Environment

Windows 11
Windows Terminal (not the GUI)

Logs and stack traces

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[Christian Brabandt]

chrisbra left a comment (vim/vim#21401)

Unless I am missing something, you need to do :packad netrw after vim --clean as this one does not load packages by default

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[markeel]

markeel left a comment (vim/vim#21401)

Unless I am missing something, you need to do :packad netrw after vim --clean as this one does not load packages by default

Yeah, apparently I was doing this "clean test" wrong. I redid the test with: vim --cmd "set loadplugins" and edited the bug report.

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