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lua/copy_path/init.lua

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+local M = {
+  path = nil
+}
+
+function M.copy_file_path()
+    local file_path = vim.fn.expand('<cWORD>')
+
+    if file_path == '' then
+        print('No file path found under the cursor')
+        return
+    end
+
+    M.path = file_path
+end
+
+function M.open_file()
+    local path = M.path
+
+    if path == nil or path == '' then
+        print('Register "c" is empty')
+        return
+    end
+
+    -- possible path, path:<line>, path:<line>:<col>, path:<line>:<col>:
+    local pattern = "^([^:]*):?(%d*):?(%d*):?$"
+
+    local file_path, line_number, line_col = string.match(path, pattern)
+
+    if line_number and line_number == "" then
+      line_number = nil
+    end
+
+    if line_col and line_col == "" then
+      line_col = nil
+    end
+
+    if file_path and line_number then
+        line_number = tonumber(line_number)
+        line_col = (line_col and tonumber(line_col) - 1) or 0
+        vim.cmd('edit ' .. file_path)
+        vim.api.nvim_win_set_cursor(0, {line_number, line_col})
+    elseif file_path and file_path ~= "" then
+        vim.cmd('edit ' .. file_path)
+    else
+        print('Invalid format in register "c". Expected "filepath:linenumber" but get', path)
+    end
+end
+
+return M
+

readme.md

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+### Copy path
+
+This plugin allows you to copy the path that the cursor points to in the vim, and then open this file in any buffer
+
+
+```
+vim.keymap.set("n", "gy", require("copy_path").copy_file_path)
+vim.keymap.set("n", "gp", require("copy_path").open_file)
+```