feat: auto-quit vim if oil is closed as last buffer

README.md

@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ require("oil").setup({
     ["<C-h>"] = { "actions.select", opts = { horizontal = true }, desc = "Open the entry in a horizontal split" },
     ["<C-t>"] = { "actions.select", opts = { tab = true }, desc = "Open the entry in new tab" },
     ["<C-p>"] = "actions.preview",
-    ["<C-c>"] = "actions.close",
+    ["<C-c>"] = { "actions.close", opts = { exit_if_last_buf = false }, desc = "Close oil, optionally exit vim if oil is closed as last buffer" },
     ["<C-l>"] = "actions.refresh",
     ["-"] = "actions.parent",
     ["_"] = "actions.open_cwd",

lua/oil/actions.lua

@@ -129,7 +129,16 @@ M.parent = {
 
 M.close = {
   desc = "Close oil and restore original buffer",
-  callback = oil.close,
+  callback = function(opts)
+    opts = opts or {}
+    oil.close(opts.exit_if_last_buf)
+  end,
+  parameters = {
+    exit_if_last_buf = {
+      type = "boolean",
+      desc = "Exit vim if oil is closed as the last buffer",
+    },
+  },
 }
 
 ---@param cmd string

lua/oil/config.lua

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ local default_config = {
     ["<C-h>"] = { "actions.select", opts = { horizontal = true }, desc = "Open the entry in a horizontal split" },
     ["<C-t>"] = { "actions.select", opts = { tab = true }, desc = "Open the entry in new tab" },
     ["<C-p>"] = "actions.preview",
-    ["<C-c>"] = "actions.close",
+    ["<C-c>"] = { "actions.close", opts = { exit_if_last_buf = false }, desc = "Close oil, optionally exit vim if oil is closed as last buffer" },
     ["<C-l>"] = "actions.refresh",
     ["-"] = "actions.parent",
     ["_"] = "actions.open_cwd",

lua/oil/init.lua

@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ M.open = function(dir)
 end
 
 ---Restore the buffer that was present when oil was opened
-M.close = function()
+M.close = function(exit_if_last_buf)
   -- If we're in a floating oil window, close it and try to restore focus to the original window
   if vim.w.is_oil_win then
     local original_winid = vim.w.oil_original_win
@@ -417,8 +417,13 @@ M.close = function()
   local oilbuf = vim.api.nvim_get_current_buf()
   ok = pcall(vim.cmd.bprev)
   if not ok then
-    -- If `bprev` failed, there are no buffers open so we should create a new one with enew
-    vim.cmd.enew()
+    -- If `bprev` failed, there are no buffers open. then,
+    if exit_if_last_buf then
+      vim.cmd("quit")
+    else
+      -- we should create a new one with enew
+      vim.cmd.enew()
+    end
   end
   vim.api.nvim_buf_delete(oilbuf, { force = true })
 end