NerdTree alternative in 21 lines of code

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let g:netrw_banner = 0
let g:netrw_liststyle = 3
let g:netrw_browse_split = 4
let g:netrw_altv = 1
let g:netrw_winsize = 20
let g:NetrwIsOpen=0
function! ToggleNetrw()
if g:NetrwIsOpen
let i = bufnr("$")
while (i >= 1)
if (getbufvar(i, "&filetype") == "netrw")
silent exe "bwipeout " . i
endif
let i-=1
endwhile
let g:NetrwIsOpen=0
else
let g:NetrwIsOpen=1
silent Lexplore
endif
endfunction
noremap <silent> <C-b> :call ToggleNetrw()<CR>