diff --git a/nvr/nvr.py b/nvr/nvr.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/nvr/nvr.py
+++ b/nvr/nvr.py
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class Nvr():
         self.server.command('silent 1delete _ | set nomodified')
 
     def fnameescaped_command(self, cmd, fname):
-        path = self.server.funcs.fnameescape(os.path.abspath(fname))
+        path = self.server.funcs.fnameescape(fname)
         self.server.command('{} {}'.format(cmd, path))
 
     def diffthis(self):
Don't convert to absolute path

Previously we converted any path given to nvr to an absolute one. But then `nvr
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