Manage Multiple Files

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@reading #vim

This post extracts some knowledge from Chapter 6 – Manage Multiple Files.

traverse the buffer list:

vim:bn
:bp
:bf
:bl
:b N
:b bufname

delete buffer(just close buffer not real delete associated file):

vim:bdelete N1 N2 N3
:N,M bdelete

vim:next
:prev
:first
:last
:args **/*.js **/*.css
:argdo

Command	Effect
`<C-w>s`	Split the current window horizontally, reusing the current buffer in the new window
`<C-w>v`	Split the current window vertically, reusing the current buffer in the new window
`:sp[lit] {file}`	Split the current window horizontally, loading `{file}` into the new window
`:vsp[lit] {file}`	Split the current window vertically, loading `{file}` into the new window

Changing the Focus Between Windows

Command	Effect
`<C-w>w`	Cycle between open windows
`<C-w>h`	Focus the window to the left
`<C-w>j`	Focus the window below
`<C-w>k`	Focus the window above
`<C-w>l`	Focus the window to the right

Closing Windows

Ex Command	Normal Command	Effect
`:clo[se]`	`<C-w>c`	Close the active window
`:on[ly]`	`<C-w>o`	Keep only the active window, closing all others

Resizing and Rearranging Windows

Keystrokes	Effect
`<C-w>=`	Equalize width and height of all windows
`<C-w>_`	Maximize height of the active window
`<C-w>\|`	Maximize width of the active window
`[N]<C-w>_`	Set active window height to `[N]` rows
`[N]<C-w>\|`	Set active window width to `[N]` columns

more details

Command	Effect
`:tabe[dit] {filename}`	Open `{filename}` in a new tab
`<C-w>T`	Move the current window into its own tab
`:tabc[lose]`	Close the current tab page and all of its windows
`:tabo[nly]`	Keep the active tab page, closing all others

Switching Between Tabs

Ex Command	Normal Command	Effect
`:tabn[ext] {N}`	`{N}gt`	Switch to tab page number `{N}`
`:tabn[ext]`	`gt`	Switch to the next tab page
`:tabp[revious]`	`gT`	Switch to the previous tab page

Rearranging Tabs We can use the :tabmove [N] Ex command to rearrange tab pages. When [N] is 0, the current tab page is moved to the beginning, and if we omit [N], the current tab page is moved to the end.