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I've been using vim for more than 5 years now, and I was surprised when I didn't know what an abandoned buffer was. The closest answer I found was in this SO answerSO answer.

So is an abandoned buffer one that was loaded but is not displayed any more? What about if there are multiple tabs - are any of the buffers loaded in these tabs abandoned or not?

I've been using vim for more than 5 years now, and I was surprised when I didn't know what an abandoned buffer was. The closest answer I found was in this SO answer.

So is an abandoned buffer one that was loaded but is not displayed any more? What about if there are multiple tabs - are any of the buffers loaded in these tabs abandoned or not?

I've been using vim for more than 5 years now, and I was surprised when I didn't know what an abandoned buffer was. The closest answer I found was in this SO answer.

So is an abandoned buffer one that was loaded but is not displayed any more? What about if there are multiple tabs - are any of the buffers loaded in these tabs abandoned or not?

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What is an abandoned buffer in vim?

I've been using vim for more than 5 years now, and I was surprised when I didn't know what an abandoned buffer was. The closest answer I found was in this SO answer.

So is an abandoned buffer one that was loaded but is not displayed any more? What about if there are multiple tabs - are any of the buffers loaded in these tabs abandoned or not?