Revisions to Improving alternate-file behavior to avoid reopening deleted buffers?

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edited Oct 10, 2016 at 17:04

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I think you are looking for :help :keepalt:

$ vim a b       current buffer is 'a', no alternate file
:b#bn             current is 'b', alternate is 'a'
:b#             current is 'a', alternate is 'b'
:b#             current is 'b', alternate is 'a'
:keepalt e c    current is 'c', alternate is still 'a'
:keepalt bd     current is 'b', alternate is 'a'
:b#             current is 'a', alternate is 'b'

I think you are looking for :help :keepalt:

$ vim a b       current buffer is 'a', no alternate file
:b#             current is 'b', alternate is 'a'
:b#             current is 'a', alternate is 'b'
:b#             current is 'b', alternate is 'a'
:keepalt e c    current is 'c', alternate is still 'a'
:keepalt bd     current is 'b', alternate is 'a'
:b#             current is 'a', alternate is 'b'

I think you are looking for :help :keepalt:

$ vim a b       current buffer is 'a', no alternate file
:bn             current is 'b', alternate is 'a'
:b#             current is 'a', alternate is 'b'
:b#             current is 'b', alternate is 'a'
:keepalt e c    current is 'c', alternate is still 'a'
:keepalt bd     current is 'b', alternate is 'a'
:b#             current is 'a', alternate is 'b'

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edited Oct 10, 2016 at 14:46

romainl

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I think you are looking for :help :keepalt:

$ vim a b       current buffer is 'a', no alternate file
:b#             current is 'b', alternate is 'a'
:b#             current is 'a', alternate is 'b'
:b#             current is 'b', alternate is 'a'
:keepalt e c    current is 'c', alternate is still 'a'
:bd       keepalt bd     current is 'b', alternate is 'a'
:b#             current is 'a', alternate is 'b'

I think you are looking for :help :keepalt:

$ vim a b       current buffer is 'a', no alternate file
:b#             current is 'b', alternate is 'a'
:b#             current is 'a', alternate is 'b'
:b#             current is 'b', alternate is 'a'
:keepalt e c    current is 'c', alternate is still 'a'
:bd             current is 'b', alternate is 'a'
:b#             current is 'a', alternate is 'b'

I think you are looking for :help :keepalt:

$ vim a b       current buffer is 'a', no alternate file
:b#             current is 'b', alternate is 'a'
:b#             current is 'a', alternate is 'b'
:b#             current is 'b', alternate is 'a'
:keepalt e c    current is 'c', alternate is still 'a'
:keepalt bd     current is 'b', alternate is 'a'
:b#             current is 'a', alternate is 'b'

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edited Oct 10, 2016 at 14:30

romainl

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I think you are looking for :help :keepalt:

$ vim a b       current buffer is 'a', no alternate file
:b#             current is 'b', altalternate is 'a'
:b#             current is 'a', altalternate is 'b'
:b#             current is 'b', altalternate is 'a'
:keepalt e c    current is 'c', altalternate is still 'a'
:bd             current is 'b', altalternate is 'a'
:b#             current is 'a', altalternate is 'b'

I think you are looking for :help :keepalt:

$ vim a b       current buffer is 'a', no alternate file
:b#             current is 'b', alt is 'a'
:b#             current is 'a', alt is 'b'
:b#             current is 'b', alt is 'a'
:keepalt e c    current is 'c', alt is still 'a'
:bd             current is 'b', alt is 'a'
:b#             current is 'a', alt is 'b'

I think you are looking for :help :keepalt:

$ vim a b       current buffer is 'a', no alternate file
:b#             current is 'b', alternate is 'a'
:b#             current is 'a', alternate is 'b'
:b#             current is 'b', alternate is 'a'
:keepalt e c    current is 'c', alternate is still 'a'
:bd             current is 'b', alternate is 'a'
:b#             current is 'a', alternate is 'b'

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created Oct 10, 2016 at 13:52

romainl

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