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I am using multiple files within the same tab and when I switch buffers using :bn I reach the terminal, at which point I have to issue the command again to move. Here is the catch, I am using keymaps to do buffer switching instead of typing the entire command.

is there a way to skip the terminal buffer and move on with this keymap.

The possible solution I can think as of now is using a separate tab for the terminal while keeping the present one for code. this is not a huge deal, just keeping my laziness alive.

Any and all ideas are appreciated.

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    I don't think your suggested workaround will work. Having the terminal buffer open in a tab won't prevent :bn from opening it in another tab. – Rich Jul 10 '18 at 9:27
  • Have you thought about jumping to the exact buffer instead of cycling? You can use :b partial<tab> to go directly where you want to go. Related question: How can I prevent some buffers from being reachable using bnext, bprev? – Peter Rincker Jul 11 '18 at 14:23
  • from what I know, tabs are the group of windows and windows display buffers, I was not aware that buffers can move across tabs. If that is is the case then I might have to rethink my approach. as of now, I am using the full command, will try the answers provided too. – ArunMKumar Jul 13 '18 at 4:12
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This should work too:

augroup termIgnore
    autocmd!
    autocmd TerminalOpen * set nobuflisted
augroup END
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  • You actually posted yours 9s before mine! – Rich Jul 10 '18 at 9:14
  • Stack exchange magic ^^ – Charles Gueunet Jul 10 '18 at 9:15
  • Haha! Anyhow, good solution. +1 – Rich Jul 10 '18 at 9:24
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This should do the job:

function! BnSkipTerm()
  let start_buffer = bufnr('%')
  bn
  while &buftype ==# 'terminal' && bufnr('%') != start_buffer
    bn
  endwhile
endfunction

nnoremap <leader>bn :call BnSkipTerm()<CR>

It just keeps invoking :bn until it's not in a terminal window, by checking the 'buftype' setting.

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    What happens if a terminal is the last buffer? Does this abort if the bn fails, or might it get stuck in the loop? – D. Ben Knoble♦ Jul 10 '18 at 13:03
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    ahem. Fixed. :) – Rich Jul 10 '18 at 13:49

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