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When in (Vim) terminal mode, I can use and then :e! fileName to open a file. Note that without the !, the following error message is displayed "E948: Job still running (add ! to end the job)".

How can I use the (awesome) fzf commands :Buffers, :Files etc., from the terminal buffer (as if they were run with an !)?

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  • Why not switch to a non-terminal buffer first? I often split a terminal above my current file (the default behavior). If i want to edit a new file, i switch windows back to the file and start editing.
    – D. Ben Knoble ♦
    Feb 16, 2019 at 19:10
  • That is exactly what I am trying to avoid.
    – ned_zeppelin
    Feb 16, 2019 at 19:32

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The error E948 only occurs if hidden is not set. In this case vim does not allow to move a modified buffer out of view (lingua Vim: "abandon"). A terminal buffer with a running process (e.g. the shell) is handled like a modified file.

Add

set hidden

to your vimrc. This allows to abandon a modified buffer and a terminal with a running process.

See :help hidden.

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