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It seems that the QuickFix window is created on the bottom of the upmost right vertical split.

If I start with two splits:

two buffer splits

When I open the QuickFix window (:copen) the QuickFix windows is created as a horizontal split of the second vertical split:

two buffer split and the QuickFix

I would like that it opens at the bottom of the vertical splits:

QuickFix at the bottom

Is there a way to configure Vim to have such behavior?

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    This annoyed me to know end. And I kept (still do) forgetting to add bot to :cw. Need to add a mapping I guess (but I am too used to :cw after five years!).
    – 3N4N
    Sep 30, 2022 at 7:55
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    @3N4N No need to change your habits: :cabbrev <expr> cw getcmdline() == 'cw' ? 'bot cw' : 'cw'
    – Rich
    Aug 12 at 17:03

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Reset to default
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bot copen

Don't have anything to add to it.

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From: https://stackoverflow.com/a/6728687

Quickfix window will automatically open in the bottom.

:autocmd FileType qf wincmd J

Update One issue with above is, vert copen no longer works. (i.e. trying to open quickfix in a vertical split). In those cases, use Ctrl w L to move it to vertical split

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