Questions tagged [buffers]
The representation of a file loaded into memory. Edits are performed on buffers.
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How can I ensure Vim doesn't quit entirely when the last window is closed, unless it's empty?
I'd like to ape the behaviour of i.e. TextMate and VScode and friends, in a GUI-vim: "closing" the last actual-content-window simply leaves me with an empty Vim window, and then "closing" that is what ...
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Appending multiple new lines to a buffer (instead of “^M”)
I'm trying to create a buffer for a specific purpose, and for that, I need to add newlines to it to get it to be the same height as my current window. My first idea, using call append("^", repeat("\r",...
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How can I access buffer variables from BufUnload/BufDelete?
vimdoc says:
BufUnload
Before unloading a buffer.
...
NOTE: When this autocommand is executed, the
current buffer "%" may be different from the
buffer being unloaded "<afile>".
Don't change ...
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map <leader>b<number> :b<number><cr>
I am using a convenient macro to list my buffers: map <leader>bb :buffers<cr>
I am trying to come up with a way to then switch to the buffer of interest with <leader>b<number> ...
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Is there a way to list recent buffer history?
I just started using buffers in Vim and I couldn't figure out how to list recent closed buffers. Is there a simple way (like :ls) to list those? Are they actually stored by Vim?
Maybe I'm misusing ...
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How to close file/buffer/tab after cerain time of inactivity?
Is there a way to close file after certain amount of time of user inactivity?
Lets say I have a encrypted file and I want to close it after 10 min.
Is it possible in Vim?
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Making terminal buffer unlisted
I'm configuring my scripts to work with terminal in VIM and have a question regarding :h special-buffers. Among mentioned kinds there were the following:
unlisted The buffer is not in the buffer ...
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NERDTree is not displayed in buffer list
I'm currently exploring ways to iterate through all buffers in vim and am confused by the behavior of NERDTree.
I displayed the NERDTree directory tree and expected that the viewport is bound to ...
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How can I prevent Vim from centering the line under the cursor on `:edit`
Each time I want to save my work while editing a text file, I enter :write to save the file, and :edit to reload the file, with the side effect of resetting the undo/redo buffer.
However, an unwanted ...
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Write buffer list to file
I would like to have a file that contains all files that I opened with vim in the past. I know that there is the viminfo file but I want to have just a file with the filenames.
For this I would like ...
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Ignore some files when using viminfo+=%
I use in my vimrc the following option:
set viminfo+=%
This allows vim to open the last edited files if you don't pass any arguments to vim.
Is there a way to ignore some files? I want to disable ...
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Make a buffer active by its number
I'm configuring a terminal buffer and now I have the following problem. I have only one terminal buffer and I need to make it active by its number to avoid lots of CTRL-w j/k/l clicks.
Here is what ...
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search highlighting only in the current buffer
I know that I can run a search in vim using /. I prefer having search highlighting turned on, but if I have a two splits with different files open, and I search for a term in one, they get highlighted ...
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Save buffer before opening new file
When I'm in a modified buffer and try to open a file using :e otherFile I get
E37: No write since last change (add ! to override)
Since this happens fairly often, I'd like to automatically save ...
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How can substitute() operate on a whole buffer?
In normal usage :%s/A/B/g is a simple way to substitute a pattern across the entire buffer. However the command mode implementation of :substitute is subject to many user configurable variables and as ...
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How do you read the contents of a macro into your buffer?
I know that you can use let @x = @w to copy the contents of a macro from one register to another, but how do you read the contents of your macro register into the buffer?
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How to create a window for specific lines of a buffer?
Suppose we have a file:
1. un
2. deux
3. trois
4. quatre
5. cinq
6. six
7. sept
8. huit
9. neuf
10. dix
I want to create a window that shows only lines 5--10 and nothing else. Modifying them should ...
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buffer name of opened directory in netrw disappears sometimes
I usually open a directory in vim with command :e path-of-dir. Because the plugin Netrw is included by default, this will be taken over by it and a netrw window will open with the content of the dir.
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Permit closing window with unsaved changes using vim setting
I wrote a plugin that executes a slow shell script and asynchronously shows the stdout in a popup (split) window. When I try to close my session while the popup is open, I get the message
Save ...
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What is the difference between loaded and unloaded buffers?
I was looking at the documentation for the 'complete' option, and I found it a bit confusing:
. scan the current buffer ('wrapscan' is ignored)
w scan buffers from other windows
b scan other ...
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Deleting the temporary buffer created by Pymode
I'm using the python-mode plugin with automatic lint checking. I want an easier way to delete the temporary buffers used to show errors when I use :wa. Sometimes there are more than one. Now I'm ...
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vim : how to set current buffer to a string using `:python`
As example, my current buffer contains below lines
di=01;34
ln=01;36
mh=00
pi=40;33
I want to join all lines with :, and set entire buffer to the joined string.
How to achieve that, using :python ...
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How to replace entire buffer with the contents of a variable?
I am trying to replace the entire buffer with the output from an external command. Similar to :% !myprog, but only if the command succeeds:
let output = system('myprog')
if v:shell_error == 0
" ...
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Everytime I call :Explore netrw creates a new unlisted buffer
Is there any way to stay always in the same netrw buffer after selecting a file to edit?
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Session - start with buffer 1
Note: Possible fixed bug. See comments.
A somewhat minor nuisance, but as the pedantic for these things :P
When saving and opening a Session file the Session.vim file does:
badd +1 file1
badd +1 ...
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How do I list only modified buffers in vim?
Sometimes when there are a lot of buffers, it becomes hard to see which buffers have been modified using :ls.
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Random characters appear in my buffer but they are not part of the current file
I really don't know what details to give except for some screenshots and my vimrc file, I think it is because of a plugin but I am really not sure. Random characters just appear. Note that they are ...
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Make vim remember the fileformat of a buffer
I am using vim to view Spyder's Python comman history. I set to :e +=ff=dos to get rid of ^M at the end of each line. When I switch to another file, then switch back, the fileformat is unix again. ...
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fun with symlink and buffers
I have a funny problem.
I have the following symlink in /Users/eyalkarni/ AKA ~
.vimrc -> /Users/eyalkarni/vimpy3/.vimrc
vimpy3 is a git repository.
I opened ~/.vimrc in neovim and now I can't ...
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How to recover file overwritten by vim
I used the command :Texplore to rename a file in vim's file explorer. I closed the buffer that read the old file name into memory, then opened the new file name using a new instance of vim only to ...
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Save :Man window in session
TL;DR: I want to persist :Man windows in sessions
I am obsessed with sessions, and use tpope's vim-obsession for managing them. Coupled with a scripted tmux, sessions make for a perfect "quit, go ...
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Can I use syntax highlighting on an unwritten buffer?
I pasted some code into a new, unwritten buffer in Vim. I'd like to do some quick edits on the code without saving it to a file, but it hurts my eyes to look at code without syntax highlighting. Can ...
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Apply templates when new file created
I have a file template which is rendered with replacing some stubs when new file created:
augroup templates
autocmd!
autocmd BufNewFile *.java $r ~/.vim/templates/skeleton.java|call s:...
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autocmd for the event: “the first time a buffer is entered”
I know that the autocommand autocmd BufEnter will be triggered every time a buffer is entered. Is there a way to define an autocmd that will be triggered only the first time a buffer is entered?
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Why is network latency becomes too long when edit in the sshfs mounted files
I mounted the remote server directory to my local machine mount point with sshfs. Thus I could use my local vim to edit my code, it is much faster than editing with the vim installed to the remote ...
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How to open same file in multiple window but with changes present only in one window?
I want to view the initial copy of the file in a separate window while I make changes to the same file in another window. Is this possible?
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How to pin a file to a window(/viewport)
When I have multiple files open in multiple splits, when I open a new file via quickfix ( or Ctrl-P ), it sometimes ends up placing the new file in a window that I don't want to be changed.
Is there ...
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how to close a single window by mentioning filename opened in that window
I want to close a window by mentioning window name in command line.
For example, let's assume I have opened 1.c, 2.c and 3.c in different windows in vim. Now i'm in 2.c and i want to close 3.c. Is ...
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Why does renaming with :saveas not open the new named file in the current buffer? [closed]
When editing a file named oldFile, with the command :saveas newFileName I expected vim to save the current buffer under the new named file (i.e. newFileName) and set the filename of the current buffer ...
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Open all but one buffer in a separate tab
I have following in my ~/.vimrc to make sure that nerdtree opens for every tab:
autocmd VimEnter * NERDTree
I also have this in the ~/.vimrc to make sure that every new buffer opens in its own tab:
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Creating a hidden buffer
I know that with commands like sbuffer you can create a new buffer and display it in a split window, and commands like enew can create a new buffer in the current window. But is it possible to not ...
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Are there any performance difference between :edit and :buffer on existing unchanged buffer?
I used to believe that :buffer file is faster than :edit file if file is an existing unchanged buffer. I even created a tiny function for this:
function! myvim#open(file) abort
let nr = bufnr(a:...
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How to display all buffer names in tabline?
How do I display the list of all buffers in the tabline? I am using the lightline plugin, with the following settings in my .vimrc:
set showtabline=2
let g:lightline = { 'colorscheme': 'PaperColor' }
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how to make buffer bar longer, show the names of more buffers
Currently my buffer bar (I don't know if this is the right word) looks like this:
Even though my terminal is super wide, it displays the names of only 4 buffers I have open and then an ellipsis (...) ...
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Skip the quickfix list when buffer switching using :bn
Often when editing LaTeX files, you are constantly switching between your .tex, .sty and .bib files which are often in their own buffer.
To navigate between those, I use the :bn and :bp commands ...
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How can I set Vim to switch to a buffer after I add it?
TLDR: Can I make Vim automatically switch to the buffer that I just opened?
Please tell me if I'm using Vim wrong in this case or something.
I'm currently working with foo.txt. I want to look at ...
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Open new file while keeping the focus on the the current buffer
It is possible to open a new file with :edit or :tabnew but without jumping to that new buffer ?
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Is it possible to simultaneously edit one file in two views?
I've been using Vim regularly for a decade, but still feel rather inexperienced because there is so much of Vim that I am not aware of and do not use.
I sometimes want to see two different parts of ...
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Copy text from one buffer to another using Vimscript
I need to process text line by line in one buffer and append the processed text to another buffer in Vimscript.
I can do this by using buffer switching ex commands, but I suspect it will cause ...
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How to set group of tabs and 1 single terminal in Vim 8?
I am a Vim beginner. I know you can do :tabnew file1 file2 to have Vim open up a bunch of files name file1, file2 spread across as tabs. I know you can move forward and backward between tabs. My ...
