Questions tagged [buffers]
The representation of a file loaded into memory. Edits are performed on buffers.
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How to split view all buffers in vim with equal distribution vertical horizontal
How can I split view all buffers in vim with a distribution between vertical and horizontal? Is there a plugin?
I know how to make all buffers appear in either horizontal or vertical splits:
:ball
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Opening files in insert mode
How do I make vim open files in insert mode? I've got the line "startinsert" in my .vimrc, and it does what it's supposed to (vim opens in insert mode), but when I open another file it opens ...
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A counterpart for BufUnload,BufDelete event but gets fired after a buffer is unloaded
I've defined an autocommand that essentially checks for the remaining buffers' filetype, and for now by relying on BufUnload or BufDelete, the unloaded buffer still gets detected as being present at ...
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Buffer not reloaded after external command? [duplicate]
My buffer is able to reload every time I pull changes from the remote, with:
autocmd FocusGained,BufEnter,CursorHold,CursorHoldI * if mode() != 'c' | checktime | endif
autocmd FileChangedShellPost *
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How to yank the filename of specific buffer?
Is there a (simple) way to yank the filename of specific buffer in insert mode?
For example, in insert mode, Ctrl+R % gives the name from current buffer, Ctrl+R # gives the alt one, but what about an ...
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How to execute a shell command with the current buffer content and open a new split buffer with the command output?
I have an external command which accepts a SQL. I want to execute it within vim while editing SQL. I found two ways but both are not very satisfying.
:w !<cmd>
This passes the content of the ...
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navigate the buffer list
I've been looking for years for a way to quickly select a buffer from the buffer list.
scenario:
open the buffer list with :ls
select the desired buffer with arrows or whatever
open said buffer ...
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How to customize how neovims "shell command buffer" is shown?
I am wondering about the behavior of the buffer that appears in the bottom of the terminal when running a shell command in neovim.
How can I make it appear the right side instead?
How can I make the ...
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How can I open python output in a editable buffer?
I am using this in my vimrc, to get output of current script printed on the screen when I click enter.
autocmd FileType python map <buffer> <CR> :w<CR>:!python3 %<CR>
How can ...
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Run autocommand only after all buffers have been written using :wa
I use an autocmd to copy a directory using rsync when saving a file with BufWritePost.
When I save multiple files at once (using :wa), it runs rsync after every buffer save.
How can I run rsync or the ...
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What's the difference between `BufWinEnter` and `BufEnter`?
I need an example to differentiate the two events in Vim, as I'm having a hard time understanding them.
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BufDelete running after window is closed
For some reason, the BufDelete autocommand is being executed right after a window is created, instead before, and i think it shouldn't be like that, according to the docs:
Before deleting a buffer ...
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VIM error: WARNING: The file has been changed since reading it!!! How to view the changes VIM is complaining about?
Is there a quick way to see the differences VIM is describing?
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How to use NerdTree to automatic focus on the current opened file position when toggle it on?
When use vim with nerdtree, I opened a file in a project. Press <Leader> key to trigger NERDTreeToggle. On the left side it will list the whole project directory by default.
I want to let it ...
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How to add new command to a buffer by buffer number
-buffer flag in :command adds a command to the current buffer but how can I add command to a buffer by a given buffer number.
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Tab page is closing when deleting buffer
I'm using bufferline.nvim in order to display both buffers and tab pages on the tabline, whenever i delete a buffer with bd, all the buffers on that tab page are deleted as well, alongisde with the ...
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Echo filename before deleting buffer
I would like to echo the filename before deleting any buffer (:bd, :q). I wanted to achieve this by using auto-commands like this:
augroup DummyCodeGroup
autocmd!
autocmd BufDelete * lua print(...
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Macro doesn't run properly when executed with :bufdo or :argdo
I have a macro that looks like:
:reg a
Type Name Content
c "a /^where^MkV%yGo^M-- Some typing...:^[pVG:!/tmp/t.sh^M
It works fine from any starting position in the file when I replay it ...
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Can not move to other buffers unless I save the current one
I launch vim with two files. I can move from one file to the other by :bp or :bn quite happily. But as soon as I make a change to file1 it won't allow me to move to the other buffer unless I save the ...
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After opening all args with :ba, go back to a single split
Generally when opening more than two or three files in vim, I use a single split, navigating between the files/buffers with :n/:N. Sometimes, however, I want to open all of them in visible splits at ...
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What is happening that the cursor is moved back to line 1 when my first line starts with a number?
Once in a while, I have a file which somehow forces the cursor to line 1 when I switch back to it with Ctrl-^.
So, I load 2 or more files, and one of the file starts with the following:
1. blah
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How to glob the buffer-list?
Having a command:
command! -nargs=+ Foo call s:my_fun(<f-args>)
How can I get a glob-match when user say: Foo *met*.c ?
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Vim - mapping a text string to specific buffer
I like to know how I can connect/map a specific string to a desired buffer.
Let's say I have the following text files:
file1:
Dog
Cat
file2:
Milk
Now, the 2 files are located at different dirs, and ...
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Way to open the list of buffers to easily prune (delete) many buffers at once?
:files is nice, but I want to delete a bunch of buffers at once. I know about :bd n1 n2 ... and :m,nbd, but it'd be nice to manipulate the list (e.g. to delete buffers) in a 'regular' window.
Is there ...
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argdo vs bufdo for project-wide search and replace in specific folders
I have the following structure:
myproject
----src
file1.cpp, ..., file10.cpp
----include
incl1.h, ..., incl10.h
----data
data1.txt, ..., data10.txt
I would like to ...
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VI - Insert buffer before
I've recently begun using buffers, rather than tabs, to sort files in vi. My question is, can I create a buffer such that, instead of getting this:
[:enew]
[:ls]
1 main.c
2 foo.txt
3 [No Name]
I got ...
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Sort quickfix entries by most relevant files?
I have a project that has a lot of warnings. I'm wondering (until I fix all the errors) how I can make my quickfix results more relevant?
My compiler script uses %t so it can differentiate errors from ...
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GoToDefinition used to show result in a split window, but now uses buffer
I have this mapping in my .vimrc:
nnoremap gd :YcmCompleter GoToDefinitionElseDeclaration
nnoremap gf :tab split \| YcmCompleter GoToDefinition<CR>
When I press gd, it writes the command :...
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Can I open a file using the index shown by ":scriptnames"?
I am wondering how to open a file or load it into a buffer using the index shown by :scriptnames?
23: /usr/share/vim/vim80/plugin/tarPlugin.vim
24: /usr/share/vim/vim80/plugin/tohtml.vim
25: /usr/...
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Character level buffer modification
It is possible to modify buffer at the line granularity. E.g. :py3 vim.current.buffer[0] = "abc". But it deletes the attached marks even if a single character is replaced. Is it possible to ...
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How can I track the event of opening a file in netrw in an autocommand?
I'm trying to solve this problem by creating an autocommand which will track when a new buffer is opened through netrw, and will then immediately close netrw once the buffer is closed.
How can I track ...
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Vim splits the window horizontally whenever i switch between buffers if i didn't get the data written to the disk first
I currently use ctrlp to navigate between buffers in vim ,
but whenever i try to switch to another buffer it automatically splits the current window horizontally into two windows .
In order to avoid ...
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How to sort the list of buffers
How to sort the list of buffers Vim displays on entering :b <Tab> by most recent?
I'm used to the Spacemacs ordering, which displays buffer filenames in separate rows (vertically) in the order ...
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Automatically save deleted lines to a new file?
I have a to do list that I manage in vim. I want to keep track of things I remove from the list.
After I type dd to delete a line, I want to write this line to a different file.
I only want this ...
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Display all the buffers in all the open vim Windows?
There's this really great feature in Firefox, where you can search all the open tabs by typing % and then typing what open tab you are searching for.
Is it possible to do something similar to this ...
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Making functions react to keypress
Im very new to vim scripting.
I have the following script in my .vimrc:
If there is no user input aka I press <CR> => go to recent buffer
If input is 'd' => delete all buffers except for ...
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What's the best way to auto hide a custom bufferline when there is only one buffer listed?
this is gonna be a lengthy question.
I'm developing a neovim bufferline plugin which shows a list of all the buffers in the tabline. I'm trying to implement a auto-hide feature, where the bufferline ...
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Open buffer without loading ftplugins
I have huge file and quite slow plugin (loaded by vim-plug) for corresponding filetype. I want following:
Plugin is loaded by default
Option to fast open this file without loading plugin. Something ...
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Measurement/ tracking the time for editing a file (overall and statistics)
I use vim for coding and also for writing scientific articles and book chapters.
It would be very interesting to know the time I spent on a file. For example how many hours or minutes the buffer was ...
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Select buffer from list of buffers filtered by a partial name match?
Let's say I entered a folder with many files and I opened them with vim *. I know that if I want to list all the files inside the buffer I can use the command :ls, and then I can navigate those files ...
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Why does Vim load buffers from old session when new one is started?
The situation is this:
I have 2 sessions: s1.vim and s2.vim.
First one was saved with files A, B, C in buffers list.
Second one was saved with file A.
Next I start vim: vim -S s1.vim. :ls shows A, B, ...
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Is there any way of editing multiple files in a buffer at once?
Let's say I have 10 files inside a folder and I open them all with vim *. All those files will be opened in the buffer. Many times when I want to edit all of them at once, I create a small macro that ...
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How to avoid :bnext cycling back to the first buffer? [duplicate]
I like using Vim for presentations, and I use :bnext and :bprev to switch between buffers, where each buffer contains the data for a slide.
One annoyance however is that :bnext on the last buffer (...
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Where are buffer level variables stored in Vim? And how to get their RAM / storage usage?
Where does Vim store b: buffer level variables / dictionaries? RAM or some kind of file on a disk?
If it stores it in RAM, how to get an estimate of RAM / storage used by a particular variable / ...
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Can you turn a popup into a regular buffer?
I have a popup / floating window open which is normally used for temporary jobs, like searching the code or opening a quick REPL. Is it possible to turn that into a regular buffer? While I have it ...
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Useful script to manage buffer and window?
I want to create a vertical split from current buffer for reference another file/the same file. After I've done with this split I don't want to see this buffer-for-reference in the split, but:
If ...
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Prevent cycling / wrapping to first buffer after last
I have opened multiple buffers and I cycle between them using :bnext and :bprevious. How can I prevent vim from cycling to the first buffer when using :bnext on the last buffer / cycling to the last ...
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Limit `:bufdo` to only visible/active buffers
Working on a larger project, I tend to switch from topic to topic using git. Some times I want to run a command on all the buffers that are related to the topic at hand.
I can do a :bufdo, but this ...
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Search multiple buffers without replacing
Opening all 49 files in my working folder in separate buffers, I wanted to see if there were any em dashes.
I typed :bufdo /— and vim immediately went to work, processing a page of buffers at a time. ...
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Vimtex: `latexmk` compiler gives "no file name specified" error even after a new buffer is written to a file
When I open a new instance of vim without any 'filename' argument and write some LaTeX code, I cannot just compile it to pdf with latexmk, because it needs a file to compile from. However, even after ...
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