Questions tagged [split]
Questions about splitting current window into multiple viewports.
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Open multiple files in custom split layout
I want to open three files file1.txt file2.txt file3.txt in vertical and horizontal split combination, like this:
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| file1.txt | ...
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Vim misses a few files when opening multiple files
I use vim -o a* to open 25 files (filenames starting with 'a') together and search & replace (:windo %s/old/new/gcI) some common word in these files. Later I found that not all of them have been ...
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How to map command+shift+right to widen vim split?
When I use 5<C-w>> in vim it makes my currently selected split increase by '5'. When I try to create this mapping on my Mac:
noremap <silent> <D-S-Left> 5<C-w><<CR>...
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How to split view multiple buffers in vim
Working with big projects, I often find myself needing to view/edit several files at once. If I have multiple buffers open, is there a way to split the window to view multiple files in one command?
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Open some files in split and some other in tab at the vim invocation
I have four files file1, file2, file3, & file4. So I want to open them with vim directly from command line and get the following structure:
Tabulation 1: file1 taking whole tab
Tabulation 2: ...
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Using fzf inside vim with double star completion
I wonder if it is possible to use fzf inside vim the same way it can be used on the command line. So, on the command line I can do vim file** and it will use fzf to search 'file'. I wonder if this is ...
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Vsplit in resized GUI Window in .vimrc
When I'm in the GUI, I like to have a large-ish vim window: 161 columns, so I can :vsplit it into two 80 column windows (with 1 extra column for the gutter.) This works perfectly fine if I do it by ...
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BufLeave: Auto save split file not working
I usually keep *.in files open in split and edit them. I would like vim to autosave the *.in files whenever I switch between splits.
Searching other answers I found BufLeave that suits my case. I ...
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Is there a way to resize a split such that it exactly fits its content (plus/minus N lines of buffer-space.)
I often find myself doing something like this with a tiny header file with only a few lines:
Ctrl-W, ^
Ctrl-W, j
50, Ctrl-W, -
50, Ctrl-W, -
30, Ctrl-W, -
10, Ctrl-W, -
… or similar, to slowly "zero ...
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Change cursor position in another window
Is there a function like setpos that lets change the cursor position in a different window (split), given the window number?
Or, even better, is there a command to execute a command in specific ...
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How to make :Vex / :Hex open on the right side / below
When working on a file, I often open another file by
looking for the file by opening the file browser in a vertical split with :Vex
Opening the file
it's actually nice to have the file browser show ...
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No automatic scrolling when opening splits
When using plugins, splits are often created to show something, e.g. a quickfixlist or the taglist. If the split is opened (especially for horizontal splits), the original window is automatically ...
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Ctrl w +/- not working as expected
I'm trying to use Ctrl w + and - to change my split width and height, but it's changing the font size instead. Any ideas about what's going wrong?
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Why are split and tab navigations distinct?
Known: <Ctrl>w then any of hjkl.
Known: :tab_<CR> where _ is either rlpn.
Why is there not a <Ctrl> navigation for tabs nor a : for splits? Why do the navigation commands differ ...
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How to open files in vertical splits by default?
Is there a way to make vim (or nvim) open all new splits vertically by default? There's splitright to control which side vertical splits open on, but as far as I can tell there's no built in option to ...
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Split window size change event
Couldn't find anything in autocommand-events, but is there may be a way to be notified if window split size was changed (with mouse or with C-w +)?
What I try to achieve is to be able to auto-save ...
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Can I :split and go directly to a line?
I can open a file with vim on the command line like so:
vim fnord.txt +50
And it will take me to the 50th line
Is it possible to do the same thing with :split? So far I haven't been able to figure ...
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Split window vertically and edit visually selected file
I like what the shortcut Ctrl+Wf does, but I want to have a vertical split instead of horizontal.
I managed to achieve this by defining the following mapping:
nnoremap <c-w>f :vertical wincmd ...
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Switch between splitted file with SPACE + NUMBER instead of CTRL-W (like in spacevim)
Right now, when I split a file in VIM, I need to use CTRL-W + h/j/k/l to switch between them.
In spacevim (https://spacevim.org/), each file has a number visible in the bar (see picture), and I can ...
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Is it possible to have the cursor follow a newly-created window?
When I split my window (C-w v), is it possible to have the cursor automatically go to the new split right away?
(I looked up switchbuf but I think that's something else; having to do with buffers ...
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How to do :Sex but with a vertical split?
When viewing a file /tmp/vim_split_demo/test.txt, the parent directory can be opened in a horizontal split screen using the command :Sex, as shown in these screenshots:
What command gives same ...
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Editing file in splits breaks the folding
My current workflow looks something like this:
Open a file in different splits, each split showing a different section
Make appropriate edits in each split
:wq from the split after editing
Repeat as ...
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Pipe native command to vsplit
I have opened vim in a directory of code which contains long_name_module.py. My path variable is path+=** so the python file is visible to find.
I type
:find lo<tab>
and the filename is ...
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Add buffer space on line wraps
Is there a way to add some buffer space between the vertical separator and the content of a file in vertical split mode?
Another way to say this:
How do I force vim to not let a line touch a vertical ...
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Trouble mapping <control-pipe> in new keybinds
I've recently decided to improve my multiple-pane Vim workflow, so I'm adding some new mappings to avoid the awkward <C-W> command.
Here's what I have currently:
" split-pane navigation remaps ...
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How can I specify “split or move” logic for <C-W><C-L> and similar move commands?
Is it possible to make <C-W><C-L> command to make split on the right, if it's the rightmost pane opened? Otherwise, it would behave like regular move. It's something like "conditional ...
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Command to copy from current window and paste the text into terminal buffer
I am having trouble crafting a command that would copy the text from the current window and paste this text into a terminal buffer opened in the split below.
Here are a few things I tried:
normal ...
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Replace netrw window when opening a file
I'd like to be able to :Sex when editing a file, select a file, press CR, and have that new split populated with the file I just selected. Is there an option for this? I think I became used to this ...
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How can I focus on one vimsplit fullscreen?
Say I've got three splits open with code in, and I suddenly want to make the one I'm in fullscreen, temporarily. How can I do that?
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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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Split same file into multiple windows “extending” each other
Suppose I have a long python file which is limited to 79 character or so in width. One very helpful feature would be if I could view the whole file separated into multiple vertical splits which "...
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Vim split screen opens blank split
I am trying to open a different file at some different location while i am working on a file in vim using split screen feature using
vsp:cd.. / folder/filename
after I hit enter it just shows me ...
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Equivalent of emacs `winner-undo` and `winner-redo`
Vim's C-w o is equivalent to Emacs's ESC ESC ESC, which closes all the Vim's windows (Emacs's buffers), except the current open one.
In Emacs, with the command winner-undo and winner-redo one can ...
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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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How to scroll two vertical splits at the same time?
I am not sure if it is even possible but, when I am working with vertical splits, sometimes, I want both of them to scroll up/down at the same time rather than using this combination:
scroll down ...
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How to toggle between split window layouts?
I am looking for a way to toggle between these two layouts:
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I only have two windows and I need to switch the layout often. I need a ...
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Open ctrl+] in a new split?
How can I open the result of ctrl+] in a new split?
similar: How do I open a tag with ctrl+] but open it in an existing split?
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How to close splits automatically when changing file or closing VIM?
I am trying to create my own IDE like setup inside of VIM. This is what I have. I am also using Tmux here if you wonder about the bottom terminal screen.
If I change file to another CPP within ...
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Why do windows not have syntax after split?
I am trying to create my own C++ environment inside of VIM.
So far, this is my setup when I run $ vim ~/shape.cpp: for example:
As you can see, only NERDTree has full syntax highlighting (which isn'...
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From one split, how can I get the filename of the file in another split?
I have two files open, each one is in a split.
From file one, how can I get the filename of the file in split two ?
In command mode, I can get the reference of the filename I'm currently editing by ...
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Why does :new create a split?
Why does :new create a split? What is the use case for that functionality?
Normally when I open a new scratch buffer, I don't want it to be in a split.
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What's the Vim equivalent of Emacs's other-window command?
What's the Vim equivalent of Emacs's other-window command?
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Split resizing with mouse not working after upgrade from ubuntu 16.04 to 18
I use to be able to resize my vim splits using the mouse in the terminal by clicking on the borders and dragging. Now I can't. How can I make it work again?
edit: still works in gvim but doesn't work ...
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How could I maintain split layout when deleting buffers?
I opened 5 buffers and in one of them I use the command :vs to split the current buffer screen into two.
When I use the command <leader>d to close one of the splitted buffers, the consequence is ...
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Is it possible to manage tabs only within the single window in split mode?
Here is my situation. I launch tmux on iTerm2 and then split the window vertically (left and right), then make the right side of the window split horizontally. So now, there are 3 windows, one big at ...
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Vi and Vim default to split left and split above. What is the history and motivation behind this?
When a window is split, given that Vi/Vim splits are not stored in a tree structure, the "direction of the split" is basically "the window in which the cursor is placed after the command".
Update ...
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Carets in status line
When splitting the editor window, the caret symbols appear in the status line of the current window.
This happens when StatusLine and StatusLineNC have the same highlighting. For example, when
cterm=...
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How to lock a window height / width?
I jot notes in a tiny split window (buffer) regularly:
<C-W>s
:enew
:res 5
... jot jot...
When I create a new horizontal split in the same tab, that little window resizes, as if doing <C-W&...
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shortcut to open definition of variable in a vertical split
I use the vertical split command a lot :vsplit, and I also have click on ctrl] to look at the definition of a variable (after generating the Ctags).
I would like to do a keyboard shortcut that does ...
