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The representation of a file loaded into memory. Edits are performed on buffers.

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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. … I was hoping an answer on this question would answer my own: Close multiple buffers interactively - Vi and Vim Stack Exchange Alas, it (the lone answer as-of now) does not. …
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Close multiple buffers interactively

Run :put=execute('ls') to list the buffers in the new buffer. … Use regular Vim commands to create Ex command(s) to delete the buffers I want to delete, e.g. by first deleting the buffer info lines for buffers I want to keep, then using various visual selection/block …
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How to create a new 'secure scratchpad' buffer?

I want to be able to create a new buffer (and a new window with which to interact with it) to work with secret or sensitive info, e.g. passwords. Ideally, none of the contents of the buffer would per …
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