A Vim window is a view of a buffer. A tab page comprises one or more windows. For questions about interaction with the Microsoft operating system, use [microsoft-windows]. For questions about interaction with the desktop windowing system, use [window-management].
In Vim, a window is a visual view of a buffer. There can be multiple (or no) windows associated with any given buffer, and each window can be in a different state (e.g., viewing a different part of the buffer). Windows are grouped together in tab pages.
Some common operations on windows:
Quickly create windows with the
:split
and:vsplit
commands. Execute:split
to divide the current window horizontally into two views of the same buffer, and use:vsplit
to divide the window vertically. By providing an argument to:split
or:vsplit
, you can specify a different file to view in the new window.Switch windows with the
<C-W>
commands. Press<C-W>
and then one ofh
,j
,k
, orl
to move left, down, up, or to the right, respectively.Close a window with
<C-W>c
or:q
.
See :help windows
within Vim for more information.