254 results for ":split"
:sfind {file}
:sfind (split-find) searches Vim's path setting for a file matching the given name and opens it in a new horizontal split, all in one command.
<C-w>n
n creates a new empty buffer and opens it in a horizontal split above the current window.
:Vexplore
Vim ships with netrw, a built-in file explorer that requires no plugins.
<C-w>+ / <C-w>- / <C-w>> / <C-w><
Vim provides keyboard shortcuts to resize split windows without reaching for the mouse.
<C-w>^
Vim tracks the alternate buffer — the last file you were editing before the current one.
:setlocal winfixwidth
When you use a sidebar-style split for file trees, docs, or logs, automatic window equalization can constantly resize it.
:leftabove sbuffer #
If you often compare your current file against the previously visited buffer, replacing the current window is disruptive.
:windo setlocal scrollbind cursorbind
When reviewing related files side by side, alignment drifts quickly if each window scrolls independently.
buffers-windows #buffers-windows #windows #scrolling #comparison
:vsplit
The :vsplit command (or :vs for short) splits the current window vertically, creating a new window side-by-side with the current one.
:keepalt sbuffer {bufnr}
The alternate-file register (#) is easy to disturb when jumping around buffers, and many advanced motions depend on it (, # expansions, quick two-file toggles).
:sball
The :sball command (short for split all) opens every loaded buffer in its own horizontal split window in one shot.
:wincmd r
When a split layout is correct but the window positions are awkward, you do not need to close and reopen anything.
:sview {file}
The :sview command opens a file in a horizontal split window with the buffer set to read-only.
buffers-windows #buffers-windows #windows #navigation #ex-commands
<C-w>TgT
When a split temporarily becomes the center of attention, promoting it to its own tab can reduce layout noise.
:sbuffer {N}
:sbuffer {N} opens buffer number N in a new horizontal split, leaving your current window untouched.
buffers-windows #buffers-windows #buffers #windows #navigation
:terminal ++curwin
By default, :terminal opens a new split window for the terminal emulator.
buffers-windows #terminal #buffers #windows #shell #ex-commands
<C-w>T
The T (Ctrl+w then Shift+t) command moves the current split window into a new tab page.
buffers-windows #buffers-windows #windows #tabs #normal-mode
<C-w><C-^>
Press (Ctrl+W followed by Ctrl+6) to open the alternate file in a horizontal split.
<C-x> / <C-v> / <C-t> (in Telescope)
When browsing results in a Telescope picker, you are not limited to opening selections in the current window.
:tab help
By default, :help opens in a horizontal split, which can feel cramped.
