:mkview / :loadview
:mkview saves a snapshot of the current window — its fold states, cursor position, and local option values — to a view file on disk.
buffers-windows #folding #buffers-windows #config #ex-commands
:compiler
Vim ships with built-in compiler plugins for many languages and tools — including gcc, python, cargo, eslint, tsc, and more.
command-line #ex-commands #config #buffers-windows #command-line
:next
When Vim is opened with multiple files (e.
command-line #buffers-windows #ex-commands #navigation #editing
:let winid = win_getid() | ... | call win_gotoid(winid)
The wingetid() and wingotoid() functions let you bookmark a window by its stable integer ID and jump back to it reliably.
:set switchbuf=useopen,usetab
By default, Vim opens a new window (or reloads the buffer in the current window) whenever you navigate to a quickfix entry, tag, or :buffer command — even if
2<C-g>
Pressing prints the current filename, buffer status, and cursor position in the status line.
<C-z> / :stop
Pressing in Vim sends it to the background of your shell session — just like suspending any Unix process.
set winbar=%f
Neovim 0.
:e!
:e! forces Vim to reload the current file from disk, discarding every unsaved change in the buffer.
buffers-windows #buffers-windows #editing #undo-redo #ex-commands
: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
v (netrw)
When browsing files in Vim's built-in file manager (Netrw), pressing v on any file opens it in a vertical split to the right.
:chistory
Every time you run :grep, :vimgrep, :make, or :cexpr, Vim creates a new quickfix list and pushes the previous one onto a history stack.
buffers-windows #buffers-windows #quickfix #navigation #ex-commands
:Gdiffsplit HEAD~1
vim-fugitive's :Gdiffsplit opens a vertical split showing the current file diff against any git revision — not just HEAD.
:diffoff!
The :diffoff! command exits diff mode in every window simultaneously.
{n}<C-w>>
All four window resize mappings accept an optional count prefix that multiplies the resize amount.
:set winfixwidth
Setting winfixwidth on a window tells Vim not to adjust its width when other windows are created, closed, or resized with =.
:wincmd {key}
:wincmd is the Ex command equivalent of any keystroke.
z{N}<CR>
The z{N} command sets the current window's height to exactly N lines and simultaneously positions the current line at the top of the window.
<C-w>H and <C-w>K
After opening a split you can dynamically reposition windows using H, J, K, and L.
buffers-windows #windows #buffers-windows #navigation #normal-mode
{count}gt
Prefixing gt (go to next tab) with a count jumps directly to the tab page at that position.
buffers-windows #tabs #buffers-windows #navigation #normal-mode
