Tag: views | VimTricks

How do I keep :mkview files focused on folds and cursor position without restoring unrelated local options?

:set viewoptions=folds,cursor,slash,unix

mkview and loadview are great for restoring editing context, but the default viewoptions can bring back more state than you actually want.

:set viewoptions-=options

When you use :mkview and :loadview, Vim stores more than folds and cursor position.

:set viewoptions=cursor,folds,slash,unix

The viewoptions setting is a comma-separated list that determines exactly what :mkview (and the auto-save view pattern) stores in a view file.