:vertical {cmd}
The :vertical command modifier forces any window-opening Ex command to create a vertical split instead of the default horizontal split.
buffers-windows #windows #buffers #command-line #splits #ex-commands
:Lexplore
:Lexplore opens Vim's built-in netrw file explorer as a persistent sidebar anchored to the left of the screen.
buffers-windows #netrw #file-explorer #buffers #windows #navigation
:set winwidth=85 winheight=20
Setting winwidth and winheight tells Vim the minimum column width and line height the current focused window must have.
:diffget 2
When Vim's diff mode has three or more buffers open, :diffget (or do) without an argument is ambiguous — Vim cannot determine which buffer to pull from.
:diffsplit {file}
:diffsplit {file} opens a file in a horizontal split and immediately activates diff mode, highlighting the differences between both buffers.
:vert {cmd}
Vim's :vertical modifier (abbreviated :vert) can be prepended to any Ex command that opens a split window to make it open as a vertical split instead of a horiz
buffers-windows #buffers-windows #windows #splits #ex-commands
:set winbar=%f
Neovim 0.
:set cursorbind
:set cursorbind (or :setlocal cursorbind) locks the cursor's column position so it moves in sync across all windows that have cursorbind enabled.
:set splitkeep=screen
Controls how Neovim preserves the visual position of content when creating, closing, or resizing horizontal splits.
:split #
In Vim, # is a special filename that always refers to the alternate file — the most recently active buffer before the current one.
:set splitright splitbelow
By default, :split opens a new window above the current one and :vsplit opens to the left — the opposite of most modern IDEs and editors.
<C-w>g<C-]>
Pressing g jumps to the definition of the tag under the cursor — just like — but opens the destination in a new horizontal split window.
:tab {cmd}
Most commands that open a new window (:help, :split, :new, :terminal) open a horizontal split by default.
:sball
The :sball command (short for split all) opens every loaded buffer in its own horizontal split window in one shot.
:pedit
Vim has a built-in preview window — a special window distinct from regular splits.
:ptag {identifier}
:ptag {identifier} opens a small preview window showing the definition of the given tag, while keeping your cursor in the original window.
:wincmd
:wincmd {key} executes any {key} window command from the Ex command line or from inside a Vimscript function.
: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
:windo {cmd}
:windo {cmd} executes an Ex command in every window in the current tab page, cycling through each one and applying the command before returning focus to the ori
buffers-windows #windows #buffers #ex-commands #buffers-windows
:lcd
:cd changes the global working directory, affecting every window and tab in the session.
