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Is there a way to close a buffer in Vim?
You may use the :split or :vsplit commands to display several windows, with some windows showing different parts of one buffer, while other windows show other buffers. When finished with a buffer, you can close it with the :bdelete command. However, that command will also close all windows currently showing the buffer.
Is there a way to delete a buffer without closing the window?
Deleting a buffer without closing the window. You may use the :split or :vsplit commands to display several windows, with some windows showing different parts of one buffer, while other windows show other buffers. When finished with a buffer, you can close it with the :bdelete command.
What’s the difference between BD and BW in Vim?
Similarly, :bdelete (or :bd) removes the buffer, but leaves it in memory and keeps marks and option settings. As per the comment by Tom Hale, the Vim documentation recommends using :bd over :bw unless you know what you are doing.
How to save a file in vim / vi and quit the editor?
To save the file and exit the editor simultaneously, press Esc to switch to normal mode, type :wq and hit Enter. Another command to save a file and quit Vim is :x. The difference between these two commands is that 😡 writes the buffer to the file only if there are unsaved changes, whereas :wq always writes the buffer to file and updates
How to redirect output to a new buffer in Vim?
If you find yourself redirecting many commands you may want to wrap up this up in a command: Now you can use the :Redir command to redirect the output to a new buffer. e.g. :Redir scriptnames or :Redir ls. Vim 8 ships with the new execute () function.
How to dump the output of internal Vim command?
This will take normal or system command output and put it in a new tab. Feel free to change the line tabnew to vnew or new etc. ( new and vnew are alternatives to split and vsplit as the output would otherwise be printed in your current file)