Working with Multiple Files

Buffers

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:e file	Edit a file in a new buffer
:bn	Go to the next buffer
:bp	Go to the previous buffer
:bd	Remove file from buffer list
:b 5	Open buffer #5
:b file	Go to a buffer by file
:ls	List all open buffers
:sp file	Open and split window
:vs file	Open and vertically split window
:hid	Hide this buffer
:wn	Write file and move to next
:tab ba	Edit all buffers as tabs

Windows

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<C-w> s	Split window
<C-w> v	Split window vertically
<C-w> w	Switch windows
<C-w> q	Quit a window
<C-w> T	Break out into a new tab
<C-w> x	Swap current with next
<C-w> - / +	Decrease/Increase height
<C-w> < / >	Decrease/Increase width
<C-w> |	Max out the width
<C-w> _	Max out the height
<C-w> =	Equally high and wide
<C-w> h / l	Go to the left/right window
<C-w> j / k	Go to the up/down window

Tabs

Shortcut	Description
:tabe [file]	Edit file in a new tab
:tabf [file]	Open if exists in new tab
:tabc	Close current tab
:tabo	Close other tabs
:tabs	List all tabs
:tabr	Go to first tab
:tabl	Go to last tab
:tabm 0	Move to position 0
:tabn	Go to next tab
:tabp	Go to previous tab

Normal mode

Shortcut	Description
gt	Go to next tab
gT	Go to previous tab
2gt	Go to tab number 2

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