How do I open a blank new file in a split in Vim?
Must be something super obvious, but I can't figure out, and Google is not helping out either.
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Must be something super obvious, but I can't figure out, and Google is not helping out either.
vim
edited Jan 5 at 14:09
rominf
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asked Nov 18 '10 at 10:33
hakanensarihakanensari
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Must be something super obvious, but I can't figure out, and Google is not helping out either.
vim
edited Jan 5 at 14:09
rominf
1506
asked Nov 18 '10 at 10:33
hakanensarihakanensari
747279
Must be something super obvious, but I can't figure out, and Google is not helping out either.
vim
vim
edited Jan 5 at 14:09
rominf
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asked Nov 18 '10 at 10:33
hakanensarihakanensari
747279
edited Jan 5 at 14:09
rominf
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:help new
:help vnew
should bring you on course.
you will have a new buffer then, obviously. that buffer becomes a file only if you :w it to the disk.
answered Nov 18 '10 at 13:19
akiraakira
48.8k15112152
5
And:set splitrightputs the new split on the right. Awesome, thanks
– hakanensari
Nov 18 '10 at 13:56
2
Also:set splitbelowis the corresponding command to make the new split appear on the bottom when splitting horizontally.
– dsaxton
Apr 22 '16 at 14:10
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another way is to do a <CTRL + W> n in normal mode. This will create a new split.
EDIT:
You can also do <CTRL + W> v in normal mode to create a vertical split (the previous one will do a horizontal split.
And just to be complete, you move to the different splits by doing <CTRL + W> <direction> with the direction being any h, j, k, or l
To close a buffer, do <CTRL + W> q
answered Nov 22 '10 at 15:32
g19fanaticg19fanatic
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fyi: these open the current buffer in a new split, not a new file in a new split.
– Emile 81
May 10 '17 at 8:44
1
For me,Ctrl+w nopens a split with a new buffer, butCtrl+w vjust splits the current buffer. Strange.
– c24w
Aug 4 '17 at 8:46
1
if you're looking to create a vertical split with a new file, check out this question/answer vi.stackexchange.com/questions/2811/…
– g19fanatic
Aug 4 '17 at 11:42
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vim myfile.txt # open one file in one window
:buffers " shows one buffer with "myfile.txt" in it
:sp " create split window; we now have one buffer with two windows.
:e newfile.txt " create new buffer with new filename in first window
:buffers " shows two buffers (myfile.txt & newfile.txt), each in own window
This is a good link: http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Easier_buffer_switching
edited Oct 3 '16 at 23:11
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answered Sep 24 '16 at 20:06
edWedW
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I used the Vim menu under File - Split Open. You will have to give a name for your new blank file though.
answered Nov 18 '10 at 13:44
RolnikRolnik
1,19721225
Vim has a menu?
– frabjous
Nov 18 '10 at 16:23
gvim or macvim are able to display a menu, yes. what did you expect? :)
– akira
Nov 18 '10 at 16:26
It seems that :sp also can work -- for those not using the gvim version.
– Rolnik
Nov 18 '10 at 18:58
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:help new
:help vnew
should bring you on course.
you will have a new buffer then, obviously. that buffer becomes a file only if you :w it to the disk.
answered Nov 18 '10 at 13:19
akiraakira
48.8k15112152
5
And:set splitrightputs the new split on the right. Awesome, thanks
– hakanensari
Nov 18 '10 at 13:56
2
Also:set splitbelowis the corresponding command to make the new split appear on the bottom when splitting horizontally.
– dsaxton
Apr 22 '16 at 14:10
add a comment |
:help new
:help vnew
should bring you on course.
you will have a new buffer then, obviously. that buffer becomes a file only if you :w it to the disk.
answered Nov 18 '10 at 13:19
akiraakira
48.8k15112152
5
And:set splitrightputs the new split on the right. Awesome, thanks
– hakanensari
Nov 18 '10 at 13:56
2
Also:set splitbelowis the corresponding command to make the new split appear on the bottom when splitting horizontally.
– dsaxton
Apr 22 '16 at 14:10
add a comment |
:help new
:help vnew
should bring you on course.
you will have a new buffer then, obviously. that buffer becomes a file only if you :w it to the disk.
answered Nov 18 '10 at 13:19
akiraakira
48.8k15112152
:help new
:help vnew
should bring you on course.
you will have a new buffer then, obviously. that buffer becomes a file only if you :w it to the disk.
answered Nov 18 '10 at 13:19
akiraakira
48.8k15112152
answered Nov 18 '10 at 13:19
akiraakira
48.8k15112152
answered Nov 18 '10 at 13:19
akiraakira
48.8k15112152
answered Nov 18 '10 at 13:19
akiraakira
48.8k15112152
48.8k15112152
5
And:set splitrightputs the new split on the right. Awesome, thanks
– hakanensari
Nov 18 '10 at 13:56
2
Also:set splitbelowis the corresponding command to make the new split appear on the bottom when splitting horizontally.
– dsaxton
Apr 22 '16 at 14:10
add a comment |
5
And:set splitrightputs the new split on the right. Awesome, thanks
– hakanensari
Nov 18 '10 at 13:56
2
Also:set splitbelowis the corresponding command to make the new split appear on the bottom when splitting horizontally.
– dsaxton
Apr 22 '16 at 14:10
5
5
And
:set splitright puts the new split on the right. Awesome, thanks– hakanensari
Nov 18 '10 at 13:56
And
:set splitright puts the new split on the right. Awesome, thanks– hakanensari
Nov 18 '10 at 13:56
2
2
Also
:set splitbelow is the corresponding command to make the new split appear on the bottom when splitting horizontally.– dsaxton
Apr 22 '16 at 14:10
Also
:set splitbelow is the corresponding command to make the new split appear on the bottom when splitting horizontally.– dsaxton
Apr 22 '16 at 14:10
add a comment |
another way is to do a <CTRL + W> n in normal mode. This will create a new split.
EDIT:
You can also do <CTRL + W> v in normal mode to create a vertical split (the previous one will do a horizontal split.
And just to be complete, you move to the different splits by doing <CTRL + W> <direction> with the direction being any h, j, k, or l
To close a buffer, do <CTRL + W> q
answered Nov 22 '10 at 15:32
g19fanaticg19fanatic
1,116813
fyi: these open the current buffer in a new split, not a new file in a new split.
– Emile 81
May 10 '17 at 8:44
1
For me,Ctrl+w nopens a split with a new buffer, butCtrl+w vjust splits the current buffer. Strange.
– c24w
Aug 4 '17 at 8:46
1
if you're looking to create a vertical split with a new file, check out this question/answer vi.stackexchange.com/questions/2811/…
– g19fanatic
Aug 4 '17 at 11:42
add a comment |
another way is to do a <CTRL + W> n in normal mode. This will create a new split.
EDIT:
You can also do <CTRL + W> v in normal mode to create a vertical split (the previous one will do a horizontal split.
And just to be complete, you move to the different splits by doing <CTRL + W> <direction> with the direction being any h, j, k, or l
To close a buffer, do <CTRL + W> q
answered Nov 22 '10 at 15:32
g19fanaticg19fanatic
1,116813
fyi: these open the current buffer in a new split, not a new file in a new split.
– Emile 81
May 10 '17 at 8:44
1
For me,Ctrl+w nopens a split with a new buffer, butCtrl+w vjust splits the current buffer. Strange.
– c24w
Aug 4 '17 at 8:46
1
if you're looking to create a vertical split with a new file, check out this question/answer vi.stackexchange.com/questions/2811/…
– g19fanatic
Aug 4 '17 at 11:42
add a comment |
another way is to do a <CTRL + W> n in normal mode. This will create a new split.
EDIT:
You can also do <CTRL + W> v in normal mode to create a vertical split (the previous one will do a horizontal split.
And just to be complete, you move to the different splits by doing <CTRL + W> <direction> with the direction being any h, j, k, or l
To close a buffer, do <CTRL + W> q
answered Nov 22 '10 at 15:32
g19fanaticg19fanatic
1,116813
another way is to do a <CTRL + W> n in normal mode. This will create a new split.
EDIT:
You can also do <CTRL + W> v in normal mode to create a vertical split (the previous one will do a horizontal split.
And just to be complete, you move to the different splits by doing <CTRL + W> <direction> with the direction being any h, j, k, or l
To close a buffer, do <CTRL + W> q
answered Nov 22 '10 at 15:32
g19fanaticg19fanatic
1,116813
edited Aug 4 '17 at 11:43
answered Nov 22 '10 at 15:32
g19fanaticg19fanatic
1,116813
answered Nov 22 '10 at 15:32
g19fanaticg19fanatic
1,116813
answered Nov 22 '10 at 15:32
g19fanaticg19fanatic
1,116813
1,116813
fyi: these open the current buffer in a new split, not a new file in a new split.
– Emile 81
May 10 '17 at 8:44
1
For me,Ctrl+w nopens a split with a new buffer, butCtrl+w vjust splits the current buffer. Strange.
– c24w
Aug 4 '17 at 8:46
1
if you're looking to create a vertical split with a new file, check out this question/answer vi.stackexchange.com/questions/2811/…
– g19fanatic
Aug 4 '17 at 11:42
add a comment |
fyi: these open the current buffer in a new split, not a new file in a new split.
– Emile 81
May 10 '17 at 8:44
1
For me,Ctrl+w nopens a split with a new buffer, butCtrl+w vjust splits the current buffer. Strange.
– c24w
Aug 4 '17 at 8:46
1
if you're looking to create a vertical split with a new file, check out this question/answer vi.stackexchange.com/questions/2811/…
– g19fanatic
Aug 4 '17 at 11:42
fyi: these open the current buffer in a new split, not a new file in a new split.
– Emile 81
May 10 '17 at 8:44
fyi: these open the current buffer in a new split, not a new file in a new split.
– Emile 81
May 10 '17 at 8:44
1
1
For me,
Ctrl+w n opens a split with a new buffer, but Ctrl+w v just splits the current buffer. Strange.– c24w
Aug 4 '17 at 8:46
For me,
Ctrl+w n opens a split with a new buffer, but Ctrl+w v just splits the current buffer. Strange.– c24w
Aug 4 '17 at 8:46
1
1
if you're looking to create a vertical split with a new file, check out this question/answer vi.stackexchange.com/questions/2811/…
– g19fanatic
Aug 4 '17 at 11:42
if you're looking to create a vertical split with a new file, check out this question/answer vi.stackexchange.com/questions/2811/…
– g19fanatic
Aug 4 '17 at 11:42
add a comment |
vim myfile.txt # open one file in one window
:buffers " shows one buffer with "myfile.txt" in it
:sp " create split window; we now have one buffer with two windows.
:e newfile.txt " create new buffer with new filename in first window
:buffers " shows two buffers (myfile.txt & newfile.txt), each in own window
This is a good link: http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Easier_buffer_switching
edited Oct 3 '16 at 23:11
n.st
1,322924
answered Sep 24 '16 at 20:06
edWedW
1112
add a comment |
vim myfile.txt # open one file in one window
:buffers " shows one buffer with "myfile.txt" in it
:sp " create split window; we now have one buffer with two windows.
:e newfile.txt " create new buffer with new filename in first window
:buffers " shows two buffers (myfile.txt & newfile.txt), each in own window
This is a good link: http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Easier_buffer_switching
edited Oct 3 '16 at 23:11
n.st
1,322924
answered Sep 24 '16 at 20:06
edWedW
1112
add a comment |
vim myfile.txt # open one file in one window
:buffers " shows one buffer with "myfile.txt" in it
:sp " create split window; we now have one buffer with two windows.
:e newfile.txt " create new buffer with new filename in first window
:buffers " shows two buffers (myfile.txt & newfile.txt), each in own window
This is a good link: http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Easier_buffer_switching
edited Oct 3 '16 at 23:11
n.st
1,322924
answered Sep 24 '16 at 20:06
edWedW
1112
vim myfile.txt # open one file in one window
:buffers " shows one buffer with "myfile.txt" in it
:sp " create split window; we now have one buffer with two windows.
:e newfile.txt " create new buffer with new filename in first window
:buffers " shows two buffers (myfile.txt & newfile.txt), each in own window
This is a good link: http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Easier_buffer_switching
edited Oct 3 '16 at 23:11
n.st
1,322924
answered Sep 24 '16 at 20:06
edWedW
1112
edited Oct 3 '16 at 23:11
n.st
1,322924
edited Oct 3 '16 at 23:11
n.st
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edited Oct 3 '16 at 23:11
n.st
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1,322924
answered Sep 24 '16 at 20:06
edWedW
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answered Sep 24 '16 at 20:06
edWedW
1112
answered Sep 24 '16 at 20:06
edWedW
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I used the Vim menu under File - Split Open. You will have to give a name for your new blank file though.
answered Nov 18 '10 at 13:44
RolnikRolnik
1,19721225
Vim has a menu?
– frabjous
Nov 18 '10 at 16:23
gvim or macvim are able to display a menu, yes. what did you expect? :)
– akira
Nov 18 '10 at 16:26
It seems that :sp also can work -- for those not using the gvim version.
– Rolnik
Nov 18 '10 at 18:58
add a comment |
I used the Vim menu under File - Split Open. You will have to give a name for your new blank file though.
answered Nov 18 '10 at 13:44
RolnikRolnik
1,19721225
Vim has a menu?
– frabjous
Nov 18 '10 at 16:23
gvim or macvim are able to display a menu, yes. what did you expect? :)
– akira
Nov 18 '10 at 16:26
It seems that :sp also can work -- for those not using the gvim version.
– Rolnik
Nov 18 '10 at 18:58
add a comment |
I used the Vim menu under File - Split Open. You will have to give a name for your new blank file though.
answered Nov 18 '10 at 13:44
RolnikRolnik
1,19721225
I used the Vim menu under File - Split Open. You will have to give a name for your new blank file though.
answered Nov 18 '10 at 13:44
RolnikRolnik
1,19721225
answered Nov 18 '10 at 13:44
RolnikRolnik
1,19721225
answered Nov 18 '10 at 13:44
RolnikRolnik
1,19721225
answered Nov 18 '10 at 13:44
RolnikRolnik
1,19721225
1,19721225
Vim has a menu?
– frabjous
Nov 18 '10 at 16:23
gvim or macvim are able to display a menu, yes. what did you expect? :)
– akira
Nov 18 '10 at 16:26
It seems that :sp also can work -- for those not using the gvim version.
– Rolnik
Nov 18 '10 at 18:58
add a comment |
Vim has a menu?
– frabjous
Nov 18 '10 at 16:23
gvim or macvim are able to display a menu, yes. what did you expect? :)
– akira
Nov 18 '10 at 16:26
It seems that :sp also can work -- for those not using the gvim version.
– Rolnik
Nov 18 '10 at 18:58
Vim has a menu?
– frabjous
Nov 18 '10 at 16:23
Vim has a menu?
– frabjous
Nov 18 '10 at 16:23
gvim or macvim are able to display a menu, yes. what did you expect? :)
– akira
Nov 18 '10 at 16:26
gvim or macvim are able to display a menu, yes. what did you expect? :)
– akira
Nov 18 '10 at 16:26
It seems that :sp also can work -- for those not using the gvim version.
– Rolnik
Nov 18 '10 at 18:58
It seems that :sp also can work -- for those not using the gvim version.
– Rolnik
Nov 18 '10 at 18:58
add a comment |
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