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Tip 38: Manage Hidden Files

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Command Effect
:w[rite] Write the contents of the buffer to disk
:e[dit]! Read the file from disk back into the buffer (that is, revert changes)
:qa[ll]! Close all windows, discarding changers without warning
:wa[ll] Write all modified buffers to disk

Enable the 'hidden' Setting Before Running :argdo or :bufdo

  • If we enable the 'hidden' setting, then we can use the :next/:bnext/:cnext commands without a trailing bang.
  • After running :argdo {cmd},
    • check buffers one by one: :first, :wn, etc.
    • save all buffers: :argdo write or :wall

References:

# If you open the file in vim,
# then you can \"ayy@a the next line to execute the vim command: 
:h 'hidden'