Tip 39: Divide Your Workspace into Split Window
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a window is a viewport onto a buffer
References
# If you open the file in vim,
# then you can \"ayy@a the next line to execute the vim command:
:h window
Creating Split Windows
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Command
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Effect
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<C-w>S
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Split the current window horizontally, reusing the current buffer in the new window
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<C-w>v
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Split the current window vertically, reusing the current buffer in the new window
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:sp[lit] {file}
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Split the current window horizontally, loading {file} into the new window
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:vsp[lit] {file}
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Split the current window vertically, loading {file} into the new window
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Changing the Focus Between Windows
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Command
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Effect
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<C-w>w
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Cycle between open windows
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<C-w>h
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Focus the window to the left
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<C-w>j
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Focus the window below
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<C-w>k
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Focus the window above
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<C-w>l
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Focus the window to the right
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<C-w><C-w>: equivalent to <C-w>w
References:
# If you open the file in vim,
# then you can \"ayy@a the next line to execute the vim command:
:h window-move-cursor
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use mouse in gvim (check the 'mouse' option)
References:
# If you open the file in vim,
# then you can \"ayy@a the next line to execute the vim command:
:h 'mouse'
Closing Windows
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Ex Command
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Normal Command
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Effect
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:cl[ose]
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<C-w>c
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Close the active window
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:on[ly]
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<C-w>o
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Keep only the active window, closing all others
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Resizing and Rearranging Windows
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Keystrokes
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Buffer Contents
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<C-w>=
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Equalize width and height of all windows
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<C-w>_
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Maximize height of the active window
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<C-w>｜
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Maximize width of the active window
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[N]<C-w>_
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Set active window height to [N] rows
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[N]<C-w>｜
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Set active window width to [N] columns
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References:
# If you open the file in vim,
# then you can \"ayy@a the next line to execute the vim command:
:h window-resize
Rearranging windows
References:
# If you open the file in vim,
# then you can \"ayy@a the next line to execute the vim command:
:h window-moving