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I use the arg list. I looked into buffers a while back, but they seemed overcomplex for what I need (same with windows). Checking the vim help just now, buffer

by 10ren 17y ago

I use the arg list. I looked into buffers a while back, but they seemed overcomplex for what I need (same with windows). Checking the vim help just now, buffers and arglist seem (mostly) equivalent. I'm curious: do you find there's specific advantages of buffers over the arglist? And, do you use buffers as well as, or instead of, the arglist? The only problem I find is that if I start two vims in different xterms, sometimes I'll want to paste between them - so I need to use the system clipboard, instead of vim.

nfnaaron 17y ago
Ah, my mistake. I meant registers, not buffers. :help registers As to your "I'm curious" question, I use both. Mostly arglist, and I resort to buffers when the arglist has gone squirrely (editing an additional file after starting with a number of files, e.g.). For example, edit a small number of files (vi *). :files will show you the list of files. Repeating :n will take you through each file. :e newfile to create a new file :files will show you the list, with newfile at the end. :rew to rewind the list :n will get you to the last file on the original list, but not to newfile. :bn will then get you to newfile.
- 10ren 17y ago
  I've had that problem, here's what I do: :arge will do the same as :e, but also add it to the arglist. You can prefix with a number to insert it at a particular position, especially :0arge and :99arge for first and last respectively. It only adds one at a time; several can be added with :arga (including recursive wildcards such as /*.java) :argd % will delete the current file (which % expands to) from the arglist. BTW: I dislike pressing : and <CR> so instead of :n, my .vimrc has: :map <C-n> <Esc>:n<CR> " next file, with control-n :map <C-p> <Esc>:N<CR> " prev file, with control-p
  - 10ren 17y ago
    The recursive wildcard didn't come out right. It should be: **/*.java And the mapping is: :map <C-n> <Esc>:n<CR> " next file, with control-n :map <C-p> <Esc>:N<CR> " prev file, with control-p

by 10ren 17y ago

nfnaaron 17y ago

Ah, my mistake. I meant registers, not buffers. :help registers As to your "I'm curious" question, I use both. Mostly arglist, and I resort to buffers when the arglist has gone squirrely (editing an additional file after starting with a number of files, e.g.). For example, edit a small number of files (vi *). :files will show you the list of files. Repeating :n will take you through each file. :e newfile to create a new file :files will show you the list, with newfile at the end. :rew to rewind the list :n will get you to the last file on the original list, but not to newfile. :bn will then get you to newfile.

10ren 17y ago
I've had that problem, here's what I do: :arge will do the same as :e, but also add it to the arglist. You can prefix with a number to insert it at a particular position, especially :0arge and :99arge for first and last respectively. It only adds one at a time; several can be added with :arga (including recursive wildcards such as /*.java) :argd % will delete the current file (which % expands to) from the arglist. BTW: I dislike pressing : and <CR> so instead of :n, my .vimrc has: :map <C-n> <Esc>:n<CR> " next file, with control-n :map <C-p> <Esc>:N<CR> " prev file, with control-p
- 10ren 17y ago
  The recursive wildcard didn't come out right. It should be: **/*.java And the mapping is: :map <C-n> <Esc>:n<CR> " next file, with control-n :map <C-p> <Esc>:N<CR> " prev file, with control-p