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I'm a recent buffer convert. Now I use them in combination with splits because there was this module I had to modify for work that involved >8 files. My monitor
by donaq 15y ago
I'm a recent buffer convert. Now I use them in combination with splits because there was this module I had to modify for work that involved >8 files. My monitor wasn't big enough to comfortably view 8 splits, so I learned how to use buffers. Also, you can use buffers and splits over ssh, but not tabs.
- subleq 15y agoWhy can't you use tabs over ssh? `gt`, `gT`, and `<n>gt` cycle forward through tabs, backwards, and go to the `n`th tab.
- donaq 15y agoOoh, I did NOT know that tabbing works in a non-GUI environment! Once again, Hacker News has humbled me. Thanks!
- derobert 15y agoYou should be able to use graphical tabs over ssh with either X11 forwarding (ssh -X user@host) or by using vim's remote file syntax: gvim sftp://user@host/path/to/file (see :help netrw)
- donaq 15y agoI should have been clearer, perhaps. I meant with servers that don't usually run X. However, that remote file syntax thing I did not know about. Thanks!
- derobert 15y agoThe servers don't need to run X. X runs on your machine. The servers will need to have the X11 client libraries installed, but no X server.