I have taken a while but I live in split windows. Ctrl-v to split horizontally, "new" to do so vertically. Ctrl-v them h,j,k,l to navigate between splits.

I have taken a while but I live in split windows. Ctrl-v to split horizontally, "new" to do so vertically. Ctrl-v them h,j,k,l to navigate between splits. I have two nice short cuts that help you open files relative to the directory of the file in which ever split you are in!! I am not a vim expert and I usually stick to a vimrc file that intake with me everywhere and I get my zen quickly. Happy to share more.