Edit Multiple Files in VIM – Part 2

Notes from video:

# Notes for my YouTube video:
# https://youtu.be/o6cZ8fFBj-M


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# Command-Line Mode
#
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:split 
:split [FILENAME]
:vertical split 
:vertical split [FILENAME]

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# Close window with cursor
:close

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# override all warnings with "!"
# and hide buffer
:close! 

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# close all windows AND 
# exit the Vim program
:quitall

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# override warning with "!"
# and discad ALL changes THEN
# exit Vim program
:quitall! 



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# Normal Mode
#
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# increase window width
^w >
[NUMBER] ^w >

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# decrease window width
^w <
[NUMBER] ^w <

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# increase window height
^w +
[NUMBER] ^w +

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# decrease window height
^w -
[NUMBER] ^w -

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# set all windows equal
^w =

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# rotate windows
^w r

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# move cursor in a 
# particular direction 
^w [ARROW KEY]

You can also get the most current version of the above via git:

git clone https://gist.github.com/3d380d4bbd54c0c36d144ededb7c3591.git vimBuffers2
cd vimBuffers2

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