Question

I really like the Ctrl-O and Ctrl-I to jump backward and forward.
If I open fileA, then use :tabe fileB to open another file in a new tabpage.
In the 2nd tabpage, I type Ctrl-O to jump back to the previous location.
Vim simply shows fileA in current window instead of switching to the 1st tabpage.
Now I have two tabpages display the same files. It is not I want.
I can use :drop fileA, but I need to provide full name. It’s not good enough.
Is there some good way to switch between windows cross tabpages?

Answer 1

Yes, the switchbuf setting:

set switchbuf=useopen,usetab

I know you know where to get more info on the possible values. 😉

By the way, along with set hidden, this is the key to using buffers and windows and tabs efficiently in Vim.