Question

I recently changed from notepad++ to Vim. In notepad++ I used to be aware of my open files by
seeing them as tabs, so when I wanted to close or change them I just pressed Shift–Tab or Ctrl–W. In Vim there are also tabs, but when I use them I feel like I’m just going back to my notepad++ way of managing my files. Is there a good way of list, manage, switch and delete buffers other than splitting them?

Answer 1

Yep. I recommend a buffer explorer plugin as well as learning buffer commands. I use this plugin.

http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=42

The buffer paradigm is quite elegant once you are used to it. Less visual clutter. but you are free with vim to find your own thing