Question

Is there a way to tell Vim what to do every time I’m about to close a file? Specifically I am asking because I don’t want to make a call to :mkview all the time, especially since I forget it most of the time…
So can I tell Vim to call :loadview when I open a file and :mkview when I close it?

Answer 1

The best answers are often in Vim’s help, if you know what to search for. In this case, one possible solution is at :h :loadview:

To automatically save and restore views for *.c files:
    au BufWinLeave *.c mkview
    au BufWinEnter *.c silent loadview

You can modify this to suit your own needs. To make it apply to all filetypes, use * instead of *.c. To make this happen at Vim startup and exit, use the events VimLeave and VimEnter instead of BufWinLeave and BufWinEnter.