Sorry to ask such a novice question but I am looking for a way to handle multiple files. I dont want to type huge file paths to open every file using :tabnew and :e commands
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Sorry to ask such a novice question but I am looking for a way to handle multiple files. I dont want to type huge file paths to open every file using :tabnew and :e commands
Usually, vim supports buffers for that. Use
:baddto add buffer,:bdeleteto remove it and:ls(or:buffers) to list all opened buffers. I believe, GVim supports these features too.For example, if you wanna edit all
.rbfiles in yourapp/controllers/pagesdir (in the case of Rails project), you typevim app/controllers/pages/*.rbin your terminal and then edit the first file (buffer) in the vim window. When you’ve done with all changes, save changes as usual with:w(note: do not useq!option – this will close all your buffers you’ve opened) and then use:bn<tab>(or fully,:bnext) or:bpreviousto switch to the next file (buffer). When you run:bnexton the last buffer, you’ll be dropped to the first one.