I know I can open the last closed (:q
) file in Vim by using :e#
. This will open the file in the current tab. How would I perform the same task but open the file in a new Vim tab. Also I am interested in how to open the file in a new split instead of the current tab.
#
is simply an Ex special character that will be replaced with the name of the alternate file. Do an :ls
, and the alternate file will be marked with a #
there also.
#
can similarly be used with :tabnew
and split
. In the examples below I'll use :tabe
in place of :tabnew
as :tabe
is a shorter alias for :tabnew
(search for either in the help docs):
:tabe#
:split#
; this can be abbreviated to :sp#
, and :vsp#
for a vertical split.Using a buffer number from :ls
, e.g. buffer number 5 you can also:
:sp#5
; alternately :sb5
if the switchbuf
option contains the newtab
specifier - see :help switchbuf
:vsp #5
(there is no :vsb
):tabe #5