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Old 10-21-2003, 09:18 AM   #1
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How to shift files when using VIM?

Not two, three files, a lot of files. How to shift each other?
Thanks a lot.
 
Old 10-21-2003, 02:58 PM   #2
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Can you rephrase that? I don't understand
what you're trying to achieve.

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Old 10-21-2003, 03:25 PM   #3
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If you're trying to cycle through different buffers (files), try :bn (buffer - next) and :bp (buffer previous).

You can also split a vim window using :sp <filename>.

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