Vim handbook #1

Couple of tips and tricks for handling multiple files in vim using windows.

First thing. Type Ctrl + w to enter ‘window management mode’ — it’s how I call it. There are a couple of ways you can move from there.

Something you’d probably do is split the window.

v to split vertically
s to split horizontally

When you have some windows open you have to move between them.

h/j/k/l to move left/down/up/right

If you want to resize windows use:

shift + < or shift + > to resize on left/right

shift + or shift — to resize up/down

= to bring back equal size of windows

o to close all windows except the current

any other things to include — let me know.