Manipulating Windows in Vim¶
:h :vert/:vertical¶
TODO:
Take notes on:
1. Floating windows and popups in nvim/lua
1. All builtin window handling functions.
Table of Contents¶
Easy Formatting¶
| Ex Command | Effect |
|---|---|
:ri/:right |
Right-Align Text |
:ce/:center |
Center-Align Text |
:le/:left |
Left-Align Text |
:verbose pwd" Set by :cd :verbose pwd [global] /path/to/current " Set by :lcd :verbose pwd [window] /path/to/current " Set by :tcd :verbose pwd [tabpage] /path/to/current " Split Find (:split with :find): :[N]sf[ind] [++opt] [+cmd] {file} *:sf* *:sfi* *:sfind* *splitfind*
Using :wincmd or <C-w> to manipulate windows¶
Anything that can be done with :wincmd can be done with <C-w>,
and vice versa.
These commands control:
Moving between, resizing, and adjusting the layout of windows and panes.
" Maximize current window height
:wincmd _
" Maximize current window width
:wincmd |
" Move window to far left/top/right/bottom
:wincmd HMJL
" Move current window to new tabpage
:wincmd ]
" Move current window to previous tabpage
:wincmd [
" Close current window
:wincmd c
" Split window horizontally and move to the new window
:wincmd s
" Split window vertically and move to the new window
:wincmd v
" Move to window number 3
:exe 3 . 'wincmd w'
" Go to window number N
:exe N . 'wincmd w'
" Go to last accessed window
:wincmd p
" Go to previously accessed window
:wincmd P
" Rotate windows forwards
:wincmd r
" Rotate windows backwards
:wincmd R
" Move window to new tab page
:wincmd T
" Move window to previous tab page
:wincmd t
"""" Resizing windows and panes """"
" Increase current window height by N (default 1)
:wincmd N+
" Decrease current window height by N (default 1)
:wincmd N-
" Set window height to N
:exe 'wincmd ' . N
" Increase current window width by N (default 1)
:wincmd N>
" Decrease current window width by N (default 1)
:wincmd N<
" Set window width to N
:exe 'wincmd ' . N . '|'