As an FYI, it's easier to do this in vim than what you've typed. 'vim file1 file2 file3' will open the 3 files listed, but so will 'vim file*'. Once in vim, ':buffers' will list all of the files you have open (with a '%a" next to the one you're currently viewing). Each buffer has a number beside it. To switch between buffers, you can use ':bn' for the next buffer, ':bp' for the previous buffer, or ':b3' to access the file in buffer 3 directly (obviously 3 can be replaced with any number). To close the current file use ':bd' (buffer delete). To close a file you don't have open use ':bd3' (for the file in buffer 3).
Hope this helps! On Aug 6, 4:42 am, genxtech <[email protected]> wrote: > Somebody requested that I post what I figured out ... so here is a > little mini tutorial on what I found. > > From the command line if you type: 'vi file1 file2' you will see vi > brought up, and you will see the contents of 'file1'. This can be > done with as many files as you want. > > You can go back and forth between those two files by typing: ':prev' > or ':next' in command mode. > > If you forget which files you have open, or which file you are > currently looking at, you can type ':args' in command mode. At the > bottom of the screen a message will be displayed that reads something > like: > '[file1] file2' > The file name that is in between the [ ] is the file that you are > currently looking at. > > If you want to change the files that you are working on so that you > only have file1, then you just type in: ':args file1' in command > mode. Just like from the command line, you can have as many files as > you want after args ... > > If anybody has any questions please feel free to let me know. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users Group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit our group at http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup
