> -----Original Message----- > From: Yakov Lerner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 9:46 AM > > On 5/2/06, John Player <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > "To be able to do this Vim loads each file as if it is > being edited. When > > there is no match in the file the associated buffer is > wiped out again. The > > 'hidden' option is ignored here to avoid running out of > memory or file > > descriptors when searching many files. However, when the > |:hide| command > > modifier is used the buffers are kept loaded. This makes > following searches > > in the same files a lot faster." > > > > Does it mean that the buffers should show up on the 'Buffers' menu? > > Because they don't. > > For me, after ':hide vimgrep' buffers do show up in :ls!. > But those buffers are marked hidden, and don't show > up in :ls, only in :ls! > > Does Buffers-Menu show hidden buffers ?
Yes it does. But it does not show unlisted buffers and in this case the buffers are hidden AND unlisted. The help for unlisted-buffer says: "The buffer is not in the buffer list. It is not used for normal editing, but to show a help file, remember a file name or marks." So I guess the help for 'vimgrep' is wrong and the buffers are not kept loaded -- vim just remembers there file names. JP.
