* Tim Chase <[email protected]> [2013-02-26 20:36]:
> Or, you can leave the current buffer pointed at
> the file and read the new file into a new buffer:
>   :new              " create a new empty buffer
>   :r filename.txt   " read in the contents from disk
>   :1d               " delete the initial blank line

slight variation:

    :new              " create a new empty buffer
    :r #              " read in the contents from disk
    :1d               " delete the initial blank line

where the '#' is the "alternate file name" (read:
the file name associated with the alternate buffer).

you can probably map this to a key...

  map <f9> :new|:r #|:1d

but when i enter this mapping then the '#' is
expanded right away and gives me an error:

    E484: Can't open file #

how to stop that from happening again?

Sven

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