On Friday, March 1, 2013 2:36:45 PM UTC-6, Jim Green wrote: > Dear list: > assume i have two buffers in my vim session > > 1 abc.txt > 2 xyz.txt > > I am currently in buffer 1 abc.txt > > I can use :b z and tab completion to open buffer 2 xyz.txt because vim is > smart to determine that only buffer 2 has letter z in its name > > now I want use :sp z to have the same smartness but it doesn't seem to work > that way. I can only sp #2 to split the second buffer. > > Could anyone share some ideas? > > Thanks! > Jim.
Use :sb (short for :sbuffer) instead of :sp or :b -- -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_use" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vim_use+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
