vim buffer

:bd - deletes the current buffer, error if there are unwritten changes :bd! - deletes the current buffer, no error if unwritten changes :bufdo bd - deletes all buffers, stops at first error (unwritten changes) :bufdo! bd - deletes all buffers except those with unwritten changes :bufdo! bd! - deletes all buffers, no error on any unwritten changes :bw - completely deletes the current buffer, error if there are unwritten changes :bw! - completely deletes the current buffer, no error if unwritten changes :bufdo bw - completely deletes all buffers, stops at first error (unwritten changes) :bufdo! bw - completely deletes all buffers except those with unwritten changes :bufdo! bw! - completely deletes all buffers, no error on any unwritten changes :set confirm - confirm changes (Yes, No, Cancel) instead of error :ls - list open buffers :b N - open buffer number N (as shown in ls) :tabe +Nbuf - open buffer number N in new tab :bnext - go to the next buffer (:bn also) :bprevious - go to the previous buffer (:bp also)