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bob
bob

Reputation: 933

How do I switch between buffers in Neovim?

I've opened a few files in Neovim which are loaded into buffers.

I'd like to be able to move between these files/buffers. How can I do this?

Upvotes: 6

Views: 19501

Answers (2)

jdhao
jdhao

Reputation: 28389

There are various ways to achieve what you want. Pick what you like.

  1. First run command :ls to print the buffer info. You see something like the following:

1 h "foo.txt" line 2 3 h "bar.txt" line 5

The first number in each line is the buffer number. Then run command :buffer followed by buffer number, e.g., :buffer 3 will open bar.txt.

  1. Use a plugin like bufferline.nvim. Once installed, it can show all your opened files in the tabline. You can then click the tabline to open a certain file, just like what you have done in a GUI editor.

  2. Use a fuzzy finder like telescope.nvim. Then run command :Telescope buffers to choose the buffer you want to open fuzzily.

Upvotes: 8

mattb
mattb

Reputation: 3063

Disclaimer: I am a vim, not a nvim user. But I assume the help is similarly organised or at least gives applicable advice in this case.

I would see :help windows.txt, and in particular from line 618:

==============================================================================
7. Argument and buffer list commands            *buffer-list*

      args list               buffer list             meaning ~
1. :[N]argument [N]         11. :[N]buffer [N]      to arg/buf N
2. :[N]next [file ..]       12. :[N]bnext [N]       to Nth next arg/buf
3. :[N]Next [N]             13. :[N]bNext [N]       to Nth previous arg/buf
4. :[N]previous    [N]      14. :[N]bprevious [N]   to Nth previous arg/buf
5. :rewind / :first         15. :brewind / :bfirst  to first arg/buf
6. :last                    16. :blast              to last arg/buf
7. :all                     17. :ball               edit all args/buffers
                            18. :unhide             edit all loaded buffers
                            19. :[N]bmod [N]        to Nth modified buf
      .           .           .           .           .       
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and from line 1200 onwards:

:[N]b[uffer][!] [+cmd] [N]      *:b* *:bu* *:buf* *:buffer* *E86*
    Edit buffer [N] from the buffer list.  If [N] is not given,
    the current buffer remains being edited.  See |:buffer-!| for
    [!].  This will also edit a buffer that is not in the buffer
    list, without setting the 'buflisted' flag.
    Also see |+cmd|.
      .           .           .           .           .       
      .           .           .           .           .       
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Upvotes: 0

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