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Calvin Cheng
Calvin Cheng

Reputation: 36556

vim split buffer and have it open at the bottom

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opens up a split buffer on the top by default.

How do I give the split command so that the new buffer is opened up as the "bottom" buffer right away? (I don't want to do a C-w-r which I am aware rotates the buffer so that my newly opened buffer gets rotated to the bottom)

Upvotes: 33

Views: 14060

Answers (2)

intuited
intuited

Reputation: 24084

:belowright split will open the new window on the bottom regardless of whether or not you have set splitbelow. Similarly, :aboveleft split will open the new window at the top regardless of the 'splitbelow' setting.

Upvotes: 44

Randy Morris
Randy Morris

Reputation: 40947

Add set splitbelow to your .vimrc. Similarly there is an option splitright for vertical splits.

See :help splitbelow and :help splitright for more info.

Upvotes: 37

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