From b584117b05790cc95628af79e874fb58bbcc2cb7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Christian Brabandt Date: Sat, 7 Sep 2024 17:28:04 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] runtime(doc): buffers can be re-used while at it, also move the note about :wincmd directly to :h :wincmd, it doesn't seem to belong to the buffer section. closes: #15636 Signed-off-by: Christian Brabandt --- runtime/doc/tags | 1 + runtime/doc/windows.txt | 19 +++++++++++++------ 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/runtime/doc/tags b/runtime/doc/tags index c5801af00d..bd47526613 100644 --- a/runtime/doc/tags +++ b/runtime/doc/tags @@ -6192,6 +6192,7 @@ bufexists() builtin.txt /*bufexists()* buffer-functions usr_41.txt /*buffer-functions* buffer-hidden windows.txt /*buffer-hidden* buffer-list windows.txt /*buffer-list* +buffer-reuse windows.txt /*buffer-reuse* buffer-variable eval.txt /*buffer-variable* buffer-write editing.txt /*buffer-write* buffer_exists() builtin.txt /*buffer_exists()* diff --git a/runtime/doc/windows.txt b/runtime/doc/windows.txt index d3e5f67858..46b75bdff8 100644 --- a/runtime/doc/windows.txt +++ b/runtime/doc/windows.txt @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -*windows.txt* For Vim version 9.1. Last change: 2024 Jul 09 +*windows.txt* For Vim version 9.1. Last change: 2024 Sep 07 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar @@ -67,11 +67,17 @@ active yes yes 'a' hidden no yes 'h' inactive no no ' ' -Note: All CTRL-W commands can also be executed with |:wincmd|, for those -places where a Normal mode command can't be used or is inconvenient. + *buffer-reuse* +Each buffer has a unique number and the number will not change within a Vim +session. The |bufnr()| and |bufname()| functions can be used to convert +between a buffer name and the buffer number. There is one exception: if a new +empty buffer is created and it is not modified, the buffer will be re-used +when loading another file into that buffer. This also means the buffer number +will not change. The main Vim window can hold several split windows. There are also tab pages |tab-page|, each of which can hold multiple windows. + *window-ID* *winid* *windowid* Each window has a unique identifier called the window ID. This identifier will not change within a Vim session. The |win_getid()| and |win_id2tabwin()| @@ -83,9 +89,6 @@ across tabs. For most functions that take a window ID or a window number, the window number only applies to the current tab, while the window ID can refer to a window in any tab. -Each buffer has a unique number and the number will not change within a Vim -session. The |bufnr()| and |bufname()| functions can be used to convert -between a buffer name and the buffer number. ============================================================================== 2. Starting Vim *windows-starting* @@ -485,6 +488,10 @@ These commands can also be executed with ":wincmd": :exe nr .. "wincmd w" < This goes to window "nr". +Note: All CTRL-W commands can also be executed with |:wincmd|, for those +places where a Normal mode command can't be used or is inconvenient (e.g. +in a browser-based terminal). + ============================================================================== 5. Moving windows around *window-moving*