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BufExplorer Plugin for Vim

With bufexplorer, you can quickly and easily switch between buffers by using the one of the default public interfaces:

\<Leader\>be normal open

\<Leader\>bt toggle open / close

\<Leader\>bs force horizontal split open

\<Leader\>bv force vertical split open

Once the bufexplorer window is open you can use the normal movement keys (hjkl) to move around and then use <Enter> or <Left-Mouse-Click> to select the buffer you would like to open. If you would like to have the selected buffer opened in a new tab, simply press either <Shift-Enter> or t. Please note that when opening a buffer in a tab, that if the buffer is already in another tab, bufexplorer can switch to that tab automatically for you if you would like. More about that in the supplied VIM help.

Bufexplorer also offers various options including:

For more about options, sort orders, configuration options, etc. please see the supplied VIM help.

vim.org

This plugin can also be found at http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=42.

Installation

Manually

  1. If you do not want to use one of the the bundle handlers, you can take the zip file from vim.org and unzip it and copy the plugin to your vimfiles\plugin directory and the txt file to your vimfiles\doc directory. If you do that, make sure you generate the help by executing

    :helptag <your runtime directory>/doc

    Once help tags have been generated, you can view the manual with :help bufexplorer.

Vundle (https://github.com/gmarik/Vundle.vim)

  1. Add the following configuration to your .vimrc.

    Plugin 'jlanzarotta/bufexplorer'
    
  2. Install with :BundleInstall.

NeoBundle (https://github.com/Shougo/neobundle.vim)

  1. Add the following configuration to your .vimrc.

    NeoBundle 'jlanzarotta/bufexplorer'
    
  2. Install with :NeoBundleInstall.

Plug (https://github.com/junegunn/vim-plug)

  1. Add the following configuration to your .vimrc.

    Plug 'jlanzarotta/bufexplorer'
    
  2. Install with :PlugInstall.

Pathogen

  1. Install with the following command.

    git clone https://github.com/jlanzarotta/bufexplorer.git ~/.vim/bundle/bufexplorer.vim
    

License

Copyright (c) 2001-2024, Jeff Lanzarotta

All rights reserved.

Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:

THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.