How to effectively work with multiple files in Vim

Question

I\'ve started using Vim to develop Perl scripts and am starting to find it very powerful.

One thing I like is to be able to open multiple files at once with:

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Answer 1

In my and other many vim users, the best option is to,

• Open the file using,

:e file_name.extension

And then just Ctrl + 6 to change to the last buffer. Or, you can always press

:ls to list the buffer and then change the buffer using b followed by the buffer number.

• We make a vertical or horizontal split using

:vsp for vertical split

:sp for horizantal split

And then to change the working split.

You can ofcourse edit any file in any number of splits.