How to execute file I'm editing in Vi(m)

Question

How to execute file that I\'m editing in Vi(m) and get output in split window (like in SciTE)?

Of course I could execute it like that:

:!scriptname
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Answer 1

Vim 8 has an interactive terminal built in. To run the current bash script in a split pane:

:terminal bash %

or for short

:ter bash %

% expands to the current file name.

From :help terminal:

The terminal feature is optional, use this to check if your Vim has it:
    echo has('terminal')
If the result is "1" you have it.