How do you return from 'gf' in Vim

Question

I am using Vim for windows installed in Unix mode. Thanks to this site I now use the gf command to go to a file under the cursor.

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Answer 1

I don't know the answer to part 2 of your question, but I can help with part 1. Use

:e#

Vim maintains a list of files (buffers) that it's editing. If you type

:buffers

it will list all the files you are currently editing. The file in that list with a % beside it is the current file. The one with the # beside it is the alternate file. :e# will switch between the current and alternate file. Rather than type that much, I map F2 to :e# so I can easily flip between the current and alternate files. I map the command to F2 by adding this to .vimrc

nmap ` :e#`