:vsplit (short form: :vs) split the Vim viewport vertically. :30vs splits the viewport, making the new window 30 characters wide. Once
:vsplit
:vs
:30vs
I am using numbers to resize by mapping the following in .vimrc
nmap 7 :res +2 " increase pane by 2 nmap 8 :res -2 " decrease pane by 2 nmap 9 :vertical res +2 " vertical increase pane by 2 nmap 0 :vertical res -2 " vertical decrease pane by 2