Vim: Delete buffer without losing the split window

Question

When a buffer gets deleted (the \"bd[elete]\" command), it not only deletes the buffer but also removes the split window that buffer was in.

Is there a way to delete

Answer 1

I used to use :

:bp<bar>sp<bar>bn<bar>bd<CR>

But I found certain occasions where it closed my window. On top of that the next or previous buffer might not be what you want to be displayed in the split.

Now I do this :

• switch to the buffer I want to work on
• Delete the alternate buffer

nnoremap <leader>d :bd#<CR>

Answer 2

I really like bufkill.vim there is a github repo as well