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.

I\'m looking for a com

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 `<F2> :e#<CR>`

Answer 2

Just use :e# followed by Enter - that basically says to edit the last (most recent) file.

Answer 3

Ctrl-Shift-6 is one.

:e#↲ is another.

Answer 4

I use Ctrl-O

Answer 5

I frequently use Ctrl-6 for this.

It's handy because it allows me to quickly jump back and forth between the two files.

Answer 6

You might want to use CTRL-W gf to open the file in a new tab.

You can close the newly opened file as always with :bd, or use CTRL-6 and other usual ways of changing buffers.