So, you want to open two files in vim?
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So, you want to open two files in vim?

Publish Date: Feb 9 '21
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I'm preparing some shellscripts to avoid repetition of some usual tasks. Some of them involve opening a file and then using the :split command in vim.
Is it possible open two files like this from the command line?

Indeed, it is, you can use the vim -o file1 file2 command. In this way vim will show the two files in split view, the first one in the upper section and the second one in the bottom section.

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  • Ben Sinclair
    Ben SinclairFeb 9, 2021

    You can also use -O for vertical splits, and if you omit either flag (and presumably have hidden set), you will open them in hidden buffers, so you can navigate with :ls, :b <n> and :next and so on.

    You can open all your buffers in splits at any time with the best command in Vim: :vertical ball.

    • Fernando Tricas García
      Fernando Tricas GarcíaFeb 9, 2021

      Nice, thanks. For thist matter I prefer using horizontal split but sometimes vertical is useful also.

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