Srijith Unplugged

Vim is one of the simplest looking but most powerful editor I have seen. So thought of listing a few interesting one that I came across.
Tab Opening of Files.

There are two methods of starting files in tabs.

1. By opening vi the files you want to open: This is done by using the command

    vi -p <file 1> <file 2> ...<file n>

2. By opening a file inside vi : This is done by going to command mode in vi and using the command

    :tabnew <filename>

   . The file name here is not essential. If not provided it opens a blank tab where you can open any file needed.

You can switch between tabs using the command

:tabn {count} - Next Tab

and

 :tabp {count} -Previous Tab 

where count can specify how many tabs to switch.
Closing of a Tab can be done by the command

:tabc

There are much more commands in tab which does some specific tasks. So try these out and if necessary check out the vim manual.

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