More Window Commands: Hide, Only, and Cursor Movement

is not set, [!] is not used, the buffer has changes, and there is no other window on this buffer. Changes to the buffer are not written and won't get lost, so this is a "safe" command. CTRL-W CTRL-C *CTRL-W_CTRL-C* You might have expected that CTRL-W CTRL-C closes the current window, but that does not work, because the CTRL-C cancels the command. *:hide* :hid[e] :{count}hid[e] Without {count}: Quit the current window, unless it is the last window on the screen. If {count} is given quit the {count} window. The buffer becomes hidden (unless there is another window editing it or 'bufhidden' is `unload`, `delete` or `wipe`). If the window is the last one in the current tab page the tab page is closed. |tab-page| The value of 'hidden' is irrelevant for this command. Changes to the buffer are not written and won't get lost, so this is a "safe" command. :hid[e] {cmd} Execute {cmd} with 'hidden' set. The previous value of 'hidden' is restored after {cmd} has been executed. Example: > :hide edit Makefile < This will edit "Makefile", and hide the current buffer if it has any changes. :on[ly][!] :{count}on[ly][!] CTRL-W o *CTRL-W_o* *E445* CTRL-W CTRL-O *CTRL-W_CTRL-O* *:on* *:only* Make the current window the only one on the screen. All other windows are closed. For {count} see the `:quit` command above |:count_quit|. When the 'hidden' option is set, all buffers in closed windows become hidden. When 'hidden' is not set, and the 'autowrite' option is set, modified buffers are written. Otherwise, windows that have buffers that are modified are not removed, unless the [!] is given, then they become hidden. But modified buffers are never abandoned, so changes cannot get lost. *:fc* *:fclose* :[count]fc[lose][!] Close [count] floating windows with the highest zindex values. '!' to close all floating windows. ============================================================================== 4. Moving cursor to other windows *window-move-cursor* CTRL-W <Down> *CTRL-W_<Down>* CTRL-W CTRL-J *CTRL-W_CTRL-J* *CTRL-W_j* CTRL-W j Move cursor to Nth window below current one. Uses the cursor position to select between alternatives. CTRL-W <Up> *CTRL-W_<Up>* CTRL-W CTRL-K *CTRL-W_CTRL-K* *CTRL-W_k* CTRL-W k Move cursor to Nth window above current one. Uses the cursor position to select between alternatives. CTRL-W <Left> *CTRL-W_<Left>* CTRL-W CTRL-H *CTRL-W_CTRL-H* CTRL-W <BS> *CTRL-W_<BS>* *CTRL-W_h* CTRL-W h Move cursor to Nth window left of current one. Uses the cursor position to select between alternatives. CTRL-W <Right> *CTRL-W_<Right>* CTRL-W CTRL-L *CTRL-W_CTRL-L* *CTRL-W_l* CTRL-W l Move cursor to Nth window right of current one. Uses the cursor position to select between alternatives. CTRL-W w *CTRL-W_w* *CTRL-W_CTRL-W* CTRL-W CTRL-W Without count: move cursor to the |focusable| window below/right of the current one. If none, go to the top-left window. With count: go to Nth window (numbered top-left to bottom-right), skipping unfocusable windows. To obtain the window number see |bufwinnr()| and |winnr()|. When N is larger than the number of windows go to the last focusable window. *CTRL-W_W* CTRL-W W Without count: move cursor to the |focusable| window above/left of current one. If none, go to the bottom-right window. With count: go to Nth window, like CTRL-W w. CTRL-W t *CTRL-W_t* *CTRL-W_CTRL-T* CTRL-W CTRL-T Move cursor to top-left window. CTRL-W b *CTRL-W_b* *CTRL-W_CTRL-B* CTRL-W CTRL-B Move cursor to bottom-right window. CTRL-W p *CTRL-W_p* *CTRL-W_CTRL-P* CTRL-W CTRL-P Go to previous (last accessed) window. *CTRL-W_P* *E441* CTRL-W P Go to preview window. When there is no preview window this is an error. If Visual mode is active and the new window is not for the same buffer, the Visual mode is ended. If the window

This section continues detailing window management commands. It describes `:hide` (quit the current or specified window, hiding the buffer), and `:only` (close all other windows, making the current window the only one, with consideration for 'hidden' and 'autowrite' options). It also covers closing floating windows using `:fclose`. The section then shifts to commands for moving the cursor between windows using `CTRL-W` followed by arrow keys or letters, allowing movement up, down, left, right, to the top-left, bottom-right, previous, or preview window.