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 format given
			will be used for the new buffer.  If 'fileformats' is
			empty, the 'fileformat' of the current buffer is used.

							*:ene!* *:enew!*
:ene[w]!		Edit a new, unnamed buffer.  Discard any changes to
			the current buffer.
			Set 'fileformat' like |:enew|.

							*:fin* *:find*
:fin[d][!] [++opt] [+cmd] {file}
			Find {file} in 'path' and then |:edit| it.

:{count}fin[d][!] [++opt] [+cmd] {file}
			Just like ":find", but use the {count} match in
			'path'.  Thus ":2find file" will find the second
			"file" found in 'path'.  When there are fewer matches
			for the file in 'path' than asked for, you get an
			error message.

							*:ex*
:ex [++opt] [+cmd] [file]
			Same as |:edit|.

							*:vi* *:visual*
:vi[sual][!] [++opt] [+cmd] [file]
			When used in Ex mode: Leave |Ex-mode|, go back to
			Normal mode.  Otherwise same as |:edit|.

							*:vie* *:view*
:vie[w][!] [++opt] [+cmd] file
			When used in Ex mode: Leave |Ex-mode|, go back to
			Normal mode.  Otherwise same as |:edit|, but set
			'readonly' option for this buffer.

							*CTRL-^* *CTRL-6*
CTRL-^			Edit the alternate file.  Mostly the alternate file is
			the previously edited file.  This is a quick way to
			toggle between two files.  It is equivalent to ":e #",
			except that it also works when there is no file name.

			If the 'autowrite' or 'autowriteall' option is on and
			the buffer was changed, write it.
			Mostly the ^ character is positioned on the 6 key,
			pressing CTRL and 6 then gets you what we call CTRL-^.
			But on some non-US keyboards CTRL-^ is produced in
			another way.

{count}CTRL-^		Edit [count]th file in the buffer list (equivalent to
			":e #[count]").  This is a quick way to switch between
			files.
			See |CTRL-^| above for further details.

							*gf* *E446* *E447*
[count]gf		Edit the file whose name is under or after the cursor.
			Mnemonic: "goto file".
			Uses the 'isfname' option to find out which characters
			are supposed to be in a file name.  Trailing
			punctuation characters ".,:;!" are ignored. Escaped
			spaces "\ " are reduced to a single space.
			Uses the 'path' option as a list of directory names to
			look for the file.  See the 'path' option for details
			about relative directories and wildcards.
			Uses the 'suffixesadd' option to check for file names
			with a suffix added.
			If the file can't be found, 'includeexpr' is used to
			modify the name and another attempt is done.
			If a [count] is given, the count'th file that is found
			in the 'path' is edited.
			This command fails if Vim refuses to |abandon| the
			current file.
			If you want to edit the file in a new window use
			|CTRL-W_CTRL-F|.
			If you do want to edit a new file, use: >
				:e <cfile>
<			To make gf always work like that: >
				:map gf :e <cfile><CR>
<			If the name is a hypertext link, that looks like
			"type://machine/path", you need the |netrw| plugin.
			For Unix the '~' character is expanded, like in
			"~user/file".  Environment variables are expanded too
			|expand-env|.

							*v_gf*
{Visual}[count]gf	Same as "gf", but the highlighted text is used as the
			name of the file to edit.  'isfname' is ignored.
			Leading blanks are skipped, otherwise all blanks and
			special characters are included in the file name.
			(For {Visual} see |Visual-mode|.)

							*gF*
[count]gF		Same as "gf", except if a number follows the file
			name, then the cursor is positioned on that line in
			the file.
			The file name and the number must be separated by a
			non-filename (see 'isfname') and non-numeric
			character. " line " is also recognized, like it is
			used in the output of `:verbose command UserCmd`
			White space between the filename, the separator and
			the number are ignored.
			Examples:
				eval.c:10 ~
				eval.c @ 20 ~
				eval.c (30) ~
				eval.c 40 ~

							*v_gF*
{Visual}[count]gF	Same as "v_gf".

These commands are used to start editing a single file.  This means that the
file is read into the buffer and the

Title: Vim Editing Commands: :enew, :find, :ex, :vi, :view, CTRL-^, gf, and gF
Summary
This section details various Vim commands for editing files, focusing on commands that initiate single-file editing. It explains the use of commands like ":enew" (for creating new buffers), ":find" (for locating and editing files), ":ex", ":vi", and ":view" (for editing files and managing Ex mode), as well as CTRL-^ (for toggling between files), gf (for opening the file under the cursor), and gF (for opening the file under the cursor and jumping to a specific line). It covers how these commands interact with options like 'path', 'isfname', 'suffixesadd', and 'includeexpr' to locate files and manage buffer content.