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1 *tabpage.txt* For Vim version 7.0aa. Last change: 2006 Feb 24
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4 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
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7 Editing with windows in multiple tab pages. *tab-page* *tabpage*
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9 The commands which have been added to use multiple tab pages are explained
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10 here. Additionally, there are explanations for commands that work differently
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11 when used in combination with more than one tab page.
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13 1. Introduction |tab-page-intro|
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14 2. Commands |tab-page-commands|
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15 3. Other items |tab-page-other|
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16 4. Setting 'tabline' |setting-tabline|
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18 {Vi does not have any of these commands}
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19 {not able to use multiple tab pages when the |+windows| feature was disabled
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20 at compile time}
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22 ==============================================================================
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23 1. Introduction *tab-page-intro*
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25 A tab page holds one or more windows. You can easily switch between tab
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26 pages, so that you have several collections of windows to work on different
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27 things.
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29 Usually you will see a list of labels at the top of the Vim window, one for
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30 each tab page. With the mouse you can click on the label to jump to that tab
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31 page. There are other ways to move between tab pages, see below.
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33 Most commands work only in the current tab page. That includes the |CTRL-W|
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34 commands, |:windo|, |:all| and |:ball|. The commands that are aware of
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35 other tab pages than the current one are mentioned below.
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37 Tabs are also a nice way to edit a buffer temporarily without changing the
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38 current window layout. Open a new tab page, do whatever you want to do and
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39 close the tab page.
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41 ==============================================================================
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42 2. Commands *tab-page-commands*
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44 OPENING A NEW TAB PAGE:
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46 When starting Vim "vim -p filename ..." opens each file argument in a separate
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47 tab page (up to 10). |-p|
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49 A double click with the mouse in the tab pages line opens a new, empty tab
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50 page. It is placed left of the position of the click. The first click may
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51 select another tab page first, causing an extra screen update.
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53 :tabe[dit] *:tabe* *:tabedit* *:tabnew*
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54 :tabnew Open a new tab page with an empty window, after the current
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57 :tabe[dit] [++opt] [+cmd] {file}
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59 Open a new tab page and edit {file}, like with |:edit|.
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61 :tabf[ind] [++opt] [+cmd] {file} *:tabf* *:tabfind*
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62 Open a new tab page and edit {file} in 'path', like with
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63 |:find|.
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64 {not available when the |+file_in_path| feature was disabled
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65 at compile time}
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67 :[count]tab {cmd} *:tab*
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68 Execute {cmd} and when it opens a new window open a new tab
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69 page instead. Doesn't work for |:diffsplit| or |:diffpatch|.
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70 When [count] is omitted the tab page appears after the current
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71 one. When [count] is specified the new tab page comes after
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72 tab page [count]. Use ":0tab cmd" to get the new tab page as
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73 the first one. Examples: >
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74 :tab split " opens current buffer in new tab page
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75 :tab help gt " opens tab page with help for "gt"
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78 CLOSING A TAB PAGE:
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80 Closing the last window of a tab page closes the tab page too, unless there is
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81 only one tab page.
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83 Using the mouse: If the tab page line is displayed you can click in the "X" at
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84 the top right to close the current tab page. A custom |'tabline'| may show
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85 something else.
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87 *:tabc* *:tabclose*
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88 :tabc[lose][!] Close current tab page.
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89 This command fails when:
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90 - There is only one tab page on the screen. *E784*
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91 - When 'hidden' is not set, [!] is not used, a buffer has
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92 changes, and there is no other window on this buffer.
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93 Changes to the buffer are not written and won't get lost, so
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94 this is a "safe" command.
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96 :tabc[lose][!] {count}
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97 Close tab page {count}. Fails in the same way as ':tabclose"
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98 above.
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100 *:tabo* *:tabonly*
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101 :tabo[nly][!] Close all other tab pages.
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102 When the 'hidden' option is set, all buffers in closed windows
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103 become hidden.
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104 When 'hidden' is not set, and the 'autowrite' option is set,
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105 modified buffers are written. Otherwise, windows that have
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106 buffers that are modified are not removed, unless the [!] is
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107 given, then they become hidden. But modified buffers are
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108 never abandoned, so changes cannot get lost.
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111 SWITCHING TO ANOTHER TAB PAGE:
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113 Using the mouse: If the tab page line is displayed you can click in a tab page
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114 label to switch to that tab page. Click where there is no label to go to the
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115 next tab page. |'tabline'|
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117 :tabn[ext] *:tabn* *:tabnext* *gt*
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118 gt Go to the next tab page. Wraps around from the last to the
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122 {count}gt Go to tab page {count}. The first tab page has number one.
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125 :tabp[revious] *:tabp* *:tabprevious* *gT*
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126 :tabN[ext] *:tabN* *:tabNext*
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127 gT Go to the previous tab page. Wraps around from the first one
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128 to the last one.
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130 :tabp[revious] {count}
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132 {count}gT Go {count} tab pages back. Wraps around from the first one
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133 to the last one.
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135 :tabr[ewind] *:tabfir* *:tabfirst* *:tabr* *:tabrewind*
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136 :tabl[ast] Go to the first tab page.
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138 *:tabl* *:tablast*
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139 :tabl[ast] Go to the last tab page.
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143 *:tabs*
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144 :tabs List the tab pages and the windows they contain.
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145 Shows a ">" for the current window.
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146 Shows a "+" for modified buffers.
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149 REORDERING TAB PAGES:
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151 *:tabm* *:tabmove*
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152 :tabmove N Move the current tab page to after tab page N. Use zero to
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153 make the current tab page the first one. Without N the tab
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157 LOOPING OVER TAB PAGES:
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159 *:tabd* *:tabdo*
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160 :tabd[o] {cmd} Execute {cmd} in each tab page.
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161 It works like doing this: >
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162 :tabfirst
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163 :{cmd}
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164 :tabnext
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165 :{cmd}
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166 etc.
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167 < This only operates in the current window of each tab page.
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168 When an error is detected on one tab page, further tab pages
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169 will not be visited.
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170 The last tab page (or where an error occurred) becomes the
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171 current tab page.
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172 {cmd} can contain '|' to concatenate several commands.
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173 {cmd} must not open or close tab pages or reorder them.
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174 {not in Vi} {not available when compiled without the
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175 |+listcmds| feature}
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176 Also see |:windo|, |:argdo| and |:bufdo|.
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181 Diff mode works per tab page. You can see the diffs between several files
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182 within one tab page. Other tab pages can show differences between other
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186 switching from one tab page to another. The exact order depends on what you
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187 are doing. When creating a new tab page this works as if you create a new
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188 window on the same buffer and then edit another buffer. Thus ":tabnew"
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190 WinLeave leave current window
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191 TabLeave leave current tab page
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192 TabEnter enter new tab page
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193 WinEnter enter window in new tab page
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194 BufLeave leave current buffer
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206 4. Setting 'tabline' *setting-tabline*
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208 You can use the 'showtabline' option to specify when you want the line with
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209 tab page labels to appear: never, when there is more than one tab page or
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210 always.
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212 The highlighting of the tab pages line is set with the groups TabLine
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213 TabLineSel and TabLineFill. |hl-TabLine| |hl-TabLineSel| |hl-TabLineFill|
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215 The 'tabline' option allows you to define your preferred way to tab pages
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216 labels. This isn't easy, thus an example will be given here.
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218 For basics see the 'statusline' option. The same items can be used in the
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219 'tabline' option. Additionally, the |tabpagebuflist()|, |tabpagenr()| and
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222 Since the number of tab labels will vary, you need to use an expresion for the
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223 whole option. Something like: >
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226 Then define the MyTabLine() function to list all the tab pages labels. A
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227 convenient method is to split it in two parts: First go over all the tab
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228 pages and define labels for them. Then get the label for each tab page. >
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230 function MyTabLine()
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240 " set the tab page number (for mouse clicks)
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241 let s .= '%' . (i + 1) . 'T'
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243 " the label is made by MyTabLabel()
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247 " after the last tab fill with TabLineFill and reset tab page nr
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248 let s .= '%#TabLineFill#%T'
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250 " right-align the label to close the current tab page
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252 let s .= '%=%#TabLine#%999Xclose'
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261 let buflist = tabpagebuflist(a:n)
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262 let winnr = tabpagewinnr(a:n)
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263 return bufname(buflist[winnr - 1])
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266 This is just a simplistic example that results in a tab pages line that
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267 resembles the default, but without adding a + for a modified buffer or
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268 trunctating the names. You will want to reduce the width of labels in a
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269 clever way when there is not enough room. Check the 'columns' option for the
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