Vim Window Manager

A layout manager for vim and nvim.

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Features

• Save and manage vim windows via layouts
• Automatically cache and unlist buffers
• Automatically reuse buffers
• Regroup command buffers
• Highly configurable

Installation

• vimplug: Plug 'paroxayte/vwm.vim'
• dein: call dein#add('paroxayte/vwm.vim')
• manual: source the this repo to your vim runtime

Usage

• Layout on: :VwmOpen *layout_name*
• Layout off: :VwmClose *layout_name*
• Layout toggle: :VwmToggle *layout_name*

note: default is the only default layout. Test it out!

Examples

note: For detailed configuration see help: vwm.vim.

layouts

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command buffer regrouping

vwm can take commands that open a new window, and incorporate that window in to a defined layout

The following example will make use of the wonderful NERDTree plugin and the equally wonderful Vista plugin.

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