Go back link behavior does not make sense

[wailmerpailmer]

Description

When traversing down multiple files, pressing backspace to go back does not do what I expect it to. For instance, if I have a directory structure as follows:

/wiki/
└── index.wiki
└── folder
    └── file2
    └── folder2
        └── file3

And I traverse from index.wiki -> file2 -> file3, and then from file3 I go back, it will bring me to file2. However, upon going back once more, suddenly I am back in file3. Then another press will bring me back to file2 and then finally to index.wiki.

Expected Behavior

I expect the progress to be a stack, where pressing back brings me to the last item that I visted. Like a web browser back button. In this case, going from index.wiki -> file2 -> file3, I expect it to bring me back in the exact reverse order.

[lervag]

I've confirmed the problem and added a test. I should be able to fix this quite soon. Sorry about the inconvenience!

[lervag]

Does :set hidden fix things for you? (That is, add it to your .vimrc file.)

[wailmerpailmer]

Indeed, it does. Thanks.

[lervag]

Great! I think set hidden really should be a default setting, and I think it is mentioned by approximately every guide to Vim. So I'll consider this issue resolved without any further actions. But thanks for raising the issue and making me aware of the requirement!