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+This is a mirror of http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=4290
+
+Sometimes I use Ctrl-] a few times to read some code, perhaps navigating up
+and down in the files I visit.  Then I want to get back to where I was
+before, but Ctrl-O may require a lot of hits.
+
+Here we introduce an alternative, that goes back to the previous file, not
+the previous position.  The default mapping is on C-U.
+
+If you would rather go back to the last piece of code you were editing, see
+last_edit_marker.vim
+
+BUG TODO: If there is no previous buffer, will loop forever!  We could check
+to see if we don't move at all, then abort.
+
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+" Sometimes I use Ctrl-] a few times to read some code, perhaps navigating up
+" and down in the files I visit.  Then I want to get back to where I was
+" before, but Ctrl-O may require a lot of hits.
+"
+" Here we introduce an alternative, that goes back to the previous file, not
+" the previous position.  The default mapping is on C-U.
+"
+" If you would rather go back to the last piece of code you were editing, see
+" last_edit_marker.vim
+
+" BUG TODO: If there is no previous buffer, will loop forever!  We could check
+" to see if we don't move at all, then abort.
+function GoBackToRecentBuffer()
+  let startName = bufname('%')
+  while 1
+    normal! 
+    let nowName = bufname('%')
+    if nowName != startName
+      break
+    endif
+  endwhile
+endfunction
+
+" A bit much to override an important key?
+"nnoremap <silent> <C-O> :call GoBackToRecentBuffer()<Enter>
+" You can always use <C-I> if you need to go forwards again.
+" I never use this one:
+nnoremap <silent> <C-U> :call GoBackToRecentBuffer()<Enter>
+" You can use g; and g, to move between recent change points.
+"" Only in GVim:
+"nnoremap <silent> <C-BS> :call GoBackToRecentBuffer()<Enter>