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		meifun on Feb 3, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: My Recent Development Stack: OS X Tools Interesting, this article helped me with some VIM issues. Does anyone know if you can open multiple docs in macVIM, in the same window and switch back and forth between?

fishtoaster on Feb 3, 2012 [–]

Vim buffers fit what I think you're describing. Put `:set hidden` in your vimrc and you can flip between buffers in the same window with no trouble.

zzzmarcus on Feb 3, 2012 | [–]

You can also use tabs in macvim and split windows, or any combination of buffers, tabs and splits. It's pretty flexible that way.

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