Re: edit alternate file -- e!# vs b!#

On Apr 23, 5:00 pm, Tim Chase <v...@tim.thechases.com> wrote:
> On 04/23/2011 11:54 AM, Bee wrote:
>
> > To edit the alternate file, is there any difference between these:
>
> > nnoremap ,g :e!#<cr>
>
> > nnoremap ,g :b!#<cr>
>
> While there may be other differences, you can edit unnamed
> buffers with ":b!#" while ":e!#" requires that the file exist.
> Additionally, if the file on-disk has changed, using e! will
> prompt about a reload while b! will simply jump to the unedited
> buffer.
>
> Those are a few differences I sussed out by poking at the edges
> of the two commands.
>
> -tim

Thank you Tim

After doing some tests ":b!#" is the one I like.

It is useful when editing source code, then adding a mapping or
function to vimrc with a vim help file open.

With the vimrc and help open I can toggle back and forth.

When done ":bn" or ":bp" will take me thru my source files skipping
the "unlisted"/help files.

-Bill

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