Re: Reload Buffer

stillLearningVim <trotha01@gmail.com> wrote:

> Is there a way to reload the vimrc (and other files), so that
> the changes in the vimrc take immediate effect. :e doesn't
> seem to do the trick.
>
> I'm editing my vimrc a lot, and I'm hoping there is an easier
> way than constantly closing and reopening everything.
>
> Any help and suggestions are appreciated
> Thanks


A nice trick is to add the following line in your ~/.vimrc
and your .vimrc will then be automatically re-sourced
whenever you save it:

au! BufWritePost .vimrc nested source %

-- Dominique

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