Re: How open help in the current window?

On 2013-05-24 08:19, Gary Johnson wrote:
> On 2013-05-24, Tim Chase wrote:
>> On 2013-05-24 07:56, Gary Johnson wrote:
>>>> When I open help by ":help", it will add a new window for
>>>> help. Is there a way to replace the current window with help?
>>>
>>> :help
>>> :only
>>
>> This has unfortunate side-effects if you have multiple windows
>> open.
>
> Good point. I often use that when opening a new vim instance just
> to read help. I wasn't thinking about the multiple window case.

And my intent was not to discredit your answer either, since I
too do :help/:only far more than I've ever twiddled the 'buftype'.
It just does something different than what the OP asked. :-)

-tim


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