On Sat 4-Nov-06 6:10pm -0600, A.J.Mechelynck wrote: > Bill McCarthy wrote: >> On Sat 4-Nov-06 5:40pm -0600, A.J.Mechelynck wrote: >> >>> Vim's ":quit", ":close" or ":exit" commands will close any window, including >>> "special" windows like the netrw, options, quickfix, ... windows. So where's >>> the problem? >> >> Reading the thread, it appears the OP was editing a file and >> then started the explorer with something like ":edit ." - >> i.e. he was in a single window. >> >> In that case, :quit or :exit would close down Gvim - not >> what he wanted. :close would generate an error message. >> >> Perhaps simply :bd is more like what he wants? >> > > Well, let him learn split-window commands then: ":new ." opens the explorer in > a separate window; or, if you want a File-Explorer-like display on the side, > ":topleft vsplit ."; later, ":q" will close that extra window.
Good point. And if wants to work in a full window, then ":tabe ." will do that and still close down with ":q". -- Best regards, Bill
