Hi,

  Does anyone know how to do "vert diffsplit" between two buffers?!
When using diffsplit I have to supply the full path of the second
comparison file, what if I simply want the comparison to be done with
another already opened buffer?!

Thanx in advance...

-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Purl [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 1:59 PM
To: Eric Leenman
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: Re: How to diff in gvim

> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to diff two files in (portable) gvim
> I have two files opened in two vertical windows.
> (Kind of Winmerge screen setup)
>
> When I type :diff  I get the error
> E97: Can not create diffs

I don't think that you're supposed to diff files this way, but I could
be wrong.  If I have a buffer that I want to diff with another, I
usually do the following:

1. "Un-split" all of your windows, leaving only one, and then load file
#1 in that window.
2. Type the following command:
    * :vert diffsplit path_to_file2

This should give you the results that you want.

HTH!

Tom Purl


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