>> I use quickfix quite often and I like the feature very much,
>> especially with :make. The one problem I couldn't solve is that if
>> file1.c is open and I do a :make then instead of file1.c another file
>> will be open, say file2.c, which is the file containing the first
>> error. This is all good, but often I forget the original file name, in
>> this case file1.c, and after inspecting the errors I'd like to go back
>> editing it. Is there a way of telling vim "go back to the file that I
>> was editing when I said :make"?
>
> I use Ctrl-O (letter o) for this.  See
>
>     :help CTRL-O
>
> You may have to type it a couple of times to get back to your
> original file.  Or you can execute
>
>     :jumps
>
> to see a list of places you've been and if you recognize the file
> name, jump to it directly.  Or, you can execute
>
>     :buffers
>
> to see a list of buffers you've had open during the current session
> and again if you recognize the file name, open that buffer with
>
>     :b <buffer number>
>
> or a number of other ways you can read about at
>
>     :help buffer

Thanks Gary, these options are more than enough to find the best one
for my taste!

Cheers,
Daniel


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