added 21st Vim tip

Author: learnbyexample

README.md

@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ I'm addicted to reading fantasy/sci-fi books, so I have a [blog](https://learnby
 
 ## Tips
 
+* [Vim tip 21: working with tabs](https://learnbyexample.github.io/tips/vim-tip-21/)
 * [CLI tip 22: grep options to suppress stdout and stderr](https://learnbyexample.github.io/tips/cli-tip-22/)
 * [Python tip 22: possessive quantifiers](https://learnbyexample.github.io/tips/python-tip-22/)
 * [Vim tip 20: character based motions within the current line](https://learnbyexample.github.io/tips/vim-tip-20/)

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-	<updated>2023-01-31T00:00:00+00:00</updated>
+	<updated>2023-02-01T00:00:00+00:00</updated>
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+	<entry xml:lang="en">
+		<title>Vim tip 21: working with tabs</title>
+		<published>2023-02-01T00:00:00+00:00</published>
+		<updated>2023-02-01T00:00:00+00:00</updated>
+		<link rel="alternate" href="https://learnbyexample.github.io/tips/vim-tip-21/" type="text/html"/>
+		<id>https://learnbyexample.github.io/tips/vim-tip-21/</id>
+		<content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Multiple files can be opened in Vim within the same tab page and&#x2F;or in different tabs. From &lt;a href=&quot;https:&#x2F;&#x2F;vimhelp.org&#x2F;windows.txt.html#windows-intro&quot;&gt;:h windows-intro&lt;&#x2F;a&gt;:&lt;&#x2F;p&gt;
+&lt;blockquote&gt;
+&lt;ul&gt;
+&lt;li&gt;A buffer is the in-memory text of a file.&lt;&#x2F;li&gt;
+&lt;li&gt;A window is a viewport on a buffer.&lt;&#x2F;li&gt;
+&lt;li&gt;A tab page is a collection of windows.&lt;&#x2F;li&gt;
+&lt;&#x2F;ul&gt;
+&lt;&#x2F;blockquote&gt;
+&lt;ul&gt;
+&lt;li&gt;&lt;kbd&gt;:tabe filename&lt;&#x2F;kbd&gt; open the given file in a new tab (&lt;code&gt;:tabe&lt;&#x2F;code&gt; is short for &lt;code&gt;:tabedit&lt;&#x2F;code&gt;)
+&lt;ul&gt;
+&lt;li&gt;if &lt;code&gt;filename&lt;&#x2F;code&gt; isn&#x27;t specified, you&#x27;ll get an unnamed empty window&lt;&#x2F;li&gt;
+&lt;li&gt;by default, the new tab is opened to the right of the current tab&lt;&#x2F;li&gt;
+&lt;li&gt;&lt;kbd&gt;:0tabe&lt;&#x2F;kbd&gt; open as the first tab&lt;&#x2F;li&gt;
+&lt;li&gt;&lt;kbd&gt;:$tabe&lt;&#x2F;kbd&gt; open as the last tab&lt;&#x2F;li&gt;
+&lt;li&gt;see &lt;a href=&quot;https:&#x2F;&#x2F;vimhelp.org&#x2F;tabpage.txt.html#%3Atabnew&quot;&gt;:h :tabe&lt;&#x2F;a&gt; for more details and features&lt;&#x2F;li&gt;
+&lt;&#x2F;ul&gt;
+&lt;&#x2F;li&gt;
+&lt;&#x2F;ul&gt;
+&lt;p&gt;Switching between tabs:&lt;&#x2F;p&gt;
+&lt;ul&gt;
+&lt;li&gt;&lt;kbd&gt;:tabn&lt;&#x2F;kbd&gt; switch to the next tab (&lt;code&gt;:tabn&lt;&#x2F;code&gt; is short for &lt;code&gt;:tabnext&lt;&#x2F;code&gt;)
+&lt;ul&gt;
+&lt;li&gt;if tabs to the right are exhausted, switch to the first tab&lt;&#x2F;li&gt;
+&lt;li&gt;&lt;kbd&gt;gt&lt;&#x2F;kbd&gt; and &lt;kbd&gt;Ctrl&lt;&#x2F;kbd&gt;+&lt;kbd&gt;Page Down&lt;&#x2F;kbd&gt; can also be used&lt;&#x2F;li&gt;
+&lt;li&gt;&lt;kbd&gt;2gt&lt;&#x2F;kbd&gt; switch to the second tab (the number specified is absolute, not relative)&lt;&#x2F;li&gt;
+&lt;&#x2F;ul&gt;
+&lt;&#x2F;li&gt;
+&lt;li&gt;&lt;kbd&gt;:tabp&lt;&#x2F;kbd&gt; switch to the previous tab (&lt;code&gt;:tabp&lt;&#x2F;code&gt; is short for &lt;code&gt;:tabprevious&lt;&#x2F;code&gt;)
+&lt;ul&gt;
+&lt;li&gt;if tabs to the left are exhausted, switch to the last tab&lt;&#x2F;li&gt;
+&lt;li&gt;&lt;kbd&gt;gT&lt;&#x2F;kbd&gt; and &lt;kbd&gt;Ctrl&lt;&#x2F;kbd&gt;+&lt;kbd&gt;Page Up&lt;&#x2F;kbd&gt;  can also be used&lt;&#x2F;li&gt;
+&lt;&#x2F;ul&gt;
+&lt;&#x2F;li&gt;
+&lt;li&gt;&lt;kbd&gt;:tabr&lt;&#x2F;kbd&gt; switch to the first tab (&lt;code&gt;:tabr&lt;&#x2F;code&gt; is short for &lt;code&gt;:tabrewind&lt;&#x2F;code&gt;)
+&lt;ul&gt;
+&lt;li&gt;&lt;kbd&gt;:tabfirst&lt;&#x2F;kbd&gt; can also be used&lt;&#x2F;li&gt;
+&lt;&#x2F;ul&gt;
+&lt;&#x2F;li&gt;
+&lt;li&gt;&lt;kbd&gt;:tabl&lt;&#x2F;kbd&gt; switch to the last tab (&lt;code&gt;:tabl&lt;&#x2F;code&gt; is short for &lt;code&gt;:tablast&lt;&#x2F;code&gt;)&lt;&#x2F;li&gt;
+&lt;&#x2F;ul&gt;
+&lt;p&gt;Moving tabs:&lt;&#x2F;p&gt;
+&lt;ul&gt;
+&lt;li&gt;&lt;kbd&gt;:tabm N&lt;&#x2F;kbd&gt; move the current tab to after &lt;code&gt;N&lt;&#x2F;code&gt; tabs from the start (&lt;code&gt;:tabm&lt;&#x2F;code&gt; is short for &lt;code&gt;:tabmove&lt;&#x2F;code&gt;)
+&lt;ul&gt;
+&lt;li&gt;&lt;kbd&gt;:tabm 0&lt;&#x2F;kbd&gt; move the current tab to the beginning&lt;&#x2F;li&gt;
+&lt;li&gt;&lt;kbd&gt;:tabm&lt;&#x2F;kbd&gt; move the current tab to the end&lt;&#x2F;li&gt;
+&lt;&#x2F;ul&gt;
+&lt;&#x2F;li&gt;
+&lt;li&gt;&lt;kbd&gt;:tabm +N&lt;&#x2F;kbd&gt; move the current tab &lt;code&gt;N&lt;&#x2F;code&gt; positions to the right&lt;&#x2F;li&gt;
+&lt;li&gt;&lt;kbd&gt;:tabm -N&lt;&#x2F;kbd&gt; move the current tab &lt;code&gt;N&lt;&#x2F;code&gt; positions to the left&lt;&#x2F;li&gt;
+&lt;&#x2F;ul&gt;
+&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;&#x2F;images&#x2F;info.svg&quot; alt=&quot;info&quot; &#x2F;&gt; Buffer list includes all the files opened in all the tabs. You can also use the mouse to switch&#x2F;move tabs in GVim.&lt;&#x2F;p&gt;
+&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Video demo&lt;&#x2F;strong&gt;:&lt;&#x2F;p&gt;
+&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;iframe width=&quot;560&quot; height=&quot;315&quot; loading=&quot;lazy&quot; src=&quot;https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;embed&#x2F;pQpWrrrYVTI&quot; title=&quot;YouTube video player&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; allow=&quot;accelerometer; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture&quot; allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;&#x2F;iframe&gt;&lt;&#x2F;p&gt;
+&lt;br&gt;
+&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;&#x2F;images&#x2F;info.svg&quot; alt=&quot;info&quot; &#x2F;&gt; See also my &lt;a href=&quot;https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;learnbyexample&#x2F;vim_reference&quot;&gt;Vim Reference Guide&lt;&#x2F;a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https:&#x2F;&#x2F;learnbyexample.github.io&#x2F;curated_resources&#x2F;vim.html&quot;&gt;curated list of resources for Vim&lt;&#x2F;a&gt;.&lt;&#x2F;p&gt;
+</content>
+	</entry>
 	<entry xml:lang="en">
 		<title>Understanding Python re(gex)? book announcement</title>
 		<published>2023-01-30T00:00:00+00:00</published>

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If you pressed a wrong motion command, use the <kbd>Esc</kbd> key to abandon the search instead of continuing with the wrongly chosen command.<p><strong>Video demo</strong>:<p align=center><iframe allow="accelerometer; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" title="YouTube video player" allowfullscreen frameborder=0 height=315 loading=lazy src=https://www.youtube.com/embed/WFRJmeaQr60 width=560></iframe></p><br><p><img alt=info src=/images/info.svg> See also my <a href=https://github.com/learnbyexample/vim_reference>Vim Reference Guide</a> and <a href=https://learnbyexample.github.io/curated_resources/vim.html>curated list of resources for Vim</a>.</div><div class=post-footer><div class=post-tags><a href=https://learnbyexample.github.io/tags/vim/>#vim</a><a href=https://learnbyexample.github.io/tags/tip/>#tip</a></div><hr color=#e6e6e6><div class=post-nav><p><a class=next href=https://learnbyexample.github.io/tips/vim-tip-19/>Vim tip 19: working with buffers →</a><br></div><hr color=#e6e6e6><p>📰 Use <a href=https://learnbyexample.github.io/atom.xml>this link</a> for the Atom feed. <br> ✅ Follow me on <a href=https://twitter.com/learn_byexample>Twitter</a>, <a href=https://github.com/learnbyexample>GitHub</a> and <a href=https://www.youtube.com/c/learnbyexample42>Youtube</a> for interesting tech nuggets. <br> 📧 Subscribe to <a href=https://learnbyexample.gumroad.com/l/learnbyexample-weekly>learnbyexample weekly</a> for programming resources, tips, tools, free ebooks and more (free newsletter, delivered every Friday).<hr color=#e6e6e6></div></article></div></main></div><script src=https://learnbyexample.github.io/even.js></script>
+<!doctype html><html lang=en><head><meta content="IE=edge" http-equiv=X-UA-Compatible><meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv=content-type><meta content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1" name=viewport><title>Vim tip 20: character based motions within the current line</title><link href=https://learnbyexample.github.io/atom.xml rel=alternate title=RSS type=application/atom+xml><script src=https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/slideout/1.0.1/slideout.min.js></script><link href=https://learnbyexample.github.io/site.css rel=stylesheet><meta content=learnbyexample property=og:title><meta content=website property=og:type><meta content="Learn Python, Regex, Linux, Scripting, Vim, Ebooks, Self-Publishing and Interesting Tech Nuggets." property=og:description><meta content=https://learnbyexample.github.io property=og:url><meta content=https://learnbyexample.github.io/images/learnbyexample.png property=og:image><meta content=1280 property=og:image:width><meta content=640 property=og:image:height><meta content=summary_large_image property=twitter:card><meta content=@learn_byexample property=twitter:site><link href=https://learnbyexample.github.io/favicon.svg rel=icon><link rel="shortcut icon" href=https://learnbyexample.github.io/favicon.png><body><div class=container><div class=mobile-navbar id=mobile-navbar><div class=mobile-header-logo><a class=logo href=/>learnbyexample</a></div><div class="mobile-navbar-icon icon-out"><span></span><span></span><span></span></div></div><nav class="mobile-menu slideout-menu slideout-menu-left" id=mobile-menu><ul class=mobile-menu-list><li class=mobile-menu-item><a href=https://learnbyexample.github.io/books> Books </a><li class=mobile-menu-item><a href=https://learnbyexample.github.io/mini> Mini </a><li class=mobile-menu-item><a href=https://learnbyexample.github.io/tips> Tips </a><li class=mobile-menu-item><a href=https://learnbyexample.github.io/tags> Tags </a><li class=mobile-menu-item><a href=https://learnbyexample.github.io/about> About </a></ul></nav><header id=header><div class=logo><a href=https://learnbyexample.github.io>learnbyexample</a></div><nav class=menu><ul><li><a href=https://learnbyexample.github.io/books> Books </a><li><a href=https://learnbyexample.github.io/mini> Mini </a><li><a href=https://learnbyexample.github.io/tips> Tips </a><li><a href=https://learnbyexample.github.io/tags> Tags </a><li><a href=https://learnbyexample.github.io/about> About </a></ul></nav></header><main><div class=content id=mobile-panel><article class=post><header class=post__header><h1 class=post__title><a href=https://learnbyexample.github.io/tips/vim-tip-20/>Vim tip 20: character based motions within the current line</a></h1><div class=post__meta><span class=post__time>2023-01-10</span></div></header><div class=post-content><p>These commands allow you to move based on a single character search, <strong>within the current line only</strong>.<ul><li><kbd>f(</kbd> move forward to the next occurrence of character <code>(</code><li><kbd>fb</kbd> move forward to the next occurrence of character <code>b</code><li><kbd>3f"</kbd> move forward to the third occurrence of character <code>"</code><li><kbd>t;</kbd> move forward to the character just before <code>;</code><li><kbd>3tx</kbd> move forward to the character just before the third occurrence of character <code>x</code><li><kbd>Fa</kbd> move backward to the character <code>a</code><li><kbd>Ta</kbd> move backward to the character just after <code>a</code><li><kbd>;</kbd> repeat previous <code>f</code> or <code>F</code> or <code>t</code> or <code>T</code> motion in the same direction<li><kbd>,</kbd> repeat previous <code>f</code> or <code>F</code> or <code>t</code> or <code>T</code> motion in the opposite direction <ul><li>for example, <kbd>tc</kbd> becomes <kbd>Tc</kbd> and vice versa</ul></ul><p><img alt=info src=/images/info.svg> Note that the previously used count prefix wouldn't be repeated with <kbd>;</kbd> or <kbd>,</kbd> commands, but you can use a new count prefix. If you pressed a wrong motion command, use the <kbd>Esc</kbd> key to abandon the search instead of continuing with the wrongly chosen command.<p><strong>Video demo</strong>:<p align=center><iframe allow="accelerometer; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" title="YouTube video player" allowfullscreen frameborder=0 height=315 loading=lazy src=https://www.youtube.com/embed/WFRJmeaQr60 width=560></iframe></p><br><p><img alt=info src=/images/info.svg> See also my <a href=https://github.com/learnbyexample/vim_reference>Vim Reference Guide</a> and <a href=https://learnbyexample.github.io/curated_resources/vim.html>curated list of resources for Vim</a>.</div><div class=post-footer><div class=post-tags><a href=https://learnbyexample.github.io/tags/vim/>#vim</a><a href=https://learnbyexample.github.io/tags/tip/>#tip</a></div><hr color=#e6e6e6><div class=post-nav><p><a class=previous href=https://learnbyexample.github.io/tips/vim-tip-21/>← Vim tip 21: working with tabs</a><br><p><a class=next href=https://learnbyexample.github.io/tips/vim-tip-19/>Vim tip 19: working with buffers →</a><br></div><hr color=#e6e6e6><p>📰 Use <a href=https://learnbyexample.github.io/atom.xml>this link</a> for the Atom feed. <br> ✅ Follow me on <a href=https://twitter.com/learn_byexample>Twitter</a>, <a href=https://github.com/learnbyexample>GitHub</a> and <a href=https://www.youtube.com/c/learnbyexample42>Youtube</a> for interesting tech nuggets. <br> 📧 Subscribe to <a href=https://learnbyexample.gumroad.com/l/learnbyexample-weekly>learnbyexample weekly</a> for programming resources, tips, tools, free ebooks and more (free newsletter, delivered every Friday).<hr color=#e6e6e6></div></article></div></main></div><script src=https://learnbyexample.github.io/even.js></script>