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How to Vim: Take Control of Split Positioning (batsov.com)
submitted 4 months ago by cm0002@lemmy.world to c/linux@programming.dev
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[–] kbal@fedia.io 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Do people actually type out :split? I didn't even know that existed, just it's just ^Ws to me.

[–] stewie410@programming.dev 3 points 4 months ago

I've always used :sp & :vsp, though I'm not spending all day in a multi-split env.

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Don't. There are many better and more modern options available to you.