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Vim :buffers what %a and # mean?

Fresh3 days ago
Mar 15, 20261606 views
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Problem

What do and mean in :buffers window?

Error Output

%a

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That information is contained in " ". I will quote it here: So to answer your specific question, "%" means the current buffer in the window your cursor is in when you did " ". "a" means a buffer you can currently see. Finally, "#" is the alternate b…

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