Table of Contents Tip 36: Track Open Files with the Buffer List Understand the Distinction Between Files and Buffers Meet the Buffer List References: Use the Buffer List References: References: Create Mappings to Quickly Traverse Vim's Lists Deleting Buffers

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• buffer: in-memory representation of a file
• Most Vim commands operate on buffers, but a few operate on files, including the `:write`, `:update` and `:saveas` commands.

• ``: toggle between the current and alternate files

• `:bprev`: move backward
• `:bnext`: move forward
• `:bfirst`/`:blast`: jump to the start/end of the list
• `:buffer N`

• `:buffer {bufname}`
• `:bufdo`: execute an Ex command in all of the buffers

• `:bd[elete]`