Vim set file type of current buffer
Vim buffer editing is a basic vim operation and it goes hand in hand with editing vim files. I’ve written this cheat sheet as a way of remembering some of these simple, powerful, everyday vim commands.
What is a vim buffer?
When your editing files in vim. Keep in mind that you’re editing the memory buffer of a file and not the actual file. This is just how vim works by default.
Open a new empty buffer
This will open a new empty buffer in a vertical split window.
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:new
Open a new empty buffer in a full tab without a split
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:enew
Refresh the current buffer
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:e
Change buffer file type
It can be helpful to change the file type of the current buffer. For instance, if you have prettier installed and you have a lot of html mixed into a php file. You can use your html prettier in your php file by changing the file type from php to html.
Change the filetype to html
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set ft=html
Check the current filetype
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set ft?
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