vim-layout

Opens multiple files in Vim with automatic layouts.

Installation with Vundle/Pathogen

Add Plugin "auxiliary/vim-layout" to your plugin list

Modes

• simple two-file mode: vim <file1> <file2>

+----------------+----------------+ | | | | | |
| | |
| File 1 | File 2 |
| | |
| | |
| | |
+----------------+----------------+

• simple three-file mode: vim <file1> <file2> <file3>

+----------------+----------------+
| | |
| | File 3 |
| | |
| File 1 +----------------+
| | |
| | File 2 |
| | |
+----------------+----------------+

• simple four-file mode vim <file1> <file2> <file3> <file4>

+----------------+----------------+
| | |
| File 3 | File 4 |
| | |
+---------------------------------+
| | |
| File 1 | File 2 |
| | |
+----------------+----------------+

• tabbed mode: vim <more than four files>

In this mode, every four files are splitted in separate tabs.

+----+----+ +----+----+------+----------------+
| | |
| | |
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+----------------+----------------+