Open file with vim but keep the terminal open as well?

Question

Is there a way to open a new vim file in basically a new terminal window(urxvt) ?

For example if I am currently in ~/X/Y.txt and I write
vim --new-window(basically the command needed to open a new window) Y.txt

I still want my current urxvt session while opening the Y.txt in a vim-Session.

Answer 1

gvim将在GUI中（即不在终端中）打开vim。

Answer 2

You can use vim's client-server model. Run one instance as a server and edit files with option --remote .

Another solution would be to use terminal multiplexors like GNU screen , tmux or such.

Other variants are: use a terminal with tabs, use gvim.

Answer 3

I highly, highly, strongly recommend downloading NERDTree . It makes your Vim terminal look (relatively, comparatively) similar to a "normal" IDE, with a narrow file-and-folder bar on the left side, and a "main" terminal window taking up the rest of the screen. You use Ctrl+W to navigate back and forth between the two screens. Plus, in the sidebar, you can use normal Vim commands to move up and down. Whoever created that plugin put a lot of work into it.