Moving between buffers

We’ve already seen how we can use the :bn and :bp commands to move sequentially through our buffer list. There are lots of other ways to get around, though!

One way is using the :buffer command, or :b for short. You might have noticed that the output of :ls has a number in the first column. This number is unique to the buffer, and never changes. If you give one of these buffer numbers to the :b command — like :b 1 — Vim will take you to that buffer.

Give this a try. Once again, open the a.txt, b.txt, and c.txt files in the editor, and run :ls. Then, type :b <number> using one of the buffer numbers. You can quickly bounce between buffers like this.