If I Only… is an only slightly smarter :only.
If there are any unmodifiable buffers open
(NERDTree,
:Gstatus, quickfix window, etc.),
close them leaving any modifiable buffers alone. If there are only modifiable
splits open, make the current one the only one—i.e., call plain old
:only. If you are in an unmodifiable buffer, jump to the first modifiable one
(this last point is configurable; see :help ifionly).
If invoking :IfIOnly leaves one buffer, calling it again to bring back any
windows that were closed (ie, it acts as a poor man's
WinZoom. This is available until
quitting Vim.
There is only one command (:IfIOnly) and one mapping (<C-W>O).
I would suggest using an even simpler mapping. Personally, I use L:
nnoremap L :IfIOnly<CR>My default vim state is to have two modifiable buffers open, side-by-side.
Sometimes I'll find myself in a position where the
:Gstatus window, the quickfix window,
and sometimes even NERDTree—or,
ahem twiggy—are all open and
I want to quickly get back to my default state in one or two keystokes. For the
longest time I would call :only on an artibrary window only to have to bring
back the discarded split... hence If I Only…
If this sounds useful to you yet you like to have something like NERDTree open
at all times, g:ifionly_filetypes can be set in your vimrc. It takes a list
of filetypes to be left alone by this plugin. For example:
let g:ifionly_filetypes = ['nerdtree']Like this plugin? Please star it or vote for it on vim.org! Any feedback is always welcome.
If I Only…'s namesake is a song by Do Make Say Think.