I have a config-file that I keep open in vim, but that sometimes gets changed on disk, without these changes being reflected on the terminal. Can I refresh the content on the screen without closing and re-opening the file? If so, how?
Vim – Refresh Changed Content of File Opened in vi(m)
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Best Answer
You can use the
:edit
command, without specifying a file name, to reload the current file. If you have made modifications to the file, you can use:edit!
to force the reload of the current file (you will lose your modifications).The command
:edit
can be abbreviated by:e
. The force-edit can thus be done by:e!