Using Vim, you can split a window and look at and edit a file in two different places at the same time with the :sp command. :vsp will split the window vertically. Holding down ctrl-w and then w will move the cursor to the next window. ctrl-w s can also be used the split a window and ctrl-w v will split the window vertically :q will close the window you are currently in. You can open a different window into a vertical split window with :vsp filename And you can exchange two windows using ctrl-w x Ctrl-w r will rotate my open windows and ctrl-w R will rotation the windows in the opposite direction. Other shortcuts: ctrl-w t = go to top left window ctrl-w b = go to bottom right window ctrl-w h = go one window to the left ctrl-w k = go one window up ctrl-w l = go one window to the right ctrl-w j = go one window down The windows can be resized horizontally and vertically using :resize ctrl=w o = show only this window buffers can be opened into split windows with :ba see all the things you can do with ctrl-w type :help ctrl-w See the complete Vim playlist at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lzXr-MztOU See the complete Vim playlist in a single video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3G6kAEvbv2A Website link: https://thefrugalcomputerguy.com/linux/seriespg.php?ser=10002