When I open a directory browsing in vim, I can open a file by moving the cursor to a file name and pressing Enter.
Now, is there any command to go back to the previous directory browsing?
If not, is there a way to open a file without closing the directory browsing mode?
You can go back to the last buffer using :b#
.
If you just opened a file, then it will bring you just back to the directory browsing.
Update: Since this answer happened to be accept as the correct answer and is thus on the top, I'd like to summarize a bit the answers, including the one by @romainl that imho is the correct one.
:Rex[plore]
: Return to Explorer (by @romainl) vimdoc.sourceforge:Explorer
: opens the Explorer, same as :E
(if no other command starting with E
is defined (see stackoverflow), or as :Ex
(see vim.wikia) (by @drug_user841417).:b#
: goes back to the "previously edited buffers". See vim.wikia:e#
or Ctrl
-6
(or Ctrl
-^
): goes back to the "previously edited file" (by @aman-jain). See vim.wikiaCtrl
-O
: jump back to the previous (older) location, not necessarily a buffer (by @Peyman). See vim.wikia