[cturner]

The author mentions trying to get around this with the nerdtree plugin. I stay away from heavy plugins like this because I think they compete with the minimalism that is so nice to the feel of vi. But I can see why you'd be attracted to it given the difficulty of dealing with multiple files.

I do this to get nice access to multiple files:

    set hidden         " allows files to be opened in background
    nmap <C-j> :bp<CR> " edit prev file with ctrl+j
    nmap <C-l> :bn<CR> " edit next file with ctrl+l

(goes in $HOME/.vimrc)

[wahnfrieden]

FuzzyFinder is the easiest file and buffer navigation plugin I've found. You should try it. Fuzzy matching is better than having to keep track of what files you have open and in what order.

[oinksoft]

:b completes on path.

I found FuzzyFinder slow and it interrupted my workflow.

[wahnfrieden]

It is slow when it has to first index your files, yeah. Path completion is not really comparable.