goto-previous-buffer

Marketplace link: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=serafeim.goto-previous-buffer

This is a really simple plugin that offers a single command for moving to the previous buffer (window/file etc) you were viewing. This should is similar to how the <c-^> or :buffer# command works in VIM. This is something that most VIM users use all the time (and probably have mapped to a better key like shift+tab). The workflow is similar to this:

I am editing a file A to add something. Then I press ctrl+p to jump to another file B to use what I just added. Then (of course) I forget what I did on file A so I quickly switch back to A to take a peek at what I did there and immediately switch back to B to once again do the change. The after a while I will need take a peek again to A, etc. Using this you should be able to do that very quickly.

Notice that I used the "buffer" word to make the connection with VIM :)

Extension Settings

You can run the command yourself by the command pallet (ctrl+shift+p) and Goto previous buffer. By default the ctrl+shift+tab is assigned to that cmd (I know that this keybinding is already assigned to cycle to the other open buffers but I use that thing all the time so I recommend assigning it to an easy combination).

To change the keybinding press ctrl+shift+p and then search for open keyboard shortcuts. In the filter write goto-previous-buffer and then click the cross or pencil to change the shortcut to your desired one. You could use ctrl+6 like vim!

Known Issues

None that I know of. This probably won't work when the previous thing you visited was not a real file :)

Release Notes

1.1.1

Fix readme

1.1.0

Small updates

1.0.2

Update license.

1.0.1

Change README.

1.0.0

Initial release.