I’m not sure if this functionality is already within Vim, but I sometimes I find it useful to keep a split window from closing when deleting a buffer. This has already been discussed on the vim AT vim.org mailing list. However, I feel this solution is a little easier to use.  It’s available here. “Given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow…  many Vim users have improved upon  my script in tip 165.

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