# \#buffer **URL:** https://discuss.kakoune.com/tag/buffer/22.md [Latest](https://discuss.kakoune.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discuss.kakoune.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discuss.kakoune.com/tags.md) --- ## [Kakoune-pokemon: surf buffers with pokemons](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/kakoune-pokemon-surf-buffers-with-pokemons/2418)
**Author:** [@vbauerster](https://discuss.kakoune.com/u/vbauerster)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2024, 7:41am UTC](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/kakoune-pokemon-surf-buffers-with-pokemons/2418 "2024-03-04T07:41:30Z")
Hello dear kakoune community! After using kakoune for years I have released my first plugin, feel free to check: Basically it’s like kak-harpoon but different implementation. --- ## [Swiper.kak](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/swiper-kak/2362)
**Author:** [@phaazon](https://discuss.kakoune.com/u/phaazon)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2023, 11:03pm UTC](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/swiper-kak/2362 "2023-12-20T23:03:09Z")
Hey, I’ve been feeling the need to filter buffer content lately, but I wanted something sticky for a short period of time, and then resume the buffer and do something else. Emacs has a famous plugin to do that called sw… --- ## [Tabs.kak - See open buffers in the status line like tabs in other editors](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/tabs-kak-see-open-buffers-in-the-status-line-like-tabs-in-other-editors/1590)
**Author:** [@enricozb](https://discuss.kakoune.com/u/enricozb)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2021, 2:39am UTC](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/tabs-kak-see-open-buffers-in-the-status-line-like-tabs-in-other-editors/1590 "2021-02-16T02:39:33Z")
tabs.kak lets you visualize buffers on the status line as if they were tabs. I’ve posted this on the subreddit a while back, but it’s become stable enough to post here I think. This attempts to commandeer the status lin… --- ## [How to page move while keeping cursor centered?](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/how-to-page-move-while-keeping-cursor-centered/1241)
**Author:** [@blaggacao](https://discuss.kakoune.com/u/blaggacao)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2020, 5:05am UTC](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/how-to-page-move-while-keeping-cursor-centered/1241 "2020-08-30T05:05:48Z")
In an attempt to Taking back control of hjkl with modifiers keys : How can I jump the cursor half buffer (up/down) and at the same time center the view v-v? (kind of a calculated \<#\>gvv?) --- ## [Split current buffer to a new window](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/split-current-buffer-to-a-new-window/1014)
**Author:** [@cipharius](https://discuss.kakoune.com/u/cipharius)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 12:27pm UTC](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/split-current-buffer-to-a-new-window/1014 "2020-05-13T12:27:33Z")
It was irritating me, how new command causes seemingly random buffer to open up, so I created a command which creates identical copy of current window. define-command split -params 0 -docstring \\ "Creates new client wit… --- ## [Buffer-by-name.kak - Open kakoune buffers simply by name as opposed to path](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/buffer-by-name-kak-open-kakoune-buffers-simply-by-name-as-opposed-to-path/999)
**Author:** [@Jori\_Bomanson](https://discuss.kakoune.com/u/Jori_Bomanson)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 11:05am UTC](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/buffer-by-name-kak-open-kakoune-buffers-simply-by-name-as-opposed-to-path/999 "2020-05-08T11:05:39Z")
Hello, I have written a new plugin, buffer-by-name.kak. The plugin offers a command, :buffer-by-name as an opinionated alternative to the kakoune built in command :buffer. The difference is that :buffer-by-name generall… --- ## [Kaktree - interactive file tree in your Kakoune](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/kaktree-interactive-file-tree-in-your-kakoune/627)
**Author:** [@andreyorst](https://discuss.kakoune.com/u/andreyorst)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2020, 10:45am UTC](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/kaktree-interactive-file-tree-in-your-kakoune/627 "2020-05-06T10:45:49Z")
I just want to present my new plugin: Kaktree It’s simple filetree that supports folding directories, and can open files, change working root, etc. This isn’t full featured file manager, just a simple tree viewer wi… --- ## [Brainstorm for a more flexible buffer list](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/brainstorm-for-a-more-flexible-buffer-list/767)
**Author:** [@Delapouite](https://discuss.kakoune.com/u/Delapouite)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2020, 9:41am UTC](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/brainstorm-for-a-more-flexible-buffer-list/767 "2020-04-22T09:41:53Z")
Hello Current situation Kakoune code has a BufferManager which is basically a wrapper class around a Vector of buffers: buffer\_manager.hh To walk through this vector, the editor offers 2 basic commands buffer-previous … --- ## [Writing to a fifo buffer](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/writing-to-a-fifo-buffer/954)
**Author:** [@JJK96](https://discuss.kakoune.com/u/JJK96)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2020, 4:01pm UTC](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/writing-to-a-fifo-buffer/954 "2020-04-08T16:01:28Z")
When you open a fifo using edit -fifo \, it only reads from it right? I would like to be able to also write to it in order to use kak to communicate with a tty (serial port). Is there already a plugin that does th… --- ## [Is there something like a "draft context" but for buffer content?](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/is-there-something-like-a-draft-context-but-for-buffer-content/871)
**Author:** [@Screwtapello](https://discuss.kakoune.com/u/Screwtapello)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2020, 10:44pm UTC](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/is-there-something-like-a-draft-context-but-for-buffer-content/871 "2020-02-02T22:44:23Z")
The problem I’ve been experimenting with a plugin to assist with local editing of GitHub wikis. The special rules for GitHub wikis are: nearly every supported markup syntax adds support for MediaWiki-style links, so yo… --- ## [Some questions about scratch buffer on pre-packaged Arch kak](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/some-questions-about-scratch-buffer-on-pre-packaged-arch-kak/430)
**Author:** [@nonumeros](https://discuss.kakoune.com/u/nonumeros)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2019, 9:10am UTC](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/some-questions-about-scratch-buffer-on-pre-packaged-arch-kak/430 "2019-04-05T09:10:38Z")
I was reading buffers.asciidoc One particular scratch buffer, named \*scratch\*, is automatically created when there are no other buffers left in the current session. (which is also the case at Kakoune’s startup when no … --- ## [Multiple files merged into one buffer](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/multiple-files-merged-into-one-buffer/218)
**Author:** [@Delapouite](https://discuss.kakoune.com/u/Delapouite)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2018, 3:23am UTC](https://discuss.kakoune.com/t/multiple-files-merged-into-one-buffer/218 "2018-12-25T03:23:27Z")
I would like to share with you some thoughts about the way we deal with buffers and files in text editors in general. Here’s an example to illustrate but it applies to virtually any scenarios. While doing web-frontend …