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 ### vim
 
+- [Close the Current Buffer](vim/close-the-current-buffer.md)
 - [Generate and Edit Rails Migration](vim/generate-and-edit-rails-migration.md)
 - [Head of File Name](vim/head-of-file-name.md)
 - [Opening a URL](vim/opening-a-url.md)
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+# Close the Current Buffer
+
+There are a number of ways in Vim to close the current buffer. Obviously,
+`:q` will do the trick, but that kills all of your buffers which isn't ideal
+if you are still editing other files.
+
+If you start digging through the Vim docs, you might come across both `:bd`
+(`:bdelete`) and `:bw` (`:bwipe`). At surface level, these seem like aliases
+of each other. Give them both a try and in both cases the current buffer
+will go away, dropping you into one of the other buffers you have open.
+
+The difference between `:bd` and `:bw` is in the details, namely in the
+side-effects. The `:bd` command is sort of a soft delete that removes the
+file from the buffer list (do an `:ls` to check). If you have set marks on
+that buffer, you'll notice that they are still there (check with `:marks`).
+You may also notice that that buffer may still appear all over the jump list
+(see `:jump`). The `:bd` command is going to leave traces of your file all
+over the place (which could either be really handy or really annoying
+depending on what you are doing). The `:bw` command on the other hand is
+going to *wipe out* all of this stuff, hence its name. The Vim docs for
+`:bw` warn us to only use it if we know what we are doing.
+
+Something worth noting for both commands is that if the buffer is *dirty*
+(modified, but unsaved), then they won't work, unless you force them to with
+`:bd!` or `:bw!`.