Resize VIM windows

This article explains how to efficiently resize split windows in Vim version 7.0. It covers commands like `:resize` and `:vertical resize` for adjusting height and width by specific values or increments, as well as keyboard shortcuts such as `Ctrl-w +` and `Ctrl-w -` for row-by-row adjustments. The tip also mentions using `Ctrl-w =` to equalize window sizes, `Ctrl-w _` and `Ctrl-w |` for maximizing dimensions, and mouse-based resizing in Gvim.

Resize splits more quickly EDIT SHARE Tip 1215 Printable Monobook Previous Next created April 26, 2006 · complexity basic · author Robert & Bill · version 7.0 This tip is about how to resize Windows efficiently. You can use the :resize command or its shortcut :res to change the height of the window. To change the height to 60 rows, use: :resize 60 You can also change the height in increments. To change the height by increments of 5, use: :res +5 :res -5 You can use :vertical resize to change the width of the current window. To change the width to 80 columns, use: :vertical resize 80 You can also change the width in increments. To change the width by increments of 5, use: :vertical resize +5 :vertical resize -5 For a split window: You can use Ctrl-w + and Ctrl-w - to resize the height of the current window by a single row. For a vsplit window: You can use Ctrl-w and Ctrl-w < to resize the width of the current window by a single column. Additionally, these key combinations accept a count prefix so that you can change the window size in larger steps. e.g. Ctrl-w 10 + increases the window size by 10 lines To resize all windows to equal dimensions based on their splits, you can use Ctrl-w =. To increase a window to its maximum height, use Ctrl-w . To increase a window to its maximum width, use Ctrl-w |. set wfh set wfw set WinFixHeight, set WinFixWidth You can set them on the window that you want to stay the same, but unfortunately only Ctrl-W = listens to that, not Ctrl-W To resize in different steps, you can create maps that will adjust the window size differently. For example to increase the window size by a factor of 1.5 and decrease the window size by 0.67, you can map this: nnoremap + :exe "resize " . winheight 0 3/2 nnoremap - :exe "resize " . winheight 0 2/3 In Gvim and vim in terminals with mouse support, it is also possible to use the mouse to resize a window. Simply grab the statusline at the window border and drag it into the desired direction.