buffers.vim

" This allows buffers to be hidden if you've modified a buffer.
" This is almost a must if you wish to use buffers in this way.
set hidden

" To open a new empty buffer
" This replaces :tabnew which I used to bind to this mapping
nmap <leader>T :enew<cr>

" Move to the next buffer
nmap <leader>l :bnext<CR>

" Move to the previous buffer
nmap <leader>h :bprevious<CR>

" Close the current buffer and move to the previous one
" This replicates the idea of closing a tab
nmap <leader>bq :bp <BAR> bd #<CR>

" CtrlP Settings
" Setup some default ignores
let g:ctrlp_custom_ignore = {
  \ 'dir':  '\v[\/](bower_components|node_modules|target|dist)|(\.(git|hg|svn)|\_site)$',
  \ 'file': '\v\.(exe|so|dll|class|png|jpg|jpeg)$',
\}

" Use the nearest .git directory as the cwd
" This makes a lot of sense if you are working on a project that is in version
" control. It also supports works with .svn, .hg, .bzr.
let g:ctrlp_working_path_mode = 'r'

" Use a leader instead of the actual named binding
nmap <leader>p :CtrlP<cr>

" Easy bindings for its various modes
nmap <leader>bb :CtrlPBuffer<cr>
nmap <leader>bm :CtrlPMixed<cr>
nmap <leader>bs :CtrlPMRU<cr>

" Buffergator Settings
" Use the right side of the screen
let g:buffergator_viewport_split_policy = 'R'

" I want my own keymappings...
let g:buffergator_suppress_keymaps = 1

" Looper buffers
"let g:buffergator_mru_cycle_loop = 1

" Go to the previous buffer open
nmap <leader>jj :BuffergatorMruCyclePrev<cr>

" Go to the next buffer open
nmap <leader>kk :BuffergatorMruCycleNext<cr>

" View the entire list of buffers open
nmap <leader>bl :BuffergatorOpen<cr>