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@ -1053,26 +1053,36 @@ options and mappings) gets saved for later use (`:h :loadview`).
A **session** saves the views of all windows plus global settings. It basically
makes a snapshot of your current Vim instance and saves it in a session file.
Let me stress this: it saves the current state; everything done after saving a
session won't be part of the session file. To "update" a session, simply write
it out again.
This makes it perfect for saving your _projects_ and easy to switch between
them.
Try it right now! Open a few windows and tabs and do `:mksession! Foo.vim`. If
Try it right now! Open a few windows and tabs and do `:mksession Foo.vim`. If
you omit the filename, `Session.vim` will be assumed. The file will be saved to
the current working directory, check `:pwd`. Restart Vim and do `:source
Foo.vim` and voilà, the buffer list, window layout, mappings, working directory
etc. should all be the same as before you saved the session.
etc. should all be the same as before you saved the session. Do some more work
and update the session by overwriting the already existing session file with
`:mksession! Foo.vim`.
Note that a session file is really just a collection of Vim commands, so feel
free to take a look at it: `:vs Foo.vim`.
Note that a session file is really just a collection of Vim commands that are
supposed to restore a certain state of a Vim instance, so feel free to take a
look at it: `:vs Foo.vim`.
You can tell Vim what things to save in a session by setting `'sessionoptions'`.
For scripting purposes Vim keeps the name of the last sourced or written session
in the internal variable `v:this_session`.
Related help:
```
:h Session
:h 'sessionoptions'
:h v:this_session
```
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