Save and load vim sessions ("projects")

2 Points
Chris Penner Chris Penner

10 years ago

Adds mappings to store up to 10 vim sessions which can be loaded or saved whenever.

Make .sessions directory first or this won't work!

mkdir ~/.vim/.sessions

Usage: s# (replace # with a number 1-9) saves the current tab/split layout to that "file". l# (replace # with a number 1-9) loads the tab/split layout previously saved to that "file".

Also, sq saves to the "current" session then quits ss saves to the "current" session ll loads the "current" session (so you can get right back to where you were.

Give it a go, works for me and is quick and easy. Easy to expand the number of save files to whatever you need.

" Quick save current session and quit
nnoremap <leader>sq :mksession! ~/.vim/.sessions/last.vim<cr>:qall<cr>
" Quick save current session
nnoremap <leader>ss :mksession! ~/.vim/.sessions/last.vim<cr>
" Quick load last session
nnoremap <leader>ll :tabonly<cr>:source ~/.vim/.sessions/last.vim<cr>

" Saves sessions 1-9
nnoremap <leader>s1 :mksession! ~/.vim/.sessions/s1.vim<cr>
nnoremap <leader>s2 :mksession! ~/.vim/.sessions/s2.vim<cr>
nnoremap <leader>s3 :mksession! ~/.vim/.sessions/s3.vim<cr>
nnoremap <leader>s4 :mksession! ~/.vim/.sessions/s4.vim<cr>
nnoremap <leader>s5 :mksession! ~/.vim/.sessions/s5.vim<cr>
nnoremap <leader>s6 :mksession! ~/.vim/.sessions/s6.vim<cr>
nnoremap <leader>s7 :mksession! ~/.vim/.sessions/s7.vim<cr>
nnoremap <leader>s8 :mksession! ~/.vim/.sessions/s8.vim<cr>
nnoremap <leader>s9 :mksession! ~/.vim/.sessions/s9.vim<cr>

" Loads sessions 1-9
nnoremap <leader>l1 :tabonly<cr>:source ~/.vim/.sessions/s1.vim<cr>
nnoremap <leader>l2 :tabonly<cr>:source ~/.vim/.sessions/s2.vim<cr>
nnoremap <leader>l3 :tabonly<cr>:source ~/.vim/.sessions/s3.vim<cr>
nnoremap <leader>l4 :tabonly<cr>:source ~/.vim/.sessions/s4.vim<cr>
nnoremap <leader>l5 :tabonly<cr>:source ~/.vim/.sessions/s5.vim<cr>
nnoremap <leader>l6 :tabonly<cr>:source ~/.vim/.sessions/s6.vim<cr>
nnoremap <leader>l7 :tabonly<cr>:source ~/.vim/.sessions/s7.vim<cr>
nnoremap <leader>l8 :tabonly<cr>:source ~/.vim/.sessions/s8.vim<cr>
nnoremap <leader>l9 :tabonly<cr>:source ~/.vim/.sessions/s9.vim<cr>