How to split existing buffer vertically in vim?

Question

I have list of buffers in vim. I can split buffer horizontally using :sb[N] where N is the buffer number. How can I split the buffer vertically ?

Answer 1

The vs and vsplit commands take a filename as an argument like :vs somefile to open a file in a vertical split.

To put an existing buffer in a split window you use the sb# command (where # is the buffer number). Splits in VIM default to horizontal, to change this, prefix your command with vert which forces a vertical split of the next split command.

:vert sb#