basic.vimrc

" movement
nnoremap <C-J> <C-W><C-J>
nnoremap <C-K> <C-W><C-K>
nnoremap <C-L> <C-W><C-L>
nnoremap <C-H> <C-W><C-H>

" buffer switching
" 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>
"
" Show all open buffers and their status
nmap <leader>bl :ls<CR>

"CtrlP options
let g:ctrlp_map = '<c-p>'
let g:ctrlp_cmd = 'CtrlP'