having buffers list as quickfix window in vim editor?

Question

Using vim editor, a common task is to browse buffers. I now use standard commands like :ls or a :cnext

I would like to browse buffers as list in quickfix window, in the simple (=excellent) way MRU plugin (https://github.com/yegappan/mru) implement.

There is a plugin simple as MRU files but acting on buffers ?

OK, a possible solution could be to use :CtrlpBuffers command, part of Ctrlp plugin (https://github.com/kien/ctrlp.vim) but I'm not a big fan of Ctrlp, that have sometime beahviours I do not fully understand (the fuzzy choices...); so I'm look for something really simple as MRU plugin.

BTW, I joked with :cexpr {expr} command, trying populate the quickfix windows with content of :buffers list, without success (maybe because my ignorance programming vimscripts)

Any suggestion ?

thanks giorgio

Questions about `vim` should be better ask at http://vi.stackexchange.com/ — Jens, Feb 23 '15 at 07:56
related: https://vi.stackexchange.com/questions/2121/how-do-i-have-buffers-listed-in-a-quickfix-window-in-vim — Ciro Santilli OurBigBook.com, Jan 24 '18 at 10:20

score 5 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 23 '15 at 08:41

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Have a look at the bufexplorer plugin. It opens a browsable list of all buffers in a sidebar, similar to the mentioned MRU plugin. Also, there are several more such plugins on vim.org.

answered Feb 23 '15 at 08:41

Ingo Karkat

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