vimdiff: start in second split?

Question

When using vimdiff, I'd like to start in the second pane (my changes), instead of the first.

I've tried adding this to my .vimrc, but it doesn't seem to work. Is there a different event I should be hooking?

if &diff
  autocmd BufWinEnter * winc l
endif

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 01 '17 at 05:26

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The following worked for me

if &diff
  autocmd VimEnter * normal ^W^L
endif

Note here that ^W and ^L are single characters. You can enter them using ctrlvctrlwctrlvctrll

answered Mar 01 '17 at 05:26

sudo bangbang

Thanks; works great! Looks like "autocmd VimEnter * winc l" also works: I guess "BufWinEnter" was the problem. – Eddie Parker Mar 01 '17 at 06:29
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Yup. I just wanted to do it my way. I didn't know about `winc` Thanks for helping me learn that – sudo bangbang Mar 01 '17 at 06:31

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