[DoggettCK]

Opening a new buffer. Figured I'd try :new, and wound up getting good at splits. Still don't know how to just open up a new, blank buffer in the window I'm in without specifying a filename to :e.

[mangamadaiyan]

If you don't mind getting your hands dirty with a little vimscript, you can set the buftype to nofile, and open a "scratch buffer" of sorts.

[snorge]

:enew

[mangamadaiyan]

Thanks :) I'd completely forgotten about enew.

[DoggettCK]

Just what I needed. Thanks!