How to go to the tab if you are trying to open an already open file in Vim

Question

I open new tabs using the command

:tabnew path/to/file

Is it possible to force Vim to switch to an already open tab with a file if I try to open a file that is already open?

Answer 1

Try using the command :drop. It helps. Related Information:

• http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Edit_a_file_or_jump_to_it_if_already_open
• http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/windows.html#:drop