I want to hide the buffer list from the command area - the list doesn't need to be always visible as it can be viewed with a command eg :ls. The behavior would be similar to set nobl but global and without affecting :bn / :bp. So like set noshowmode for the buffer list. :silent looked promising but doesn't seem to persist when switching buffers. The buffer list is also suppressed for a few seconds after executing a : command. What setting can be added to .vimrc to permanently hide the buffer list?
remove buffer list from command area - VIM 7.4
vimrc;statusline
I had accidentally copy-pasted an unwanted plugin into my .vimrcbling/vim-bufferlineRemoving this plugin fixed the problem.