vim: setting different status line for split windows

vim

Solution

You can use `setlocal` command:

vim -o a.txt b.txt -c "setl stl=hello | wincmd j | setl stl=world"

Type `:help 'stl'`

'statusline' 'stl'      string  (default empty)
                        global or local to window |global-local|

We can see that: `stl` is a `global or local to window` option. So, `:setl stl=hello` will set a status-line which is local to current window.

Problem

When I open 2 files with horizontal split, each windows has its own status line. e.g. with command ``` vim -o a.txt b.txt ``` I will get status line as "a.txt" for first window, and "b.txt" for second window. I need to invoke vim from command line, and I need to put a custom status line, and I want different status line for each window. With ``` vim -o -c "set statusline=hello" a.txt b.txt ``` I am getting "hello" as status for both windows. What should I do to get "hello" as status line for first window, and "world" for second window; when invoking vim from command line? This command isn't working: ``` vim -o -c "set statusline=hello" a.txt -c "set statusline=world" b.txt ``` Please help.

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