Recent file history in Vim?

Question

I would like to access recent files that I had opened and then closed in GVim. I open and close GVim frequently. I would like to access recent files from previous sessions as we

Answer 1

:ls to list recent files with buffer number on left-hand column.

Then do :b{buffer-number} to jump there.

Example: :ls shows list of files. I want to jump to third-last file I visited. :b3 will take me there.

For faster searching, map :ls to something, e.g. . in your .vimrc file.