emacs list-buffers behavior

Question

In GNU emacs, every time I hit Ctrl-x Ctrl-b to see all of my buffers, the window is split to show the buffer list, or if I have my window already split in 2 (for ins

Answer 1

Strangely, there isn't an answer here about ibuffer.

I would recommend this as a standard change for the majority of Emacs users:

(global-set-key (kbd "C-x C-b") 'ibuffer)

ibuffer is a very advanced replacement for the default buffer listing, and not only features the exact behaviour requested, but provides a wealth of other functionality.

I listed a few ibuffer filtering and grouping basics in Emacs: help me understand file/buffer management, but be sure to read the documentation for details.