# List All Buffers

The `:ls` command will list the buffers you have open. What vim doesn't tell you though is that there are some unlisted buffers that it isn't displaying. To see _all_ of the buffers, you can use `:ls!`. According to the vim help file:

> When the \[!] is included the list will show unlisted buffers (the term "unlisted" is a bit confusing then...).

This reveals buffers for `netrw`, `:help` files, etc. This helps explain the sometimes sporadic numbering that vim uses for buffers.
