Splitting the screen with vim

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1. Open the first file: vim file1.txt
2. type: :vsplit
3. press: ctrl + w and then press the right arrow to move to the screen on the right
4. type: :e path/to/file2.txt to open a new file ‘file2.txt’
5. press: ctrl + w and then press the left arrow to move back to the first screen
6. when done just do :wq from either screen to close it