From 5b6068aad7d2057dd399fac73b7fb2cdf23ccd6e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Steven Arcangeli <stevearc@stevearc.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2025 11:02:23 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] fix: clean up empty buffer when opening in new tab (#616)

---
 lua/oil/init.lua | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/lua/oil/init.lua b/lua/oil/init.lua
index 2c10b10..992c574 100644
--- a/lua/oil/init.lua
+++ b/lua/oil/init.lua
@@ -752,6 +752,8 @@ M.select = function(opts, callback)
       local cmd = "buffer"
       if opts.tab then
         vim.cmd.tabnew({ mods = mods })
+        -- Make sure the new buffer from tabnew gets cleaned up
+        vim.bo.bufhidden = "wipe"
       elseif opts.split then
         cmd = "sbuffer"
       end