Why are :bn and :bp not standard keybindings?

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I use these commands all the time! I almost forgot that these weren't standard, and I wonder why. You need these commands whenever you're working on a software project spanning multiple files and subdirectories.

I usually use a plugin like ctrl-p or fzf for the initial navigation, but once I'm jumping between more than 2 buffers (for which there is C-^, strangely) I use my :bn and :bp bindings.

C-o and C-i aren't acceptably replacements for buffer navigation, either. Since internal buffer navigation add to the jump list.

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