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diff --git a/plugins/ephemeraldocviews.lua b/plugins/ephemeraldocviews.lua
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+-- mod-version:1 -- lite-xl 1.16
+local core = require "core"
+local command = require "core.command"
+local RootView = require "core.rootview"
+local DocView = require "core.docview"
+local Doc = require "core.doc"
+
+local open_doc = RootView.open_doc
+function RootView:open_doc(doc)
+  local node = self:get_active_node_default()
+  local ephemeral, existing_ephemeral = node.views, nil
+  for i, view in ipairs(node.views) do
+    if view.doc == doc then
+      ephemeral = false
+    end
+    if view.doc and view.doc.ephemeral then
+      existing_ephemeral = view
+    end
+  end
+  if ephemeral and existing_ephemeral then
+    node:close_view(self.root_node, existing_ephemeral)
+  end
+  local view = open_doc(self, doc)
+  if ephemeral then
+    view.doc.ephemeral = #node.views > 1
+  end
+  return view
+end
+
+local get_name = DocView.get_name
+function DocView:get_name()
+  return self.doc and self.doc.ephemeral and ("-- " .. get_name(self) .. " --") or get_name(self)
+end
+
+local doc_insert = Doc.insert
+function Doc:insert(...)
+  doc_insert(self, ...)
+  self.ephemeral = false
+end
+
+local doc_remove = Doc.remove
+function Doc:remove(...)
+  doc_remove(self, ...)
+  self.ephemeral = false
+end